$630 later

I started the day with 3 tasks to do.

Fix/replace phone
I walked the steamy streets looking for cell phone stores, after multiple stores, haggling prices, and losing about 10 pounds worth of sweat, I ended up buying a Samsung Galaxy III mini for $479!

Spare GPS
After checking out the units available, I determined that this would be prohibitively expensive... so I'll keep the ones I have.

Handheld VHF
I ended up buying a Uniden unit for $149, it will be stored in my ditch bag when not in use...

Hopefully the rest of my stay here will turn out cheaper...