The renovation project gets under way with the hiring of a contractor whose only responsibility will be providing workers.
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As falling chunks of concrete threatened to kill the buyers, the deal completed
While we came closer to ownership over 22 months, sizeable concrete pieces of the house were engaged, increasingly, in a losing battle with gravity.
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The continuing saga of construction in Mexico (please, just put a gun to my head)
The author buys a house with a fix-it list of epic proportions and begins the process of trying to find a contractor. That proves to be a challenge.
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No more trust: helping woman in need cost a diamond ring
Expat was happy to be surrounded by wonderful people but that changed when he put his trust in someone.
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Tracking Mexico’s cartels in 2019: turf war clashes will rage on
As cartel balkanization continues, so will expansion into criminal activity unrelated to narcotics, such as extortion, kidnapping and cargo and fuel theft.
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With so much negative publicity, is Lake Chapala paradise or pair o’ dice?
On social media platforms, residents as well as prospective tourists and potential residents are beginning to wonder about their perceived paradise.
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Cantina Etiquette: be confident, self-assured and ready for a vile bathroom
A code of behavior for hardy and intrepid explorers who wish to explore a funky Mexican cantina and stay relatively safe.
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Mexico is bleeding. Can its new president stop the violence?
Of all the challenges facing López Obrador, curbing violence may be the biggest. But one pacification strategy — a truth commission — may have some promise.
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10,000 baby boomers retire every day, and many are coming to Mexico
Mexico is now considered the preferred retirement home for an estimated one million to two million American retirees.
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Fresh lobster was the prize after sharing tequila with a stranger on a dark road
In the 1960s, Baja California was an incredible playground for those adventurous enough to get off the beaten track.
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El Chapo trial shows why a wall won’t stop drugs from crossing the border
The trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has exposed just how powerful Mexico’s cartels really are.
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Two things you may have missed in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma
The film contains subtle but important elements that have been largely ignored by critics so far.
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Circumstances in Chapala are such that large developments should be paused
Incompetence, mismanagement and corruption inhabit the machinery of governance and infrastructure requires replacement and huge investment.
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Driving in Mexico step one: hone your vocabulary of Spanish swear words
Anybody who has been in Mexico longer than 15 minutes will have a Mexican driver story; if longer they will have a plethora of near-death experiences.
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The transcendental process from tourist to snowbird to expat: what does it take?
The transition from tourist to resident can be a winding path filled with topes which can hinder the cumbersome process of becoming a true expat.
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Roma is an exemplar of poetic realism, and a standout Netflix original
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma offers a timeless, original portrait of life in Mexico City in the early 1970s in the colonia of the same name
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How Mexico and the U.S. quietly defused the caravan crisis
Serious episode of injury and death avoided at the border in Tijuana as both countries took the necessary steps to maintain the peace.
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Calling a jaguar proved unsuccessful but it was a good adventure
Eight gringos between the ages of 55 and 65 survive the culture shock of a trip into the wild in search of jaguars.
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AMLO takes power after an unstable transition and broken campaign promises
The prolonged transition period has given Mexicans a preview of what presidential leadership will look like under López Obrador: aggressive.
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When do boas constrict? A slumbering, eight-foot specimen chose not to
Encounters with snakes were part of being a volunteer at a wildlife rescue center in southern Sinaloa.
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Dozens of migrants disappear in Mexico as caravan pushes northward
But kidnappings and Donald Trump’s threats have not altered their plans or their determination to seek asylum at the US border.
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Hussong’s bar in Baja was a destination for many youthful adventurers
There were some great times and high-quality entertainment in the ramshackle remnant of the 1890s, located in Ensenada, Baja California.
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Hidden dangers for Mexico expats: there are financial and psychological costs to consider
Prior to choosing Mexico as a relocation destination, all future expats ponder the big question: “What will be our cost of living?”
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October means three days of fun and frolic in which to celebrate death
October is when all of the snowbirds begin their migration to the balmy climes of Mexico. It is also when Mexicans embrace death.
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The new trade deal is a goal for Mexico. The score: Mexico 1, Trump 0
Mexicans have taken US President Trump to the cleaners on NAFTA, the newly agreed-to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.