lempira
Noun
Meaning
the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
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A major devaluation of the lempira added to the already high cost of construction imports.
Hondurans had been accustomed to low inflation (3.4 percent in 1985, rising to 4.5 percent by the end of 1986), partly because pegging the lempira to the dollar linked Honduras's inflation rate to inflation rates in developed countries.
Side effects of the cash infusion were that the national currency, the lempira became overvalued and the amount of exports dropped.
Higher costs for imported fertilizers because of the devaluation of the lempira add to the problem.