After five years in Costa Rica, IL's Latin America Editor, Jason Holland, and his family were ready for a new adventure. Specifically Mexico, on the Riviera Maya...they just had to figure out how to get there from Florida, where they were staying at the time. "We had a truck. Two kids. Two dogs. And a bunch of clothes, some furniture, appliances, toys, and other items. It all had to make it to Mexico," Jason says in your Communiqué this month.
Have you ever suffered through a long airport layover and dreamed of stretching out for a few hours, but the airport hotel was too expensive? If so, then the next time you fly out of Quito, Ecuador, check out Quito Airport Suites. It’s a ’50s-style gated...
Something extraordinary is happening in Mexico—and it’s something you may not be aware of. As The New York Times has reported, Mexico is the “new land of opportunity.” And the strong dollar has made retiring to Mexico more affordable than at any time in recent history.
Perhaps you’re not ready to make the leap to being a full-time expat. Or you want to dip your toe into living abroad and try out a few destinations to see which one you like best. The solution: Become a snowbird, migrating to warmer climes in the chilly winter months.
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In this month’s issue, we meet the men and women turning their love of travel into profitable incomes with their own tour businesses. Wine tours in Italy…food tours in Colombia…there’s no better ticket to fun and adventure. You’ll also get and in-depth guide to starting a restaurant venture in Mexico, meet a woman who turned a plot of land for retirement into a thriving tourist ranch, and you’ll out why now is the best time to start a food enterprise in Ecuador expat haven.
September 15 marks Costa Rica’s independence from Spain. So if you’re visiting the land of Pura Vida this month, the question is not how to find the celebrations, but how you could possibly miss them. The entire month is set aside as el mes de la Patria (Homeland Month) and the whole country comes alive with national pride.
America is great again! Just check the stock market: The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted new all-time closing highs this year. The Nasdaq Compositeis up more than 17%. U.S. markets are on a tear and investors are downright giddy. But here’s what they’re not telling you…
No matter what your dream home looks like, you can find it in Central America. But you can lose it all if you’re not careful. Buying real estate in this region is often a very different procedure from what you’re used to. Because of this, some naïve buyers have made mistakes that have lost them both their property and the cash they put up to buy it.