For almost a century, Snowbirds and other vacationers have traveled the highways of the east coast of Mexico in route to and from the beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula. Their object has usually been to escape the colder winters of their home countries and, usually, to do a little interesting exploring when they get to [...]

Tourism ranks as Mexico’s third greatest source of revenue with $13 billion in 2007. It is also highly dependent on the US, which accounts for 80% of visitors. So to encourage Americans to continue to choose Mexico for their vacations, the government will offer value added tax (VAT) refunds to some foriegn travelers. Starting in [...]

On Costa Esmeralda, in the State of Veracruz, there exists 12 miles of a lifestyle that Americans haven’t seen since Hemingway lived in the Florida Keys. One of the best online sites for beginning an investigation of this area of the State of Veracruz belongs to John Todd, Jr., who is a regular traveler between [...]

Mexico’s Tourism ministry predicted that $1.6 billion in public and private investment will be spent on tourism over the next 5 years, with $108 million to be contributed by the Mexican government. The government plans to build three new airports and renovate 292 roads that lead to tourist destinations.
With tourism accounting for 4.9 percent of [...]

With the real estate market falling apart in the U.S., many homeowners - especially already retired Baby Boomers - have their homes on the market with plans to take their profits and move to Mexico. Enter the advertisements for “to-be-developed” gated communities, usually “on the beach,” in Mexico. These condos and homes are for sale [...]

Where in the world is Tamaulipas and why would real estate investors be interested in going there? Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states in Mexico, and shares all of its northern boundary with the State of Texas and its eastern border is the Gulf of Mexico. Real estate investors are flocking to Tamaulipas because [...]

In honor of the book 1000 Places to See Before You Die, I’ve compiled the top ten list of places to see in Mexico. These are just a small sample of the endless interesting places to see in Mexico.
10. Playa del Carmen
One of the best places to enjoy the white sand and turquoise blue waters [...]

The tropical climate of Mexico is not without its consequences, and one of those is the trouble with the water supply. The water supply is one of the main concerns of the Mexican government and rightfully so, since 12 million Mexicans are without water access at their home (1). In addition there is widespread contamination [...]

Getting a loan for Mexico real estate is no longer the brick wall it once was. Traditionally people in Mexico either paid cash for their homes, inherited their home, or built one themselves and home loans were virtually non-existent. The banks that did offer loans had high interest rates that discouraged foreign home buyers from [...]

If you can’t be physically present to explore real estate in Mexico, the next best thing are satellite images from Google Earth, Microsoft, or Yahoo. Flashearth.com is a useful tool that allows you to view satellite images from various providers right from your web browser.
You can get a great feel for the natural features of [...]