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Ecuador's US Dollars: Local Coins, Big Bills and Change

Ecuador uses the US dollar, adopted in 2000 at 25,000 sucres each. Why its own centavo coins mix with US coins, why $50 and $100 bills get refused, and how to carry cash.

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