Colones

Costa Rican money is so much prettier than boring old US dollars. I especially like the money here because there are lots of animals printed on the bills: sharks, toucans, jaguars, and pumas! The monetary unit here is the colon (pronounced like "cologne") and about 1$US = 500 colones. Here are some pictures of the different bills here. There are also coins of a zillion different combinations in silver and bronze -- mucha plata!