Teak in Nicaragua: Better Than Gold
Time Magazine recently published an article explaining how Legos© have a higher return on investment than stocks, bonds or gold. Specific Lego© sets have increased in value around 12% annually…
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Get to Know San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua!
Get to Know San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua! If you’ve spent any time on the EscapeArtist you’ve heard about Nicaragua and a handful of its largest cities, Managua the country’s…
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Canadians Increasingly Investing Offshore
Canadians Increasingly Investing Offshore For Canadians, offshore investment banking is becoming more attractive every day. Diversifying your portfolio by investing in Belize is the best way to invest in a…
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Guatemala: Arriving and Setting Up Your Residence
The hotels most used by north Americans in Guatemala City are the Camino Real, El Dorado, and Guatemala Fiesta, all located near the Chancery. Rates at these hotels are within…
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VIDEO: How to Drink From a Coconut
While touring the Mayan ruins at the Marco Gonzales Maya Site project on Ambergris Caye, our guide prepared a fresh coconut for us to drink:
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Exploring and Enjoying the Natural Beauty of Belize
The Blue Hole is in one of the atolls. It’s in the Lighthouse Reef, and it was discovered by Jacques Cousteau. Basically, it’s a beautiful location for diving and some snorkeling. It’s…
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Understanding Time, Reliability, and Class in Nicaraguan Culture, Part 2
In the previous article in this series, Bill Drake explained “The Lateness Phenomenon” among Nicaraguans. Click here to read Part 1 of “Understanding Time, Reliability, and Class in Nicaraguan Culture.”…
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Understanding Time, Reliability, and Class in Nicaraguan Culture, Part 1
Excerpted and adapted from the ebook “Cultural Dimensions of Expatriate Living and Working in Nicaragua” by Bill Drake. The courteous, somewhat formal nature of the Nicaraguan environment strongly influences the…
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Not One but Two Small Businesses for This Expat Trio
Linda and Hellmut Pedersen and their expat venture in Panama called Chiriqui Mini Storage is a going concern between Boquete and David and has been for several years. However, now…
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A Belizean Mayor’s Advice for Expats
“In the county of Belize, including Ambergris Caye, we welcome people from all walks of life with open arms. Presently, we have a mixture of all races, like a melting…
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