Living in Mexico

Articles, advice and connections to help you live in Mexico

Articles, advice and connections to help you live in Mexico

Places to Live in Mexico

When you’re planning to live in Mexico—whether full time, or part time—or if you’re in the throes of some retirement planning—you need to undertake a large amount of research about the places that may interest you before you can draw up a short list...

Impede Telemarketing Calls

Although middle-class households in Mexico don’t receive as many publicity offers as their American, Canadian and European counterparts, direct marketing has started to gain some traction here; telemarketing is particularly pervasive and junk email is also on the increase.

A Month in Patzcuaro – Conclusion

Although Patzcuaro has distinct features and characteristics, it is also much like many other provincial Mexican towns, and the daily routines and challenges you may encounter living here are similar in nature to those you’ll encounter in other places across Mexico . . .

A Month in Patzcuaro – Property

Just a few years ago, Patzcuaro was a town that few foreign expatriates had heard of, and much less considered as a place to settle in Mexico. Today, the town is attracting an increasing amount of...

A Month in Patzcuaro – Expatriates

There are no official figures published showing the number of expatriates living in Patzcuaro, full-time or part-time, although when asked, most resident expats guess with a number ranging between 150 and 200. Some foreigners live here full-time, others share their life’s spaces between...

A Month in Patzcuaro – Commerce

Last Friday, December 12th, was Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, one of Mexico’s most important religious events. In the evening, many of Patzcuaro’s townsfolk headed for the basilica to attend the special mass...

A Month in Patzcuaro – Bearings

Settling-in to Patzcuaro and getting your bearings is easy. This small mountain town is laid out in a grid pattern, in tandem with most colonial settlements across Mexico. The town’s main square, or Plaza Grande, features...

A Month in Patzcuaro

So, what is it like living in a colonial town in Mexico? It’s a question often asked by people who are doing online research about relocating here. To find out, your writer moved to Pátzcuaro for a month and will be posting...