1.   And nobody accepts Cuban pesos.

2.   As a result, the Cuban peso has been so weakened that hotel busboys now earn more in daily tips than brain surgeons earn in monthly salaries.

3.   Cuban pesos are necessary only in rural areas rarely traveled by tourists, the company says.

4.   He protested but was told that where he was going he would not need Cuban pesos.

5.   He suggested that they would remain unresolved until the government could achieve a more stable monetary policy and the Cuban peso could compete in value with the dollar.

6.   Since then, the Cuban peso is rarely seen in Old Havana.

7.   That tax revenue is one of the things the government is counting on to keep the deficit down and the Cuban peso strong, Legra said.

8.   The Cuban peso, decorated with images of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and other revolutionary leaders, has been emasculated.

9.   The government, however, keeps the dollars and pays the workers in Cuban pesos, using the inaccurate government exchange rate, Seifert said.

10.   The government hires the workers and pays them a salary in Cuban pesos that is a fraction of the amount paid by the company.