As of the year 2000, the official currency in the Galapagos Islands and the rest of Ecuador is the US dollar. The country once used the old Ecuadorian Sucre. However, it became very unstable as inflation rates rose. The news of the US dollar being the official currency of the Galapagos Islands will come as music to the ears of American tourists looking to head to the archipelago as you won’t need to worry about converting your travel money.
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