Most of the shops here in the Lake Chapala – Ajijic area are little artisan shops, health stores, and grocery stores. Chapala and Ajijic are not the greatest places in the world to buy clothes unless you want Mexican mantas (local clothing made from cotton fabric), which are very comfortable to wear. The prices here are good but the stores are more artisan. 
The number one sport in Portugal is soccer. Then I would say, all these basketball, handball, and all these other sports with balls, that tend to be second and third steps. But basically it’s soccer, which here in Portugal, we call soccer.
The Cockscomb Basin (pictured to the right) would be the best place to see wildlife as the basin is also known as the jaguar reserve. So if you are here you might just see a jaguar. Is an Expat Living Abroad a True American?
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Are you still entitled to consider yourself an American if you choose to live abroad? As Vice President of Business Development for Best Places in the World to Retire, I have been told by many people living abroad that they have been told (let’s say, by their sister-in-law, Betty) that, because of their decision to live abroad, they were no longer “American”. A month and a half ago, my wife and I crossed over the US – Mexico border into Mexico and...
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