Latin America Investments is a research platform for investors, digital nomads, and expatriates exploring opportunities across Latin America. We cover public markets, Medellín real estate, and residency planning — with a focus on the data, regulations, and practical details that most content sites skip.
Latin America's equity markets, real estate opportunities, and residency programs represent genuine value for informed investors. But the region also has real complexity — in regulations, tax systems, and local market dynamics — that requires careful analysis rather than surface-level coverage.
We built this platform because we couldn't find what we needed. Most sites covering Latin American investment fall into two camps: hype-driven content that glosses over risk, or institutional research that's inaccessible to individual investors. We wanted something in between — analytical, honest, and useful for people who are actually making decisions about where to invest and where to live.
Capital markets: ETF strategies, country-level valuation analysis, and political risk assessment for Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. We track the major ETFs (ILF, EWZ, EWW, GXG, ARGT, ECH) with updated fundamentals and our perspective on positioning.
Medellín real estate: Neighborhood-level intelligence including cap rates, legal frameworks (particularly the 70% bylaw rule and RNT registration), closing costs, and the specific buildings where short-term rentals are actually authorized under Colombian law.
Residency and tax planning: Visa requirements, income thresholds, tax system comparisons, and the 183-day rules across Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Uruguay. Updated with 2026 data including the dramatic SMLMV increase, Panama's October deadline, and Uruguay's new threshold.
Every number on this site is sourced from official government publications, fund filings, or verified market data. We update financial data quarterly and regulatory information as changes are announced. When data is uncertain or unverified, we say so.
We write from an on-the-ground perspective. The Medellín content reflects lived experience with local regulations, neighborhoods, and market dynamics — not secondhand reporting from thousands of miles away.
We don't fabricate testimonials, manufacture urgency, or present speculation as fact. If we don't know something, we'll tell you we don't know it rather than making it up.
This is not financial advice, legal advice, or tax advice. We provide educational content and research to help you make better-informed decisions, but every investor's situation is unique. We strongly recommend working with qualified professionals — a licensed financial advisor, an international tax attorney, and a local immigration lawyer — before committing capital or making residency decisions.
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