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The lowest-priced, brand new, bare bones vehicles in Mexico cost 140,000 to 150,000 pesos (about USD $7,950 to $8,515). 

 

If you're buying a brand-new car in Mexico, the dealership people are in charge of getting all of the documentation to get a new plate. 

 

According to the Immigration Department, to get a Mexican driver's license, an expat must have a permanent resident status. You don't need a Mexican...

The lowest-priced, brand new, bare bones vehicles in Mexico cost 140,000 to 150,000 pesos (about USD $7,950 to $8,515). 

 

If you're buying a brand-new car in Mexico, the dealership people are in charge of getting all of the documentation to get a new plate. 

 

According to the Immigration Department, to get a Mexican driver's license, an expat must have a permanent resident status. You don't need a Mexican driver's license to buy a new car. However, without a permanent resident status, you might not be able to get the car title under your name. 

 

The problem right now with the Mexican transit authorities is that they keep changing policies. Right now, the new policy implemented in the last three to four months is that if you do have a US or Canadian driver's license, you can drive a Mexican-plated car. 

 

In the United States, if you want to buy a new car, you do your research. Most people would bargain because the dealerships can charge whatever they want. In Mexico, car buyers can also bargain with dealerships depending on the time of the year. Before buying a car, go out and do your research. 

 

 

This period between April and July, car agencies will be offering more deals. By August and September, car dealerships are getting their car quotas of 2018 models so they don't want to have any old cars from 2017 sitting on their lots. They are now looking for customers aggressively and advertise. They can play with rebates and extra months with no interest on the loan.

 

Another thing that has totally changed in Mexico now is access to credit. Car dealerships can play around with interest rates. Prices can be negotiated. Especially if you are on cash basis paying the car off right away, you're in the driver's seat. It's part of the nature in Mexico to have a competitive spirit. Car dealers may have set prices from the manufacturers that are published, but there's a little room for adjustment.  

 

(Toyota in Guadalajara, Mexico, pictured. )

Yes, it safe to drink the water in Portugal in most areas. Sometimes, if you’re out in country houses, a lot of people will have their own wells and then they say not to drink the water or they’re just fine because people will have their well water filtered.

 

A lot of people buy bottled water, but, I, for example, drink from the tap. It depends on how you respond, but on average, it’s fine.

 

(Ancient Roman...

Yes, it safe to drink the water in Portugal in most areas. Sometimes, if you’re out in country houses, a lot of people will have their own wells and then they say not to drink the water or they’re just fine because people will have their well water filtered.

 

A lot of people buy bottled water, but, I, for example, drink from the tap. It depends on how you respond, but on average, it’s fine.

 

(Ancient Roman aqueduct near Tomar, Portugal, pictured.)  

There are not as many American-trained doctors in León as you would find in Managua, which is the capital of the country. But there are really good specialists here. Most of the top notch specialists graduated from our university. León is a university town and we have the top university in the country. Many of the people who graduated from the universities in Leon have gone to practice in places like Guatemala or Mexico.

 

My ophthalmologist in...

There are not as many American-trained doctors in León as you would find in Managua, which is the capital of the country. But there are really good specialists here. Most of the top notch specialists graduated from our university. León is a university town and we have the top university in the country. Many of the people who graduated from the universities in Leon have gone to practice in places like Guatemala or Mexico.

 

My ophthalmologist in León, whom I see to do checks for glaucoma, does a really thorough exam. His office is just as modern as the ones that I used to go to in New Jersey, where I come from. It has all the latest equipment. He charges me 400 córdobas, or around US $15 per visit. I spend around 90 minutes in his office as he does a thorough exam using a state-of-the-art computer system.

 

I know a good ultrasound radiologist in Leon whose office is equipped to do an ultrasound if you are having a baby or any type of ultrasound procedure. A visit to her office would run you about $30 or less depending on the type of ultrasound you get. These are highly-trained physicians. We have a public hospital in Leon and we have some private clinics as well.

 

Overall, the physicians here in León may not have been trained in the US but they had extensive training and practice from outside of the country. You will find the best of the best doctors in Managua. About 98% of the doctors there were trained in the US. The cost to go to a doctor in León is about on par with the cost to see a doctor in other parts of Nicaragua.  

 

(A teaching course on the project of pastoral health ministry at Heodra Hospital , Leon, Nicaragua, pictured.)

Although Boquete has always been a mixture of a number of cultures and peoples it wasn’t until the early 2000’s that any real number of foreigner residents began arriving to make this area home.  With the development of a residential project called Valle Escondido, Boquete was put on the map as a world-class destination for retirees and the number of expats grew dramatically.  Today there are about 2,000 newly arrived foreigners in the area that now call this area of Panama home.