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| I have lived
in Peru for 9 years now, I am married to an indigenous woman from the Peruvian
Amazon and as such feel qualified to make a few corrections to your article
titled: Peru: Property for a Pittance
1) The Peruvian
Nuevo Sol is now trading at 3.15 soles to the dollar. The dollar has been
on a slide Worldwide since our involvement in Iraq. 3.28 was the exchange
rate in late 2005 early 2006.
2) The cost
of living here is not as cheap as Brazil, Colombia or Ecuador. Fuel is
running between 9.5 and 12.5 soles per gallon
3) Food is
not cheap here. I am currently working on the coast 65 km south of Lima.
My wife shops in the (food) maket in Lurin, approximately 25-30 km south
of Lima. Fresh chicken is 6 soles a kilo, beef (not the best cuts) 12-13
soles a kilo, pork 10-11 soles a kilo
4) Land is
not cheap on the coast. $75,000 USD will buy you a fixer-upper 1 block
or more away from the beach. Land in the jungle is cheap but comes without
utilities in most cases. When buying land in Peru you must be careful,
Peruvians are notorious throughout Latin America as frauds and con-men
(women aren't exempt) It is not uncommon for someone to sell property to
as many as half a dozen unsuspecting buyers at the same time, it is not
uncommon to encounter untitled property for sale, it is not uncommon for
people here to sell property that they do not even own. It all boils down
to buyer beware.
5) Wayra Peru
(the airline) went bankrupt last year and is out of business.
Hope this clarifies
things for folks thinking about moving down here.
Arnie |
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| To whom does
Federal Income Tax apply? Key definitions to answer this question
are located at the following: USC 26 sec 3401(a) income, 3121(a)remuneration,
3401(c)employee, 3401(d) employer, 7701(c)trade or business. Terms
given definition in a statute have that meaning in the law, not their common
usage meaning. The law says what it means and means what it says,
not what people erroneously think it means. Tax law only applies
to those defined in the above sections.
I think your
readers would be very interested in learning whether or not their income
is a taxable activity under Federal law.
Bob Bauman's
incomplete article prompted me to set the record straight.
Dave Weaver |
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| Hello, my
name is Fabio and I just read about my city: Curitiba, and I'm very gratefull
what you talk about my city. It's very pleasant when people from abroad
recognize a good city as Curitiba is. At moment I'm living in London, and
I can't expect the time that is due I return to my city. When I first came
outside my country, I could see how good is to live in Curitiba, and was
such a surprise to find (by chance) the page I read. I just wanted to say
thank you and invite you to come back to my city,Curitiba has always open
arms for people that want to visit it. |
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I am a fairly
recent subscriber to your eZine, and my only regret is that I didn't hear
about it
sooner !
Consequently, I feel that I have undoubtedly missed MUCH valuable information
contained in your past issues.
My question
is, although I realize that ALL of your past issues of this eZine are available
FREE on your website, would it be possible to order them from you on CD-ROM
(perhaps one Volume per CD for whatever fee or "Media Charge" you consider
appropriate, of course)? Also, it would be great if you had some
sort of annual release of each Volume available for purchase on CD-ROM
as well (for those of us with "Spotty" Internet connectivity, or those
Dinosaurs such as myself who still use Dial-Up).
Anyway, all
the best, and thank you for your time and attention regarding this matter.
Also, MAJOR KUDOS to you and your eZine from an increasingly disenchanted
American who (like many) is fiercely Patriotic about the ORIGINAL IDEALS
that built this country, but am devastated by the way these Principles
and Freedoms HAVE BEEN and STILL ARE BEING summarily discarded (especially
after so many have made the "Ultimate Sacrifice" in order to defend them)
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J.V. King |
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I am currently
in Peru and I looked at the advertisement for Peru real estate posted in
which the writer solicits great property prices in Trujillo and Haunchaco
beach.
I understand
everybody is in the business of selling here, however in all fairness the
writer should add that Trujillo looks like east LA before it was revitalized.
Others we met warned us that it was a highly dangerous place. The tourist
agencies and expats selling people on Haunchaco beach failed to mention
that it to was not safe. My wife was jumped and beaten by three young men
in broad daylight 12:00,on the beach with people within 150 yards of her.
She was alone and we found out afterwards, from a family who came to her
aide that never she should walk the beach alone. She had a small cheap
camera and I had left her to jog up the beach for 20 minutes. This would
have not happened had we been informed correctly by those trying to make
a sale. I urge you to warn your readers of the things to be carefull of.
The town people were extreamely unfriendly except at our hotel. The police
are corrupt and not present much except on the weekends when all the local
Trujillons and Limaons that do not want to see gringos at their beach attend
every square foot of the beach in numbers of thousands. When they disappear
there is nothing but trash - the beach is one big trash can. How is that
for a beach resort. Forget that, the main point is the natives are hostile
and the properties worth buying are all like maximum security compounds.
I believe my wife could have been targeted because the day before we were
writing phone numbers of properties for sale and a local was watching us
do this and when I greeted him he just looked away, the normal un-friendly
behavior we experienced there.
This place
is not gringo friendly and possibly dangerous for folks.
Regards, Morgan
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I enjoyed your article on Peru very
much since I have a house there and it is listed in your website.
But I wish your writer would have written a little more and covered the
area just north of Trujillo which has fantastic archeological ruins and
wonderful beaches. Perhaps next time?
Thank you and congratulations on
a job well done.
Maripi Goldman |
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I enjoy very much your article about
Los Santos (Panama). I am from a very small town in Las Tablas called "
La Concepcion" also called "La Yeguada". I have never been to Los Carnavales
(Carnival) but I heard is lots of fun and I will be traveling to Las Tablas
for Easter.
Thanks for such a wonderfull article.
Mari. |
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My wife and I have really enjoyed
your website and articles. It has influenced us in the way we are
thinking about our furture. We have just returned from our 1st trip
to Panama and are even more excited about business, real-estate and eventually
moving to the area. We would like to thank you for a job well done
on publishing such an informative online magazine!
Regards
Anne and Joe, Seattle |
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