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    Property Invasion

    A couple of weeks ago, some nefarious actor(s) entered my property in my absence and dug a couple of four foot deep holes! Maybe they were looking for buried treasure, who knows? (actually they appear to be a contractor working for a utility company of some sort - probably Claro). I decided it...
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    Gold

    A while back, a friend of mine was telling me I should invest in gold in case Western Civilization collapses. I do not think this is very likely, but sometimes I may harbor a slight fear for this little part of it. Just checking around, I found that there are quite a few guys on the streets of...
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    Sad day in Altamira

    In 2011, we bought some old coffee farm land near Altamira from the Bisono family - old scions of hidalgos from way back. They have hundreds of acres of mountainous coffee and other miscellaneous agricultural production in the area. The younger members of the family are generally out of the...
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    question about dying in DR

    First, let me say that I feel fine. But I am staying in the DR permanently and some day I will croak. What are the laws, as opposed to customs? For example, my neighbors, responding to my inquiries, have explained that there is a local cemetery with concrete vaults where deceased are placed. For...
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    Sosua office for residency - cedula too?

    I have been going to SD to renew residency, but Sosua is closer. But can I also renew the cedula in Sosua? If I have to go to SD anyway, might as well do both jobs in SD. Anyone who has done both, please reply? Thanks
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    Orange Internet troubles?

    In September 2013 I bought a "wifi hotspot" internet service device from Orange - they offered 5GB monthly download upgraded to 10GB for the first year (so they said, and so their paperwork said). But in fact they would only provide 5GB service to me after the first month. I made several...