The Old, New Guy on the Block Mineros S.A. is a gold mining company headquartered in Medellín, Colombia with producing and development stage properties in Colombia and Nicaragua, including the Nechí Alluvial Property in Colombia and the Hemco Property in Nicaragua, which together, comprise the Company’s main properties’. The Company also has a number of […]
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My Trip to Aguascalientes, Mexico
OnTheBall Travels (Aguascalientes) If you have a young family, that’s the place to be in Mexico Many foreigners have been moving to Mexico over the last 5 years as a way to escape high costs of living, better food, better weather and escaping tyrannical policies. However, when most think of Mexico, they often stay within […]
Was It Worth It? The Ancestors Are Rolling In Their Graves
The New Citizen is Different than the Previous Citizen The migrants coming to Europe, United States & Canada are coming from 3rd world countries. There’s a meme that floats on the internet that says “import the 3rd world; become the 3rd world”–which is entirely true. This is because the people leaving these backward countries do […]
The Balkanization of… Mexico?
Could Mexico Ever Split Up as a Country? I wanted to write this upon seeing the number of angry and vocal protests in the state of Oaxaca against foreigners. Many have called them for them to go home, to not use Airbnb, called them racists (?) and some outright threatened harm against foreigners. Some photo […]
El Salvador is Not Worth All The Hype. Here’s Why:
Ponte las gafas, por ver el estafa (put on your glasses, to see the scam) Bitcoin = Freedom from the system, right? Bitcoin is going to 1,000,000 dollars per coin, right? (A market cap of 21 Trillion Dollars). El Salvador is the new Switzerland, right? By the looks of some headlines out there, these are […]
Costa Rica
OnTheBall Travels Experience with Pura Vida Anything humans made, looked awful–Anything nature made, was beautiful Arrival If you’re already in Latin America, you’ll find that San Jose (capital) is relatively well connected. Mostly nobody stays here though given the level of crime, infrastructure and general unpleasantries. Costa Rica does have domestic airlines to fly to […]
We Explored Panama & Here’s What We Found
OnTheBall Travels A great hub for Finance; Banking, Companies, Funds, Tax planning–But simply not stable enough for living year-round I headed to Panama to see the place as many expats have commented on it being a great place to hideout or to remain free in this captive world. I also had some business meetings. It […]
Chart for Travellers & Investors
Choosing the Best of Latin America There’s always a trade off, and this is no exception when it comes to volatile Latin America I’ve heard a clever dilemma with respect to healthcare. There’s: You can have 2… but not 3. Healthcare therefore can be: It’s a bit of an interesting dilemma that relates to the […]
Costa Pobre (Poor Coast)
If you’re reading this you may be a bit familiar with “offshore havens” or a concept known as a territorial tax regime whereby you are only taxed on locally-sourced/produced income. Costa Rica is one of those territorial tax countries that have attracted thousands of foreigners every year for many reasons. However, recent legal changes are […]
What’s Your Threshold?
Everybody Needs to Decide Their Line in the Sand As the saying goes, it’s better to be a year too early than a day too late, which is especially relevant when it comes to leaving a place heading in an authoritarian direction. I’m motivated to write this after long discussions with my friends about relocating […]
