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Welcome to the new Gringos.com

by admin on June 15, 2010

Welcome to Gringos.com

Thank you for visiting the new look Gringos.com.We’ve updated the homepage design and layout of the site. You can now access the forums section from here or by clicking any of the links on the right. Our aim is to become one of the best web resources for Expats living in Latin America and for people wishing to move there. We provide members with news, content and a community.

We now have over 1,000 members, with lots of new members joining up everyday, who have shared over 70,000 discussion posts. The site is organised into 2 main parts – the forums and the articles. You can access either section using the navigation menu at the top or the right of the site.. We hope you find the Gringos.com community a great resource for your new life in Central or South America. Its great to have you here.

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