Investing in Colombia for Foreigners: Stocks and Government Bonds Explained
Investing in Colombia for foreigners now runs through local brokers, central bank registration and peso exposure. Here is what the...
September 12, 2026Section
Latest News
Choose your feed
How to Open a Bank Account in Mexico as a Foreigner in 2026
To open bank account in Mexico as a foreigner in 2026 you generally need a residency card. CURP alone buys...
September 12, 2026
Is Chile Safe for Expats as Homicides Fall 11.5 Percent
Chile recorded a 11.5% drop in first-half homicides to 472 victims. Here is why the question is chile safe for...
September 12, 2026
Healthcare in Guatemala for Expats: The Real Map
Healthcare in Guatemala for expats splits sharply between an under-resourced public system and private urban clinics, making evacuation cover a...
September 12, 2026
Taxes in Colombia for Expats: The 183-Day Residency Rule Explained
Taxes in Colombia for expats turn on DIAN's rolling 365-day residence test, not visa type. Foreigners crossing 183 days risk...
September 12, 2026
Taxes in Argentina for Expats: What Changes Under the New Tax Agency in 2026
Argentina replaced AFIP with ARCA and ended the PAIS tax, reshaping taxes in Argentina for expats. Here is how residency...
September 12, 2026
Taxes in Brazil for Expats as Receita Federal Rules Shift
Taxes in Brazil for expats changed on 1 January 2026. Lei 15.270 raised the entry point and added a minimum...
September 12, 2026
Retire in the Dominican Republic: The Law 171-07 Pension Track
Retire in Dominican Republic under Law 171-07: US$1,500 a month, no minimum age, and a defined list of tax and...
September 12, 2026
Retire in Guatemala: The Pensionado Residency Income Rules
Retire in Guatemala on the pensionado route: IGM sets US$1,250 a month plus US$300 per dependent, and the rest is...
September 12, 2026
Retire in Colombia 2026: Pensionado Visa and Costs
Retire in Colombia in 2026 on the M-Pensionado visa: the three-minimum-wage income test, where retirees settle, and what tax residency...
September 12, 2026
Retire in Mexico: 2026 Residency Income Rules
Mexico's 2026 retiree visa financial tests now track UMA, not minimum wage. Here's what that means for North Americans planning...
September 12, 2026
Retire in Brazil: Foreigners Face $2,000 Pension Visa Route
Brazil keeps the retirement visa path tied to a monthly pension transfer, shaping where foreigners can retire in Brazil and...
September 12, 2026
Maduro’s Wife Wants Out of a Brooklyn Jail. Reports That Cilia Flores Was Refused Are Wrong.
Maduro's wife asked a New York judge to let her await trial at home on medical grounds. No prosecutor has...
September 12, 2026
Does Mexico Want US Intervention Against the Cartels? The Leaked Poll Nobody Can Check
A leaked State Department fact sheet is said to cite polling showing Mexicans back American action against cartels. Nobody has...
September 12, 2026
Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Cable Car Is Named After a Tram That Was Named After a Bond
The Sugarloaf bondinho has run since 1912. Its name traces through Rio’s street trams to prepaid tickets nicknamed after government...
September 12, 2026
Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado Railway Opened 47 Years Before the Christ the Redeemer Statue
The Corcovado rack railway opened in 1884, hauled Christ the Redeemer up the mountain from 1926, and still runs on...
September 12, 2026
Rio’s Santa Teresa Tram Reopens a Branch Closed for Twenty Years
The Santa Teresa bonde reopened its Silvestre branch on 11 June 2026, twenty years after it closed and fifteen after...
September 12, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor — September 5–11, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor: Rubio's Andean harvest, Peru joins the Shield, the boat war splits in two, and Milei opens...
September 12, 2026
Colombia Closes Its Last Peace Table and Strips Armed Groups of Political Status
Colombia's president closed the last peace table and stripped armed groups of political status. The law he is using expires...
September 12, 2026
São Paulo Governor Race 2026: Tarcísio vs Haddad — Polls, Issues and Stakes
São Paulo governor race 2026: Tarcísio de Freitas leads Fernando Haddad 50.6% to 33.6%. Polls, key issues, dates and what...
September 12, 2026