Hyperinflations of Latin American currencies are almost too numerous to count. Ecuador’s 60 percent inflation in 1999 was calm by many comparisons, but it was enough for Ecuadorians to dump their government’s currency and preserve their savings and purchasing power by switching to dollars.
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