Latin America is not one market, it is several and they do not resemble each other. Mexico and Brazil have candidate volume; Argentina has plenty of senior people and a salary picture that shifts quickly; Chile pays on a different scale; Peru and Colombia are smaller markets with less competition for each individual. We search in the country where that specific role actually exists, not in whichever one looks cheapest on a report.

• English levels vary enormously between countries and between cities, so we verify them in conversation rather than by reading a résumé.
• Almost the whole region sits a few hours from the continent's business capitals, which makes the overlap real instead of a promise of three shared hours.
• The costliest mistake is choosing by rate: a cheap hire replaced after four months costs more than a well paid one from the start.