Out of the total number of expats living in the Lake Chapala area, about 60% of them live in Ajijic. The rest are divided in other places such as Jocotepec, San Juan Cosala, and on the other side of the lake. 
Portugal has cut down quite a lot of holidays. Portugal is a Catholic country that had a tremendous amount of holidays for saints that they’ve had to cut down on. 
Yes, there is religious freedom in Nicaragua. About 70% of the population of Nicaragua is Catholic. There are Catholic churches everywhere here but there are also many other religious groups such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists, Protestants, etc. Most of the religions that exist here are Christian but in general, whatever church you decide to join there is not discrimination or intolerance. Edesia's Revenge
Good food is like good sex – most people don’t need it every day, but life becomes drab and colorless when it disappears entirely. Here Panama ranks low (on the food index, not the sex index). Most meals in Panama, whether at home or in restaurants, consist of white rice and beans with a bit of leathery meat or chicken. Fried foods are also popular – especially hojaldra (fried bread), tortillas and other things made of corn -- with predictable results for the national body...