Shopping List

Items that are really cheap in Lima:
1. most produce
2. beer
3. events, restaurants (courtesy of the exchange rate)
4. pirated movies/music
5. chocolate
6. lunch at school: S/. 3.60 (approx. $1.30) for a meal
7. busses
8. haircuts

Items that are really expensive in Lima:
1. school supplies: pencils, pens, folders, notebooks
2. nuts, trail mix
3. anything imported, especially chips and snack food
4. make-up
5. toiletries

Items that are really hard to find in Lima:
1. re-usable plastic or tin water bottles
2. books
3. reeds, instrument supplies