Interestingly things are cheaper here in the resort. In Porto Vehlo things were priced at 1 or 2 reais. Cents were only used on things with higher prices than that. Here things are priced less than one real, sometimes considerably. Here we have seen it for as little as 30 cents.
Food is cheaper here in general.
Enjoying coconut juice by the Rio Madero I've noticed a different attitude about pets here than in Porto Vehlo, and in fact the rest of Latin America. Quite a few people have pure bred dogs, which is pretty uncommon in other areas. People are out walking their dogs on leashes instead of having them run around free. The University had a convention centerthat had a crepe restaurant which opened immediately, and filled with customers just as quickly. They were obviously not prepared for us although it was clear that they expected us.