The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

#1- Pools, hot tubs and Jacuzzis in Latin American:

Do you want them or need them? Are they practical? What expats need to know …

 

#2- “Agua Pura” the worlds most overused oxymoron:

What you need to know about bottled water in Latin America and why its not to be trusted..

 

#3- A word about gravity countertop water purifiers like EcoFilter (made in Guatemala) and Berkey countertop models and Berkey clones (from Amazon) and why you need one of these, especially if you are a renter.

 

#4- The Fluoride story regarding Latin American water supplies:

#5- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

 

#6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- When Expats give up on their “Plan B”:

There are many various reasons why expats give up on their ‘Plan B”. Funny how so many people in that position tell white lies to hide their real reasons for giving up. Returning to Cleveland, Jersey or Milwaukee is an admission of failure and unfortunately one will have to eventually face the friends and family who said "I told ya so". Soooo... since one out of 4 people return to the states or Canada within the first 2 or 3 years upon arrival in Latin America, it’s a subject we are forced to spend some time discussing.       

#2- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

#3- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

 

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- Opinionated Expats who grate on you: 

There's one in every crowd (or two)..

#2 - Stubborn Expats and their “Plan B” mistakes:    

 

#3- A word about “Plan B” Expats who are retired CIA, FBI and alphabet agency guys:

I know a few personally…

#4- Gringos and Expats living on the cheap in Latin America:  

#5- About those terrible bathrooms in your Latino and Latina friend’s houses!

#6- CBDC’s in Latin America- Update  

#7- What you should know about Counterfeit US dollars circulating in Latin America:   

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

 

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- You may start a kick-ass business in Latin America, but will it make you happy? 

#2 - Can you ever accept ‘manana time” culture?   

 

#3- The problem with having local Latino friends:

(besides thinking you are rich and thus occasionally trying to hit you up for a loan)  

 

#4- The Guatemala election scandal update and why it should be no big deal to Expats:

Newbee/ green gringos and expats read too much into it...not knowing its just Latin American politics as usual:  

 

#5- Occasional acts of Vigilante Justice:

Do they affect gringos and Expats or not?   

#6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

 

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- A cardinal signal that you should get that “Plan B” going:

When you throttle or censor yourself in front of friends and family its time to get the hell out of dodge…  

 

#2 - Yes, we know about Latin American municipal water problems.  USA city water supplies aren't much much better. US utilities are lying to you:

What to do about the water when you move to Latin America   

#3- The unspoken benefits of learning Spanish:  

#4- Setting up a solar hot water system in your Latin American location:  

#5- How much can you blend in?  Will you blend with the culture or be a lonely hermit in a sea of Spanish speakers?    

#6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

 

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- Thoughts on how Jewish Latin Americans view the Israel Palestine war: 

#2 - When Gringos and Expats fall for Latin American investment scams:   

 

#3- How to get on the fast track to self-sufficiency in Latin America: 

#4- Solar power and off-the-grid Latin American solutions, a fall 2023 update:

#5- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

#6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

 

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- The peculiarities of having a Latina wife or GF:

#2 - The hidden (and not so hidden) baggage that comes along with Latina/Latino romantic relationships:   

 

#3- How many gringos and Expats slowly become cash machines:

 

#4- Modern Expat Wisdom says, if you are smitten with a Latina you’ve met in Latin America and want to ruin it, just bring her back to live the USA or Canada:

In 30+ years I’ve only encountered 2 success stories. Today we discuss why those 2 cases survived. 

 

#5- If you have a Latina GF… get ready for a fashion makeover:

She will try to UN-Gringoize your rumpled, casual look: 

 

#6- When it's to your advantage to play the “clueless gringo”: 

 

#7- So many Canadians who want out of Dodge base their “Plan B” decisions around maintaining their Canadian National Healthcare:

Obviously they have NOT done their Latin American insurance options homework      

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

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#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- The advantages to living in the boonies, in “el campo”: 

#2 - Smart meters and stealing electricity in Latin America:   

 

#3- 1001 more reasons to get the hell out of Dodge: 

 

#4- What’s the story on 20 something Expat gonnabees and wanabees?

How’d they get so smart so young?  

#5- Guatemala election protest update:

 Why the sweaty masses take to the streets and protest after practically every presidential election..

#6- A word about “Road Rage”… that mostly gringo trait unfortunately doesn’t seem to diminish  with time:      

#7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

#8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

 

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- The problem with owning a compact  car or sedan in Latin America: 

#2 - What’s to like about the 6 month rainy season?   

 

#3- A “boots on the ground” car crash story: 

#4- Accidents, cops and car insurance:

#5- What's really happening with the street protests in Guatemala?

#6- What deported illegal Latinos will say in confidence:  

#7- A word about “Road Rage”… the mostly gringo trait that unfortunately doesn’t seem to diminish  with time:      

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

 

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

#1- The problems for gringos in Ecuador: 

 

#2 - The “NULO” vote:

DYK that in most Latin countries you can go into the voting booth and make a protest vote called “NULO” which means “none of the above”. Sometimes “none of the above “ actually wins! The USA should definitely do the same (but won’t)   

#3- Getting your soul crushed on those “cupid” dating sites?

#4- How to spot insincere, jaded tourist trail Latinos whose job is to take advantage of gringo tourists and expats:  

 

#5- Mating and dating disasters:

Expat Eddie chimes in with some  Latina love and romance tips…

#6- Extortion stories from the Mexican/Guatemalan border:     

#7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

 

#8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

 

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com