A discussion I had a couple of months ago with Mark prompted me to observe more closely the dynamic between locals and expats here in Guatemala. We were discussing how it's incredibly difficult to find information about moving to Guatemala on the internet. Sure, there's loads of information about tourism and travelling, even about hostels, but virtually nothing about cost of living (besides "it's cheap"), housing other than overpriced luxury homes, and how to get set up in the country. With the plethora of "gringo" expats in the country, one would think that this information would be easy to come by.
But alas, it's not.
We originally started this blog to keep our friends and family informed about our adventures, but soon it was evident that we could use this to try to develop some materials that could be beneficial for those coming.
But again, that begs the question...why has this not already been done? And since it hasn't, except for recent efforts in the past year, as far as I can tell, should it be? Do gringos want to keep this bit of paradise (more or less) to themselves?
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