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Venezuela’s hyperinflation’s signs in Bolivia

We use public transportation like locals from Sucre. Yesterday jumping on the bus from line 2 which is taking us to the city center, we’ve encountered this deeply sad scenario, which affected me quite a lot emotionally.

A guy at another station joined the ride with a hand full of Venezuelan banknotes and gave a speech about the crisis that is still ongoing in Venezuela.

He offered all kinds of banknotes for any amount of money. We gave him 10 BOB = 1.5$ for the 3 banknotes in value of 2050 VEF.

The inflation in Venezuela is insane. Here’s a how the value of 1 USD increased over time

(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Venezuela)

More context on the currency of Venezuela:

“The main currency of Venezuela since 20 August 2018 has been the bolívar soberano (sovereign bolivar) (sign: Bs.S. or Bs.; plural: bolívares soberanos; ISO 4217 code: VES). Since that date, it has been due to replace the bolívar fuerte (strong bolívar, sign: Bs.F., ISO 4217 code: VEF) after a transition period. The primary reason for replacement, at a rate of 1 Bs.S. to 100,000 Bs.F, was hyperinflation. On 1 January 2008, the bolívar fuerte had itself replaced, because of inflation, the original bolívar introduced in 1879 (sign: Bs.; ISO 4217 code: VEB). It did so at a rate of 1 Bs.F. to 1000 Bs.“

(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_bolívar)

Digital Nomad Info

Working as a digital nomad in Sucre, Bolivia

Internet connection options and speed

We do travel for the fun and for the great local experiences, but we do care about our internet connection speed and about having our spaces to work comfortably from while on our journey. Here’s what we have found in Sucre, Bolivia.

The WiFi connections speed isn’t so shiny, but it was able to handle a video conference call with 4 participants (3 video streams downloading, 1 video stream uploading) on Google Hangouts. Speed test with WiFi:

There is always a plan B, and that is to buy yourself a local SIM card (25 BOB = 3.6$) and charge it with some credit or internet (4 GB costs 50 BOB = 7.2$). We did that by buying ourselves phone numbers from Entel. Here’s what the internet speed test gave us by setting up a hotspot with it:

These options will be more than enough for our work from Sucre.

Laptop friendly workspaces

Usually you would need a desk and a chair, but it ain’t bad if you have alternatives to switch places when you do your work. We are pretty happy with our place has to offer for us with a panoramic view of the city.

Travel Story

Intro

We are a couple who ended up traveling the world and sharing experiences, stories and facts about the places we’ve been to.

We are open for new cultures and believe that there are different “normal” ways of life out there on our planet. We love and care about our environment, and we are fascinated by wildlife. Digital nomads, who like organic life with wild fun & experiences.

Stay tuned!