Translation of fakir in German

The places we have been to were very different from the one we saw in the other country. It looked less poor and much more orgnaized although not every one could tell the difference. Funny.
Considering that the lake was full of crocodiles we gave in to their demand and bought a can of Coca Cola. It cost us two dollars, and considering Cambodia's wholesale price they got plenty of markup.
We asked for the price and were surprised to hear it: A hundred dollars a night. We were actually happy to hear the high price because we knew that if we would not find anything else there was still a good place to stay in.