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• There have been issues with people through miscommunications or errors when they enter and exit Mexico as a tourist which would cause the Mexican authorities to cancel your temporary or permanent residence. If you’re a Mexican citizen, that won’t happen.

• As a Mexican citizen, you can also own property on the coast and the...

• There have been issues with people through miscommunications or errors when they enter and exit Mexico as a tourist which would cause the Mexican authorities to cancel your temporary or permanent residence. If you’re a Mexican citizen, that won’t happen.

• As a Mexican citizen, you can also own property on the coast and the restricted zone, 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) from the borders and 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) from the coastlines. If you wanted to buy land in these areas and were not a Mexican citizen, you would be forced to use a land trust.

• If you wanted to go to Brazil, for example, you can go on your Mexican passport and not pay the high visa fee that Brazil charges US citizens mainly in retaliation for the US charging higher visa fees for citizens of those countries to visit the US.

• To work in certain occupations, they want you to be a Mexican citizen.

• A permanent resident can own or be a majority shareholder in Mexican corporations engaging in fields other than banking, bonds, legal services and perhaps some others without having to register with the secretary of economy. A citizen has broader rights to have ownership in Mexican corporations and not have to comply with reporting requirements or restrictions.  

Spanish is the language most spoken in Boquete, as well as it is in David, which is the closest large city to Boquete, less than 40 minutes away by car. In David there are only a few places like restaurants where the people at least try to speak English, although the people here do try to speak English the best they can, and the expats also try speaking what Spanish they know.

Spanish is the language most spoken in Boquete, as well as it is in David, which is the closest large city to Boquete, less than 40 minutes away by car. In David there are only a few places like restaurants where the people at least try to speak English, although the people here do try to speak English the best they can, and the expats also try speaking what Spanish they know.

Living entirely abroad is something I never heard anybody say that they regret. It's just a life changing experience, and a completely different perspective of the world than vacationing in different countries.
 
US citizen going abroad tend to realize how much better life can be, compared to what we're used to and what the norm is for American life. We are taught that America is the greatest country in the world. It is not necessarily true that America has the greatest in...

Living entirely abroad is something I never heard anybody say that they regret. It's just a life changing experience, and a completely different perspective of the world than vacationing in different countries.
 
US citizen going abroad tend to realize how much better life can be, compared to what we're used to and what the norm is for American life. We are taught that America is the greatest country in the world. It is not necessarily true that America has the greatest in everything, as you would believe by looking at the numbers and the data. This becomes apparent when you're actually living in a different country. You start to realize that there's a more optimal work - life balance. Things overseas many times don't go at the fast pace that they do in America. Living abroad is a good opportunity to slow down and enjoy life without being in a rat race and around that type of energy.
 
It doesn't matter where you go. If you go to Switzerland or Nicaragua or Mexico, or any other country, you'll find differences with America. A lot of these differences are positive.  Not all of them, but overall I think it's definitely a positive change and the good thing about going abroad is that you can always come back if you want. You can go for a few years or a few months. You can go back and forth from the US. You don't have to stay in any one place forever.
 

I used to work in real estate, but I have moved to just rentals, and most of the relocation I do are semi-temporary. They can be anywhere from a few months to a few years. I honestly think that is the best way to go these days.

 

(Pictured: Kristin Wilson and local Nicaraguan kids.)

What the cost of restaurants are in Granada depends where you go to eat. If you go to the entertainment center also known as the Calzada, expect to pay tourists prices, which if you compare to the rest of the food available is pricey to say the least. It's best to venture outside of the Calzada.

 

We also recommend the little towns around Granada to eat at such as Diria Mirador and Catarina Mirador. Or venture out to Masaya and you will find very good food...

What the cost of restaurants are in Granada depends where you go to eat. If you go to the entertainment center also known as the Calzada, expect to pay tourists prices, which if you compare to the rest of the food available is pricey to say the least. It's best to venture outside of the Calzada.

 

We also recommend the little towns around Granada to eat at such as Diria Mirador and Catarina Mirador. Or venture out to Masaya and you will find very good food at reasonable "local prices" The food options are too many to mention but we try to find a new restaurant at least once a month to try something different.  So far only one bad experience.... so go out and try Nicaragua cuisine!!! and enjoy....