Kevin
@mongohampshire
American looking for information about Peru
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About me
American
Lives in Barranco
Speaks American English, poco poco Spanish
Registration: 24 May 2012
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Looking for an Apartment for a month by Abhisheik
Hi , I am travelling from India and and staying in BA for a month and looking for an apartment starting July end. Any suggestions of how to find it and areas to stay in , is much appreciated. Also in case anyone has a place to rent, please lemme ...
@Abhisheik, I used Airbnb, you can usually get a reduced rate if you stay a month. I recommend Palermo or Recoleta. Note: sometimes people will say that their place is in one of those barrios when it's just nearby, so they can charge more, although ... Read More
Suggestions for real estate agents or brokers
Hi all,I'm interested in moving to the Buenos Aires area in a few months, have visited there once or twice and also Mendoza a couple of times. Suggestions for real estate agents or brokers welcome!Thank you,Kevin Read More
Peru Cuts Tourist Time By 50% by cccmedia
When I flew into Lima last night, Inmigraci贸n asked me if I was coming to stay as a tourist. Last year, when I also visited Lima as a tourist, I asked for and got the traditional 180 days on a tourist stamp. However, the Inmigraci贸n ...
The US state department still lists the 183 days as a maximum (as of 8/19/19). They only state that there are fines involved if you over stay your visa. I was also told that going out of the country and returning wasn't an option anymore, and ... Read More
PR Submits Bid to Amazon to Become New HQ2 (BLOOMBERG) by CatsMeow83
Presented without comment: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-21/blacked-out-puerto-rico-makes-long-shot-pitch-for-amazon-s-hq2
New Hampshire's governor also submitted a bid, they have very little mass transit but also no general sales tax. It's worth a try! Amazon has a call center in Costa Rica, and certainly they train their staff well. Even if PR doesn't get ... Read More
SJ Airport Baggage Theft by Sitka
We just saw an unconfirmed report of baggage theft at SJ airport. Travelers posted their luggage was opened and items taken from bags on the flights into SJ. Checked bags into SJ airport came out empty?? Anyone else aware of this? :/
I was told by a native that this has been a problem with items shipped to PR that go to San Juan, but not that it involved airline luggage. Read More
Mistakes expats make in Puerto Rico by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Puerto Rico? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you ...
The flags are very similar, however. Read More
Mistakes expats make in Puerto Rico by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Puerto Rico? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you ...
Thank you for all of your comments, pro and con! I am moving to Puerto Rico from Chile, which has more downsides and few of the upsides of PR. My Spanish is still elementary, and I know there's a few years to go before it becomes familiar enough ... Read More
New members of the Peru forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Peru forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi, I'm currently living in Chile, I moved here over a year ago to build a distillery. Silly me! Going to Barranco/Miraflores next week, to look for a new place and meet some new friends. That's already ahead of my experience in ... Read More
Dealing with emergency situations in Costa Rica by Priscilla
Hello everybody, Dealing with unexpected situations abroad can be a very difficult matter. In order to better help expats and soon-to-be expats in Costa Rica face such tricky situations, we invite you to share your advice and experience. What ...
My friends in Dominical use a phone tree. Recently, a friend of mine from Romania wrote a cool app called Cell 411, which has gone world-wide. It's free to download and use, and the way it works is that if you have an accident, or get pulled ... Read More
Hola Costa Rica!
It's great to see so many people posting for the first time! I'm headed for the Pacific Coast to find a place to build a brewery. Any surfers out there? Cheers! K Read More