The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

The Expat Files 2.21.25

#1- Car accidents and those little telltale piles of glass and plastic you often come across on the street:  

#2- About those animal carcasses in the street…

#3- Personal space (lack of personal space that is..) stories you will get a kick out of:

 

#4- Are all Ex- Presidents crooks?

Sure seems like it when you follow the money…

 

#5- Tips on car and home insurance policies and coverage in Latin America that will save you thousands:

And spare you a lot of grief too…

 

#6- The real reason why Latinas of a certain age will sell their souls for a late model I-Phone:

And why even a very very good Android just won’t do…   

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 2.16.25

#1- The Miami Intl. Airport, where visiting Latinos practice all their bad habits: 

#2- A head’s up on the grosser aspects of living in Latin America: 

 

#3- Ecuador bans the use of cell phones in all k-12 schools in the country:

How’d the bureaucrats in Ecuador get so smart?  

#4- More “vigilante neighborhood” payback news:

 

#5- The word “poor” is a very confusing word:

Consider that Americans deemed poor by US govt standards live on more than 10 times as much per month than poor Latino people (ie; Latinos considered poor by their own Latino govt standards)  

 

#6- USAID is 100x worse than we thought;

Meanwhile Latino bureaucrats and NGO’s suddenly cut off at the trough are coming out of the woodwork, whining and whaling like the world has ended (it has, for them).  

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

 

 

The Expat Files 2.14.25

#1- The ubiquitous use of margarine and seed oils Latin America:

They are everywhere and absolutely dominate in homes and restaurants…

 

#2- Those objectionable habits of Latina cleaning ladies and maids that you will just have to put up with (or lose your sanity):

 

#3- Why the vast majority of Latin Americans look flush but in reality are always on the edge of dead broke:

 

#4- How and why Latinos so easily fall for multi-level marketing scams and other "get rich quick" schemes:

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 2.9.25

#1- How I just got thoroughly grossed out in a Latin American pharmacy: 

 

#2- There are 1001 mini-earthquakes a week:

What you need to know to calm your nerves about that statistic…

 

#3- What if there’s an active volcano in the neighborhood? Then what?

 

#4- Plan-B deal breakers:

Here’s the list…

 

#5- Beware of “porsupuestos”:

Porsupuestos are work estimates given for repair jobs like plumbing, carpentry, electrical, tile laying, remodeling, etc, etc.. 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 2.7.25

#1- Why Latina cleaning ladies, vacuum cleaners and garbage disposals don’t mix: 

#2- More tips on Latin American household pest control:

#3- A US based “Americanized” Latina listener explains the single mother epidemic in Latina America: 

#4- Elon’s DOGE group reveals how billions are wasted by thoroughly corrupt US agencies doling out dough in every Latin American country, starting with USAID: 

 

#5- How single men looking for love and hookups are scam targets in Colombia:

Stupid things NOT to do while visiting there:

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

 

The Expat Files 2.2.25

#1- When creepy insects and lizards move into your Latin American home:

What to kill, what to shoe out and what to leave alone 

Its not a matter if if but when..

#2- Things you never knew about Latin American parking lots:

 

#3- The single mother epidemic in Latin America:

“Madres Soltares” are everywhere and strangely enough the phenomena is accepted as completely normal…

 

#4- Why gringos and expats are fleeing Costa Rica like never before:

A “boots on the ground” report…  

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 1.31.25

#1- Mail Forwarding service ripoffs and how to avoid them:

What to do if your mail service screws up…

#2- The types of Expat /Gringo fibbers and lairs you will certainly encounter:

#3- Why even the best and most talented musicians in Latin America can’t get a bank loan or a credit card:

#4- Can you still be under the radar and (almost) anonymous in Latin America :  

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 1.26.25

#1- The Chileans are testy and will protest, block roads and create general chaos at the drop of a hat (like a 4 cent increase in public transportation rates):

Not very welcoming or appealing prospect to gringos with a Plan B…

#2- How stupid energy subsidy decisions made by Latin American tax authorities to buy votes end up gouging gringo and expat residents:

#3- El Salvador’s Bitcoin volcano mining progress report:

#4- How crazy Latin American labor laws make gringo bosses pull their hair out:  

#5- Increasing the chances of a Plan B success:

 

#6- More painful “cost of living” news from Argentina:

President Milei warned there would be pain…     

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

 

 

The Expat Files 1.24.25

#1- Trump and the Panama canal- the real story:  

 

#2- Ever wonder why Mexico tops the scale again as the country with the most obese diabetic and pre-diabetic children in the world?

Today we give you the dirty details…

#3- How is it possible that small, laid-back peaceful Uruguay has more homicides per capita than Colombia?

 

#4- Plastic surgery clinics in Latin America and why there's such a continuous flow of “Latina” patients from the USA:

Yes, the cosmetic surgery clinics are absolutely full of STATESIDE Latinas who come down for a week to get nipped, tucked, “rounded” out and we talk about the how's and why's… 

#5- Billionaires in Latin America and how they differ greatly from USA billionaires:    

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

 

The Expat Files 1.19.25

#1- Wouldn’t it be nice to find a 1^st world building contractor in 3^rd world Latin America?

Many gringos expats have had that same idea. It sounds like such a winning business proposition. But wait. Not so fast, as you’ll soon find out why it almost never pans out as a gringo business in today’s first “boots on the ground” story.          

 

#2- What to expect when the Latino plumber, electrician or glass worker arrives at your door:

I mean besides the fact that he doesn’t speak a word of English…

 

#3- What you need to know about the doors, locks, nobs and hinges in your Latin American home:

Today we have some practical tips that will save you a lot of future grief…

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com