Hola amigos y amigas! Sarah and I have finally made it to Bocas del Toro, Panama, as far south as we plan to jouney. We´ve just noticed that the Canadian dollar is not holding up well against the American counterpart, which is what they use in Panama. I was surprised to learn that Panama officially uses the American dollar as their currency. They used to use balboas, but found the coins heavy and inconvenient. Somethng tells me there´s more to it, but I´ll leave it at that. We began our travels in Guatemala City. we arrived late Saturday night without having secured ourselved a place to stay. We avoid planning like the plague. The finding a place to stay part turned out to be easier than expected. The finding an ATM and paying the taxi driver
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