I know some people who moved to Central America because of the rural setting and dollar value. Nicaragua and the Honduras. Many of those areas are at some level of armed conflict right now. Sandinista problems in Nicaragua, among other flare ups. Some expats are moving back to the states now before they don’t have the money or even the choice.
Others feel they can wait it out, since their particular town is not directly effected at this time.
Conclusion:
Leaving one’s home country in search of lasting tranquility is a high stakes gamble. Some start out with very little to lose in a material way, but what they really want is an adventure to add color, spice and even a little drama to their staid, predictable routines, so they flip a coin and go.
The world is becoming more Americanized, and that’s not a good thing, because it seems it’s the worst aspects of modern American culture that are being exported.