If wood floors and carpeting were a good idea then lots of people would have them
We were chatting yesterday and carpeting came up -I know of 1 location in this entire country that has carpeting.It is a call center and they have it for sound buffering but the entire room is climate controlled.
I have not seen wood floors here in any homes. None.It is not just the climate - heat and humidity - and the bugs it is also the way they clean here. They throw water on all floors, buckets of it. Wood floors would be ruined quickly.
There is a reason why you find tile floors EVERYWHERE..........
Stick to what we know works well here.
Then, you have not visited many homes here.
Much of the upper middle class used wood flooring in some areas of their villas or condo
I can tell you without exaggeration that at least 7 out of 10 villas I have visited have wood floors installed, both inside and outside.
To be succesfull you have to hire professional experts in the area.
PM and I'll put in contact with some. they are very expensive.