Retire in Mexico, What’s the Pull Factors? Here Are 6 Irresistible Ones For You
By Cecelia Yap
Why do you think so many people want to retire in Mexico?
It must have many, many irresistible “pull” factors for people wanting to flock there in droves.
Let’s see what are these “pull” factors and whether you buy into them and want to join the crowd as well, I mean, to retire in Mexico.
1. Short Distance From The US
Distance wise, Mexico is near. You can drive to Mexico. Save you some money on the air ticket. It’s convenient and cheap for you to cross border, should you want to visit your family in the US or they to visit you.
2. Low Cost Of Living
Mexico is a steal of a place for affordable living as you pay almost half (sometimes even more than half) of what you pay in the US for housing, food, transportation, entertainment, utilities and health care.
Feel the desire to splurge a bit? You can hire daily domestic help to take care of the mundane household chores for a low, low fee per hour. See, the low cost of living allows you to splurge on luxuries that otherwise could be steep in the US……
3. A Food Haven
You get an abundant of fresh fruits and vegetables all year round and they taste great because of their freshness. The freshness is because Mexican farmers pick their produce at the peak and sell them in the market the very next day, unlike the practice where farmers pick their produce green and let them ripen in transit.
As for food, the melding of cultures contributes greatly to the melding of foods and food preparation. Mexican cuisine is enhanced by an incredible array of fresh fruits and vegetables. Herbs like cilantro, thyme, marjoram and the pungent epazote and spices like cinnamon, clove, anise and cumin frequently flavor your pot too.
The food almost certainly contains good ingredients and Mexicans are gifted cooks and seem to know how to give a dish that extra zing to make it special. They can take a simple salsa Mexicana to new heights with a touch of cilantro and lime, while a complex mole sauce always tastes heavenly thanks to over 30 carefully-chosen herbs and spices thrown in and left to slowly simmer in the pot.
Yummy, yummy, yummy Mexican food…
4. Rich Culture
Mexico is rich with history and steeped in culture since it has a more pronounced culture than any other countries in Latin America (with the exception of Brazil and Argentina).
The culture reflects the complexity of Mexico’s history through the blending of pre-Hispanic Meso-American civilizations and the culture of Spain, imported during the Spanish colonization of Mexico, which lasted for more than 300 years. Hence the Spanish influence and heritage are deep and rooted here.
You’ll enjoy this richness of history and culture and experience the splendour of Spanish culture’s unique offing. You’ll have a wonderful time getting acquainted with the beautiful people and local buzz in terms of literature, arts, music, dance and songs.
5. Good Infrastructure
Mexico is modern, with better highways than many parts of Latin America and an excellent telephone and Internet infrastructure that connects you pronto with the rest of the world. This level of infrastructure would be important to you if you don’t want to be “inconvenienced by inconveniences”, so to speak.
6. Plenty Of Socializing And Entertainment
If you love to socialize and entertain, Mexico is the best place for you to make friends and get merry. Here, eating out is an important form of entertainment.
The Mexicans have turned Mexico and their cities into world-class sources of art and entertainment for virtually every taste.
Whether you’re into modern art museums, avant-garde theater, gallery exhibitions, cult cinema, mariachi bands, dancing to every kind of music from salsa to techno, or just a great corner cantina, you’ll find some parts of the country dedicated to that particular form of expression.
Any urge to do salsa dancing? Cabaret? Singing? No problem at all.
Does retire in Mexico sounds exciting to you? Welcome on board, mate!
Due to her strong yearning to retire early in life, Cecelia Yap has been researching on the subject of retirement. She has found the most “viral” way to grow her retirement nest egg and you too can do what she does, here: http://www.perfect-body-toning.com/my-passion.html
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