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Living & Lifestyle insights for August
Insights and tips for better living & lifestyle in Mexico
A memorable World Cup for Mexico’s national team
Mexico co-hosted the 2026 soccer World Cup, alongside the USA and Canada, and as World Cups go, this one went well and was a success for Mexico. The tournament was won by Spain who beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time. England beat Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca Stadium and went on to take third place, beating France 6-4 in a ten-goal thriller that is acclaimed as one of the exciting and entertaining matches of the tournament.
Summer refreshment
The drenching rains across the county’s mainland are bringing dramatic storms (and respite from high temperatures) as Mexico’s summer season moves into its peak during August. The mood is relaxed with schools in recess, families taking annual holidays, and Mexicans living abroad coming home to visit friends and family. For liquid refreshment, learn about Mexican beers, as well its emblematic liquors & cocktails; discover the ample variety of home-grown coffees, and go in search of the perfect cup of tea. If you’re seeking a change from your usual playlists this summer, discover an oasis on the frequency band —but more commonly today, online— that’s been dispensing musical nostalgia from its studios in Mexico City for over 50 years.
Reminder about Mexican cell phone registration
Customers using a pre-pay (pay-as-you-go) Mexican cell phone must register their phone. The timetable for disconnections is staggered between August and December 2026 based on the last digit of the cellphone’s line number. The first wave of disconnections are due around August 15—for numbers ending with a 0.
Settling-in to your new life in Mexico
If you’re recently moved to Mexico, there will be an inevitable settling-in period, and our guide to adapting shares practical advice. To properly settle-in, you and your family will need to find purpose and balance in your everyday routines. If you or a family member is struggling, you might consider psychotherapy for support.
Psychology Services for Expats
If you or a family member are seeking psychological support as you move to, settle-in and adapt to your lifestyle and life situations in Mexico, you can find qualified, English-speaking phycologists here.
Applying for and managing your residency
If you’re planning to apply for residency in Mexico, our detailed outline of the process helps you to map out the journey. Our guide about managing your residency in Mexico is filled with helpful advice for existing residents.
Helpful residency reminders:
- Temporary residents—check your card’s expiry date this summer! You need to renew within the 30-day window before expiry if you want to keep your residency / apply for Permanent.
- Permanent residency cards issued to minors (aged under 18 years) need to be renewed periodically as well.
- Appointments—don’t leave it to the last minute! Read about making appointments and typical timescales.
- Processing timescales—processing timescales can vary by office. Read about typical timescales here, based on our associates’ recent cases. Family Unit applications filed in Mexico are taking considerably longer, ~2-4 months, to process.
- Proof of residential address—Some states are routinely asking for documents proving you have an address in Mexico when you file; other states (like Jalisco) are occasionally asking for this ad-hoc, on a per case basis.
When you need assistance and practical support with a first-time Mexico residency application, an existing residency renewal, visa or card exchanges, and managing your existing residency status—our immigration associates can help.
Learn more about how their services save you time and help to avoid common mistakes made by applicants.
Time scales to buy, sell and transfer property in Mexico
Whether you are buying or selling land or property in Mexico, you need to manage your expectations regarding the time scales involved in finding a buyer if you’re selling, and then exercise patience as you move in the procedural phase to close the transaction after you have agreed a price and signed a contract. Read our guide to typical time scales for property transfers, and also see a sister article about how owners value their Mexican homes when selling.
Your comprehensive guide to real estate and property in Mexico
Our guides to real estate in Mexico are extensive and share essential information about property in Mexico whether you are:
- Renting property in Mexico;
- Buying a home in Mexico;
- An owner who needs to insure and maintain the property;
- An owner who plans to rent their property in Mexico;
- Selling your home in Mexico; and
- Working with Real Estate Agents in Mexico.
Our guide to Mexico real estate is continually updated to provide meaningful insights for buyers, owners, sellers, and renters.
Home ownership across the generations
Buying an old (or older) home in Mexico can offer certain charms and advantages, although it’s wise to take a step back and consider how these houses came to be as they are—and the lessons they can teach to those who intend to buy and breathe new life into them. Our article shares insights about choices faced by home owners across generations.
Summer road trips across Mexico
Our extensive guide to driving and road trips in Mexico offers practical advice to help you prepare for your journey, including bringing your foreign-plated car across the border, using toll roads, road safety and vehicle security, vehicle breakdowns, dealing with accidents, and being properly insured in Mexico.
Arrange insurance for your vehicle in Mexico
Arrange coverage for your foreign-plated vehicle with our associate—that offers attractive and competitively-priced insurance coverages for your vehicle.
If you have a Mexican-plated car and intend to drive it across the border to the United States, our associates offer Northbound car insurance for your trip.
Extraordinary journeys
Mexico’s Copper Canyon is popular with visitors at this time of year, as the rains cause the canyon’s rivers to swell, and their flora to burst into life. If you’re planning ahead for tours this coming fall, summer is a good time to book a visit to experience the Monarch Butterflies that arrive in November to overwinter in Mexico.
Writers, writing, and literary culture
Foreign Native comments on some key writers, past and present, whose significant works were inspired by Mexico’s alluring tapestry and its rich & varied culture. Also enjoy a vignette about DBC Pierre’s childhood in Mexico; discover where bookworms gather to find material; as well as other insights into literary culture here.
Managing Your Documentation in Mexico
When you plan to move to Mexico, and when you’re resident here, you will inevitably need to have official documents at hand for official filings and other matters.
Document Notarization / Apostille: Documents not issued in Mexico need to be notarized and/or apostilled before any government office will accept them. See our article about getting your documents notarized/apostilled. (Also contains a section about getting Mexican documents apostilled for use abroad.)
Document Translation: In addition to being notarized/apostilled, documents may need to be translated into Spanish by a certified translator. See our article about getting documents translated.
Document interpretation: If you’re living in Mexico and need support with interpreting or comprehending a document(s) in Spanish, our associates offer a document interpretation service.
Summer pastimes and planning
Schools across Mexico break in July for the long summer recess and families are planning their annual vacations.
Mexico has a buoyant domestic tourist economy: Expect popular beach destinations and colonial cities to fill-up with visitors as families get-away for the summer. Book your accommodations in advance; to avoid the summer crowds choose accommodations off-the-beaten path or look for adult-only resorts if you don’t have children in your party.
Transportation: Expect Mexico’s bus stations and airports to be busier, and build in extra travel time to drive across the interstate highways that can become congested especially during mid-July and mid-August.
Summertime refreshment: Learn about the abundance of flavors when you buy ice-cream in Mexico; ask your local restaurant or bar about locally-produced artisanal beers, and for those long evening conversations with friends by the pool or on the terrace: know the difference between tequila, mezcal, and pulque.
Learning to live well in Mexico’s rain season
A key aspect of learning to live well in Mexico includes adapting to, and finding enjoyment in, the local climates and environment all year-round. Mexico’s rainy season —that typically begins during the late spring and ends during mid-fall— brings refreshment, color, and delightful floral scents to Mexico’s air and landscapes. It also presents a range of challenges to cope with. We share practical tips and insights about how to live well and enjoy the rain season in Mexico.
Thinking about a move to Mexico?
Regardless of what stage you’re at in your thinking and planning about a potential move to Mexico, Mexperience helps you to make considered choices and informed decisions about moving here, settling-in, and cultivating a fruitful and wholesome lifestyle. Start here, with an introduction to our relocation and lifestyle guides and discover our extensive articles that help you explore options and make considered choices.
Health & Medical insurance options — summary
Long-term residents in Mexico may arrange a local private health insurance plan, known in Spanish as seguro de gastos medicos mayores, or might choose to enroll in Mexico’s healthcare system, IMSS. Some long-term residents with health plans in the US choose instead to buy medical evacuation insurance.
People on (frequent) short-stay visits to Mexico can arrange for medical expenses to be covered during their stays with insurance coverages for short-term trips not lasting more than 90 days.
For extended stays in Mexico up to six months, our article about coverages for extended stays in Mexico provides guidance about getting coverage for emergency medical expenses.
See also: Health and medical insurance options
Leisure Tours in Mexico
Walking Tours: It’s the perfect time of year to take a walking tour. Our associates in Mexico City offer tours to help you discover the capital on foot.
Other tours: Our associates can also help with custom tours to experience Mexico’s Copper Canyon on what is one of the world’s most extraordinary train journeys, and a personally crafted tour of Mexico’s Yucatán region.
If you’re planning ahead for the fall season, consider visiting one of the natural sanctuaries in the oyamel fir tree forests west of Mexico City to experience the phenomenal Monarch Butterflies.
Benefits of a Custom Made Leisure Tour
Whether you’re visiting Mexico for a short vacation or living here and seeking to discover more of the the country you’ve adopted as your home, a custom tour enables you to make the most of your leisure time and absorb the experience of the activity instead of grappling with the details and logistics.
We work with travel partners who know Mexico intimately and craft custom tours that offer a distinctive alternative to the banalities of mass tourism. Our section about Custom Tours of Mexico helps you to discover choices and connect with travel specialists who can help you to craft your customized trip.
Mexico Living Essentials
Guides and updates for everyday living & lifestyle in Mexico.
Roadcraft — Browse our extensive insights about driving & road trips in Mexico. Learn about being properly insured for the journey.
Insights and advice for safe and enjoyable road trips across Mexico
Learn about being properly insured when you drive in Mexico to cover liabilities, breakdowns, and medical incidents while you’re on the road. Get a quote now and arrange coverage online.
Immigration & Residency — Mexperience publishes detailed and regularly updated information about residency in Mexico. Learn about how to apply, and how to manage your residency card and status. Obtain tele-assistance or accompanied assistance to help with the procedures and filing.
House & Home — Our guide to Mexico real estate is the most comprehensive you’ll find. When you buy or rent a home here, learn about how to keep it well cared for with our articles about Home Stewardship. Also learn how to keep your dwelling spaces adequately secured and properly insured.
Home insurance can mitigate the costs of loss and damage
A good home insurance policy can mitigate the costs of storm damage to your own property in Mexico, and also cover you for third party damages—if a tree or wall falls into your neighbor’s house or onto the street, for example.
Learn more about choosing a policy for your needs, and get an instant quote online.
Health & Wellbeing — Read tips & insights for health and wellness in Mexico. Learn about health insurance options. Get a quote for private health insurance.
Money & Banking — Our complete and regularly updated guide to money and banking in Mexico helps you to learn about Mexico’s peso, open and manage a local bank account, make money transfers, use bank cards, and deal with everyday financial matters in Mexico.
Insurance coverages for your lifestyle in Mexico
Connect to our insurance associates and get quotes online for essential insurance services that can mitigate the economic effects of unforeseen events and provide practical support through what are often difficult situations.
What to look for in an auto insurance policy for Mexico
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When you’re looking for a new lifestyle in Mexico, Mexperience is with you at every step—from those first key decisions about moving, to settling-in and cultivating a fruitful lifestyle everyday. And when you need time away for leisure and recreation, we help you to discover & arrange meaningful leisure experiences.
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Drive properly insured in Mexico
Learn about being properly insured when you drive in Mexico to cover liabilities, breakdowns, and medical incidents while you’re on the road.
Home and property insurance
Whether you own or rent a house in Mexico, a home insurance policy can provide essential support in the event of troublesome circumstances including structural damage, floods, burglary, and events that affect third parties. Learn about insurance policies to protect your home in Mexico.
Home insurance: Get an online quote and arrange instant coverage.
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