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Eva Peron And The Mayan Sacrifice

Kathleen Peddicord by Kathleen Peddicord
Jul 03, 2009
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Eva Peron And The Mayan Sacrifice

“Local elections are commencing,” continues Correspondent Michael Paladin, picking up where he left off yesterday in his reporting from San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico.

“Last night, on a pickup truck carrying a blow-up vinyl doll representing the candidate, the candidate herself was at the microphone. A dead ringer for Eva Peron, with the pulled back bleached blonde hair, the gestures, and the exhortations to the crowd. She pleaded, she begged, she ranted. Wonderful theater.

“Having spent time in Santorini, I am familiar with the cobalt blue of the domes there. Here, in San Cristobal, they seem to have found another level of blue. It’s an intense, purple, acid-inspired shade that my descriptions don’t do justice. I’m going to buy a better camera to try to capture it.

“The streets are paved with octagonal paving stones rather than cobblestones, the sidewalks are paved with flagstones. The streets are narrower than is typical for Spanish-colonial cities but easier to navigate. There are Lebanese restaurants, Israeli cafes, and real Italian eateries.

“I finally found out why there is such a large contingency of Italians in this city. I met another real estate broker and put the question to him. It turns out, he himself is the reason. He married an Italian lady and brought her and her mother here to San Cristobal. Word spread in their northern Italian town that here were jobs here and a better way of life. One thing led to another, and a steady migration developed. If you like authentic Italian cuisine, it’s here.

“There are new cars on the streets, even though the nearest dealerships are 50 miles away, as are the nearest shopping malls. That is not to say there’s no shopping in San Cristobal. In fact, there are enough shoe stores, high-end dress shops (offering seriously drop-dead gowns), and boutiques for the horsy set (places to shop for saddles, whips, large belt buckles, and spurs) to keep even the most serious shopper satisfied.

“This is a very cosmopolitan city, but I’ve seen few international tourists. San Cristobal is off the beaten path. Access, as I’ve mentioned, is not the easiest. The nearest decent airport is in Tuxtla, 50 miles away.

“The art is superb, varied, and striking. Amber is their long suit.

“The shoeshine kids are tenacious, the Mayans won’t let you take their photos, and the coffee is industrial strength. Scotia and HSBC banks are here.

“The views are superb from everywhere. I took a taxi tour (US$10 an hour) to see the outlying barrios.

“On the menu in the restaurant where I had dinner last night was an offering of a Sacrificial Maya, 60 pesos. Too cheap, I figured, to be the usual virgin. In fact, it was a shot of tequila, coffee liqueur, and orange liqueur, set on fire. One was sufficient for my research purposes.

“There is prosperity here, for which I have yet to find any explanation. The local police carry pepper spray and not 9 mms. The bandstand in the central park plays American show tunes in the morning over loudspeakers. This place is quite unusual, a special find, really. I will be back.”

Kathleen Peddicord

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Kathleen Peddicord has covered the live, retire, and do business overseas beat for more than 30 years and is considered the world's foremost authority on these subjects. She has traveled to more than 75 countries, invested in real estate in 21, established businesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educated her children in 4.

Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets across three continents, from the East Coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland... then to Paris, France... next to Panama City, where she has based her Live and Invest Overseas business. Most recently, Kathleen and her husband Lief Simon are dividing their time between Panama and Paris.

Kathleen was a partner with Agora Publishing’s International Living group for 23 years. In that capacity, she opened her first office overseas, in Waterford, Ireland, where she managed a staff of up to 30 employees for more than 10 years. Kathleen also opened, staffed, and operated International Living publishing and real estate marketing offices in Panama City, Panama; Granada, Nicaragua; Roatan, Honduras; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Paris, France.

Kathleen moved on from her role with Agora in 2007 and launched her Live and Invest Overseas group in 2008. In the years since, she has built Live and Invest Overseas into a successful, recognized, and respected multi-million-dollar business that employs a staff of 35 in Panama City and dozens of writers and other resources around the world.

Kathleen has been quoted by The New York Times, Money magazine, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, the AARP, and beyond. She has appeared often on radio and television (including Bloomberg and CNBC) and speaks regularly on topics to do with living, retiring, investing, and doing business around the world.

In addition to her own daily e-letter, the Overseas Opportunity Letter, with a circulation of more than 300,000 readers, Kathleen writes regularly for U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

Her newest book, "How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad," published by Penguin Random House, is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world.

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