103 44. The representatives of the victims requested that the Court consider the following elements to determine the compensatory indemnification: a) loss of the income that Efraín Bámaca Velásquez would have obtained as a consequence of his entry into regular work activities, once the peace accord was signed.50 For this, they determined a monthly income51 that the victim would have received over the years of his life expectancy.52 They made an estimate of this income in dollars,53 added the Christmas bonus and thirteenth month set forth by law, subtracted 25% for personal expenses, and finally added the accrued interest;54 b) the expenses incurred by Jennifer Harbury with the aim of obtaining information on the whereabouts of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, and subsequently the search for his body, as well as her expenses due to steps regarding investigation and the search for justice under the domestic and international jurisdictions;55 c) the loss of income by Jennifer Harbury during the years in which she sought to determine the whereabouts of Bámaca Velásquez and the search for justice en connection with the facts in the instant case, for 50 This entry would have taken place since March, 1997, when the Peace Accord was signed and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG) turned in its weapons. 51 As reference to establish an income for the victim, the representatives of the victims used an average of the income of persons in similar circumstances to those of the victim, as combatants or social leaders, who continued with economic activities after the signing of the Peace Accord, as well as the leadership qualities and proven experience of the victim in community work, for which reason they estimated a monthly income of Q16.250,00. 52 Life expectancy was 71 years, according to statistics of the Economic Studies Center for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). 53 The exchange rate on November 20, 1991, according to the Bank of Guatemala was Q7.752645 per dollar. 54 This estimate would represent the amount of US$590,463.00 (five hundred ninety thousand four hundred and sixty-three United States dollars); however, for lack of exact references, the representatives of the victims requested the amount of US$300,000.00 (three hundred thousand United States dollars). 55 The representatives of the victims included among these expenses the purchase of air tickets by Mrs. Harbury, the witnesses, and international observers who traveled to Guatemala for steps taken between 1992 and 1998, for a total sum of US$21,167.00 (twenty-one thousand ninety-six United States dollars), payment of Hotels in Guatemala, fir a total sum of US$10,896.00 (ten thousand eight hundred and ninety six United States dollars), expenses in connection with exhumation procedures for the sum of US$2,051.00 (two thousand fifty-one United States dollars), ground transportation expenses in Guatemala for the amount of US$4,070.00 (four thousand and seventy United States dollars), steps before the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations for a total of US$880,00 (eight hundred and eighty United States dollars) and other expenses, including phone calls, faxes, adds in the press, photocopies, and legal proceedings, adding up to US$6,000.00 (six thousand United States dollars). However, the amount requested in equity by the representatives of the victims was US$25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand United States dollars).