CENTRAL  AMERICA

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The  following  table  gives  the  necessary  data
as  to  the  monetary  units  and  the  respective
value  in  United  States  gold:—
CENTRAL  AMERICAN  CURRENCY
Value  in
Country  Standard  Unit  U.  S.  Gold  Condition
Costa  Rica  Gold  Colon  ....  .46^  .cents  Staple.
British  Honduras  ..Gold  Dollar  ....  100.  .cents  Staple.
Nicaragua  Gold  exchange
standard  Cordoba  ..100..cents  Staple.
Panama  Gold  exchange
standard  Balboa  —100..cents  Staple.
Honduras  Silver  Peso  39..  cents  Practically
staple.
Salvador  Silver  Peso  44..  cents  Practically
staple.
Guatemala  Inconvertible
paper  Peso  5..  cents  Subject  to
daily  fluctuation. ­

In  all  these  countries  the  subject  of  commercial ­
  travelers’  fees  may  be  dismissed
briefly,  by  stating  that  British  Honduras,
Costa  Rica,  Panama  and  Salvador  require  the
payment  of  fees  and  the  others  do  not.  By
the  exhibition  of  tact  it  is  often  possible  to
evade  these  charges,  especially  if  proper  arrangements ­
  are  made  with  some  local  agent  or
merchant.
The  following  cities  should  be  visited:

Country  Cities  Population
British  Honduras  Belize  20,000

Guatemala  Guatemala  City  ..  100,000
Quezaltenango  ...  25,000