Tulum is Booming

Living in Tulum

I want to share an excerpt from an email I recently received from International Living about Tulum. I happen to live in Tulum and I can attest the little beach town on Mexico’s Caribbean is booming. My wife and I have lived in Tulum full-time since 2008 and have seen a lot of changes since. [...]

Puebla

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Average Lifestyle rating: C (range D to A) The city of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico.  It is located between Mexico City and Veracruz in a large valley known as the Valley of Puebla surrounded on four sides by the snow-capped mountains and volcanoes of the [...]

Campeche

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Average Lifestyle rating: C+ (range D+ to B+) Built in 1517 AD, and located on the southeastern side of the Yucatán Peninsula, Campeche is the capital city of the state of Campeche and an excellent retirement destination for several reasons. The most important are the low cost of living, affordable real estate, high degree of safety and a [...]

Central Mexico

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In central Mexico are two of the most popular spots for expats to move: the Lake Chapala area and San Miguel de Allende.  Both places have large gringo populations – large enough to affect the local economy. San Miguel de Allende has been around a long time, but after its colonial architecture was discovered in the 1930s, it blossomed into [...]