Sometimes you might encounter a situation where you can trade USD on the black market in Latin America. I had one similar experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A little story on my latest endeavors with a new business plan to steal black tea from Soriana in Mexico City and sell it on the black market. Expect me to be a millionaire soon.
The certain distaste you see other expats have for Central American capitals in contrast to Latin America capitals in general.
How to deal with the possibility that everyone will think you are crazy for visiting or moving to Latin America.
Sometimes you will encounter currency issues in Latin America. Here’s some examples.
You hear often about how cheap it is to live in Latin America. But is it true? Well, coming from someone who has spent as little as 300 bucks a month, you get what you pay for.
Tepito is not the worst neighborhood of Mexico City and often gets way more attention for being so from gringos and Mexicans not very familiar with Mexico City despite other areas of Mexico City objectively being worse from either a safety or quality of life perspective.
What to do if given fake currency in Mexico?
While the Historic Center of Mexico City can be an interesting place to visit and even live in, it does at times have serious flaws that leave you disappointed as it could be so much better. Above all, it is one touristy area out of many that shares similar problems in certain areas of Latin America.
How moving to another country, including those in Latin America, involves missing shit from back home and the joy you get when you find those things down here.