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Dollar Bills vs Costa Rican Colon | Costa Rica News
Trying to spend US dollars in Costa Rica? Think twice—those twenty-dollar bills get inspected like rare gems, and even a tiny tear can make them useless. It’s not just about the money; it’s about the mystery of why Costa Ricans are so picky. Meanwhile, their own currency, the colon, has gone high-tech with durable polymer notes that resist doodles and humidity—good news for the government, bad news for anyone hoping to draw mustaches on historical figures. And hey, what about those old, defaced colons? Someone tried passing off a thousand-colon bill that looked like Lenin in sunglasses—will…
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