Dental care is so affordable in San Miguel de Allende that many Americans and even Canadians visit San Miguel de Allende for both major dental preventative care as well as cosmetic dentistry. .png)
The Weather 
In Portugal, we have the national health insurance and the national health system, which is not terribly efficient and it has long waiting lists so it is advisable for people to have private health insurance, which is not expensive. 
Placencia does not have many natural disasters. It is in a hurricane zone but Florida, New Orleans and New York have higher chances of getting more hurricanes. Because we are surrounded by mountains and the barrier reef (which is the largest barrier reef outside of Australia), by the time a storm hits Placencia, it is broken down into high winds and heavy rains. I’ve been to Placencia for 12 years and we’ve never had a serious storm. I’ve only seen some...
This is how Roots looks as you come along the sidewalk from town. Designing + Building a House in Guatemala - Part 5a
"Why would anybody want to build a house in a foreign country?"
That’s what I asked my friend who was buying land here in Guatemala. She was looking for a partner, and I thought she was a bit crazy to attempt it. I went with her and her real estate agent to look at land. When she chose to buy this one with an amazing view, I took more interest. I told her I would start making drawings of what she wanted that she could take to an architect to have plans made. The...
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When my wife and I first arrived in Panamá we assumed soccer and baseball were the only popular sports in the country. That assumption changed one day when we were taking a power walk on the Amador Causeway. As we were heading back toward the Balboa Yacht Club, I noticed a familiar spherical object being tossed through the air on a field where soccer was usually played. My curiosity aroused, we...