How's the weather in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico? What's the average temperature in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico?
Magy Carmona - Magy Carmona at Lake Chapala Realty
The weather in Chapala and Ajijic is cool- between 17 and 23 Celsius (62.6 – 73.4 Fahrenheit). It can be a little bit cooler during the night, but not less than 10 to 13 Celsius (50 – 55.4 Fahrenheit). On Christmas Eve, December 24, people get by just wearing a jacket, a jumper, or something light. Many people have fireplaces, but it’s only because it’s romantic, and not because they really need it.
In April and in May, it...
The weather in Chapala and Ajijic is cool- between 17 and 23 Celsius (62.6 – 73.4 Fahrenheit). It can be a little bit cooler during the night, but not less than 10 to 13 Celsius (50 – 55.4 Fahrenheit). On Christmas Eve, December 24, people get by just wearing a jacket, a jumper, or something light. Many people have fireplaces, but it’s only because it’s romantic, and not because they really need it.
In April and in May, it gets too hot in Chapala and Ajijic. These are the hottest months, and the temperature can rise to as high as 38 Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit.) You can say you are melting on the streets, but that’s why Chapala has swimming pools everywhere.
Some people will have a different idea in their head when you say “melting,” because is Spanish, we say, “I’m melting like a candle,” but it’s really not that bad. I’ve been to Cuba and St. Lucia, Spain, and it’s 42 to 43 Celsius (107.6 – 109.4 Fahrenheit) there- that’s melting.
(Fireplace in a house during an estate sale, Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)
Are gays, lesbians and others in the LGBT community accepted in Portugal?
Carol Bartlett Ribeiro - Carol Bartlett Ribeiro, Property Consultant
Yes, absolutely; gays and lesbians and others in the LGBT community are accepted in Portugal. In Portugal you can have gay marriages and they have just passed a law to say that gays can adopt children as well.
The attitude towards gays and Lesbians has changed a tremendous amount. Perhaps 30 or 40 years ago, not, and maybe not even 20 years ago, but now they really are, not just legally, but culturally as well.
Yes, absolutely; gays and lesbians and others in the LGBT community are accepted in Portugal. In Portugal you can have gay marriages and they have just passed a law to say that gays can adopt children as well.
The attitude towards gays and Lesbians has changed a tremendous amount. Perhaps 30 or 40 years ago, not, and maybe not even 20 years ago, but now they really are, not just legally, but culturally as well.
Do I still have to file my US income taxes if I retire, work or just live abroad?
Judy Sacco
Yes you do. Also, if you have bank accounts in Panama over $10,000, you have to file the FBAR (Form TD-F 90-22.1) and over $50,000 the form 8938 reporting your foreign bank accounts and corporations. You also have to report any interest earned on foreign accounts.
The earned income credit is a benefit. You can exclude about $92,000 of income earned in Panama (other than interest). You can figure all of this using TurboTax. If you do not report, there can be...
Yes you do. Also, if you have bank accounts in Panama over $10,000, you have to file the FBAR (Form TD-F 90-22.1) and over $50,000 the form 8938 reporting your foreign bank accounts and corporations. You also have to report any interest earned on foreign accounts.
The earned income credit is a benefit. You can exclude about $92,000 of income earned in Panama (other than interest). You can figure all of this using TurboTax. If you do not report, there can be dire penalties.
How many Americans, Canadians, and other expats live in Boquete, Panama?
Dianne Heidke - The Boquete Handbook
Estimates for the number of Americans and Canadians living in Boquete varies - some say about 1,500 full time in the Boquete, Volcan, David area...many more come on a part-time basis.
Dianne Heidke - The Boquete Handbook
Estimates for the number of Americans and Canadians living in Boquete varies - some say about 1,500 full time in the Boquete, Volcan, David area...many more come on a part-time basis.
What do I need to know when buying a house or other real estate in Nicaragua?
David Smith - Farmland Assets
Regarding the purchase of real estate and fees paid by the seller & buyer, it is important to note that a separate contract is permitted and negotiable regarding payment of these fees. Many buyers and sellers prefer to negotiate a net price to the seller with the buyer paying all required fees.
This arrangement is sometimes preferred due to the fact that some sellers are very slow to pay the transfer taxes and this can delay the title transfer...
Regarding the purchase of real estate and fees paid by the seller & buyer, it is important to note that a separate contract is permitted and negotiable regarding payment of these fees. Many buyers and sellers prefer to negotiate a net price to the seller with the buyer paying all required fees.
This arrangement is sometimes preferred due to the fact that some sellers are very slow to pay the transfer taxes and this can delay the title transfer process.
Editor’s note: We had the privilege in early March, 2017 to talk with Michael Eager. The Eager family is a bit of an institution in the Ajijic area, where Michael’s brother Mark owns a real estate sales company and Michael runs the business that started it all in the 1970s, formerly the Posada, and now the Nueva Posada. In this interview, Michael tells us the unlikely set of events that started it all when Ajijic was just a small, out of the way village and well...
Since my last post I had to return to Australia to sort out finances and final arrangements, after 13 months in Chiang Rai.
Lesson 1- When you are fully committed to a permanent move, settle all that stuff well in advance of departure date; I left behind a property which in retrospect had become a burden. I should have sold up before leaving, since the ensuing sale was close to being a nightmare of new rules and bureaucracy. Banks & settlement...
In January 2013, Archaeologists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, discovered a cluster of 12 unusual stones in the back of a small, prehistoric rock-shelter near the town of Boquete. The cache represents the earliest material evidence of shamanistic practice in lower Central America. Ruth Dickau, Leverhulme Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Exeter in England, unearthed the cache of stones in the Casita de Piedra rock-shelter in 2007. A...
The weather in Chapala and Ajijic is cool- between 17 and 23 Celsius (62.6 – 73.4 Fahrenheit). It can be a little bit cooler during the night, but not less than 10 to 13 Celsius (50 – 55.4 Fahrenheit). On Christmas Eve, December 24, people get by just wearing a jacket, a jumper, or something light. Many people have fireplaces, but it’s only because it’s romantic, and not because they really need it. 
Yes, absolutely; gays and lesbians and others in the LGBT community are accepted in Portugal. In Portugal you can have gay marriages and they have just passed a law to say that gays can adopt children as well. 
Editor’s note: We had the privilege in early March, 2017 to talk with Michael Eager. The Eager family is a bit of an institution in the Ajijic area, where Michael’s brother Mark owns a real estate sales company and Michael runs the business that started it all in the 1970s, formerly the Posada, and now the Nueva Posada. In this interview, Michael tells us the unlikely set of events that started it all when Ajijic was just a small, out of the way village and well...