The California Highway Patrol is the largest state police agency in the United States, with more than 10,500 employees, 7,200 of whom are sworn officers, according to FBI data.
Ecuadorâs official currency is the US dollar. Aside from Euros, Peruvian soles and Colombian nuevos soles, itâs very difficult to change foreign currencies in Ecuador. Western Union offices are in most big cities. Better restaurants add a 12% tax and a 10% service charge to the bill.
Currency and Exchange Rate. Costa Ricaâs currency is the colon (â¡), named after Christopher Columbus. It comes in both paper and coin form. The paper money goes from bills of â¡1,000 (called a âmilâ (Spanish for 1,000) or âun rojoâ because of the billâs red color) to â¡50,000, but weâve never seen anything higher than â¡20,000 come out of the ATM.