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Patients from the United States, Canada, or Europe often come to Mexico just to get medical and dental procedures done here. The dental services in Mexico could cost 20% of what they would cost in the United State... Read more
A Desperado for Raspado, Panamanian or Tucsonan Reading Chris Frochaux’s piece on raspado, the traditional Panamanian dessert, made me hungry for a “shave ice treat (that&r... Read more
I enjoy gardening in my greenhouse and around my property, but I have too big of a property to maintain myself. Gardeners are a big help and I have a really good one that has been with my ... Read more
I can give you a general overview of the history of Bocas Del Toro. In the beginning, all the workers who lived here worked on the banana plantation for Chiquita Banana, which was United Fruit back then... Read more
Nicaragua is home to many exotic animals; however, which animal you may be close to depends on where you want to live. I live on the Pacific Coast which is very dry and seems to be home to many animals that would live... Read more
My wife and I live in a small town close to Masaya. We budget $1000 USD a month for everything, including gas ,housekeeper 3 days a week, and restaurants. Everything depends on how a person wants to live. ... Read more
Having a part-time housekeeper in Masaya Nicaragua costs me $10 a day for part-time. She comes Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We provide her with breakfast and lunch. ... Read more
Yes, it is safe as long as you drink bottled water delivered by national companies with local presence like Bonafont and Epura or local providers like Agua Inmaculada and Marnier. Al... Read more
We have all talked about how affordable health care is here in Mexico, and even Richard who paid ten thousand for his pacemaker made a good point. However, none of us want to think about catastrophic accidents or illn... Read more
I would recommend looking around for local furniture makers. In my town there are two men who make different styles of traditional straight chairs. I also love Equipali chairs which are possibly made ... 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
Beautiful Playa Venao has been my passion for many years, and this is the area I moved to a long time ago, in 1985. I was lucky to get to know Panama from the "inside out", being exposed... Read more
Many people have this idea that Panama is a backward place with grinding poverty, poor infrastructure, political instability and lots of risk for investors. In fact, while there is poverty there in relative terms, the... Read more
Another sunny and breezy day. It´s late in the day and I´m just now ready for lunch, waiting for my grilled tuna sandwich with a tall glass of fresh squeezed pineapple juice! After all, this is the famous “T... Read more
The first neighbor we met was Moises. He looked to me like a gangster at first glance, and I believe he wants the people around here to think so as well. He usually wears pointed-toe cowboy boots and a black leather j... Read more
The streets of Antigua are all stones. Some say cobblestones, but these are not well cobbled. The city is a World Heritage Site, so it m... Read more
Two of the best things about living at the Lake Chapala area have to do with aviation: 1. Through what I can only assume is dumb luck, Guadalajara International Airport was placed at the south side of that ... Read more
My Mother-in-Law, Dona Maria It is really difficult to get to know the people around you when you don’t speak the same language. You can ... Read more
Like an aspiring knight in a medieval fairytale who had been told to bring back the egg of a fire-breathing dragon or a nascent American Indian brave who had been given the task of producing a specific feather from a ... Read more
Zaqueo hired a third friend of his from his home area named Chicalo. He was to be an “ayudante,” or assistant as they are called when they don’t have a specific trade. Chicalo ha... Read more
"Why would anybody want to build a house in a foreign country?" That’s what I asked my friend who was buying land here in Guatemala. She was looking for a partner, and I thought she was a bit cr... Read more
"What is Hobbitenango?" Many of my stories involve a place up the hill near us called Hobbitenango, and before I write about building my house here, I must explain what Hobbitenango is. “Tenango... Read more
Here in Guatemala they call themselves Guatemaltecos (Guatemalteca for women) and not Guatemalans. But both are understood. When I came to live here it was a plan for two years, to put this young indigenous woman thro... Read more
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