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Shipping Household Goods to Mexico

While what household items you decide to bring is ultimately a personal choice, here are a few tips to assist you in the decision making process. What Can You Ship? Article 90 of the Mexican Customs Law states that the items you bring must be used personal items and furniture of a house, e.g. clothes, books, furniture, appliances, and electronics. Tools and implements are also allowed if they are required for your profession or if they are used for a hobby. Medical equipment, such as a wheelchair, blood pressure or sugar monitors, and oxygen generators are allowed duty-free. New (unused) … [Read more...]

Lakeside Care Options

Overview Many who are considering a move to Lakeside are interested in local care options including assisted living facilities either for a loved one or for themselves at some point. Assisted living is a fairly new concept in Mexico, because most Mexicans still consider it a duty and an honor to care for their elderly family members. Recent statistics point out that in the state of Jalisco there are only ~1,700 elderly Mexicans in assisted living out of an elderly Jalisco population of ~758,000. However, there are currently 11 assisted living centers and nursing homes Lakeside geared … [Read more...]

Make Lakeside Your Home Base – Zacatecas Part I

One of the great advantages of Lakeside living is its location in the central highlands of Mexico, making it relatively easy to travel anywhere inside Mexico and internationally due to the close proximity of the Guadalajara airport. This is the beginning of a series of occasional articles highlighting lesser known travel destinations within Mexico. As we travel, from time to time we will take you along to visit some of the great cities of Mexico. ZACATECAS Everyone has heard of Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, etc., but have you ever heard of Zacatecas, (which is small enough that it doesn't … [Read more...]

Lake Chapala’s Town of Eternal Spring

Michael Nuschke, the owner of Focus on Mexico, is a long time resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he and his Nova Scotian wife Rhonda still spend over five months a year. This week the Chronicle Herald's online Halifax Citizen published an article entitled, The Town of The Eternal Spring by Halifax travel writer and travel consultant Bruce Bishop. "It seems like an unassuming, fairly typical, small Mexican town (with a population of 10,000+). A 45-minutes drive south of Guadalajara, its unique climate at 1,538 meters above sea level and nestled on the shores of the largest freshwater … [Read more...]

Admiring the Wisdom of Age

The following article offers a fascinating look at life in the Lake Chapala area as viewed from the perspective of Lily Barker, age 24, who grew up in the area and now lives in Canada. The Netflix original ‘Grace and Frankie’ is a slice of life, comedy-drama hit show about two aging women whose husbands announce they are leaving them to be gay together. Despite the tragedy and challenges, they become better people, find their joie de vivre, and discover within themselves not just strength and courage, but youth and an energy they may have forgotten about. A Typical Day in Lake … [Read more...]