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Maybe there are differences from state to state in Mexico. Chris has different experiences tn his state than moisheh has in Sonora. I read the San Carlos Viva forum and what the locals have to say about the state of affaires in San Carlos/Guaymas would convince me to never go there if I had never been to Mexico. Our state of Nayarit seems to have many more contented gringos in it, at least along the coast and the forums I'm on they don't seem to post near the problems. Yes there are sewer problems, and some of the local gringos don't want it talked about as they are business owners, but the word still gets out. From what I can see, the IMSS in La Penita is pretty good for basic medical treatment. Several of our expat friends utilise it and they don't seem to have many complaints. We have a new private hospital built in La Penita a couple of years ago and D/W had some problems last winter and they were taken care of there promptly. I spent 30 years in the Coast Guard and most of the medical treatment I had there was good, although back in the day, the Public Health Hospital in Portsmouth VA was not the best, but the Naval Hospital, (which the Coast Guard couldn't use then) was great. No Dr and no hospital is perfect 100% of the time, not even close.