--and it would look like a one costing $3million in the U.S.
Problem is you get what you pay for. It's amazing the things considered acceptable down south that Americans would see as outrageous. One solution is to hire the cheap labor and supervise American style, but once again you run into the same problem. Don't get me wrong, Latinos are very hard workers, but only Americans are 'smart workers'. Time and time again I'd divide it through and find out that say plastering cost the same per square foot whether it's done by a $1/hr Latino or a $20/hr American.
Now times have changed and Panamanian or Costa Rican labor has become a cut above Guatemala or Nicaragua. Still nowhere near U.S. grade, but better than before.
I work part time for a guy in the Music Business.
There is a Joke regarding Fender Guitars.
You can buy a Fender Guitar made in America by Mexicans, or you can buy a Fender Guitar made in Mexico by Mexicans.
Kind of like the Contractors here. The White Guy shows up twice, to give you an estimate and then to collect the money. The Mexicans show up and actually do the work.