Cancun: More than Just a Spring Break Destination?

Cancun: More than Just a Spring Break Destination?

Cancun has a reputation as a spring break favorite fun-loving college students, but Cancun offers much more than tequila shots, wet t-shirt contests, and all night partying. In fact, Cancun is home to some of Mexico's most luxurious and memorable all-inclusive resorts and plenty of important historical sites, making it the perfect spot to spend a week with your significant other and learn about Mexican history and culture.

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Safe Neighborhoods of Mexico City

Safe Neighborhoods of Mexico City

Mexico is a favorite vacation destination as well as corporate hub where visitors fly in from all over the world, despite the growing reports of violence and danger that are giving Mexico a reputation for not being travel-safe or tourist friendly. Most large cities have safe neighborhoods and rough ones, and Mexico City is no different.

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Romantic Hotels in Puerto Vallerta

Romantic Hotels in Puerto Vallerta

nternationally recognized as a popular wedding and honeymoon destination, the picturesque beaches, charming restaurants, and tropical resorts on Mexico’s Pacific Coast city of Puerto Vallarta attract thousands of visitors every year.

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How do I Meet People Abroad?

How do I Meet People Abroad?

So you finally did it: You quit your job, sold your home and bought a one way ticket somewhere south of the U.S/Mexico border; fast forward a couple months and you're living the so-called dream life somwhere near the Equator but it's not exactly the glamerous existence you'd been anticipating.

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How Much Money Do I Need to Live in Latin America?

How Much Money Do I Need to Live in Latin America?

If your idea of retirement is living a simple life in a small house far outside any major city, then yes, you can probably live on $1,000 a month. Of course, if you want to live in a nice apartment in a nice part of town in a large city, your cost of life goes up. But the truth is, it's really quite hard to answer this question because some countries are more expensive than others and some cities are pricier than others.

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Why Latin America?

Why Latin America?

People often ask me what motivated me to leave the U.S. for Colombia. Most of the time, the askers are Colombians themselves, many of whom would do pretty much anything to get a visa to the U.S. or Canada and can't understand why someone would willingly choose to move to the "disaster" (their words not mine) that is Latin America.

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Ten Negatives (In my Opinion) of Living in Latin America

Ten Negatives (In my Opinion) of Living in Latin America

Inefficiency: Anyone who's ever tried applying for a business visa or gone through any other legal or immigration process in Latin America knows what I'm talking about. Person A sends you to person B who sends you back to person A who then sends you off to some remote office to talk to person C who then tells you your papers are all wrong and you'll have to start the process all over. It can be exasperating, so mentally prepare yourself for a long and arduous paperwork journey.

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Need Elective Surgery? Consider Heading South

Need Elective Surgery? Consider Heading South

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.

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Diego Rivera studio & murals on the Dolores Olmedo estate offered for sale in Acapulco

Diego Rivera studio & murals on the Dolores Olmedo estate offered for sale in Acapulco

Diego Rivera was arguably one of the greatest and most renowned Mexican and World wide artists of the 20th Century...

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How Travelers Can Get the Best Deal When Exchanging Currency to Mexican Pesos

How Travelers Can Get the Best Deal When Exchanging Currency to Mexican Pesos

Traveling through Mexico is an exciting adventure, but it can turn into a costly, risky nightmare if you don’t exchange currency before you leave home

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