What's the dress code in Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico? What clothes do they wear in Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico?
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Relative to the dress code in Los Cabos and La Paz, I’ve seen people in thong bikinis and flip-flops walking down the main street but it is not really that acceptable. Surprisingly, what people do not realize is that Mexico is a conservative country, even though the tourists and especially the young kids at Spring break do not dress that way.
However, Los Cabos is definitely a casual area. Even if you go to a nice restaurant, you will see people...
Relative to the dress code in Los Cabos and La Paz, I’ve seen people in thong bikinis and flip-flops walking down the main street but it is not really that acceptable. Surprisingly, what people do not realize is that Mexico is a conservative country, even though the tourists and especially the young kids at Spring break do not dress that way.
However, Los Cabos is definitely a casual area. Even if you go to a nice restaurant, you will see people wearing blue jeans and a button down shirt or a pair of nice shorts and a button down shirt. That is acceptable. I personally like to dress up for dinner if I am going out to a regular restaurant but the fashion is all over the place and thank God we don’t have fashion police down here because a lot of people would be in fashion jail!
You would regularly see people in flip flops or in tennis shoes; it’s pretty casual. All I say is, when you’re in a restaurant and you are a big man, please wear a shirt and if you are a big woman, please don’t wear belly tops.
You will see some people here will really be dressed up at night regardless of where they are going. The locals usually dress nicely because they are in uniforms and they are used to dressing nicely. That is just their custom. People who are in a business setting always have business attire on and that is not unusual to see. If a family is going to church, they are dressed to the nines. You will see the men in slacks and button down shirts and the women are in dresses.
We Los Cabos is a “beachy” tourist town and many times we look like a beachy tourist town but then we also have very nice places that are upscale and exclusive to go to and in these places you’re going to see men and women really dressed up nicely. Do you have to pack a suit to come to Cabo? No, because that is not one of those things that is required but overall, fashion here in Cabo is not standard. My point is, dress appropriately for where you are. Yes, you are in Mexico but if your children say, “Oooh, mom, dad, what the heck did you do?” you know that what you’re wearing is not good enough for the street. That would be the barometer.
(Mónica Sors fashion blogger from Mexico, pictured.)
The economy of the Algarve is mainly focused on tourism, which is the main economic driver here. There is a little bit of agriculture in particular with the production of local fruits such as oranges, carobs, almonds, etc. There is some fishing, including offshore aquaculture or what we call “long line fishing,” cultivation of oysters, mussels, etc. There is also some tuna aquaculture in the Rio de Tavira. There is no manufacturing industry here but there is a little bit...
The economy of the Algarve is mainly focused on tourism, which is the main economic driver here. There is a little bit of agriculture in particular with the production of local fruits such as oranges, carobs, almonds, etc. There is some fishing, including offshore aquaculture or what we call “long line fishing,” cultivation of oysters, mussels, etc. There is also some tuna aquaculture in the Rio de Tavira. There is no manufacturing industry here but there is a little bit of the service industry.
Then of course, there is the public sector. There are a lot of public sector employees who work in the municipalities, tax department, and public services in general. Generally, tourism and the public sector and a little of agriculture are the economic drivers of the Algarve.
The economy right now is better than it had been 9 years ago. Tourism has been growing year after year. Tourism here includes the activities related to expats and anything else that involves people visiting the region or ultimately moving here, typically not full time initially but part time until they understand whether this is the place for them or not, and then becoming permanent residents. That transition phase is something that is included in the tourism numbers.
In the World Travel Market in London, the Algarve is again the Most Requested Region in the World. Tour operators in the UK are moving a lot of the traffic from North Africa and the Middle East to southern European places like the Algarve, which has been particularly popular. From the tourism, sector, the Algarve is doing very well and this has been boosted by the new legislation called the Non-Habitual Residency, which means that people can come and live and even retire in Portugal tax free. This has increased the demand for the country of Portugal and specifically for the Algarve.
(Olive you, Portugal. I love you, Portugal graphic by Jet Metier, pictured.)
The worst reason for retiring overseas would be moving to another place and wanting it to be like home, because sometimes things do not work the same way as they do back home.
For example, the work ethic here in Panama is different from the work ethic back home, where I'm from, in the US. Here in Panama, if you want to have internet connection in your house, you would not get it by just asking for it. You have to make an extra effort. After I...
The worst reason for retiring overseas would be moving to another place and wanting it to be like home, because sometimes things do not work the same way as they do back home.
For example, the work ethic here in Panama is different from the work ethic back home, where I'm from, in the US. Here in Panama, if you want to have internet connection in your house, you would not get it by just asking for it. You have to make an extra effort. After I applied for an internet connection, I waited for a month, but they had not done anything. So when I got the opportunity, I parked my car in a way that one of their company vehicles could not escape and asked them to give me the internet connection I applied for a month ago. I am not a bad guy; I just need the internet. So if you decide to live overseas, you have to be ready to do things differently because sometimes if you do things the proper way, it just doesn’t work.
There are a few American retailers who ship goods down to Nicaragua. You’ll find all kinds of products from these American retailers in the stores, and you’ll be paying a little bit more than you would pay in the States because there’s an import tax for imported products. For example, Target and Nike have huge factories in Nicaragua. I went into Target and bought a shirt for my daughter and it said, “Made in Nicaragua.” A lot of things have been made in...
There are a few American retailers who ship goods down to Nicaragua. You’ll find all kinds of products from these American retailers in the stores, and you’ll be paying a little bit more than you would pay in the States because there’s an import tax for imported products. For example, Target and Nike have huge factories in Nicaragua. I went into Target and bought a shirt for my daughter and it said, “Made in Nicaragua.” A lot of things have been made in Nicaragua now and are imported back in. It’s kind of silly, but sometimes that’s the way it works.
If you like to buy from Amazon, you can get your purchase shipped, or get a JetBox in Miami and end up paying some taxes. My family and I buy from Amazon and we just ship everything to my parents’ house in San Diego. If I have a friend coming down to Nicaragua, my mom just puts our purchased goods in a big box, ships it to my friends who are coming over, and my friends bring it here. This process is a bit archaic, but that’s the way I roll.
You can live anyplace and be safe. I have never had a crime against me and I live in Belize. But you should understand Belize is statistically one of the most dangerous nations in the Americas. Belize has little taxes and it shows it the pathetically underfunded poorly trained police force.
In Belize city there is a murder each week, you can check that on Belize breaking news if you like. Those thugs are about a 40min watertaxi ride from the Cayes and they do business there......
You can live anyplace and be safe. I have never had a crime against me and I live in Belize. But you should understand Belize is statistically one of the most dangerous nations in the Americas. Belize has little taxes and it shows it the pathetically underfunded poorly trained police force.
In Belize city there is a murder each week, you can check that on Belize breaking news if you like. Those thugs are about a 40min watertaxi ride from the Cayes and they do business there... Every year there are more murders in remote places like San Pedro.
However if you don't go to the nightclubs after 11. If you don't have a cocaine habit and thus know the dealers and you don't leave tempting things like cell phones out on a table when you go to the bathroom, just like Detroit you can go a long time crime free.
But it is getting worse... Most young men here have few chances to work leaving only two dreams.. Join the government or join a gang.
To give you an idea here are the murder rates per 100,000 people
- Canada 2
- USA 5
- Panama 9
- Costa Rica 11
- Belize 132
We who live here love this place but, no it is not a place to be careless.
Can I wear jewelry in Coronado, Panama and feel safe?
Rafael Alvarado - Rafael Alvarado / Attorney / Real Estate Broker
You can wear jewelry in Coronado and fell safe AND BEAUTIFUL!!!. It´s very safe. I have an apartment in Clayton and my wife walks around with jewelry also and never had a problem. The problem with my wife is that she needs more fingers and a third hand... ( to wear MORE!!). :)
You can wear jewelry in Coronado and fell safe AND BEAUTIFUL!!!. It´s very safe. I have an apartment in Clayton and my wife walks around with jewelry also and never had a problem. The problem with my wife is that she needs more fingers and a third hand... ( to wear MORE!!). :)
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