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Who hasn't dreamed of getting away from it all, finding your own quiet spot, and building your ideal home? Don's dream took him to the small village of Ek'Balam two hours drive from Cancun in Mexico's Yucatan.
After years spent searching for her perfect overseas retirement destination—a quest that had her visiting Ecuador, Belize, and Mexico—CheryLynn Ferrari, 63, found exactly what she was looking for.“Now I live in San Nicolás de Ibarra, a small town near Lake Chapala, in Mexico. The people here are amazing...
John Pasnau releases the stern line on his 36-foot cabin cruiser, Fish Trap, and settles into one of the deck chairs. Chatting with his friends while his captain expertly motors the craft out of the harbor and into the warm, turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, John is...
For the past seven years, since transplanting herself to the historic and beautiful city of Mérida (the capital of the state of Yucatán), Linda has immersed herself in the history of the area and of the indigenous Maya people who have inhabited this region for millennia.
Beate and Paul Epp made the leap from Canada to Mexico in 2012. For 13 years they ran a hotel and organic farm, but having taken many vacations to Mexico. "Our home was quite lovely to begin, but we added three guest cottages in our large garden area.
Hi, this is Don Murray with International Living in Mexico. I wanted to answer a couple of the questions that we frequently get. First of all, is it safe to live in or around Cancún, including the area south of Cancún, that we call the Riviera Maya? Is it Safe to Live in Cancún? The Read more...: Is it Safe to Live in Cancun?
Having now lived outside the U.S. for nearly seven years, I am frequently asked by my friends back in the States if living outside the U.S. is safe. That prompts an internal chuckle that I find tough to stifle...
Roatán is the most beautiful island I have ever seen. And I've spent thousands of hours in the cockpit of airplanes over some stunning atolls and coral paradises around the globe...
Marion Seaman first visited Roatán with friends in the early ’80s, with no intention of making it her permanent home. She recalls that it wasn’t long before Roatán worked its magic on her. “A few months after I returned to the States, I walked away from everything, including the love of my life. I went to Roatán with only my suitcase, and a dream to spend my days wiggling my toes in the sand...
They moved with a fierce pride. The men wore thick leather loin cloths, their bodies painted in traditional Maya markings. Some bore elaborate headdresses. Most had large necklaces made from bones and stones and one wore a carved mask atop his head and sported huge, feathered wings on his arms...a bird man.