Expat Files - 06/01/14

One of truly great things about living and hanging well off the gringo tourist trail(besides occasionally being treated like a B-grade rock star) is that there are literally thousands of spectacular ancient Aztec, Mayan, Toltec, and Inca ruins open to the public that are almost NEVER crowded. In fact there can be so few people visiting these sites and parks that you can't even locate a park ranger or employee once you've paid the initial entry fee. That said, gringos sometimes wonder how Latin governments manage to keep so many of these places open to the public at all.     

-Latin Park Rangers will do anything to keep their jobs. Why? Not only do have some of the slackest job descriptions on the planet, but they are perhaps the best paying low-end, entry level jobs available too. In fact the guys policing the smaller sites “off the gringo tourist trail”... places that don’t have a computerized ticketing systems yet (and most don’t)... can make up to 3 times their normal salary because they often work a clever scam. And here’s how it goes, from the “be careful what you wish for department”: Ever wonder what would happen if you were in Latin America and somehow overstayed your 90 day visa by a few months? How much trouble would you be in? What if you overstayed by a year, or even ten years? Should you be concerned, worried or even terrified? Find out exactly what happened to a gringo who recently got caught overstayed his 90 day visa in Mexico by more than 10 years!              

-Do follow the link on the main page at www.ExpatWisdom.com to schedule a private phone, Skype or Mumble consult with me. If you want to discuss the details of living, working, playing, doing business and/or retiring in Latin America. Now you and I can talk about your situation one on one.