Whether it’s in the States or in most western countries, you have one supermarket where you can get everything such as your produce and your dry goods. Ambergris Caye is different in that it has its own little produce market and then they have a supermarket. The produce market is where you get your fresh food such as your vegetables and you can get some dry goods that are more native to Belize like cashews, peanuts, beans, and rice. The supermarket is where you get your other goods that are imported to Belize. That way you can get your plastic plates, popcorn, Oreos, cleaning supplies, toiletries, and anything else that you could find in the States. You can also find condiments, meat, etc.
There are also smaller shops to get meat in Ambergris Caye. These are fresh meat shops that are independent stores that are usually owned by locals. There are no chain stores and there is no huge corporation in Ambergris Caye. The prices of the food and the produce are pretty reasonable, a little bit less than the prices in the States. Some of the dry goods are as expensive as they are in the States because of the import tax.
My suggestion if you are ever going to be on Ambergris Caye, is that you try to eat the native food because if you try not to go for Oreos and other imported goods, it is a lot cheaper. I have been eating a lot of the produce and fruits here in Ambergris Caye and it’s absolutely delicious. I love mangoes, papaya, and watermelon and it’s grown right here. Even if you see a papaya on the fruit stand that you want to buy, they will tell if you can already eat it or if it won’t be ready until tomorrow. So it’s comforting because the vendors look out for your best interest. So even though it causes me not to buy that fruit for that day, the vendor wants me to know that it’s not going to be as delicious today as it would be if I wait for tomorrow.
Local produce and fruits are much cheaper on Ambergris Caye than in the US, especially on Tuesday mornings when there are two boats that come in from the mainland. It’s like a San Pedro farmer’s market where you can buy the fruits and vegetables directly from the farmers, so you get the best deals.
(Pictured: Bananas being taken to market in Belize.)
You don’t need a four-wheel drive in Los Cabos and La Paz. One of the roads here is fairly new. It was built only in the last 5 years. That road connects La Paz and Cabo by an hour and a half drive. It is a complete divided highway. 
Yes, there are English-speaking churches in Portugal; Anglican, Orthodox, Catholic, etc. There are quite a few. I have one just 200 meters from my house, which is in a higher end area with a good amount of expats. 
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...
To paraphrase, add to, modernize (and a little bit botch) Robert Burns: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry… so it is great to have the Internet for quick research and decision-making.”
These places would seem to the native inhabitants to be neglected lands of unruly bushes and trees with views that were pretty, but where one did not linger while on one’s way to somewhere else. But to Mike Cobb, these were places to turn into communities with a network of pathways close to the cool porches of neighbors one would regularly visit.