Why Retire in México?
Have you ever thought about retiring in México? What is retirement in Mexico all about anyway? Can you picture yourself in a beautiful resort like Puerto Vallarta at retirement? The ideal retirement destination can be more than a dream. It can be an affordable reality.
 You've no doubt thought about reitrement in a lovely retirement haven bathed by the warmth of the sun and fanned with cool ocean breezes. But why Mexico, you might ask?
The reasons so many Americans and Canadians choose Mexico for retirement are many. But they start with a simple advantage -- ease of access. They can drive to Mexico in a car. A bigger reason is that retiring in Mexico is a bargain compared to the USA and Canada. But there are also a large number of Europeans in Mexico.
Mexico is the ideal environment for a stimulating retirement.
Mexico is rich in history and steeped in culture. The country can take pride from a more pronounced culture, emblazoned with antiquities, than any other nation in Latin America with the possible exception of Brazil and Argentina. Mexico has terrific food, distinctive architecture and many lovely areas with an excellent climate. Mexico has also become a modern, contemporary society, with better highways than many parts of Latin America and an infrastructure that allows foreigners to connect via telephone and Internet to anywhere in the world. This level of infrastructure isn't available in Nicaragua, nor in Guatemala, and it is a very important determining factor for the retiree who doesn't want to be disadvantaged by inconveniences.
Healthful retirement living in Mexico starts with a wholesome diet
Mexico is also a healthier place to live because of its fabulous food. Fresh fruit and vegetables are always in season and taste so much better in Mexico that you tend to eat more of them. In fact, unlike North American produce that is picked green and allowed to ripen in transit, Mexican produce is picked at its peak and sold in the market the very next day. Little or no preservatives are used in this delcicious food which means you're ingesting
fewer chemicals.
Retirement living in Mexico that puts time on your side.
You will find that life is
so much more enjoyable because you finally have time to pursue your
hobbies and develop your talents. People who move to Mexico
finally have time to prepare the recipes they've been saving from
gourmet magazines, put the box of photographs into albums, or garden to
their hearts' content in this land where flowers grow all year
long. Others develop new interests and discover latent talents
when they take a ceramics or watercolor class. There are also
innumerable opportunities for volunteer work.
For
people who love to socialize, there's probably no better place in the
world to make friends. People who don't work have more time to
party! But, even more than that, expatriates, because of their
adventurous natures, seem more gregarious than their American/Canadian
counterparts. Then, too, expatriates find themselves thrown into a
world where they must cooperate and share information in order to
survive.
 Retire to a Mexico lifestyle that's everything but stressful.
There's
less stress here, too. If you can adjust to the manana attitude
and remember that manana doesn't necessarily mean tomorrow, it just means not today. You will realize that everything will eventually get done that needs doing and with far less frustration. Rather than worrying, go to the plaza, sit on a bench, and watch village life pass before your eyes. You will see a family out for a stroll, a little boy riding on his father's shoulders while Mom buys her daughter a balloon. You'll notice the teenage girls going one direction in the plaza while the boys pass the other way, all of them casting furtive glances at the ones they like. And you'll see old friends who will sit
down with you for a chat because they're in the plaza doing the same
thing you're doing—enjoying life!
Your own piece of paradise at retirement -- it's a way of life in Mexico.
I'm not implying
that Mexico is Shangri-La, but I think it's closer to paradise than any place you can find in the United States or Canada. Here in this land of majestic mountains and rolling hillsides, you will find a gentle people willing to welcome you into their hearts. You will have more time to explore other interests and develop your talents because you have more freedom, better health, less stress, and someone else to take care of mundane chores. The low cost of living allows you to splurge on luxuries that would be prohibitive anywhere else and to take advantage of world-class resorts only minutes away or right under your feet. |
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