The spot exchange rate at the end of the reporting period. Exchange rate is the ratio of exchange for two currencies. Spot exchange rate is the exchange rate for immediate delivery.

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 26, 2022 $ / $	Dec. 31, 2021 ₡ / $	Dec. 31, 2021 Q / $	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / $	Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 ₡ / $	Dec. 31, 2020 Q / $	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $	Dec. 31, 2019 ₡ / $	Dec. 31, 2019 Q / $	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / $
Commitments and contingencies
2022				$ 114,563,000		$ 2,358,108
2023				314,660,000		6,476,797
2024				903,776,000		18,602,869
2025				981,657,000		20,205,930
2026 and thereafter				4,362,996,000		89,805,726
Total committed expenditures				$ 6,677,652,000		$ 137,449,430
Exchange rate	20.3183	645.9000	7.7285	20.5835	20.5835		615.7800	7.8095	19.9487	19.9487	573.4400	7.6988	18.8452	18.8452