A Basket of Goods: Colón

Although the city itself is relatively dangerous and a mere glimmer of a much richer past, we have been astounded by the amount of goods available here. Since the city is a major shipping port, the main drag next to the commercial pier (a free trade zone) has almost anything you could want.

We made a trek several blocks to the city McDonald's to check on our local basket. There were pairs of police officers every two blocks, without which we would have felt much less safe. It proved to be a successful trip, and here are the local prices (the local currency is the US Dollar).

Big Mac: $1.55
Coke: $1
Haircut: $5

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