The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

#1- Johnny's AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates…   #2- Latinos have some strange Christian habits: Have you ever had a priest bless your new car, or apartment?   #3- Latinos do not appreciate Jesus jokes: Tell some at parties and people will keep their distance…   #4- There are no atheists in foxholes… nor in Latin America:   #5- Latina females and Muslim males don't mix: A "boots on the ground" story…   #6- Should gringos and expats get homeowners insurance to cover their Latin American homes and apartments? Latinos don't…  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Johnny's AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates…  #2- Challenges that new gringo expats need to overcome in their first year abroad, or probably just go home:  #3- Certain old gringo habits will die and new and different ones will take their place:   #4- How to get your USA Health insurance to cover your Latin American medical appointments and procedures: A “boots on the ground” trip to the dentist in Guatemala…  #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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     

#1- Johnny's AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates…   #2- A 3rd generation Latino on the ground in Los Angeles explains to us what is REALLY happening with the LA immigration protests and riots” Hint... it's NOT what you have been lead to believe by the lame street media…    #3- How Latinos “south of the border” are reacting to the Los Angeles riots: The ”American Dream” is on life support...   #4- A reality check on how tough is it to jump through those crazy Latin American residency hoops:   #5- TWELVE reasons why 99% of Americans will never pull the trigger on a Plan B:   #6- What you should know about NETFLIX in Latin America:   #7- A note about the average Latin American school-aged kid:    #8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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        #9- 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   

#1- Johnny's AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates…   #2- Gringo Advantage hot tips: You can use it intellegently or stupidly…   #3- Late breaking El Salvador news: Surprising things are happening there that just don't get reported in US lame stream media…   #4- The case for sending US criminals to El Salvador's prisons:   #5- About those Los Angeles riots in support of USA illegal immigrants: What's the reaction here in Latin America…      #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Johnny's August 2025 EXPAT SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Customs and aduana issues you will encounter when ordering stuff online:   #3- What's this about so much unclaimed merchandise at the aduana? Why would gringos order stuff online and occasionally not show up to reclaim it?   #4- Gringos and expats who get jobs at Latino trans-nationals:   #5- You might ask the following loaded question if you feel like the odd man out: If you need an instant icebreaker while with a group of Latinos then listen to this…   #6- The present rental situation in Latin America:  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Johnny's August 2025 EXPAT SEMINAR has been postponed:    #2- “Friendly” versus “Nasty” divorces in Latin America: The strange thing is that 4 out of 5 married Latino couples (with a house, kids, dogs etc,.) are NOT legally married… (most lie and say they are.)   #3- Common law marriages in Latin America:   #4- Pets and veterinarians in Latin America - PART 2 #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link.       #2- Why so many ancient old expat geezers still in decent shape well into their 90's? Most came down before the millennium and swear that being in Latin America has extended their lives and was the best move they ever made…    #3- Propane gas in Latin America: It won't be going away soon. The entire culture runs on it…   #4- Kitchen ranges and cloths dryers should always be vented to the outside: Yet outside venting of appliances is not all a common practice here in Latin America…      #5- Induction stoves and ranges are super efficient compared to gas models: So then why is it that they are starting to appear in Latin appliance stores but Latin Americans are NOT buying them?    #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calendar. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link. Sign up by June 1st to get in on the early-bird discounts. #2- Pet vaccinations and veterinarians in Latin America: #3- Pet food in Latin America:   #4- Driveway chickens versus Tyson chickens: They are both available in Latin America yet how is it possible that Tyson chickens from the USA that have travelled 2000 miles are cheaper than driveway chickens!!  #5- Machetes and crimes of passion:  #6- The best solar power options for expats today:    #7- When expats do stupid shit: The consequences…    #8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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      #9- 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   

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link. Sign up by June 1st to get in on the early-bird discounts.   #2- Pure versus so-so versus contaminated H2O in Latin America: What you absolutely need to know about the water if you are going to live south of the border.   #3- Today we have another stark boots-on-the-ground example of why the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” is alive and well in Latin America:   #4- An update on the plastic pollution problem in Latin America:   #5- Why and how gringos consistently waste money in Latin American appliance and hardware stores:  #6- Does the Latin American media have Trump derangement syndrome too?  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2025 (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           

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. For some serious boots on the ground in both Guatemala and El Salvador go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount.    #2- Bullshit jobs and just plain shit jobs in Latin America:   #3- Books and the lost art of reading in Latin America:   #4- Do Latinos care about current events?   #5- Remissas and a cool thought experiment:   #6- TEN good reasons why Panama is not a good Plan-B destination:  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. For some serious boots on the ground in both Guatemala and El Salvador go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount.    #2- Why so many disagreeable gringos and expats in Latin America?   #3- Costa Rica is in decline; It has priced itself out of the middle class tourist market while continuing to lie about the large crime increases perpetrated on tourists:  #4- About those upscale Latin American houses that look great from the street but inside aren't fit for man nor beast:   #5- The sorry state of aquariums in Latin America: Those poor fish…    #6- Ceilling fans in Latin American homes: Great idea, poor execution …  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get your boots on the ground and drink from the fire hose in Guatemala and El Salvador. Just go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount.    #2- Does Uber have a future in Latin America? No not much…    #3- More proof most Latinos only think about the present:   #4- Being anonymous in Latin America: Is it still possible?   #5- The singing dentist Round #2: Getting dental implants in Latin America…   #6- When a Latin American CIRCUS is in town should you check it out? Don't laugh, most Circuses travelling through Latin America are lots of fun and here's why…  #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun. Mark August 15th through 22nd on your calendar and join me for a week as we drink from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador. To get in on the early bird discounts just go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link.        #2- "SIN VERGUENZA” is a phrase you will hear a lot here in Latin America: It means whne a person is without shame or one who is shameless. Time to elaborate….  #3- Does it surprise you that Latinos are NOT very good at keeping secrets?    #4- I'm not complaining but......since when have both fat, skinny and normal Latinas universally decided to strut at will in yoga pants that are two sizes too small?    #5- If you hear your Latino or Latina significant other use the word “disimula”… its a sign you might soon be in the dog house:  #6- Unstable and chaotic romantic relationships seem to be the norm in Latin America:    #7- A word about the millions of Latino deadbeat dads who leach off of their exes: They're everywhere… just swing a dead cat and you're bound to hit one.   #8- Now for a most embarrassing moment…  #9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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      #10- 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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun. Mark August 15th through 22nd on your calendar and join me in spending the week drinking from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador…     #2- Expats living the “beach house” life: Is it what it's cracked up to be? Today we discuss the pros and cons of living the Expat beach house retirement dream…   #3- A listener proposes a totally un-PC Latin American IQ test: Un-PC yes…but somehow it makes sense…  #4- Social media addicts in Latin America:  #5- The extraordinary privileges of upscale bicycle clubs in Latin America: #6- Garage sales, estate sales and rummage sales in Latin America:   #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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   

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark August 15th through 22nd on your calender. We'll be spending that week drinking from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador…      #2- Scammed in Latin America: It's happened to me a few times, but you live and learn. Don't think you're so smart that it can't happen to you…   #3- Latin America is ripe for pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing scams: Scammers continue to target millions of gullible Latinos who don't really have the money to spare… #4- A listener who has traveled to Mexico many times says, “Johnny, you're all wrong about Mexico and here's why”:   #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”: Join in the fun and mark August 15th through 22nd on your calender because we'll be spending the week drinking from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador…   #2- A world travelling Expat listener tells us about his worst Air B&B experiences in Colombia:    #3- Huelgas, protests and roadblocks: Get use to it…their just the facts of life in Latin America… #4- What you need to know about using WAZE in Latin America:  #5- The pitfalls of caller ID:  #6- Mexican Narco Music- Part 2:  #7- Cancelling US travel visas …the US government's best revenge against scumbag Latino narcos, bureaucrats and politicians:   #8- There's a new breed of Airport thieves: How tired, worn out, travelers get scammed by astute airport bad guys... #9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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      #10- 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 

#1- Announcing Johnny's August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:  #2- A world travelling listener chimes in by saying the occasionally disgusting Latin American bathrooms are nothing compared to the crap bathrooms she's seen in certain parts of Europe #3- More very odd latin American personal names that will make you either laugh or cry:   #4- More bad news for all you tattooed folks :   #5- Our man in Oaxaca Mexico finally throws in the towel: After 8 years his paradise has turned sour.. #6- three trips to Mexico with the wife and robbed three times:A very unlucky listener chimes in…    #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- The annoying “one upmanship” problem that certain expats and gringos seem to want to bring to the table:    #2- Expats and their tired old “war stories”: Why do certain Expats blather on about what they used to own and what they lost in the divorce? Why do they still carry around old photos of that lost beach house and Range Rover?   #3- Expats and gringos, be advised that no one wants to see photos of your kids or grandkids or hear about their spectacular brilliance: Its dead boring to hear about any of that since no one gives a shit about them except you…  #4- A word about Chapi's and Chapiadores (aka, gold-digging Latinas):    #5- In defense of those Latinas who prefer much older gringo men: You probably think its all about the money. Mostly true, but you may change your mind a bit after hearing a 28 year old Latina tell her story…  #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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   

#1- When you think your Spanish is better than it really is: A common gringo / expat delusion… #2- (Today by popular demand) The Guatemalan permanent Residency process described in great detail: #3- That weird and crazy “apostille” process: There are two types of “apostilles' actually. If you apply for residency in any Latino country you will have to be familiar with both of them…  #4- How to get instantly disqualified from the Permanent residency process:   #5- The problem with using the US Postal service to send stuff to Latin America: It will usually get there but it could take 6 months… though definitely much cheaper than FEDEX or any of the courier services  #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- A word about those very big and nasty flying cucarachas:   #2- Boots on the ground in Paraguay: How even smart, astute, Spanish speaking gringos get scammed in Paraguay...   #3- Direct from the ER (Emergency Room): Some amazingly brutal Latin American motorcycle crash stats…   #4- Bicycle riding in Latin America: Is it safe, enjoyable and recommended for gringos and expats?   #5- How Latinos deal with death and tragedy: It's different in some ways than how we gringos handle it… #6- Latino humor and why we don't get the joke: #7- Latin cops and cell phones: #8- Latinas and their tattoo habits:     #9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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      #10- 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 

#1- The strange phenomena of how certain absolutely talentless Latino males become super-popular, super-rich music DJ's: Lets see now, they can't sing, can't write songs, can't banter (not much can be done with a 20 word vocabulary) and they can't play a single musical instrument… WTF?    #2- When there's always an Earthquake, fire or hurricane on the Latin American horizon- what's the proper building material to use when constructing or buying a home in Latin America?   #3- Why is it Latinos are almost NEVER prepared for the next impending natural disaster: Even though all adult Latinos have been through severe hurricanes and/or earthquakes, they don't seem to have the “impending doom” syndrome like we see with so many Gringos and expats (especially Californians) and therefore don't prepare.   #4- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- “Hey Mommy… a Narco's moved into the neighborhood”- Part 2    #2- Bad with money: How wealthy Latinos routinely waste their dough:   #3- Too many houses: Why wealthy Guatemalans generally own three different beautiful homes but oddly enough, none are maintained to gringo standards…   #4- A few words about owning a beach house in Latin America: It's a dream of many. Problem is the maintenance is never ending,  so the image is usually much nicer than the reality...  #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (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 

#1- TP problems in Latin America: Don't laugh… it's a real situation…   #2- Believe it or not, Latinos think a person is wealthy when they see the following item or items in his home…   #3- The challenges of living in culture that has been continuously repaired by large gobs of silicone caulk: #4- What's up with all the bare lightbulbs, and generally poor and crappy lighting in most all Latino homes?     #5- DYK that AI is now being tasked to write fake Amazon and other online  product reviews? So then what reviews can you trust or believe?   #6- Horrible (but monotonously common) Latin American Kitchen mistakes: #7- Furniture and products that the Latin American rainy season humidity will quickly destroy:     #8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2025 (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      #9- 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 

#1- Scammed again by a Mexican Timeshare company: Fresh green gringos are perfect targets…        #2- Where do Mexican cartels get their drones, AK's and RPG's? Ask Zalensky…   #3- DYK that because of a recent explosion in crime, both Peru and Ecuador are under martial law? Bottom line? Be careful when selecting your Plan B destination…   #4- What are the chances you'll get stopped at customs with a shitload of Latin American coffee (or arts and crafts)? More “boots on the ground” stories… #5- A word about Latino car clubs and other “guy” hobbies in Latin America:   #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 

#1- Why you should be very careful using Whatsapp: You will be forced to use it in Latin America. Everyone uses it because its free (so they think) but beware… #2- Latin American vehicle insurance chaos is never ending:   #3- Pay attention to the following car accident scenarios as described: If you drive long enough in Latin America, eventually one or more of these eventualities will happen to you…   #4- About those expat/gringo language hypocrites you will certainly meet: #5- Yet another handful of reasons you might want to avoid having a Plan B in Panama:   #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 

#1- Comfortably unreliable Latinos:    #2- Sin Verguenza means “no shame” A term you will hear frequently in Latin America…   #3- Gas station etiquette:  #4- Negative gringo stereotypes:  #5- When is “lag time” good?  #6- Autistic kids in Latin America”  #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 

#1- The good and bad news on the Latin American garbage and litter front:  #2- Big Latin American cities are NOT as polluted as you might think:    #3- More mating and dating tips when looking for love in Latin America:  #4- Can gringos and expats overlook the bad cultural habits of Latinos and Latinas?    #5- You might find it hard to believe, but amazingly enough, Latin ladies don't nag: Instead of nagging their husbands to fix the light or take out the garbage, most ladies just stay mum and do it themselves…    #6- Johnny's lastest rant about social media “influencers” #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 

#1-Latinos don't understand that its dangerous to send sensitive info like cedulas, passports and contracts willy nilly over the internet and insecure platforms like whatsapp: When will they learn? #2- How Elon and DOGE are affecting certain Expat Files listeners:     #3- The very bad money and credit habits of Latin Americans: Latin Americans are clueless about basic finance and money issues…   #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 

#1- Cartel and gangbanger report:    #2- When expats become old and decrepit: Do you have a plan? Are you ready for that eventuality?   #3- Solutions for aging out comfortably in Latin America: #4- The unfairness of the “gringo advantage”:   #5- Receiving Social Security in Latin America: The traps and tips… #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 

#1- More really good reasons to skip riding the Chicken Bus:  #2- The weird yet predicable habits of wealthy Latino gringo wannabees:  #3- More I-Phone theft stories that might make you want to stick to a cheap Android:  #4- 10 gross reasons why you should avoid renting Air B&B's in Latin America:  #5- You say you can't wait to hire a cleaning lady?    #6- Solar power and EV Lithium battery lies, fake news and misconceptions: If you still think they're prone to catching fire and blowing up, you're drinking the wrong cool aid.. #7- The very bad habits of Latino motorcyclists (human cucarachas) just got worse:    #8- 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      #9 - 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 

#1- By popular demand, today we have Johnny ranting about USAID:  #2- About those badly laid-out Latin American home and apartment floor plans:  #3- Latin Americans continue making fatal bathroom and kitchen mistakes:  #4- More tips (and errors to avoid) regarding shipping items to your Latin American residence:  #5- Overcharged lately, by the Aduana and customs people?  #6- A  clever “Valentines Day” payback scheme:  #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 

#1- Some stupidly simple reasons why Latin American businesses would never survive if they set up shop in the 1st world;    #2- Latino kids are quickly losing their basic arithmetic skills: They can't add or subtract without a cash register or calculator. Sound familiar?   #3- In Latin America there seems to be an art to doing a half-assed job: Why do 9 out of 10 Latino painters, plumbers, electricians etc., seem to excel at mediocrity.   #4- My dentist sings (and sometimes dances) while she works on people... don't laugh, obviously she really loves her work: Another crazy but true “boots on the ground” story that could only happen in Latin America…   #5- Manana time and Latino doctor's appointments: How to make sure you don't end up sitting for hours in the waiting room…  #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 

#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 

#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     

#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 

#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 

#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   

#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 

#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 

#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     

#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   

#1- Wouldn't it be nice to find a 1st world building contractor in 3rd 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