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General - Living, Working Retiring - Ajijic-Lake Chapala
Index:
Immigration & Visas
Driving, Boating, Flying, Trains
Real Estate - Buying-Renting
Travelling Around
Tell me about:
Places:
By Bus:
Driving From:
Living/Working/Retiring:
Social/Political/Economic/Security
Birth to Death & In Between
Other Stuff= New or updated Thread.
Immigration & Visas
(Also see "Immigration & Legal" Section.)
- What do I need to Immigrate into Mexico?
- What papers do I need to work in Mexico?
- How can I obtain an F.M.3?
- What Stuff can I take into Mexico?
- Tell me about Dual Citizenship
- Tell me about bringing my Child Across The Border
- Law on Passport Applications for Minors (U.S.A.)
- Bringing a pet into Mexico
- Pets In Mexico
- Dual Nationality/Citzenship
Driving, Boating, Flying, Trains
- Entry Fees & Airport Departure Tax
- Air Travel & Pets
- Auto Insurance and Accidents
- Tell me about Boating on Lake Chapala
- Boat Repairs - Importing Parts to Mexico
- Buying a Car in Mexico
- Car Registration in Texas
- Crossing the Mexican Border
- Driving across the Border
- Returning the Car Permit Sticker
- Laredo Border Crossing - Bridge 1 OR Bridge 2?
- Mexican Driver's Licence & Car Registration
- Car Permits - Returning &/or Uncancelled
- Uncommon Road Signs
- Who can drive my car when in Mexico?
- Where can I get good Mexico Highway Maps?
- Passenger Trains In Mexico
Real Estate - Buying-Renting
(Also see the "Real Estate in Mexico" Section.)
- Tell me about House Construction in Mexico
- Tell me about The Costs of Building in Mexico
- Tell me about Ejido Lands.
- Tell me about Fideicomiso
- How do I build a house in Mexico?
- Tell me about Rental Income in Mexico
- How do I get home insurance in Mexico?
- Leaving a House Vacant
- Zoning in Mexico
Travelling Around
Tell me about:
- Acceptance of People with Disabilities
- Accessibility in Mexico
- RV'ing In Mexico
- Archeological Sites in Mexico
- Bullfights: When & Where?
- Mexican Festivals in June & July
- Hiking in Mexico
- Huichol Art
- Luggage and Biking
- Monarch Butterflies
- Motorcycles In Mexico
- Observations about Mexico
- Piñatas
- Pet Friendly Accomodations
- Summer Travel in Mexico with Children
- Where would YOU go in Mexico?
Places:
- Acapulco Vrs. Manzanillo
- Acapulco Pollution
- Beaches - Puerto Vallarta or Cabo?
- Boca del Rio, Veracruz
- Colima and its Volcano
- The Colonial Cities
- The Copper Canyon
- Cuernavaca & Guanajuato - Hotels in & the BEST Restaurant in Mexico
- Ensenada Information
- The Retired Life in Ensenada
- Ensenada Visit & Car Rental
- Guadalajara
- La Costa Esmeralda
- Lake Chapala - Towns on the South Side of
- La Manzanilla
- Los Cabos
- Mazatlan
- Mexico City Markets
- Silver In Mexico City
- Mexico City - Things to Do During a Layover
- Moving to Monterrey
- Monterrey - Saltillo - Vacation Hideaways
- Morelia Trip Report
- Where to stay in Oaxaca
- Patzcuaro
- Patzcuaro 2
- Poza Rica, Tecolutla
- Puerto Vallarta - What To See & Do - And More!
- Puerto Vallarta - Hidden places close to etc. . .
- Puerto Vallarta - Inexpensive Restaurants
- Quanajuato
- Querétaro
- Rincon de Guayabitos
- Quintana Roo - Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Xpu-Ha, Merida, Vallodolid - Inexpensive Hotels in
- Rosarito Beach
- San Luis Potosi - Living In.
- San Miguel de Allende
- San Miguel de Allende - Hotels
- Santiago de Querretaro
- Sayulita, Nayarit
- Tamazunchale, San Luis Potozi
- Tepic, Nayarit
- Tijuana
- Toluca Report
- Venta Prieta, Hidalgo
- Xalapa Report
- Yucatan Report
By Bus:
- Mexican Busline Websites etc. . .
- Busses In Mexico - "How to" Article
- Bus travel in Mexico
- Cancun to Oaxaca - Bus Ride of 27 Pedicures - Article
- Busing From Cancun to Chichen Itza
- The Copper Canyon by Bus from the Border
- Bus travel From Mexico City to Oaxaca
- Bus Travel From Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara
- Bus From Puerto Vallarta Airport to Rincon de Guayabitos
Driving from:
(Also see "Driving in Mexico" Section.)
- KOA's wonderful route creator -Canada - USA - Mexico
- Headin' South - Nogales to Guadalajara
- Laredo to Lake Chapala - Incremental & Cumulative Itineraries
- Driving Through Nogales - Directions.
- Headin' South - Guadalajara to Taxco
- Headin' South - Taxco to Cuernavaca
- Headin' South - Cuernavaca to Oaxaca
- East Texas to Guadalajara/Lake Chapala
- Laredo Bridge Opening
- Louisiana to Puerto Vallarta
- Driving from Guadalajara to Laredo and Back (article)
- Guadalajara to Puerta Vallarta
- Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara
- Road Trip: Mexico City, Querétaro, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Morelia, Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta
- Nogales to Uruapan, Michoacan
- Oaxaca to Guadalajara & "On Being Stopped".
Living/Working/Retiring:
(Also see "Living, Working & Retiring in Mexico" Section.)
- Tell me about being a single retiree in Mexico
- Tell me about retirement in Mexico
- Tell me about retirement on the US-Mexico Border
- Living in San Miguel de Allende
- RNs Working in Mexico
- Living/Working - Tijuana/San Diego
- You know you're living in Mexico when . . .
- Alternatives to the Postal System & Duty on Books
Social/political/economic/security discussions
- "Don't Take Candy from a Stranger"
- What People Earn in Different Parts of Mexico
- Che, Revolution and Marxism - From Soup to Nuts (39k)
- Political Stability and Impressions
- Is crime bad in Mexico?
- Is crime bad in Mexico? - Part 2
- Education
- Is paying minimum wage fair in Mexico?
- Sterilization of Indigenous Peoples
- What is a fair tip in Mexico?
- "On Being Stopped by the Police".
- Mexico City Taxi Security.
- Who Is Subcomandate Marcos?
- Kidnappings Around Toluca
- Safety - Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta
- Driving Safety - Hermosillo
- Safety - Taxi guidelines - avoiding kidnaps & robberies.
Birth to Death & In Between
- Getting Married in Mexico
- Getting Divorced in Mexico
- Miscellaneous Medical Matters - Transfusions, AIDS, Diabetes, EVAC, Assisted Living
- Health Schemes
- Health Care Options
- The Mexican National Health Care Plan
- IMSS Eligibility
- US Citizen marrying a Mexican in Mexico.
- Wedding Protocol & Procedures
- Wills, Estates & Powers of Attorney in Mexico
Other Stuff
Semana Santa - Personal Views, 2002
- How México got its name.
- How to eat a Taco.
- Buying a computer in the States or Mexico
- Donating Supplies (Clothing, Tools, School Supplies etc.)
- Shipping Used Clothing
- Gays in Mexico
- What about opening a bank account. Is it a good idea?
- Is Prostitution Legal in Mexico?
- Mexican Wines
- A Quinciñera Thread
- Tell me about the the phone company in Mexico
- Tell me about Mercados
- My Favourite Zocalo, and Other Plazuela Wanderings
- How the §§§ do I put those accents on letters?