Here in the US, it’s not uncommon to hear of friends or neighbors who
travel to Mexico for dental work because of the good care, but more importantly
the lower cost & cash payment vs fighting with insurance companies.
It appears that we’re not the only ones to see a difference in costs between
our country & a neighbor. Chileans are traveling to Peru for medical care, and
in spite of being charged a higher rate because of being foreigners, it’s still
less than the cost in Chile.
Peru has had a tremendous economic run over the last few years. Will that growth continue as some predict, or will growth cool as the global economy also slows?
Traveling to Central & South America can be fascinating, and it’s easy to find economical ways to eat, stay & travel. Here’s a few more important tips to save even more:
Continue reading 5 Money Saving Travel Tips (For Central & South America)
Love great coffee? Interested in knowing about the point of origin? Support sustainable organic farming? Feeling adventurous? Follow us from the rain forests of Peru to your local coffee shop as we chronicle the lives of Real People, Really Good Coffee…
Continue reading Real People, Really Good Coffee (The Coffee Chronicles) #1
Want to travel on the cheap? Love to explore cool places, but on a beer budget? Learn how to travel like a local & save a bunch. Here’s how…
Continue reading Travel Like a Peruvian (5 travel tips to save big bucks)
This post is to give a small glimpse into what life is like when we stay in Peru. We’ve been staying with Yrma’s sister, who has a small apartment upstairs from their home in Pueblo Libre. It’s tiny, but completely functional, and it leads to the roof where we can hang laundry to dry, or just hang out in the sun (when it’s shining.)
Whenever I talk of South America, and our time in Peru, I often hear “Don’t you worry about being kidnapped or robbed?” To tell the truth, I had never had any problems whatsoever in Peru, but there was a memorable incident this past summer that opened my eyes…
Continue reading Incident at JuanJui (It’s No Fun to be a Hostage)
In the summer of 2010 I herniated a disc in my back, and after 4 painful months of denial & fear, I finally went to see a local doctor. It wasn’t that I don’t like doctors, or that I thought that it would just heal naturally, but rather the worry of how to pay for it kept me away. You see, I had a crappy high deductible ($5,000) health insurance policy, and I knew that an MRI would likely run between $3,000-$5,000 thus would have to be paid out of pocket. Our business had experienced a huge drop off after the 2008 economic crisis & that was a lot of money in the moment. (Still is!) Here’s how I saved a bundle & a list of expenses.
Welcome to A Little Further South! This blog post is to introduce you to some of the many little differences between life in the States vs life in Peru. Many are small, many more noticeable, some just plain quirky.
