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Marina K. Villatoro

37 / Female

Guatemala

About mvillatoro

First Time Poster | Member since 29th Apr 09

Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Travel Professional
About mvillatoro:

I love to help people with their Costa Rica adventures. You can check out my blog about life and adventures here:

http://travelexperta.com

And here's a bit about me:

I got bit by the travel bug at an early age and since then have been itching it through thirty-five countries. Finally, about seven years ago on my Latin American sojourn, I met my husband in Guatemala and he convinced me to settle down in Costa Rica and become an EXPAT:)

Since becoming a wife and a mommy to an amazing five year old, my travel adventures and experiences have become more fulfilling and complex (i.e. traveling with child).

Happy Travels!

 Favourite places:

Israel, Central America, Brazil, Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, South America

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Latest Blog Entry

A Few Ways to Avoid Getting Robbed in Central America

Posted by mvillatoro | 19th August 2009

I bet you're wondering, "How does she know how NOT to get robbed?" Well, I'll be honest with you. I've gotten robbed plenty of times, enough to know exactly what I did wrong and how I could have avoided being robbed from the get-go!

Good example; my sister-in-law and I went to the coastal areas of [[Guatemala]]. I had my little purse on me and pants with many pockets. My sister-in-law, said, "Marina, I really recommend you put your credit cards and money in your pants pockets." I listened to her very carefully and didn't do a thing about it.

It took us three hours to arrive. Five minutes after we got off the bus and started headed in the direction of the hotels, two teenage boys on a bike came booking at me and -guess what - ripped my purse right off my shoulders. Thirty minutes after hunting them done and being left with nothing, we were right back on the same bus going back to the house. Let's just say it wasn't a very successful trip!

So, after all the wonderful lessons I

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Central America

Hi everyone! I've been living in Central America for well over 7 years and have traveled it extensively via: backpacker, and now progressed to family travel from camping and lodging in rustic cabins to mid range to resort travel. Let's just say I've taken full advantage of my time here and love to help who ever is coming here. So please ask away!

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