Thus it was renamed sol in Peru, bolivar in Venezuela, sucre in Ecuador, colón in El Salvador and Costa Rica, balboa in Panama, lempira in Honduras, quetzal in Guatemala, córdoba in Nicaragua, and boliviano in Bolivia. |
The capital letter L is used as the currency sign for the Albanian lek and the Honduran lempira. |
Most of the banks are in Coxen Hole, a town by the airport, and they do not have ATM's, but will advance lempira to Visa holders. |
The dollar and Honduran lempira are both widely used on Roatán. |
For many years, for example, Leggol had a working agreement with the international SOS-Kinderdorf foundation in Austria, relying on them for 10 million lempira each year. |
The closest doctor is another hour and a half by car in Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios' capital city. |