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The cost for homeowner’s insurance will vary, depending on location. For example, we’re in Riviera Maya, which is in an area that has a higher potential for hurricanes. So more or less you would pay between US $1,500 to $2,000 a year for insurance that would protect you against damage from flooding, fire, and so on, not including the contents of the property, such as furniture
 
From a cultural perspective, other than insuring against hurricanes, in Mexico,...

The cost for homeowner’s insurance will vary, depending on location. For example, we’re in Riviera Maya, which is in an area that has a higher potential for hurricanes. So more or less you would pay between US $1,500 to $2,000 a year for insurance that would protect you against damage from flooding, fire, and so on, not including the contents of the property, such as furniture
 
From a cultural perspective, other than insuring against hurricanes, in Mexico, we’re not accustomed to insurance. For example, I don’t have insurance on my house.  However, that doesn’t mean that the major insurance companies aren’t located in Mexico. They are and you can find any type of insurance that you want. 
 
One of the reasons is that houses in the US are constructed out of different components. In the US, you would use more wood, while here in Mexico, essentially everything is constructed out of concrete, so it is extremely uncommon to see a house burn in Mexico.

 

(Tulum, Mexico, pictured.)

The cost for landline phone service in Portugal is about €10 to €20 (US $10.75 to $21.70 or £7.21 to £14.42), which would give you unlimited calls within Portugal.
 
During weekends, you would also get free calls from 9 PM to 9 AM to any place in Europe. Outside those times, you would have to pay for calls that you make to Europe.

 

(Telephone booth in Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)

The cost for landline phone service in Portugal is about €10 to €20 (US $10.75 to $21.70 or £7.21 to £14.42), which would give you unlimited calls within Portugal.
 
During weekends, you would also get free calls from 9 PM to 9 AM to any place in Europe. Outside those times, you would have to pay for calls that you make to Europe.

 

(Telephone booth in Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)

I can give you an idea of how much it would cost to build a house in Pedasi by using our development as an example.  For a 200 square meter house (approximately 2,150 square feet) build to American standards with granite, stainless steel, etc., but without the land, you would pay from US $140,000 – $160,000.  This would translate to roughly between $65 to $75 per square foot.  

I can give you an idea of how much it would cost to build a house in Pedasi by using our development as an example.  For a 200 square meter house (approximately 2,150 square feet) build to American standards with granite, stainless steel, etc., but without the land, you would pay from US $140,000 – $160,000.  This would translate to roughly between $65 to $75 per square foot.  

If you are going to build a concrete house to American standards and the location is around San Pedro Town in Ambergris Caye, then that might cost around US $200 per square foot. If you are going to bring your materials by barge off the beach, you are going to add maybe another $20 per square foot. That would be a nice concrete house with nice tiled floors, granite countertops, mahogany cabinets, which are all up to American quality. Fixtures might also be included, such as fans.
 
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If you are going to build a concrete house to American standards and the location is around San Pedro Town in Ambergris Caye, then that might cost around US $200 per square foot. If you are going to bring your materials by barge off the beach, you are going to add maybe another $20 per square foot. That would be a nice concrete house with nice tiled floors, granite countertops, mahogany cabinets, which are all up to American quality. Fixtures might also be included, such as fans.
 
I just helped renovate one of the condos of one of my clients. I am not a contractor but I kind of got roped into it. We used granite countertops and bathroom vanities. We used nice ivory bowls that sit on the countertops. They had old fashioned water spouts that puts the water into these old fashioned bowls. You can get anything out of the States down here to Ambergris Caye now. There are also some big hardware companies such as Benny’s in Belize City that bring in things from all over the world. Finestein is the family that owns Benny’s. They have everything you need.

 

(Renovated condo bathroom in Ambergris Caye, Belize, pictured.)

To further illustrate how important this is and how it is being used at the highest level, the disputes...

To further illustrate how important this is and how it is being used at the highest level, the disputes that arose as a result of the confiscation of land during the revolution and its return and in which the US many times is involved (on behalf of Nicaraguans who became US citizens), have been agreed to be resolved by arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce.