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October 20th, 2010 - 10:35 am § in Around Town, Culture, Dominican Republic, Tips & Resources, Volunteer

Gringo Pricing: Living in Competition or Solidarity?

Any expat learns quickly that fixed prices for goods and services in the Domincan Republic don’t exist. If you are a gringo, you are normally given a higher price. In turn, many expats feel taken advantage of and seek to get the local price that Dominicans would pay. There are times when individua[...]

February 8th, 2010 - 6:51 pm § in Culture, Day in the Life, Ecuador, Tips & Resources

Day in the Life: To Haggle or Not to Haggle?

Here’s a familiar scene: it’s market day in Cusco, Chichicastenango, Otavalo and hundreds of  other cities across Latin America. You start making your way past stalls and it’s all there: jewelry, ponchos, T-shirts, pottery and even those little alpaca dolls you love so much. But r[...]





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