Retiring in Latin America, a Dream Retreat? (Jubilación en Latinoamérica, ¿Retiro Soñado?)

Retiring in Latin America, a Dream Retreat? (Jubilación en Latinoamérica, ¿Retiro Soñado?)

Author: Lingo Mastery Spanish April 8, 2025 Duration: 28:41
Retiring in Latin America as a foreigner = 👍​ Retiring in Latin America as a Latin American = ​☠️​ Let's face it - when you think of the Caribbean, Brazilian beaches, the Angel Falls in Venezuela, Mexican resorts and Argentine plains, there's a feeling of relief and joy that you can spend your final years just exploring the land and living for cheap. But what does it look like for a native, and how they survive while receiving a pension that is probably 30% (on average) of what they used ...

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Is Latinidad Innate or Acquired? (¿La Latinidad Nace o Se Hace?) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:12
What makes somebody "Latin American?" (or Latino*?) Is it being born in Latin America? Is it being born to Latino parents? Or is it adopting the culture and actually feeling Latino? In this special DUAL NARRATOR episode,…
The Thousand Day War (La Guerra de los Mil Días) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:26
We rarely hear about the local wars in South America, but some were just as ugly and crude as the historical wars in Europe and the US - and the Thousand Day War (technically, the 1,130 Day War, but the given name sounds…