Misc.-Cinco Colones TB

I maintain records on my trackables. For a US-based trackable, this one is unusual for its longevity and movement. In the six-year period, 2010-16, the owner released a total of 2563 trackables in the United States (96%) and Europe (4%). This trackable is one of the 5% of the total that circulated for at least 5 years and had been moved at least 25 times. That is a target rate of at least five drops per year for five years, or a drop every 73 days. The average drop rate of my trackables in the US is 124 days, in Europe it is 71 days. As of 25-Feb-23 this trackable had survived for 10.0 years and had been moved by 45 cachers, for an average drop every 81 days. Please keep it moving, then drop it in a safe place!

No permission is needed to leave the U.S. While in the US, please drop it in a Premium Member only OR a rural cache near a busy trail or road. Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event where there is no security. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and dry, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the trackable anywhere you wish.

My wife was going through some old luggage and found this money.  It is an artifact of our trip to Costa Rica in 1975.  A Colon was about equivalent to a US dollar at that time.  This is five dollars (Cinco Colones).  The Colon is named for Christobal Colon (Americans know him as Christopher Columbus), believe at the time to be the discoverer of the Americas.

Pictured on the front of the bill is Rafael Yglesias Castro, a two-term President of Costa Rica, along with an orchid.  The money and stamps of some of the Cenral American countries are very attractive.  The back side of the bill is a depiction of trade on the tropical east coast of the country.