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Ten patients (3%) were from "Hospital San Juan de Dios"; one-hundred thirty nine patients (49%) were from "Hospital Simón Bolívar" and one hundred thirty seven patients (48%) were from the "Instituto de Seguro Social".
Some countries name their currency to honor people famous in their history: bolivar (Venezuela) for the liberator of South America, Simón Bolívar; sucre (Ecuador) for Antonio José de Sucre, chief lieutenant of Bolívar and liberator of what is now Ecuador at the battle of Pichincha in 1822 near Quito; colón (Costa Rica, El Salvador) for Christopher Columbus; balboa (Panama) for Vasco Núñez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; lempira (Honduras) for the 16th-century Indian chief who is a national symbol of liberty and valor for resisting the Spanish advance; and córdoba (Nicaragua) for Francisco Hernández de Cór doba, first acting governor.
A block south of Plaza Mayor on Calle Simón Bolivar stands the grand Palacio Cantero, built in 1830.
Jeep excursions can be hired (US$25 per person) at the Rumbos tourism office in Trinidad (Calle Simón Bolívar, 430).
Several streets just south of the Plaza Mayor (around the casa de la trova), known as La Candonga, stage a vibrant daily crafts market, and you’ll find a good government-run crafts shops on Calle Simón Bolívar.