If you’re retired and want to live in Mexico, you can come as a tourist or you can be a Residente Temporal. If you want to work, yes, you can if you’re Residente Temporal. Once you get your Residente Temporal then you can apply for your work permit. Once you get the work permit, when you renew your Residente Temporal, the following year automatically the work permit will be renewed. 
There are certain elements to the total cost of living in Ambergris Caye that are going to provide for a far less expensive cost of living but other elements that would provide for a more expensive cost of living, depending on the way you choose to live here in Ambergris Caye.
I am often asked the question about what it's like to move to Panama, and I usually hesitate to respond. As we all know, each experience is different. 
The mosquitoes and other insects are not that bad here in Algarve. We are not Florida and we are not Central America. Anyone who is accustomed to living in those places would find Algarve to be a welcomed relief. We clearly do get some flies and mosquitoes in the summer but they are not at the epidemic level. Some houses here have pools so sometimes mosquitoes breed in the water and we have to swat them away but it’s not a big deal. People here often get wax candles that have a...How San Miguel de Allende Won— and Broke— My Heart as Best City in the World
Lest you be skeptical of that “Best City in the World” designation in the title, dear readers, let me begin by saying that Travel + Leisure magazine in 2017 bestowed that very designation on San Miguel de Allende, as had Condé Nast Traveler magazine in 2013. And many other publications have granted very similar titles to our little village over the past several years. My bias for San Miguel, however, began many years before.
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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 accredited institution, ranked as one of the best hospitals in Latin America. Indeed, my only complaint concerning the four days I was embedded there was about the mediocre meals. Hospitals must have been in competition with the airlines for worst food, and the airlines...
A disclaimer: I’m a capital G Gringo. I’ve been practicing my English skills for many years, and I’m proud to say that I have my native language down pretty well. In other words, I ain’t no expert in español, so keep that in mind.