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Nearshoring is the practice of hiring professionals or teams in nearby countries - typically those that share similar time zones, cultural values, and business practices. For US companies, this means working with talent in Latin America: Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and more.

Offshoring

Hiring talent in geographically distant countries with large time zone differences (e.g., US companies hiring in India or Eastern Europe)

Most LATAM countries overlap 4-8 hours with US business hours

Same skills, dramatically lower cost of living = salary arbitrage

Shared work ethic, communication style, and business culture

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