Here's a fun question to ask yourself: if you had to disappear and live out the rest of your days below the radar, where would you go?

Think about it seriously for a moment... it's an interesting thought experiment. Assuming you had a dream team of angry creditors, bounty hunters, private investigators, and/or government agents chasing after you, where would you go?

There are several countries where disappearing is a relatively easy thing to do. We've talked about a few of them in the past-- places like Morocco, Brazil, Lebanon, and the Philippines. 

Venezuela is also one to consider.

Now, a country that's known as the murder capital of the world and is run by a notoriously corrupt, populist dictator has a bit of a PR challenge. And frankly, this is a big advantage when trying to move off the reservation.

Like neighboring Colombia, there's a terrible stigma about Venezuela. And also like neighboring Colombia, the stigma is way overblown. 

Most foreigners (and especially North Americans) think that they'll be kidnapped the second they set foot on Colombian soil. Or rounded up and shot upon arrival to Venezuela. This is obviously not true, but it's enough to keep most people away....