[geoka9]

Some of the most beautiful mountain scenery I've ever seen and very hospitable people. A very nice place to visit. Not a very good place to live though unless you're so rich that you don't have to rely on the local infrastructure and services for survival and quality of life.

[ssijak]

I find life to also be bad if you are the only rich person isolated in a bubble when 99% of the people are in extreme poverty. You just can't feel good, unless you don't care.

[brnt]

Also, sharp gradients inherently incentivize attempts to equalise. It is an unstable situation.

[Rinzler89]

You'r definitely not be the only rich person there. There's thousands of rich corrupt people in their own bubble.

[ethbr1]

Being in Venezuela in the first years of Chavez was bizarre.

National university professor's family (so, upper middle class) living behind 3m concrete walls topped with broken glass and shuttling between there and similarly armored swim clubs.

It made me reflect on the difference between token security and actual security.

[BurningFrog]

Being a walking dollar sign in a poor country is seriously dangerous!

Money matters, but so does muscle.

[blackhawkC17]

Also makes you a target, living life constantly watching your back and being careful about any stranger you meet.

There’s a reason most rich people stick to developed countries.

[sumedh]

> Some of the most beautiful mountain scenery I've ever seen

based on the pics in the article, it seems pretty similar to Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal. What was so special?

[rdlw]

I think most people find the Himalayas pretty special