According to information from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), the price of the dollar in Peru closes today at 3,616 soles. In addition, the dollar price in the parallel market (exchangers) is 3,600 soles for the purchase and 3,625 for the sale.
Next Monday, January 18, the exchange rate price of yesterday, January 17 has risen amid the health crisis caused by the Coronavirus and the country’s economic reactivation.
Price of the dollar in Peru at the close. Photo: bcrpoficial / Twitter
Exchange rate of the bank
The price of the dollar in Peru stands at 3,615 soles for purchase and 3,621 soles for sale, on the windows of the main banks in the country.
Parallel exchange rate
In Lima’s informal market, the current dollar exchange rate works at 3,600 soles for purchase and 3,625 soles for sale.
Dollar in Ocoña
The dollar in Ocoña is quoted as the currency with the lowest price in the center of Lima. To access the change, you just need to access Jiron Ocoña.
How to convert from dollars to soles?
To convert from dollars to soles, let’s show you a table with figures from $ 1 to $ 5000.
| Dollars (USD) To Soles (PEN) |
|---|
| $ 5 = 18 soles |
| $ 10 = 35.99 soles |
| $ 50 = 179.95 soles |
| $ 100 = 359.90 soles |
| $ 500 = 1,799.50 soles |
| $ 1,000 = 3,599 soles |
| $ 5,000 = 17,995 soles |
How do you convert soles to dollars?
Below we show you a table to convert soles to dollars from 1 soles to 5000 soles.
| Soles (PEN) To Dollars (USD) |
|---|
| 1 soles = $ 0.28 |
| 10 soles = $ 2.78 |
| 50 soles = $ 13.89 |
| 100 soles = $ 27.79 |
| 500 soles = $ 138.93 |
| 1,000 soles = $ 277.85 |
| 5,000 soles = $ 1,389.27 |
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