Prices
Total US Dollars USD 1113.68

Total Colombian 1 USD = 3121.59 COP (11/13/16)
2,401,180 COP * (1 USD / 3121.59COP) = 769.22 USD

Total spent in US dollars: 1113.68 USD + 769.22 USD
Total spent in US dollars: 1882.90 USD

USAA ATM
196.73 – 11/21/2016 - withdrawal
193.49 – 11/25/2016 - withdrawal
127.45 – 11/29/2016 - withdrawal
-9.64 – 12/5/2016 – Surcharge rebate

Days before trip
9/21/2016
548.26 USD - Air Fare = PDX (Portland, Oregon) to UIO (Quito, Ecuador) / (CTG) Cartagena, Colombia to PDX (Portland, Oregon)
10/15/2016
196.96 USD – Travel and Immunization Clinic of Portland – Typhoid shot, Clothing insect repellant and 6 Oz deet
10/19/2016
35 USD – AAA - International driver’s license
10 USD – Fred Meyers - Malaria pills and Diarrhea pills
Pre-trip total = 790.22 USD

Day -1, Saturday, November 12, 2016
12 USD - PDX - A beer for me and a beer for Nancy
3 USD – PDX - Airport parking for Nancy
Total daily expenses 15 USD

Day 0, Sunday, November 13, 2016
10 USD – UIO – Taxi from airport to motel
39.20 USD – Quito Airport Suites Hotel, Tababela
1 USD – Quito hotel - Water
Total daily expenses 50.20 USD

Day 1, Monday, November 14, 2016
1.00 USD – Small town - 2 liter of water
4.94 USD – near Otavalo -120 gram bag of Doritos and 3 1 liter waters
99.20 USD – near Otavalo – Puerto Lago Hotel
Total daily expenses 105.14 USD

Day 2, Tuesday, November 15, 2016
6.90 USD - lbarra - 3 cans of tuna and loaf of bread
1.50 USD – small town – 3 liter water
20 USD – Near San Gabriel – Cupid type hotel
Total daily expenses 28.40 USD

Day 3, Wednesday, November 16, 2016
2.00 USD – About 5 miles south Columbia in Ecuador - 1 liter water, 2 liter water and ice cream bar
4800 COP – Ipiales, Colombia – 6 liter water and 2 liter orange soda
40,000 COP – Ipiales, Colombia - Hotel Hojarasca
Total daily expenses 2 USD and 44800 COP

Day 4, Thursday, November 17, 2016
1,200 COP – gas station on big hill - ice cream and 400 ml soda
1,200 COP – on hill – 350 ml soda
15,000 COP – Pasto – chicken dinner
30,000 COP – Pasto – Hotel Valle de Atriz
Total daily expenses 47,400 COP

Day 5, Friday, November 18, 2016
14,800 COP - Pasto - Loaf of bread, 2 cans of tuna, 1 liter water and 1 500ml orange soda
4,500 COP – store near gas station, but far from any towns – 600 ml orange soda and 620 ml water
20,000 COP – small town – bus to Popayan
3,000 COP – bus stop – 500ml orange soda
3500 COP – Popayan – 1 Liter water
2.5 USD – ATM Transaction fee (135.09 USD Chase withdrawal)
50,000 COP – Popayan – Hostal Case Grande
Total daily expenses 95,800 COP and 2.5 USD

Day 6, Saturday, November 19, 2016
4,800 COP - Popayan – 400 ml orange soda and 600 ml water
2,500 COP - Popayan – 500 ml orange soda
10,000 COP - Popayan – Tip to man from hotel, I meant to give him less, but he was complaining about his floor (he thought my bike suit case scratched his floor)
30,000 COP - Popayan – Bus to san Agustin
2,900 COP - Popayan –Thigh of chicken
6,500 COP - Popayan – 500 ml orange soda and 1 liter water
4,000 COP – San Agustin – taxi to hotel
50.0000 COP – San Agustin – Jeep tour for the next day
22,000 COP – San Agustin – Chicken, Ham, Rice Cheese, Salad, fries and an orange soda
5,000 COP – San Agustin – Motorcycled ride into and out of town for dinner – by son of lodge owner (I think he was the son)
80,0000 COP – San Agustin – Cabanas Camping Colinas de San Diego – for 2 nights - Hotel like
Total daily expenses 217,700 COP

Day 7, Sunday, November 20, 2016
17,000 COP – near river not far from San Agustin - pool like wooden instrument
1,500 COP – near river not far from San Agustin - Fresh squeezed orange juice
30,000 COP - Atlo de los idolos – passport – entry to 2 archeological parks
22,500 COP - Atlo de los idolos – Lunch of fish with salad, fries, smashed bananas and a fresh squeezed juice drink
16,000 cop – town about 5 km from San Agustin – my share of the tequila like alcohol
2,000 COP – near San Agustin – 2nd water fall with platform that we visited on jeep tour
10,000 COP – San Agustin – Tip to the man that took me on the jeep tour – it was very fun for me.
9,500 COP – San Agustin – 400 ml orange soda, 2 liters or water and a 155 gram bag of BQ potato chips
Total daily expenses 108,500 COP

Day 8, Monday, November 21, 2016
6,000 COP – San Agustin – Hotel motorcycle ride to archeological park
2,500 COP – San Agustin – Small orange soda at archeological park
1,200 COP – San Agustin – Bus to town from archeological park
10,000 COP – San Agustin –Tip for hotel helpers
14,000 COP – San Agustin – Breakfast for the 2 days I stayed at the hotel
5,000 COP – San Agustin – Taxi for bus
100,000 COP – San Agustin – Bus to Cali
3,600 COP – San Agustin – 2 small sun screens
6,000 COP – San Agustin – 2 small orange sodas and a small water
45,000 COP – Cali –Hotel across from bus station
Total daily expenses 193,300 COP

Day 9, Tuesday, November 22, 2016
3,000 COP - Cali - Loaf of bread
16,790 COP - Cali - 2 can of tuna, 1 liter water, 2 Liter orange soda and 200 gram bag of chips
20,000 COP - Cali - Bus to Armenia
10,000 COP - Cali - Extra luggage fee on bus
4,300 COP – Armenia – Taxi to a motel – not the one I stayed in
1,500 COP – Armenia – Tip for guy to bring my luggage to my room
2,000 COP – Armenia – piece of fried chicken
28,430 COP – Armenia – 500 ml orange soda, 1 liter Pony Malta soda, 1 liter water, 2 cans of tuna, loaf of bread, 500 gram bag of granola and a brownie.
75,000 COP – Armenia – Nuevo Hotel Café Real
Total daily expenses 161,020 COP

Day 10, Wednesday, November 23, 2016
2,000 COP – Gas station north of Armenia - 2 liters of water
10,800 COP – Colombia – 500 ml ice tea, 500 ml orange soda, 1 liter water, 70 gram bag of chips and a chocolate Twinkie shaped cake
6,550 COP – Colombia gas station near I-25 – 500 ml soda and 1 liter water
8,000 COP – No name hotel – can of Vienna Sausage, 1 liter Pony Malta (I don’t think I like this stuff, but no other choice) and 93-gram bag of Cheetos
1,500 COP – No name hotel – Ice cream
500 COP – No name hotel – Tip to kid that carried my bag to my room
25,000 COP – Near I-25, but far from everything else – No Name on Hotel
Total daily expenses 54,350 COP

Day 11, Thursday, November 24, 2016
5 USD - – No name hotel – Tip – I felt they worked hard and did not get much – I think it was a family of 4
4,920 COP - Anserna - 2 * 600 ml water, 1 liter water and a chocolate Twinkie
9,500 COP – Riosucio – 4 * 600 ml water (most places do not have water between 600 ml and 7 liter bags)
5,000 COP - no name Hotel – 1 400 ml ice tea and 1 500 ml ice tea
20,000 COP – 78 miles south of Medellin at gas station – no name Hotel
Total daily expenses 5 USD and 39,420 COP

Day 12, Friday, November 25, 2016
10,000 COP – La Pintada - 2 * 1 liter waters and 2 * 400ml Orange Soda
2,000 COP – Medellin – Tip to lady that took me to my hotel room
3,000 COP – Medellin – Lousy street food – fatty, bony chapped chicken, potatoes, mini tortilla and a small juice
18,200 COP – Medellin – small chocolate cake, 1 liter water, 2 liter orange soda, loaf of bread and box of cereal
37.51 USD (115,000 COP) – Medellin – Hotel Nutibara
Total daily expenses 37.51 USD and 33,200 COP

Day 13, Saturday, November 26, 2016
10,400 COP – San Cristóbal - 2 * 500 ml ice teas, 500ml orange juice, 25-gram bag of chips, 45 gram bag of peanuts and 40 gram chocolate bar
2,000 COP – Santa Fe De Antioquia, Colombia - 2 * Choco Listo Ice Creams
10,800 COP – Santa Fe De Antioquia, Colombia – 200 gram peanuts mixed with raisins, 67 gam rites crackers, 1 liter water and 1 liter orange juice
120,000 COP – Santa Fe De Antioquia, Colombia – Hosteria BoHois
Total daily expenses and 143,200 COP

Day 14, Sunday, November 27, 2016
50,000 COP – Santa Fe De Antioquia, Colombia – Bus to Turbo
6,000 COP – Stop on bus – 2 * 500 ml Orange soda
9,500 COP – Turbo, Colombia - Chocolate Twinkie, Vienna sausage, 2 liter orange juice and 2 * 1liter waters
3,000 COP – Turbo, Colombia - Chicken breast with potato slices
73,000 COP – Turbo, Colombia - Hotel Castilla DeOro
Total daily expenses 141,500 COP

Day 15, Monday, November 28, 2016
50,000 COP - Turbo - Minivan to Monteria
5,000 COP – Monteria – Tip to Minivan diver
59,000 COP – Monteria – Minivan to Cartagena
12,500 COP – Cartagena bus terminal – 1.365 Liter orange and 1 liter water and tostado with a roll
2,000 COP - Cartagena – Tip for baggage boy
50,000 COP – Cartagena –Hotel Cordialdad Plaza Spa
Total daily expenses 178,500 COP

Day 16, Tuesday, November 29, 2016
20,000 COP - Cartagena – Bus to Santa Marta
5,000 COP - Santa Marta – Tip the bus hand – got baggage on and off bus for me and seemed to help everyone on the way
10,000 COP - Santa Marta – Taxi driver to get me from bus terminal to a hotel near beach and the city center
23,840 COP - Santa Marta – Loaf of bread, 200 gram bag of peanuts, 200 gram bag of peanuts mixed with raisins, chocolate Twinkie, 600 ml Colombiana Soda, 1.1 Liter water and 2 liter orange juice
110,000 COP - Santa Marta – Tour to Minca for next day
75,500 COP - Santa Marta –Hotel Tarromar
Total daily expenses 244,340 COP

Day 17, Wednesday, November 30, 2016
1,600 COP - Minca – Milky drink with rice
12,000 COP - Minca – Medium bag of coffee (guess about 500 grams – good size – maybe more)
5,000 COP - Minca – Tip to guide
6,500 COP - Santa Marta – 2 liter orange soda and 1.5 liter water
20,000 COP - Santa Marta –4 sets of earring, necklace with hand braclets
10,000 COP - Santa Marta – 2 hanging masks
10,000 COP - Santa Marta – 2 change purses
75,500 COP - Santa Marta –Hotel Tarromar
Total daily expenses 140,600 COP

Day 18, Thursday, December 1, 2016
7,000 COP – Santa Marta - Taxi to bus terminal
25,000 COP – Santa Marta - Bus to Cartagena
30,000 COP – Cartagena – Taxi from bus terminal to Bocagrande, Cartagena
2,000 COP – Cartagena – Tip to guy that helped me to my room
17,350 COP – Cartagena – 2 liter orange juice, 135 Gram bag of Banana chips, 65 gran chocolate brownie, 500 Gram bag of Granola, 2 cans of tuna and 1.5 liter water
57.10 USD – Cartagena – Atlantic Lux Hotel
Total daily expenses 57.10 USD and 81,350 COP

Day 19, Friday, December 2, 2016
25,000 COP - Cartagena – Entrance fee for Castillo de San Felipe
8,000 COP - Castillo de San Felipe – Gourd rattles
9,710 COP - Cartagena – 2.5 liter orange soda, 200 gram bag of peanuts and package of 5 rolls
60,000 COP - Cartagena – City tour
5,000 COP - Cartagena – Ice cream (Polet – Cookies and cream)
30,000 COP - Cartagena – T-shirt in old town
5,000 COP - Cartagena – Tip to the tour guide that translated everything to English for me.
2,000 COP - Cartagena – Tip to break dancers at bus stop in old town
40,000 COP - Cartagena – 2 T-shirts (like the one that cost 30,000 in old town) in Bocagrande
12,000 COP - Cartagena – Plastic Fat lady
5,000 COP - Cartagena – 12 shell key rings that say Cartagena
12,000 COP - Cartagena – Ceramic flute
3,420 COP - Cartagena – 2 * 500 ml Mango drinks
57.10 USD – Cartagena – Atlantic Lux Hotel
Total daily expenses 57.10 USD and 217,130 COP

Day 20, Saturday, December 3, 2016
1,600 COP - Cartagena – 600 ml Naranja drink
20,000 COP - Cartagena – 2 pairs of earrings
20,000 COP - Cartagena – Bracelet and necklace to go with one of the earing sets
15,000 COP - Cartagena – Bead necklace
40,000 COP - Cartagena – 4 * Cartagena handbags
2,970 COP - Cartagena – 1 liter mango drink
20,000 COP - Cartagena – Taxi to airport
77,500 COP - Cartagena – 2 * 150 gram cans of flavored coffee beans, and 2 * 300 ml strawberry – kiwi berry drink
62,000 COP - Cartagena – 2 * 150 gram cans of flavored coffee beans
1.00 USD – Atlanta, Georgia – Tip to shuttle driver that took me to Days Inn
1.00 USD – Atlanta, Georgia – Orange soda
1.00 USD – Atlanta, Georgia – Chocolate brownie
75.72 USD – Atlanta, Georgia – Days Inn Hotel
Total daily expenses 78.72 USD and 259,070 COP