62 based on this calculation determine in equity the compensation for the concept of “lost earnings” in favor of the victim; ii) the damages for loss of the vehicle and home of Mr. López Álvarez amount to US$10,000.00 (ten thousand Dollars of the United States of America), and iii) the expenses related to transfer, lodging, and food of the next of kin, specifically, of Mrs. Teresa Reyes Reyes, the sisters of the victim, Mrs. Alba Luz García Álvarez, Rina Maribel García Álvarez, and Marcia Migdali García Álvarez and his brother Mr. Joel Enrique García Álvarez in order to visit Mr. López Álvarez, during 6 years and 4 months, in the criminal centers of Tela and of Támara, amount to approximately US$12,930.56 (twelve thousand nine hundred and thirty Dollars of the United States of America with fifty six cents). They requested the Court to determine in equity the amount corresponding to this concept, since they do not have the corresponding receipts, and that the value be distributed in equal proportions. 191. Arguments of the State: It stated that the pecuniary damages referred to in the application do not proceed. Considerations of the Court 192. This Court enters to determine the pecuniary damage, which assumes the loss or detriment of the victim��s income and, in his case, of his next of kin, and the expenses incurred in virtue of the facts of the case sub judice.125 In this respect, it will determine a compensatory amount that seeks to recompense the pecuniary consequences of the violations declared in the present Judgment. In order to decide on the pecuniary damages, it will take into account the body of evidence, the jurisprudence of the same Tribunal and the arguments of the parties. a) Loss of income 193. The representatives of the victim and the Inter-American Commission requested compensation for Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez’s loss of income and stated that besides the different activities he carried out in the organizations to which he belonged, at the time of the facts he worked as an electrician and construction contractor. The representatives stated that Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez received a monthly salary of approximately US$400.00 (four hundred Dollars of the United States of America). 194. The dossier does not include any suitable receipts that may help determine with exactness the income perceived by Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez at the time of the facts. Taking into consideration the activity carried out by the victim as his means of survival, as well as the circumstances and specifics of the present case (supra para. 54(4)), the Court establishes in equity US$25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand Dollars of 125 Cf. Case of Raxcacó-Reyes, supra note 93, para. 129; Case of Gutiérrez Soler. Judgment of September 12, 2005. Series C No. 132, para. 74, and Case of Acosta-Calderón, supra note 18, para. 157.