Over a million Americans travel abroad every year to seek medical treatment, most for elective procedures. Latin America offers patients affordable elective and non-elective medical and dental procedures, usually at one third to half the cost of the same procedure in the United States or Europe.

Expats in Panama discuss the pros and cons of moving to Panama

Oaxaca expat Alvin Starkman recounts a chaotic, indulgent double-celebration in rural Mexico

Because you can't leave Sparky behind!

Our readers decide who is top dog in Panamá

Because eventually even the beach gets boring

LatinWorld has a unique opportunity to sit down with Panama's top man

Round 3: Find out who you'd rather have as a neighbor

Up to the minute info on the H1N1 virus

Round 2: Like it hot? Monkeys in the trees? Or temperate mountain getaways? We look at the two countries' climates and determine a winner.