How much do restaurants cost in San Miguel de Allende?
Maria Mazarro - Kika's Botique
Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende generally cost between 100 to 300 pesos (US $5.50 to $16). For 100 pesos ($5.50) you could get a plate of tamales, with milanesa (breaded beef), rice, and a salad. You could get the meal of the day with a drink and dessert. You could also get meat tacos, chicken tacos, or tortas (a type of sandwich).
If you go to the market, you could get the meal of the day for 60 pesos ($3.25). But when you are eating out in San...
Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende generally cost between 100 to 300 pesos (US $5.50 to $16). For 100 pesos ($5.50) you could get a plate of tamales, with milanesa (breaded beef), rice, and a salad. You could get the meal of the day with a drink and dessert. You could also get meat tacos, chicken tacos, or tortas (a type of sandwich).
If you go to the market, you could get the meal of the day for 60 pesos ($3.25). But when you are eating out in San Miguel de Allende, you have to be careful because some local places that are cheap are not very clean but some of the places I will not personally go.
You can also go to the organic market on Saturday mornings and you can eat really cheaply but very good and authentic Mexican food. You can get a good meal at the organic market for 40 pesos ($2). For 40 pesos ($2), you could get tacos, quesadillas, tostadas, a hamburger, etc. They are very clean and they taste really good.
(Beef with a chili sauced served from a food stall in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, pictured.)
Who are the residents of Corozal? Who lives in Corozal?
Dennis Jackman
In Corozal, the residents are mostly Belizeans, Mexicans, and Northerners. A lot of Belizeans are descendants from Mexico, and constitute 90% of the population of Corozal. Five percent would be Northerners, and the other 5% would be others, like Garifuna. The Garifuna are down south, so the percentages drastically change as you go down south.
(Mexico Belize frontier, pictured.)
In Corozal, the residents are mostly Belizeans, Mexicans, and Northerners. A lot of Belizeans are descendants from Mexico, and constitute 90% of the population of Corozal. Five percent would be Northerners, and the other 5% would be others, like Garifuna. The Garifuna are down south, so the percentages drastically change as you go down south.
Can I get a good caregiver in Panama and what is the cost of a good caregiver in Panama?
Lourdes Townshend
Seniors in Panamá
The current wave of foreigners moving to Panamá in search of a better quality of life at a lower cost of living from places like the United States started about ten years ago. Before that, it was a lot easier to get live-in domestic help such as maids and gardeners, as well as technical handymen, electricians, plumbers, etc., at a great price.
Year after year, the demand for these services increased, due the great quantity of expats...
Seniors in Panamá
The current wave of foreigners moving to Panamá in search of a better quality of life at a lower cost of living from places like the United States started about ten years ago. Before that, it was a lot easier to get live-in domestic help such as maids and gardeners, as well as technical handymen, electricians, plumbers, etc., at a great price.
Year after year, the demand for these services increased, due the great quantity of expats arriving for different reasons, including the worldwide economical crisis that encouraged retirees to seek offshore destinations in order to live a peaceful and affordable life. For these people, Panamá has a lot to offer. Panamá was booming.
Now, in 2015, prices have increased a lot, but still remain enviously low, compared to certain countries such as the US and Canada, in which caregiver prices are extremely high.
Some personal experiences:
While living in Florida in 1996, we needed to place my mother into a nursing home for a while, because she was experiencing a major medical condition. It was certainly not a good or pleasant experience, even thought all our family was constantly at her side, giving her constant love and bringing her the things she needed or feeding her. The price was extremely high.
Back in Panamá, in 2001, we placed my mother-in-law for a month into a nursing home in Altos del Golf (a very nice area of the city) while we traveled to visit our children. It was a very home-oriented place, and extremely clean. The price was very a very modest US $800.00 month.
It had all the facilities a person might need, with pleasant and trained people. A doctor was available, if needed. The home was not as sophisticated as one in the United States, but it has more personal care and love.
In Panamá, when both our in-laws reached their care years in 1999 through 2002, we hired two full time live-in maids, at that time with good salary of $250.00 each, and all live in expenses covered, including medical, with my husband and me living next door, available at all times, and supervising. That really did not work, as they needed constant supervision.
Finally, when only one in- law alive, I moved in and took care of her by myself 24/7 with help for cooking and cleaning until her death, eight months later.
This tells you that every situation is unique, and based on all those experiences, I can strongly suggest that you get help. You can still get good help in Panamá, even though salaries have been going up a lot, but still, it is much less than other places, like the United States.
Try to get people from the "interior" (you can still mold them; they are simple and innocent). If a parent can live with you, it is much better. You will have the great opportunity to honor them until their last minute. Is so rewarding to have those memories.
Nursing homes in Panamá are booming, especially during the last 10 years, due to more and more couples having to work demanding hours. You can find nursing homes in Altos del Golf, Clayton, El Carmen, Betania, San Francisco, and other places.
Prices have gone up over the years, but are very affordable, maybe between $800 (Betania) and $3,000 per month, all included. All are small and "home-oriented” with people ready to please you and with nutritional food, as in Panamá you are blessed to get fresh fruits and vegetables at extraordinarily good prices.
If you live in the "interior", things are a lot easier, but as far as I know, there are no nursing homes as yet. I'm sure they will be there soon.
We do not have yet "hospice" facilities, which I would find helpful. Hospitals take this place for now.
In seeking live-in help, do your research, as there are many foreign ladies who charge way more than Panamanians. And a last piece of advice: get good references for anyone you hire. If possible, go to your attorney, accountant, embassy or any other institution of your choice that you trust, and get the as much information as you can on this person, as well as your contract. Be very specific what they are going to do, and the benefits they will receive. Make sure to include your labor requirements. I´ve heard many stories of people who did not do this, and regretted it later.
Luis Rodrigues - Gouveia Pereira, Costa Freitas & Associates, Law Firm, RL
Yes you can obtain a mortgage home loan in Portugal as a foreigner. You would need to open a bank account and prove before the bank that you have financial capacity to repay the home loan.
(Santarém, Portugal, pictured.)
Yes you can obtain a mortgage home loan in Portugal as a foreigner. You would need to open a bank account and prove before the bank that you have financial capacity to repay the home loan.
What are the things I'll be most happily surprised by when moving or retiring abroad?
David McKeegan
When moving or retiring abroad, every day is an adventure!
We have been abroad since 2002 and have lived in a number of different countries and I think by far our favorite part is the exploring! Finding the best coffee shop or the best restaurant, what new and exciting things are in the grocery store, etc. The “everyday” isn’t the same everywhere and that makes living abroad really interesting.
(Coffee at...
When moving or retiring abroad, every day is an adventure!
We have been abroad since 2002 and have lived in a number of different countries and I think by far our favorite part is the exploring! Finding the best coffee shop or the best restaurant, what new and exciting things are in the grocery store, etc. The “everyday” isn’t the same everywhere and that makes living abroad really interesting.
(Coffee at Artesanos Cafe and Bar in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, pictured.)
Once upon a time, the American Nicaraguan School in Managua was the only school with bilingual Spanish and English instruction and USA accreditation, and thus was the school that most facilitated acceptance into US universities and colleges, but today there are several bi-lingual schools K-12 with US accreditation. Also, there are several that offer the international baccalaureate degree, which facilitates entry into European colleges and universities. It's probably also...
Once upon a time, the American Nicaraguan School in Managua was the only school with bilingual Spanish and English instruction and USA accreditation, and thus was the school that most facilitated acceptance into US universities and colleges, but today there are several bi-lingual schools K-12 with US accreditation. Also, there are several that offer the international baccalaureate degree, which facilitates entry into European colleges and universities. It's probably also fair to say that in Nicaragua, you have the opportunity to complement classroom learning with "lessons from life" and parents can play an active role and thus help make their kids incredibly well - rounded.
Panamanians take Carnival very seriously. Many people prepare themselves for months to participate, in any way, in the Carnival, and visitors book their flights almost a year in advance to enjoy these four days of music and dancing.
A version of Carnival is called "Fiestas del Rey Momo" (King Momo party), which is celebrated throughout the country, but mainly in Las Tablas, on the Azuero Peninsula. Lately more and...
I often get asked what driving is like in Panama, especially for a Brit who was used to driving on the opposite side of the road with the steering wheel on the opposite side of the car!
Driving in any part of Panama City is definitely a crazy experience! One that I now seem to have mastered, as before working for Try Panama I worked for a Secure Transport company called Panama Roadrunner.
Arriving at the airport here in Panama, after your flight, regardless of...
This province is situated on the border with Colombia, and the center is La Palma. Weather is around 70° to 87°. It´s also known as “Tapón del Darién”, because of its extensive and prime mountainous rainforest and jungle. Its geography, with lots of high volume rivers like the “Chucunaque” and “Tuira”, heavy jungle, national park and waterfalls, do not permit the...
Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende generally cost between 100 to 300 pesos (US $5.50 to $16). For 100 pesos ($5.50) you could get a plate of tamales, with milanesa (breaded beef), rice, and a salad. You could get the meal of the day with a drink and dessert. You could also get meat tacos, chicken tacos, or tortas (a type of sandwich). 
In Corozal, the residents are mostly Belizeans, Mexicans, and Northerners. A lot of Belizeans are descendants from Mexico, and constitute 90% of the population of Corozal. Five percent would be Northerners, and the other 5% would be others, like Garifuna. The Garifuna are down south, so the percentages drastically change as you go down south. 
Yes you can obtain a mortgage home loan in Portugal as a foreigner. You would need to open a bank account and prove before the bank that you have financial capacity to repay the home loan. 
When moving or retiring abroad, every day is an adventure! 
