That is a very good question. My estimate is that it’s minimum, not even 2% to 5% of the total crimes in Mexico committed in Mexico are against expats. Americans or other expats are not targeted because they are Gringos or maybe a criminal may think that they are easy touch, have money or they don’t know what they’re doing.
The food cost in Panama depends where you live. If you live in Coronado, it’s more expensive. They always up the prices. It’s the same in Panama City. 
There are many different prices to build a home here in San Juan Del Sur, depending on the quality of construction and quality of finishing materials. The price that I give most of my buyers is generally around US $100 per square foot for construction. You can build cheaper than that. The cheapest you could get is around $60 a square foot. You can always spend more money in construction here in San Juan Del Sur.
Portugal has fantastic Internet service. There are two major internet providers that operate here in Portugal and they are very good. They also provide the cable TV channels, which is part of the package along with landline phone. Designing + Building a House in Guatemala - Part 5b
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Zaqueo hired a third friend of his from his home area named Chicalo. He was to be an “ayudante,” or assistant as they are called when they don’t have a specific trade. Chicalo had only one working eye. The other had been irreparably damaged by a bungee cord accident. I used to work with eye surgeons, and one of them told me, “Don’t EVER use bungee cords, and tell everyone you know they are very dangerous and to throw them out!” She had...
has changed a little and a lot in the last four years. We have watched as the economy has improved for the community. A great deal is based on tourism and the influx of expats. There has also been a worldwide increase in the higher-end coffees that grow in the mountains that tower over the towns of both Boquete and Volcan. Many small businesses have come and gone in the last four years. Growth is evident as the high school is currently....jpg)
I was born in Santo Thomas Hospital in Panama City. My parents & grandparents worked for the Panama Canal Company & we lived on the Canal Zone. From birth to age 5 (1944 - 50) we lived in the Balboa Gavlin area on Cacao Street (in the days before the bridge to our house was on Panamá Bay).