Posted on 28 March 2010
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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.
Posted on 23 March 2010
Tags: 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.
Posted on 09 February 2010
Tags: Elective surgery, medical tourism, plastic surgery,
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.
Posted on 17 November 2009
Tags: acapulco real estate, Mexico real estate,
Diego Rivera was arguably one of the greatest and most renowned Mexican and World wide artists of the 20th Century...
Posted on 13 October 2009
Tags: currency, money exchange,
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
Posted on 08 July 2009
Tags: Food, puerto vallarta, Restaurant,
Three restaurants worth checking out in Puerto Vallarta.
Posted on 23 June 2009
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Spotlight on Jacobo Ángeles, a woodcarver in Oaxaca
Posted on 08 June 2009
Tags: cabo, Cancun, cozumel, dorado, Loreto, marlin, puerto vallarta, swordfish,
Big fish. Low prices. Where to cast a line in Mexico.
Posted on 08 June 2009
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LatinWorld writer Alvin Starkman goes on a culinary journey in southern Mexico
Posted on 01 June 2009
Tags: Bocas del Toro, Expats, Real Estate, Retirees, Retirement, Tourism, Travel,
Expats in Panama discuss the pros and cons of moving to Panama