Also, people locally buy stuff on Amazon and online not just because they can't find it locally, but because they sell it for cheaper taking into account freigh

Also, people locally buy stuff on Amazon and online not just because they can't find it locally, but because they sell it for cheaper taking into account freight forwarding. In Panama this also works out because the exchange rate is exactly the value of the us dollar. It seems freight forwarders are most common in countries like the Bahamas with Laser international freight and Panama where local currency is pegged 1 to 1 to the US dollar, because the value per dollar always remains the same, so buying online is never more expensive due to fluctuating exchange rates. But they're used in all of Latin America and are very popular in Brazil too with astral freight services. FedEx and ups can be used in place of DHL.