How much does a mate gourd cost in Uruguayan pesos?

Question

My friend is going to Uruguay and I would like him to pick up a very nice mate gourd with an Alpaca bombilla, as well as a thermos and several kilos of mate. I had a friend who introduced me to this custom and I have enjoyed it immensely. How much money should I give him in American dollars if the exchange rate is @ 24 pesos/dollar? How much will all of the above items cost?

Answer 1

Hello......

I'm uruguayan living in Uruguay, so I'll try to give you the most exact prices for that..

Well...I called a place for knowing the prices... in uruguayan pesos

here we go.......

Bombilla....$ 600

Mate..........$ 250

Yerba........$  50 each kilo

the thermo........if you are in USA or Canada, can find it there better. Almost everyone here uses the Aladdin STANLEY, imported from USA

So..in dollars you'll need about  U$ 50  for the mate and bombilla.and  U$ 5 more for 5 kilos of yerba.

With U$ 55 you can buy that. I put a bit more dollars for if....................

Of course that it depends on the quality of the things you want.

Good luck.........and dont hesitate to mail me  if you want to know something more

Bye