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    US to DR, carrying more than 10,000 us dollars

    18 years never a problem. We wire some, but they limit large sums with personal accounts. Opening a commercial account, but it's been years in process- you know the drill- typical nobody knowing what exactly is needed blaming everyone else..... They say it is done (yesterday) will see if it works.
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    US to DR, carrying more than 10,000 us dollars

    Do it all the time, always report it- U.S. fill out the form, declare it on your e-ticket, always have paperwork showing the account it came from. Never been asked to show anything unless I have over $50k and then they just wanted to see some paperwork. Not really a big deal.
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    I am down in the Azua province, we really had no other option that worked very well- too rural to get fiber, everything else came and went with power outages or too many people using it.... Anyway been happy with the Starlink- have had one for about 1 year and the other only a couple months
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    ?? 4k mbs -- not possible, not even sure what device could achive 4000mbps let alone any kind of wifi
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    Yes our school has a 4k tv and sometimes we stream to it. Speed does vary, it is not a constant 150mb connection.
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    2900Rd monthly. Lowest speeds I've seen are around 60mb , highest 260mb- average daytime 70-100. Evenings or early mornings 125-200
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    I have 2 starlinks -- one I bought online directly from starlink, the other I got from a local for 10kRD-- they both work exactly the same. Both have the wifi and adapters for network cable. Buying local you can have it up and running the same day, no waiting.
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    A Motorcycle Ride Report: The Border with Haiti

    I can't say about the border road, but there has been a lot of work done on the roads in the mountains. It is much easier to find ways through that are more than just mule paths zigzagging up and down the mountain. Also a lot more towns connected without having to use paved roads. A lot of...
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    Starlink Arrived in the DR

    To order ours I used the plus code off google maps (no real addresses in our small town)- dhl to Santo Domingo- then 3rd party (Schad) contacted through whatapp for a location- they showed up in 2 days. Been up and running since mid November, was using around 30gb/day - speeds in off peek hours...
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    Buying a Motorcycle

    The motorcycle depends on your use and time you want it to last/value. I am not a fan of any of the off brands- most have no value after they are a couple years old. For around $3500 US you can buy a Yamaha YTZ150- good fuel injected bike that will give you no problems (we have 2 of these)...
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    Ivermectin to treat Covid in the Dominican Republic?

    I got a Covid the end of Aug., after 8 days my fever started spiking, so I went to a doctor (in the U.S.)- he said I was a day away from being a ventiilator, and asked me if I would be willing to take Ivermectin- I told him to perscribe whatever he would take, he perscribed: Ivermectin, steroid...
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    Importing Motorcycles

    Over the years I have brought in 6- yes it is expensive, pretty much pay around 45% of the value in fees+ shipping cost. Yes the 5 year rule applies. For me it was well worth it. GL
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    Martin's Potato Bread @ Jumbo

    That is interesting- we had a guy in one of our groups last year who is in charge of the distribution ( at Martin's)- I told him we needed to get them to the D.R.
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    Chivo ( Goat meat) price

    We are in Azua Prov. -- be a bit of a drive from the north.
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    Chivo ( Goat meat) price

    absolutely correct. unless you have a sick goat ;)
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    Chivo ( Goat meat) price

    They are hair sheep- not wool. Most gringos think they are goats
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    Chivo ( Goat meat) price

    lol we raise meat sheep- I don't think we even get 100 Rd/lb
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    Land Prices

    lol- it has it's perks, but also has a lot of thorns
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    Land Prices

    Also that is land with water (irrigation), undeveloped ag land varies on location, but can be bought for 10k RD/tarea
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    Land Prices

    Azua province- Ag land can be bought for 30-50k RD/terea. You can also find land that the owners are asking 1,000,000/terea, the key word is ASKING