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RE: Let the Chaos Begin

in Daily Blog2 months ago (edited)

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About the celebrations: true. Silent celebrations inside the country. If you do it publicly you go to prison. People are very scared to the point of staying home, leaving without cellphones or deleting every chat just in case. Abroad (especially Chile, Argentina, and Spain) big public displays. They can do it because they do not have to fear inmediate repercusions.

About the prices of things. The eggs I found were worth 1300 Bs. They same amount of eggs were being sold for 2000 in other places.

The Bs-$ exchange rate is 305 bs per dollar now (legal market established by the central bank). However, hard to find as dollars are, black markets rule and prices have gone as high as 560 bs per dollar.
The picture shows the exchange price in January 2025 vs December 2025 (from 57 bs per dollar to 294). That's how much our currency is devaluated every year.

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I very much appreciate you providing clarity I lacked. Sometimes I am a bit slow and depend on the kindness and patience of good people to take the time to help me understand.