Translation of crin

The lack of political stability is not new to South America and I believe that the different views among them added up so much that conflicts are not avoidable anymore. Look for example what happened.
I still needed to get to the traveler's agent nearby to book my flight back to Cancun. I gave myself two more days to stay in the region, as I wanted to make sure that the hurricane was over.
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.