Campgrounds in San Cristobal de Las Casas

LEDs lamps for threaded 120vac outlets are mostly flood or spotlamp design. Bulb LEDs are very low wattage. Brilliance per watt is not that different.

I will also try to clarify. If the bulbs are to be purchased in the US and brought down there is a wide variety of all sizes to be found these days at many different stores. I mentioned Home Depot as an example and they may have among the best prices.

LED stands for 'Light Emitting Diode', a semiconductor device that converts electricity into light. LED lights are super energy efficient, using approximately 85% less energy than halogen or incandescent lighting – meaning significant savings on your power bills.

An LED is very different from a CFL which pass energy through mercury vapor to create UV light. This is then absorbed by a phosphor coating inside the lamp, causing it to glow.

These are NOT flood or spotlights - they look and work just like good old fashion incandescent light bulbs.

They can be found in many different wattages and configurations. Higher wattage equivalent LEDs are now available. Everyday there are now products out there.

All lighting manufacturers are now geared up to produce LEDs and some will be producing nothing but LEDs in the very near future.

Even fluorescent tubes now have internal strips of LEDs instead of gas and other hazardous materials.

We have many different LEDs both in our seldom visited house and our RV. We do know the difference.

An LED equivalent to a 60 watt incandescent uses about 10 watts for the same amount of light - 40 watt LED uses about 7 watts.

You can find them all on Amazon . . . http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=led+light+bulbs&sprefix=LED+light+bulbs%2Caps%2C283 . . .

and there are reviews of the bulbs from those who bought them from Amazon.

If anyone really cares you can find tons of information and reviews online to learn all you need to know about why LEDs will be the only type of light you need for the foreseeable future. We even replaced our halogens with LEDs - Here are some websites for the curious....

KEEP IN MIND THAT PRICES ARE DROPPING SO YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND A BETTER PRICE THAN SHOWN ON SOME OF THESE WEBSITES

http://www.cnet.com/news/light-bulb-buying-guide/

http://www.cnet.com/topics/smart-home/best-smart-home-devices/best-led-light-bulbs/

http://led-light-bulbs-review.toptenreviews.com/

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-led-lightbulb/

http://eartheasy.com/live_led_bulbs_comparison.html

Disclaimer - we do not own stock in any light bulb manufacturing company and have no financial interest in any LED producer.