The worst places to live in Mexico are probably places where the crime rate is the highest or the murder rate is the highest. They is really no reason to go to a place like that unless you have family or a specific reason to go there. .png)
You can definitely bring your dog or cat to Portugal. I have a client who spent 6 months in Antigua and 6 months of the year here. She always traveled with her dogs and it’s actually fine. Portugal doesn’t have quarantine as long as your dog is up to date with all vaccinations and passports. 
The history of San Juan del Sur goes way back in the gold rush days, when people from the east of the US would take ships down, come through the river into the lake, and then cross over the Pacific side and take the railroad or a ship to get all the way up. San Juan del Sur was a crossing point. As you can expect, there were lots of interesting goings on for people traveling to find riches. Once that ended, things slowed down for quite a while and it was a little bit more of a sleepy...
There are no lakes in Boquete but there are rivers and beautiful waterfalls. There are lots of hiking in places like that in Boquete. 
The construction standards on Ambergris Caye are very high. I’m a developer and I can only speak for myself with 100% accuracy, but I know other contractors as well, and their construction standards are very high.Bill Edsell, of Ventana Bay Resort in Baja California Sur Gives a History: From the Luck of Odd Shaped Lots to Why the Community is So Great
From an interview in July, 2016 by Chuck Bolotin, Best Places' VP. Business Development:Chuck: Bill, you are a real legend and pioneer here in the La Ventana area, which we should let everyone know is a little seaside village about 40 miles southeast of La Paz. Everybody knows “Mr. Bill.” Please let our visitors know your story in the area.
Bill: My story starts in 1982. I had been to Mexico and I wanted to open a wind surfing school. I looked around all...
As much as I disdain essays that begin with the phrase, ‘your experience may be different,’ I have no choice here. Your experience obtaining a residency visa in Colombia may indeed be different. Here’s the latest info, and as the title indicates, it’s rudimentary. 
We thank Daryl Ries for giving us the idea to have Jet Metier interview select contributors of Best Places who enliven our pages with their experiences and revelations. The conversation began with Daryl talking about a real estate expo she had attended just prior to their scheduled talk, and then continued with Daryl reviewing her life on four continents. In a chronological sleight of hand, we present the second part of the interview first, where Daryl speaks of her...