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Currency Exchange in Mexico

A Fair Exchange

Mexico's economy is still heavily cash-based and many goods and services must still be paid in cash with Mexican pesos, especially in smaller towns and villages, and places off the beaten track. So you'll need get hold of some cash while you're in...

Mexico's Legal Policies and Justice System

Change to Mexican Legal Liability Laws

Until now, if you were involved in a car accident in Mexico, the liability damages imposed on an at-fault driver who caused a negligent fatality in Mexico were capped at a maximum of approximately US$50,000 total damages. Effective immediately, the liability limit has been...

Vacation Condominium

Mexican Vacation Home Investments

Foreigners buy real estate in Mexico for a great variety of reasons. Some people are buying because they move to Mexico to live and work, and prefer to buy property instead of renting. Others come to Mexico to retire, or plan their...

Tele-working, Self-Employment

Self Employment in Mexico

Foreigners of working-age who want to take up residency in Mexico often consider how they might earn a living by starting and running their own business here. Most success stories of self-employment in Mexico feature foreigners working for themselves independently in Mexico and selling...

Mexico City's Metro Train

Mexico City’s Brand New Metro Line

The brand new Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro system, the "Golden Line," began operating at the end of October, and has received some mixed reviews from users.

Handcrafted Necklace Jewelry from Mexico

Access to Unique Mexican Indigenous Art

Feria Maestros del Arte is an art show conceived from a trip in 2002 when a friend and I took a “four-day-adventure-shopping trip” to sixteen artisan villages between Ajijic and Pátzcuaro, in the state of Michoácan.

Metrobus in Mexico City

Smart and Cheap New Buses to the Airport

Mexico City's latest leap into modernity is in the shape of Line 4 of the Metrobus service. The new line, which went into service this past week, is different in a number of ways from the first three lines. The buses are only...

Turtle Sanctuaries in Mexico

Protecting Mexico’s Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles are found in all of the world’s oceans, with exception of the arctic. There are seven species of Sea Turtle, and six of these arrive to lay eggs each year on beaches across Mexico . . .

Retirement Community in San Felipe, Mexico

Retirement Communities in Mexico

Over the last decade or so, real estate development projects have been flourishing across Mexico, many catering specifically to the ever-increasing number of foreign retirees moving here.

Mexico Immigration Stamp

How to Immigrate to Mexico

People planning for retirement, baby-boomers looking to spend winters in warmer climates, retired or semi retired folks who want to live in Mexico full-time and, increasingly, professional people who work flexibly using the Internet are some of the types of people who are considering...

Downtown Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Carnaval, Merida

Merida, known as the “white city” is the capital of the state of Yucatan on Mexico’s south east peninsula. It is one of the only cities in Mexico–and the world–that still celebrates the medieval tradition of a carnival to provide people with fun and...