AboutClaudia Reyes-Hull Expertise I have lived in both the US and México. I am familiar with both cultures and languages. I now reside in the mountain town of Coatepec, Veracruz but have traveled extensibly (with and without kids) throughout Mexico and can answer to general questions on culture, travel, people, etc.
Experience Mexican National with experience as a guide for professional architects from the US and Worldwide. Extensive travel through Mexico with and without kids.
Education/Credentials Masters degree in Architecture
Certified translator/ interpreter English/Spanish
Art Teacher
Personal Chef
Question Hi Claudia... I´m Mexican and my wife is British... We´ve been living in Mexico City for the past 17 years and we´re looking for a place to retire permanently in the next 5 years... She´s very keen on bridge and to have exposure to a foreign community
so she´d not be marooned from her culture.... Our plans at the moment are to move to Tepoztlan where a fairly large expat community resides and is fairly close to Mexico City... Do you think Xalapa-Coatepec would fill our needs vs Tepoztlan?
Thanks in advance.
Answer Hola, Rodrigo:
No, no te recomiendo Xalapa.
Xalapa, mostly Coatepec, is a lovely place to retire with an extremely benign climate, but the expat community is small. There are many lovely things about the Xalapa/ Coatepec area, but it is just now being discovered by expats as a place to live/retire (it's up and coming but not there yet). So, unfortunately, while I do recommend a visit to the area, I think Tepoztlan will fill your needs much better than Xalapa.
Espero te sirva la información.
Claudia
