I remember that in some areas of Panama no ATM’s were available at all, which means that us backpackers always had to have backup cash in case we needed to hire a Taxi just to find an ATM.Īlso, ATM’s can be dangerous. It wasn’t easy to find ATMs in 2016 when I was visiting Bocas Del Toro, Panama, approximately a year after their disappearance. That also assumes that ATM’s are available. For example, instead of spending $3 in ATM fees for $100, they might take $200 from the ATM in order to avoid paying $3 two times ($6). They would likely exchange more than is necessary in order to reduce their transaction fees and to prevent multiple trips to the ATM. Therefore, any foreigner that doesn’t use the US dollar in their home country would need to exchange money more than once during a trip. Exchanging money can be a pain in the ass. Traveling from the Netherlands, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon would have had to transfer their Euros into United States dollars. Panama uses the United States Dollar as their currency. Just a warning – this initial part is boring, but necessary to set the stage. My goal is to share some insights from Latin America so that other people abroad might have a better chance at putting some pieces together. I don’t have that ability, nor does anyone that was not directly involved.
Again, the goal from this article isn’t to solve the case. There are external considerations that deserve attention when cold hard cash is involved.īelow, I’m going to outline all of my thoughts regarding this. But this is Panama we’re talking about – a country with increasing crime and corruption. One might think that $83 doesn’t deserve much attention.
Cash money sitting in a poor public area after two girls disappeared says something. It was sitting in a non-waterproof backpack that supposedly washed up on the edge of a river, after two girls disappeared, near a region that has criminal activity. Obviously $83 sitting on a table tells us nothing. Latin American life is different in subtle ways that can have a big impact on circumstances.Īlso, I’ve started organizing all of my articles about them on this page: Kris Kremers Case Articles Why is $83 interesting? My goal is to evaluate potential angles that others haven’t considered. A lot of foreigners aren’t able to have deep insights into life in Latin culture, so I want to offer some insights. All of these things deserve careful consideration, but the eighty three dollars was an especially notable item to me.īefore I dive in, this is just one of many of my collections of ideas regarding the case of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon. Aside from the camera, two phones, two bras, there was also $83 in cash. When the blue backpack of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon was found, there was a number of belongings found inside the backpack.
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