Best Places In The World To Retire

Hi I moved to Panama a year ago and I love it. I have lived in Puerto Rico, Peru, Miami, Atlanta, Indiana and Panama is by far the best choice for retirement. You must remember, and a lot of people often forget, that Panama is still a third world country. BUT with lots of advantages like currency, cost of living, life style, and much more. It's a lot safer than Puerto Rico and Miami. You can have a maid for $350 a month. Fruit and vegetables are always fresh. I even became...

Hi I moved to Panama a year ago and I love it. I have lived in Puerto Rico, Peru, Miami, Atlanta, Indiana and Panama is by far the best choice for retirement. You must remember, and a lot of people often forget, that Panama is still a third world country. BUT with lots of advantages like currency, cost of living, life style, and much more. It's a lot safer than Puerto Rico and Miami. You can have a maid for $350 a month. Fruit and vegetables are always fresh. I even became vegetarian in Panama. If you like sports, every weekend there is at least two sports events in the City or at any of its provinces. Panama has a lot of beauty. I do agree that the service industry needs a lot of improvement. When it comes to people and manners the average Panamanian is behind. However, my close Panamanian friends are well educated with manners, very good people. Traffic is an issue, like any cities such as Miami, New York, Atlanta. I have learned 'short cuts' and always managed my way out of it. One more thing, I have visited 75% of the country, I have been to places like Torrijos Carter, San Miguelito for business as well as Boca Chica, Las Lajas, Boquete, San Blas and great resorts. In summary, I know Panama very well and my experience has been fantastic. 

 

I am permanent resident of Panama and US citizen. During my 15 years career in Corporate America I was expatriated to the US, Peru and the Dominican Republic. With the world economic situation, I found Panama as “the land of opportunities” and decided to move abroad. My family and I have experienced the whole process of relocating ourselves. We have learned the Panamanian “system” and requirements. I must admit it was frustrating and disappointing. Finally, after loosing lots of time and money, we met the right people and were able to process our residency. There are lots of scam out there, lots of attorneys that just take your money and disappear.   

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW - THIS IS HOW WE DID IT! 

Executive Decree No. 806  October 9, 2012​ - If you are citizen of any of these countries you can opt for residency like we did. The process takes 6 - 8 months depeding on how soon you present the paperwork. 
COUNTRIES: Canadá; Confederación de Australia; Confederación Suiza; Corea del Sur; Estados Unidos de América; Estado de Japón; Estado de Israel; Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo; Hungría; Latvia; Nueva Zelanda; Principado de Andorra; Principado de Liechtenstein; Principado de Mónaco; Reino de Bélgica; Reino de Dinamarca; Reino de España; Reino de Noruega; Reino de Suecia; Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte; Reino de los Países Bajos; Región Administrativa Especial de Hong Kong; Republica de Argentina; Republica de Austria; Republica de Checa; Republica de Chile; Republica de 
Chipre; Republica de Croacia; Republica Eslovaca; Republica de Estonia; Republica Helénica (Grecia); Republica Federal de Alemania; Republica Federativa de Brasil; Republica de Finlandia; Republica Francesa; Republica de Irlanda; Republica de Lituania; Republica de Malta; Republica de Montenegro; Republica Oriental de Uruguay; Republica de Polonia; Republica Portuguesa; Republica de Servia; Republica de Suiza; Republica de Sudáfrica; Republica de Taiwán; Serenísima República de Marino. 

 

Let me know if you would like more information.

 

 

Panamanian Main Dishes

 

For years, Panamá has been a country that welcomes good cuisine, and has offered locals and visitors hundreds of varieties of international dishes.  We go from Middle Eastern to Latin American representation.  But mainly, Panamá is very rich in their very own traditions, divided into several territorial and unique ways of cooking.

 

In Panama City, it is pretty much a combination of...

Panamanian Main Dishes

 

For years, Panamá has been a country that welcomes good cuisine, and has offered locals and visitors hundreds of varieties of international dishes.  We go from Middle Eastern to Latin American representation.  But mainly, Panamá is very rich in their very own traditions, divided into several territorial and unique ways of cooking.

 

In Panama City, it is pretty much a combination of international, with the traditional.  Several dishes are very well known and delicious, for example we can mention:

Another favorite dish is the "wacho", which is a moist rice (not soup, though) that could be made with pork (the most popular), chicken or beef, depending on individual tastes.  Then the famous "corvina", (fish) a delightful dish for every visitor.  Also very popular are the "tortillas", "carimañolas" (yuca with meat), "empanadas", "hojaldres"(puff pastry), "yuca frita" (fried yuca).  One of the most popular is the "plátano en tentación" (yellow platain), made with brown sugar and cinnamon.

 

For weddings, the main traditional dessert is "sopa de gloria", and "sopa borracha".

 

For generations, grandparents have passed on recipes, especially in the "interior"  where the "SAO" is very popular, or in Colón, with rich Caribbean recipes, like turtle and turtle egg, white rice with coconut, and black beans combined with white rice, as well as "bacalao" (codfish).

 

Another very popular Panamanian dessert is "flan" or "tres leches"( this one is imported from Nicaragua, but accepted as Panamanian).

 

For Christmas and New Year, you can´t miss the traditional "jamón de pierna" (jam, not canned).

 

 

If you move to Belize and need to stay connected, I would recommend using a smart phone and use the voice over Internet phone services like Skype, Viber, etc.
 
You can get a phone here in Belize and put a SIM card in it and you are good to go. You should not get a phone that is tied to providers like Verizon or AT&T because then you are going to end paying international rates and roaming charges. So if you are going to Belize and you already have a smartphone, make sure it...

If you move to Belize and need to stay connected, I would recommend using a smart phone and use the voice over Internet phone services like Skype, Viber, etc.
 
You can get a phone here in Belize and put a SIM card in it and you are good to go. You should not get a phone that is tied to providers like Verizon or AT&T because then you are going to end paying international rates and roaming charges. So if you are going to Belize and you already have a smartphone, make sure it is an unlocked phone. If you have a smartphone and it is locked with a certain provider, you have to get it unlocked so you can buy a local SIM card here in Belize. So in Belize you buy a phone, buy a SIM card, and then you pay as you go.
 
You can also stay connected through your phone via Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi hotspots in Belize are generally provided by restaurants and hotels. You don’t necessarily need a data plan in order to get on the internet. You can use your SIM card for local calls and connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot if you want to use the internet.