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

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Focus on Pátzcuaro

Focus on Pátzcuaro

The month of May in Lakeside is hot (this year with temperatures often climbing to over 90F/32C). So we opted to explore the refreshingly cool high altitude city of Pátzcuaro, Michoacan, located about four hours south of Lakeside.  At 7,000 feet altitude Pátzcuaro has all the charm of a high mountain town surrounded with forests, a beautiful plaza and many coffee shops from which to choose.  With a population of ~80,000, Pátzcuaro is much quieter than nearby Morelia with its bustling population of ~800,000.  One plus of both Morelia and Pátzcuaro as compared to Lakeside are the flat city … [Read more...]

In Case of Emergency Will You Make It On Time – Part II

In Case of Emergency Will You Make It On Time – Part II

Over a year ago we reported on the construction of two new hospitals in the Lakeside area, a first for Lakeside, where in the past all hospitalization cases were referred to Guadalajara, a 45 minute to one hour journey, depending on traffic.  The new private  Hospital San Antonio del Lago de Chapala officially opened for business on April 26, 2019 and one of our recent FOCUS alumni became its 4th admitted patient after a sudden health emergency.  He has graciously agreed to share his story with us for the benefit of other expats wondering about the quality of medical care in Mexico. Expat … [Read more...]

Carnitas a gift from Michoacan to the whole World

Carnitas a gift from Michoacan to the whole World

By Tere Ruiz, Lake Chapala Mexico Mexican cuisine has a large variety of delicious dishes. In fact, Mexican cuisine is such an integral part of the country's centuries-old cultural traditions that the government believes it should be included on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, and have asked for international recognition for the country's cuisine. There are several things that have to come together to define what is cooked in different areas or states of Mexico, and how it is cooked. The first thing that defines a Mexican dish is the … [Read more...]

Mexico Move Survey

Mexico Move Survey

As previously reported, Focus on Mexico is expanding to provide you with first-hand information and on the ground fast track learning seminars for other great Mexico move/retirement locations.  We want to hear from our readers what other locations in Mexico you are most interested in.  Please take just one minute to help us with a quick two question on-line survey by copying and pasting the link below into your browser.  Please note that since we don't often conduct surveys, we opted to use the 'free' survey version, which means that the link below is not active and you must copy and paste it … [Read more...]

Focus on Morelia

Focus on Morelia

Focus on Mexico is expanding to give you first hand information about other great places to look at outside of Lakeside when considering a move to Mexico.  We love Lakeside and we also love many locations throughout Mexico that can be a good fit for foreigners considering a move south of border.  We have plans to host some on the ground seminars outside of Lakeside and soon we will be publishing a survey to find out which areas of Mexico most interest you.  In this post we will feature the fabulous city of Morelia. Morelia Overview If you are more interested in city life as opposed to … [Read more...]