Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Oil and Water

Ecuador is a petro economy with around 50% of GDP coming from oil. And the government has a policy if keeping consumer gas prices low, around $1.03 a gallon. 

Since Ecuador lacks a lot of developed world infrastructure, most people drink bottled water. We've taken to buying it in six liter jugs like this one, which cost $1.40, or about $0.88 a gallon. 


With all of our car and taxi travel over the course of our 2 1/2 months here, I wonder if we'll spend more on gas or water?

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