tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20208453.post4726046897510569577..comments2008-02-04T13:24:55.638-08:00Steven Deobaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838229977737199173noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20208453.post-15665449822233287182008-02-04T13:24:00.000-08:002008-02-04T13:24:00.000-08:00Hi Steve,<BR/><BR/>Things sound a hell of a lot more complicated in India then down here in Iquitos, Peru, S.A.<BR/><BR/>Right now I was say $1 CDN = $1 USD and $1 CDN = ~3 PEN (Peruvian Nuevo Sole). <BR/><BR/>A price for everything really depends on where you buy everything is geared towards different socio-economic status. <BR/><BR/>In Lima (the capital) I can go buy an excellent Argentina steak and Chilean bottle of wine for 150 USD at the upscale shopping center Larco Mar which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Or in Iquitos (largest isolated city in the world, which is conveniently located in the middle of the Peruvian rainforest near the beginning of the Amazon river) I can purchase a decent local lunch for 5 soles and travel in motorcars (motorized rickshaw) from work to my apartment that is a distance of 5.5 km for 3 soles. In Regina when I travel from a friend's house to the airport, it costs $20 CDN; however, it is in a taxi and -35 deg C not +35 deg C.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>BrentBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299937876877404769noreply@blogger.com