Who are the residents of Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico? Who lives in Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico?
John K. Glaab - the settlement company®
There are many foreigners in Los Cabos and La Paz. Many of the people who came down here were from California. Now, we also have people from British Colombia, Alberta, Minnesota, etc. People come from all over the US but there are not that many Europeans on a percentage basis. It’s mostly Canadians and Americans who live here. As Los Cabos grew, there was quite an influx of people, particularly of professionals and Mexicans who came from the mainland. Now we have everything from...
There are many foreigners in Los Cabos and La Paz. Many of the people who came down here were from California. Now, we also have people from British Colombia, Alberta, Minnesota, etc. People come from all over the US but there are not that many Europeans on a percentage basis. It’s mostly Canadians and Americans who live here. As Los Cabos grew, there was quite an influx of people, particularly of professionals and Mexicans who came from the mainland. Now we have everything from merchants, to doctors, attorneys, engineers, and developers.
La Paz has Italians, Germans, and a lot of Canadians and Mexicans living there. The foreign population here in La Paz is not as dominant as in Los Cabos. We have seven universities in La Paz and a state music school so the lifestyle here is quite different from the lifestyle in Los Cabos. Los Cabos has some of the best discos, and bars. Sammy Hagar of the rock band Van Halen has a nightclub down in Los Cabos. There is a tremendous amount of nightlife there to get ready for spring breakers. You don’t get as many spring breakers here in La Paz as you do in Los Cabos. They come down to Cabo and dump a lot of money into the city.
(Sammy Haggar performing in his restaurant Cbo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, pictured.)
Are there tax advantages or disadvantages if I retire, work or live abroad?
Elizabeth Vance - The Gringo Guide To Panama: What To Know Before You Go
Tabitha is correct in what she said. As a US citizen, you must file your US taxes every year, no matter what.
The foreign income tax exclusion of up to $95,000 does come in handy as well as a credit too. This was a nice surprise for us, when we moved here.
I don't consider it a disadvantage, but it does get a bit tiresome to file my taxes in Panama (which requires an accountant, especially if you don't speak Spanish). Those are due...
Tabitha is correct in what she said. As a US citizen, you must file your US taxes every year, no matter what.
The foreign income tax exclusion of up to $95,000 does come in handy as well as a credit too. This was a nice surprise for us, when we moved here.
I don't consider it a disadvantage, but it does get a bit tiresome to file my taxes in Panama (which requires an accountant, especially if you don't speak Spanish). Those are due prior to March 15th each year for individuals. Then, that tax return must be used as part of your US tax return.
How's the nightlife and entertainment in and around Nicaragua?
Valeria Espinoza - Gran Pacifica
Nightlife and entertainment in and around Nicaragua is very active and offers a wide variety for all tastes all year round. There are options for everyone. You can enjoy the loud and crowded clubs, discos and karaoke of Managua, Granada, Leon and Estelí or a more festive to relaxing beach scene on the west coast of Nicaragua where you can get a cold beer, a glass of wine, or even the Nicaraguan world renowned rum. Most of the places are open Wednesday through...
Nightlife and entertainment in and around Nicaragua is very active and offers a wide variety for all tastes all year round. There are options for everyone. You can enjoy the loud and crowded clubs, discos and karaoke of Managua, Granada, Leon and Estelí or a more festive to relaxing beach scene on the west coast of Nicaragua where you can get a cold beer, a glass of wine, or even the Nicaraguan world renowned rum. Most of the places are open Wednesday through Sunday.
Managua’s most popular areas are Galerias Santo Domingo, Chaman, Bello Horizonte, Zona Hippos, Salvador Allende, and many other places scattered around Managua. In Granada you will find many options, too, most of them nearby the central park and also on the shores of the lake.
If you are looking for a restaurant, wineries, and more relaxed or family places, you can go any day of the week.
For day entertainment activities, there are many options you can enjoy. Choose from a very tranquil activity like going to the movies or getting a salsa lesson to surfing in Gran Pacifica or San Juan del Sur, practicing Scuba Diving in Corn Island, do canopy in Managua, Granada or San Juan del Sur, do rock climbing, go to the shooting range nearby the Masaya Volcano, paintball with your friends, sailing and fishing, hiking, horseback riding and golfing.
There is something for every taste. I actually enjoy going to the beach at Gran Pacifica and sitting on the sand with a local beer in my hand and just breathe and relax.
Carol Bartlett Ribeiro - Carol Bartlett Ribeiro, Property Consultant
I often say that you feel safer if you can be sick in your own language. There are excellent hospitals and excellent doctors in Portugal, all of whom speak English. The nurses also speak English. You are very well cared for.
I have a lot of experience with the healthcare system in Portugal is because of my husband having been in hospital so much before he died last year. Whether you go to a public hospital or if you have private insurance, the doctors here...
I often say that you feel safer if you can be sick in your own language. There are excellent hospitals and excellent doctors in Portugal, all of whom speak English. The nurses also speak English. You are very well cared for.
I have a lot of experience with the healthcare system in Portugal is because of my husband having been in hospital so much before he died last year. Whether you go to a public hospital or if you have private insurance, the doctors here are very, very good. And there is a lot of ongoing very high quality research going on. I often say to visitors to Portugal that you don’t need to think about getting on a plane and flying home unless you’re doing so for a specific doctor who you don’t have here. Other than that, from a healthcare perspective, there’s everything here.
Things have changed so much regarding the language here. It’s important to perhaps pick up some words in Portuguese and there are lots of schools you can go to but the Portuguese are quite happy if speaking English to you. They prefer to speak English to you in order to practice their English rather than you struggling Portuguese, but it’s always good to say “obrigado” (please) and “faz favor” (thank you).
The Portuguese spoken in Portugal is more formal than the Portuguese spoken in Brazil. For many people it’s easier to pick up Portuguese from the Brazilians because the way Brazilians speak Portuguese is more musical as opposed to the way those the Portuguese speak it, wherein they would tend to sometimes swallow the end of the word. I learned my Portuguese in Brazil when we were living there. The difference is it’s a little bit like the difference between American English and English from England, where you have the same word but maybe different meanings.
(Logo for Todos os Santos clinic, Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)
What are the best places in Panama to live and retire?
Frank Kehanu
Hi everyone,
The best place to live in The Panama Republic for you?
Only you can get that answer.
The modern conception of quality of life is a combination of factors: environment, standard of living, mental and physical health, social position, education, etc.
*** Another important factor in life quality is freedom***
—freedom to create, freedom to develop, freedom to make choices.
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Hi everyone,
The best place to live in The Panama Republic for you?
Only you can get that answer.
The modern conception of quality of life is a combination of factors: environment, standard of living, mental and physical health, social position, education, etc.
*** Another important factor in life quality is freedom***
—freedom to create, freedom to develop, freedom to make choices.
From this point of view we may say that the policies of a country’s government and its regime may also have a great influence on the quality of life.
With that freedom provided in the isthmus, most newcomers spend time visiting every available option and other venues, which are off the beaten path.
There is something for everyone in this isthmus: plenty of coast, islands, buzzing cities, high planes, volcano, valleys, lakes, desert, rivers, waterfalls, caves, jungle, etc.
You may find a spot that provides all these a few minutes apart.
Go, explore the Isthmus, Your heart will tell you as soon as you find your best place.
You´ll know then and only then.
For me is the best place is the Azuero peninsula in southern Panama, where the Republic of Panama's first scream of independence was heard.
REM: Great Baseball too.
Welcome to the isthmus of Panama !!!
( The town of Cambutal, Los Santos province, Panamá, pictured.)
Traditionally, the Belizeans who could afford it would go to Guatemala, Mexico, or to Cuba for more serious health issues, but in the last 10 years, Belize has caught up a lot here and a lot of people stay here now.
There are a lot of local doctors in Belize. My neurosurgeon is a Belizean and he tells me that he does things they can’t don’t do in America yet.
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Traditionally, the Belizeans who could afford it would go to Guatemala, Mexico, or to Cuba for more serious health issues, but in the last 10 years, Belize has caught up a lot here and a lot of people stay here now.
There are a lot of local doctors in Belize. My neurosurgeon is a Belizean and he tells me that he does things they can’t don’t do in America yet.
We also have a lot of Cuban doctors here in Belize. That is why a lot of people aren’t going abroad anymore because the government brings and employs Cubans and other international doctors, so there is no reason to go out anymore.
Cuban doctors are regarded worldwide as good doctors. They have a very good health system in Cuba.
A lot of the doctors here in Belize were trained in America. Some practice in America as well. American doctors come here and work with our doctors in Belize. So I am very comfortable with the health care here, even though I don’t have any private health insurance. Health insurance is very expensive here but it is also expensive in America.
If you’re interested in buying private health insurance here in Belize, I believe it is available here up to the age of 65.
(Pictured: pediatricians at the Belize Medical Associates.)
My wife and I bought our first home in Chelem, Yucatan, Mexico in 2002. Our plans when we bought our house were to use it for our retirement, which at that time, was still years down the road. The more we visited our home, however, the more we fell in love with the Yucatan, so by the end of 2003 we moved to Mexico full-time. We worked and traveled throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, including Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Mahahual (in the state of Quintana Roo), and while they...
Homesickness hits us all here in Panama. Of course, any place you move to outside the US you will find the same thing.
For me it took about three months to hit. You’re so busy doing this and that to prepare for your leaving the US and so happy about your new life that awaits you. When you get here, you have shopping to do, moving into your new home, people to meet and greet. You’re happy with all the new things to see and do around you; the music the food,...
At the culmination of Cancer Awareness Month, a huge rally was held on the last Sunday of October in Panamá City. Thousands of enthusiastic Panameños from all over the country marched down the length of the Cinta Costera in support of fund raising for cancer research. Marching bands, dancers in traditional costumes, school groups, bomberos (firefighters), the Darien frontier police, and many other organizations participated in this special event.
There are many foreigners in Los Cabos and La Paz. Many of the people who came down here were from California. Now, we also have people from British Colombia, Alberta, Minnesota, etc. People come from all over the US but there are not that many Europeans on a percentage basis. It’s mostly Canadians and Americans who live here. As Los Cabos grew, there was quite an influx of people, particularly of professionals and Mexicans who came from the mainland. Now we have everything from...
I often say that you feel safer if you can be sick in your own language. There are excellent hospitals and excellent doctors in Portugal, all of whom speak English. The nurses also speak English. You are very well cared for. 
Hi everyone, 
Traditionally, the Belizeans who could afford it would go to Guatemala, Mexico, or to Cuba for more serious health issues, but in the last 10 years, Belize has caught up a lot here and a lot of people stay here now. 
My wife and I bought our first home in Chelem, Yucatan, Mexico in 2002. Our plans when we bought our house were to use it for our retirement, which at that time, was still years down the road. The more we visited our home, however, the more we fell in love with the Yucatan, so by the end of 2003 we moved to Mexico full-time. We worked and traveled throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, including Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Mahahual (in the state of Quintana Roo), and while they...