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• n  the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• n  the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
• n  the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos

• By Latin Americanor indeed anystandards, the Mexican peso has been a remarkably stable currency.
• When 5,000 planes are down and 50 pesos paid in, a Gust becomes a Hurricane.
• One peso was still worth $1, and foreign firms had poured millions into the phone and water systems, betting that Argentina would reclaim its historic place as a world-class .

• Uruguayan peso
• Philippine peso
• Mexican peso
• Guinea-Bissau peso
• Dominican peso
• Cuban peso
• Colombian peso
• Chilean peso

News & Articles

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• Mexico Peso Volatility Rises to a Year High Before Fed Decision
  Mexican peso volatility climbed to its highest level in a year on concern the Federal Reserve will reduce a stimulus program that has reduced U.S. yields.
  June 17, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Mexico Peso Pares Losses on Pena Nieto’s Pemex Monopoly Comments
  Mexico’s peso pared losses after President Enrique Pena Nieto said he’s negotiating with lawmakers to break the state monopoly over oil and gas exploration and production this year.
  June 17, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Mexico Peso Rallies as U.S. Reports Buoy Prospects for Exports
  Mexico’s peso rose the most this year as U.S. reports showing a pickup in retail sales and a drop in jobless claims boosted prospects for the Latin American nation’s top export market.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Fidel Castro in USA Today
  Beginning on November 8, the convertible peso will begin to circulate in substitution of the dollar throughout the national territory,Castro said in a written message read by his chief aide Carlos Valenciaga.
• Ignacio Bunye in Inquirer.net
  Our resilient economy gives us some consolation. Had we still been in a situation where our peso is 56 to a dollar, the price of our imports would by now be hitting the roof,Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said Friday.