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Panama City is a bustling, vibrant, and exciting metropolis. If you’re looking for inexpensive cosmopolitan living—but with the conveniences you’d expect in New York, Chicago, Miami, or any other major First-World city—you need to take a serious look at Panama City. In Panama City: The Ultimate 21st Century City - Dream it, Find it, Live it, we’ll tell you all about lifestyle alternatives and real estate prices, and give you our insider tips on saving time and money in Panama City.

Sell your winter clothes, and prepare for the adventure of your lifetime. In Ecuador, every cliché you’ve heard about living large on little money-about settling into the lap of luxury on even a pensioner’s budget-is true. Take $300 out of the ATM Monday morning-and your expenses are covered for the week. This is one of the world’s cheapest places to live. Ecuador is gentle...safe...healthy...private...civil. As one friend of ours put it: “It’s like living in the 1950s in the U.S.” And from snow-capped volcanoes to dense Amazon jungle, from sun-drenched Pacific beaches to the famous Galapagos Islands, this is a place of astounding natural beauty.

Wondering if you can afford to retire in Italy? Well, you can. Although the popular areas of Rome, Florence, and Milan are admittedly expensive, not all regions are as unaffordable as you might expect. In rural areas and small towns, plenty of homes are available for less than $100,000. Often a lot less… Italy: The Owner’s Manual will provide you with all the information you will need to turn your dreams of moving overseas into reality.

From its old-world theaters and opera houses to its jazz festivals and exquisite restaurants, Uruguay looks and feels like Europe, but it is much more affordable. The truth is that Uruguay is one of the most diverse, affordable, and sophisticated countries in the region. It is a special place. From gaucho (cowboy) country to small towns to those stunning white-sand beaches, a quest for beautiful beaches and low property prices is certainly worthwhile. The diversity and quality of life in Uruguay is everywhere. You’ll speed down the excellent highways—flying past ancient cars from the 20s through the 50s—passing gauchos in traditional dress tending their herds along the way. Or you’ll enjoy swimming in the South Atlantic Ocean, sunning yourself on the beach of South America’s most dazzling beach resort. And while doing this you can look forward to a mouthwatering seafood dinner along the water, a visit to a highrise casino, perhaps followed by a stroll through one of the most exclusive shopping districts in this part of the world.

International Living ranked Panama the number one place in the world to retire for six consecutive years, and today it remains in our top five. This country has the most advanced and modern infrastructure in Central America…First-World convenience at Third-World prices—you can still take a taxi across town for a couple of dollars, see a movie for under $4, get a trim at the barbershop for $5…or have dinner for two with a bottle of wine at one of the city’s trendy restaurants for just $30.

With its moon-lit fiestas, languid white-sand beaches, ancient colonial towns set in the rugged Sierras, and Mayan pyramids rising from the misty Yucatan jungle, it’s no wonder so many people are starting new lives in Mexico. And armed with your Mexico: The Owner’s Manual, you will be ready to start your new life south of the border.