Canadians and Americans living in Mexico
According to INEJI (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica), in the 2000 census they counted how many Canadians and Americans where living permanently in Mexico, this does not take into accou...
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I am one of those American gringos living full time in a small (15K) town in Baja California Sur named Loreto. Maybe several hundred are gringos.
Loreto sits right on the Sea of Cortez north of La Paz about 200 road miles.
Only one highway north and south......MX highway 1.
I moved here in 2002 from San Diego, CA
First priority was the good fishing.
Then the relaxed rules and regulations as compared to SoCal.
I bought a home outright from the proceeds of the sale of my San Diego home with plenty to spare.
Yes, it's a challenge at times to just find things and navigate the foreign system of how things are done in MX. The adventure of it all keeps things interesting.
My house is within 2 blocks of the boat launching ramp and NO one cares if the boat trailer has lights or license plates.
No one cares if some kids ride in the boat from my house to the ramp and no one cares if I use an old beater Suzuki Samurai as my tow vehicle.
Labor and taxes are the 2 cheapest things going.
Day to day food stuffs are less than San Diego, especially local goods such as eggs, chicken and tortillas.
Did I mention there is only ONE signal light in town?
Loreto sits right on the Sea of Cortez north of La Paz about 200 road miles.
Only one highway north and south......MX highway 1.
I moved here in 2002 from San Diego, CA
First priority was the good fishing.
Then the relaxed rules and regulations as compared to SoCal.
I bought a home outright from the proceeds of the sale of my San Diego home with plenty to spare.
Yes, it's a challenge at times to just find things and navigate the foreign system of how things are done in MX. The adventure of it all keeps things interesting.
My house is within 2 blocks of the boat launching ramp and NO one cares if the boat trailer has lights or license plates.
No one cares if some kids ride in the boat from my house to the ramp and no one cares if I use an old beater Suzuki Samurai as my tow vehicle.
Labor and taxes are the 2 cheapest things going.
Day to day food stuffs are less than San Diego, especially local goods such as eggs, chicken and tortillas.
Did I mention there is only ONE signal light in town?
