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Finance

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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Finance

Diversify Your Portfolio Now with Offshore Real Estate Investments for Later

Diversify Your Portfolio Now with Offshore Real Estate Investments for Later Have you dreamed of retiring to a tropical paradise? How about lowering your cost of living while maintaining or…

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Nicaragua

A Trip Around Managua: Nicaragua’s Captivating Capital

A Trip Around Managua: Nicaragua’s Captivating Capital. I have always been interested in traveling. Specifically, I have always wanted to visit Latin America. Latin America was an incredibly interesting though…

Guatemala

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…

Your Plan B

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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Belize

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…

Nicaragua

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.”…

Nicaragua

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…

Your Plan B

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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Belize

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…