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Your Guide to Moving and Retiring to Mexico's Lake Chapala

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Retire To Mexico’s Lake Chapala – An Essential Planning Guide

Retire To Mexico’s Lake Chapala – An Essential Planning Guide

Plan Your Move to  Lake Chapala Mexico the Right Way You’ve read about the beauty of the Lake Chapala area and how enticing it seems from the descriptions in the pictures and articles. You've done some research on this as a possible retirement destination. It looks very promising - even exotic! But reading about moving to Mexico and actually doing it are two different things. Relying on what you read on the internet or what you hear from other people can be dangerous - how much of it is "Fake News" or just out-of-date information? So without a doubt, it is a good idea to do your “due … [Read more...]

Cost of Living in Mexico and Lake Chapala

Cost of Living in Mexico and Lake Chapala

The affordable cost of living in Mexico and specifically the Lake Chapala, Ajijic area is one of the major attractions (along with our near-perfect climate) for moving here. It has been estimated that the cost of living in Mexico to less than in the United States and Canada.  However, Focus On Mexico has added a section for cost of living comparisons for the entire USA and Canada... There are people who live here (and own a home) on their U.S. government pensions. However, having said that, the stories that you read that say you can live here on $500 or $600 a month are simply no longer … [Read more...]

The Day of the Dead – Making You Think in Mexico

The Day of the Dead – Making You Think in Mexico

The Day of the Dead. An Invitation to Raise the Dead! History: Although the holiday's exact origin is uncertain, it's believed that it began with the Olmecs about 3000 years ago. They saw life as an illusion and believed that in dying, human beings truly awakened and their souls were set free. The Olmecs transmitted their ideas to the Toltecs and Mayans in Central America, who later shared them with the Aztecs, Tlaxcaltec, Chichimec, Tecpanec and other Indians native to Mexico. At the gravesite: On November 2 family members gather at the cemetery for gravesite reunions more festive than … [Read more...]

About Religions in Mexico and A List of Churches in Lake Chapala

About Religions in Mexico and A List of Churches in Lake Chapala

  About Religions in Mexico and A List of Churches and Spiritual Places in Lake Chapala Throughout Mexico, Roman Catholicism is the religion of 89% of the population.  Protestants represent a small minority with 6% and others at5%. We have a wide variety of Lake Chapala churches to worship and in several denominations, many of them beautiful works of architecture and hundreds of years old. We have Spanish, bilingual and many English services. A List of Churches and places of worship around Lake Chapala, Mexico Throughout Mexico, Roman Catholicism is the religion of 89% of … [Read more...]