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Almost everything you need to buy is available here in Coronado, Panama, so, for most things, you don't have to leave the area to go shopping. If you need furniture or lighting, however, you can go to We... Read more
There are two main types of construction types in the Cayo District and San Ignacio, Belize. There is the hardwood homes or pine timber homes, or you have the cement block homes. In real estate we have a te... Read more
As a real estate agent and member of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI), of course I do not want to say anything detrimental to property values anywhere in the country. However, as a fello... Read more
To answer this question "What is the history of Panama?" would take pages of text and the complete answer can be found in many web sites on the Internet. What I would like to do is concentrate on on... Read more
No, Medicare (Part A or B) will not cover you in Mexico even if you are here temporarily. The only time Medicare would cover you in Mexico is if you are on the border and the hospital in Mexico is closer than the ... Read more
The cost to rent a home in the Lake Chapala / Ajijic area has been moving upwards over the last few years, as demand has increased and supply has not kept up. As with prices to buy, your price t... Read more
Most people will tell you that “High Season” in the Lake Chapala / Ajijic area is from October or November through about April, with “Low Season” encompassing the “Rainy Season”, whi... Read more
One of the biggest advantages of living at the Lake Chapala / Ajijic area is the existence of Guadalajara less than an hour away. Like many things in the Lake Chapala area, the existence of a 5 million inhabitant... Read more
The restaurants in the Ajijic and overall Lake Chapala area are extremely good and extremely reasonably priced (perhaps 60% less than in the US). And yes, you can get quite a bit more variety than Mexican food.&n... Read more
The answer to can you buy good clothes in the Lake Chapala / Ajijic area depends on what kinds of clothes you purchase. First, the good news. If you buy your clothes at Walmart, we have on... Read more
There is no authoritative census, so these are my guesses. The Lake Chapala area (including Ajijic) is about 20% - 25% expat, with the rest being Mexicans. The expats are about 40% from the US... Read more
"Standard of living” is a bit hard to define, because the elements of it are different for different people. For example, if you are not happy unless they have the feel and excitement of a large city, ... Read more
An emerging personal finance trend has seen retirees and people in pre-retirement making investments in foreign real estate, especially in emerging markets. The potential benefits are very enticing; these regions are ... Read more
For retirees/expats considering a cruise, here are a few tips I garnered from a recent Caribbean island-hopping adventure my wife and I enjoyed. It was ap... Read more
Three years ago, I selected Panama as a regional base for my business. I am very pleased with the results and can state, unequivocally, that I accomplished the principle goal. Moreover, I have been blessed ... Read more
I DO feel proud of building a house in Guatemala. I'm not going to get into the doing here, but lay the... Read more
I grew up in the United States, most recently from Northern California, but now in my 70’s I live in a village in Guatemala, five miles away from Antigua, a popular tourist destination and NOT typical of Guatemala... Read more
They were big, open questions— the “elephant in the room,” the large, unavoidable thing I was a bit afraid to confront honestly and directly. The background is that I was born and rais... Read more
We have been in Nicaragua since 2006 and it has been 11+ years of frustration and work. It has never been boring. The past year has felt different. There was a feeling of increased tension happening that we were begin... Read more
Who among us hasn’t been cheered during an otherwise down time or learned an important life lesson from a dog? About 20 years ago, when I was having a difficult time in a particularly tense business negotiation, ... Read more
Last month while visiting and exploring Boquete Panama just happened to stumble upon a very interesting investment "Factional" Coffee Farm turnkey ownership. Just so happened we arrived the day before they ... Read more
When in my early twenties, after crossing the border near San Diego with my friends and driving south in Mexico, I noticed lots of houses in which the construction had begun, but was not finished. ... Read more
If you’re an expat, you may not want to read this. If you’re considering becoming an expat, you need to read it. Here’s what I’ve taken away, thus far, from my recent heart attack, and a very real brush with death in ... Read more
The care I received for my cardiac event at Medellin’s Pablo Tobón Uribe hospital was excellent, with world-class attention, state of the art equipment, and highly professional staff. Tobón Uribe is a Joint Commission... Read more
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