Expat Advice: Living in La Ceiba, Honduras
What is the name of the city or town that you are reporting on?
La Ceiba
How long have you lived there?
2 yrs
What activities, clubs and organizations would you recommend to newcomers to help them meet others?
Expats bar and reataurant, downtown La Ceiba, or, Caribbean Land Realty talk to Carlos Munoz, carlosticher@yahoo.com,or Fanny Garcia, famarblack@yahoo.com ., or in the US Dan Christensen @ 801-599-4322, or Wayne Whetman @ 801-580-1155.
In terms of religious, racial, economic and cultural diversity, are the people of this city or town diverse? Are they accepting of differences? Describe.
Culturally diversified and the general attitude is "live and let live" Mixed races co-exist here with very little racial tension.
What are the main industries in this city? What types of career opportunities commonly exist? How do most people find new jobs?
Jobs are available in the entertainment sector and for any type of skilled labor, especially in the housing industry, like, plumbers, electricians, drywallers, carpenters, etc. Labor is the cheapest commodity in Honduras but sufficiently lacks in Quality. Clothes manufacturing and other similar industries exist here for many of the same reasons that they exist in China with abundant natural resources and a inexpensive labor force.
If a friend of yours was thinking of moving to this city or town from far away, what other advice would you give them.
This is a city in a third world country, don't consider moving here until you can accept the many differences in lifestyle from a developed country like the US. Many of the everyday services that you have don't exist here. The pace is much slower, service in many businesses is poor or non-existent and you will only increase your own blood pressure trying to demand better service. Utilities that you expect to receive are sometimes non-existent or of poor quality, so make sure if you rent or buy that these are already in place, promises to install them in most cases will only lead to your frustration. You can live very well here on much less than you can imagine, and this is an ideal location for retirees on limited budgets and its relatively easy to obtain a resident Visa. Explore the area and have or learn basic conversational Spanish before making a final decision to live here.
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guesthonduras
guestI work with a lot ofHondurans on the tug boats, they are very friendly work hard are proud of their country But the best part is the exchange rate right now is 19 Hounduran dollars for every American dollar Houses can be had for 35-45 thousand Lots of fresh fish, meats and fruits
