Translation of abandono

The casa cost me around twenty dollars and the woman wanted extra five dollars for food and cooking. Money was an issue in this country because no one had any. It is a very poor nation with great people.
In addition, I want to inform you that I found a possibility to deliver a more Spanish lessons from Vocabulix. To my knowledge, the lessons are excellent and a great base for the Spanish training.
We told the cabdriver the streetname we would like to go and he brought us there. This time the place did look like a three star hotel and we booked a night. I went to pay for the taxi ride.