Blog - Focus On Mexico

A Guide to the Move2Mexico RoadMap – An Interactive Online Program

In response to the pandemic, Focus has developed online programs that cover the essentials of moving to Mexico - via an interactive online format. While our 6-Day live programs at Lakeside have restarted, dozens of our new friends have enjoyed taking the new online format. If getting to a live program is not within reach for now, consider this program! Using our 20+ year experience at helping people transform their lives in Mexico, we've applied our proven Live 6-Day formula to our online programs and created a 9-Step RoadMap that walks your through a move to Mexico. Whether you … [Read more...]

Top 8 Reasons Retirees Move to Lake Chapala

So you've worked hard for years and can finally look at retiring! That's great! But where will you live? For some people, getting out of the rat race and enjoying a much better quality of living for far less money is more than wishful thinking, it's their reality and one of the many reasons Lake Chapala is one of the top retirement destinations in the world. This article lays out what I feel are the top reasons why you too should consider Lake Chapala as a retirement destination. For the sake of brevity, I'm going to limit this to eight reasons why people fall in love with--and choose to … [Read more...]

Getting Your Retiree Mexico Resident Visa

Once you are within no longer than six months of your proposed date to move to Mexico, the next step is to apply for either a temporary or permanent resident visa at the Mexican consulate nearest to you in your home country. While the process may seem daunting at first, it is rather straightforward at most (but not all) Mexican consulates. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that some consulates are easier to deal with than others, and much like any other process involving government bureaucracy, patience and calm will help you navigate the visa process. The consulates vary widely in their … [Read more...]

Mexico Overview

Regions Mexico shares its northern border with the United States and its southern border with Guatemala and Belize. Baja California in the west is a 1,250 kilometer (775 mile) peninsula and forms the Gulf of California. In the east are the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche, which is formed by Mexico's other peninsula, the Yucatán. Terrain Almost two-thirds of the country's terrain consists of mountains and highlands while deserts dominate the north and tropical rain forests are found in the south. Mexico's major rivers include the Rίo Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and the Usumacinta … [Read more...]

Assisted Living in Mexico

One of the expert speakers at our Focus on Mexico fast track learning seminars, Wendy Carrel, recently published an article in Senior Living Foresight. We thought our readers would enjoy this look at the current and future assisted living landscape in Mexico including Lakeside and other locations. In 2018, there were 11 assisted living facilities in Lakeside and now there are 27! … [Read more...]