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| Purchasing property in Lake Chapala as an investment | 11/13/2007 |
Q: Good morning, My friend and I are very interested purchasing property in the Lake Chapala area, ...
A: Chapala Haciendas is a nicely treed area. Still lots of building lots available, more reasonable ...
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| Purchasing property in Lake Chapala as an investment | 11/12/2007 |
Q: Good morning, My friend and I are very interested purchasing property in the Lake Chapala area, ...
A: yes there are lots of absentee owners. Good accomodation is hard to find from December through the ...
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| Mexico to Guatemala | 11/8/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help... My boyfriend and I will be in Guadalajara for the month of August and then ...
A: I don't know the area well enough myself. However my daughter and her boyfriend drove a 1978 Dodge ...
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| San Luis Potosi | 10/22/2007 |
Q: my family & I are going to S.L.P (San Luis Potosi) this weekend crossing at Laredo, TX. We will be ...
A: I can answer some of your questions. I usually stay at the Red Roof Inn in Laredo, but there are ...
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| Tenacatita | 10/1/2007 |
Q: Can you tell me about any lodging in Tenacatita. We have not been there for a couple of years and ...
A: I usually just go up for the day. Check out the TOMZAP forum at www.tomzap.com/tenaca.html#hotels ...
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| driving to puerto vallarta | 9/7/2007 |
Q: my cousin and I are planning on driving from las vegas nevada to PV. I wanted to know how much ...
A: I think a truck load is going to give you problems. Border agents will probably think you are going ...
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| Lake Chapala | 9/3/2007 |
Q: We are looking for a nice place with moderate temperatures to spend the winters. We are looking at ...
A: the Lakeside area is VERY popular and crowded especially December through the end of February. With ...
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| RENTALS IN AJIJIC-CHAPALA AREA | 8/24/2007 |
Q: My husband and I would like to spend a month during the January/February timeframe of 2008. We have ...
A: January/February is the most popular time of the year on the Lakeside and rentals will be gone by ...
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| Ajijic/Lake Chapala | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I'm thinking about looking around this area. I'm an artist and thinking seriously about finding an ...
A: I am no longer associated with Focus On Mexico. We closed the company in 2002 but now 2 of the ...
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| Living in Mexico | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I am an American woman married to a Mexican man. We have 1 child together and I have 3 other ...
A: I am not an expert in this but as I understand it is $500 per dependent and you are treated as a ...
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| Lakeside | 6/9/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Ron, I have just spent some time reading all the questions put to you and your answers ...
A: Health care in Manzanillo is comparable to PV and Lakeside although I think the best clinics are in ...
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| Lakeside | 6/8/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Ron, I have just spent some time reading all the questions put to you and your answers ...
A: I now live on the Mexican Pacific Coast in the state of Colima most of the year. a certified beach ...
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| Gasoline & toll booths | 5/17/2007 |
Q: Ron, In 2004 you mentioned that Pemex and toll booths do not accept American dollars. Is that still ...
A: Some but only some Toll (Cuota) booths will now accept American dollars. It seems to be hit or miss. ...
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| Buying a house in Guadalajara | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I am thinking about buying a very small house in the Guadalajara area (instead of renting). If I ...
A: I wish I could predict the housing market but I can't. I have two homes in Mexico. One in Ajijic and ...
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| Driving to Colima from San Francisco,CA | 4/22/2007 |
Q: My husband and two kids (4 and 1.5yrs) will be taking a trip to Mexico in May. But since our kids ...
A: Hola Paz, there is a car ferry that goes to Mazatlan but I donīt know any particulars about it. Yes ...
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| Good idea ? Bad idea ? | 2/6/2007 |
Q: I've often thought about getting a place in Mexico for an annual 2-3 months and loaning out to ...
A: The nicest time of the year on the Lakeside is the summer months. With our elevation the days are ...
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| travelling to Lake Chapala | 1/13/2007 |
Q: Could you let me know which bus would be the better one to take. Thankyou Debbie.
A: I don't think you can get a direct bus to Chapala. You will probably have to take a bus to ...
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| moving.. | 12/11/2006 |
Q: Would you be able to tell me the costs of living in Mexico, or the areas within it that you are ...
A: Hola Caitlin, those are tough questions. You really need to do a lot of research before making the ...
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| travel time | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I wanted to know how long it takes to get to Mexico city from Taluca?
A: I do not live in this area of Mexico, but Toluca is about 60 km from Mexico City. So about 1 1/2 ...
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| High School Education | 2/18/2006 |
Q: I am trying to retire in the Lake Chapala area, I have a 16 yr old son who is in the 10th grade, ...
A: There are Spanish-language public high schools in the area as well as private bilingual schools, ...
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| visiting Chapala with an idea of retirement | 2/12/2006 |
Q: I would like to rent a house when I get there, I think, and it's a year away even just to visit. ...
A: Hola Martin, this area is VERY popular with Americans, Canadians, Europeans and of course Mexicans. ...
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| FM3 | 1/29/2006 |
Q: Several years ao, (when I spoke no Spanish)I visited mexico and temporarily imported a car. Near ...
A: Unfortunately since you did not return your car permit and the corresponding paperwork upon exiting ...
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| property & surfing | 1/15/2006 |
Q: I am interested in buying property in that area & would like to be near good surfing; could you ...
A: the closest surfing to my area of Mexico (Chapala and Ajijic) is about a 3 1/2 hours drive away. You ...
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| Hey Ron,
My family and... | 1/9/2006 |
Q: Hey Ron, My family and and I are planning a trip to a small publo called Vista Hermosa in ...
A: I have NOT driven from Nogales but below find directions that should be reliable. Best regards, ...
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| US tags in Mexico | 7/29/2005 |
Q: I can see where living in or near an American enclave US tags would be less of an issue. Maybe I'm ...
A: certainly you must be cautious where ever you drive. I would not park my car on an unlit street ...
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| US tags in Mexico | 7/29/2005 |
Q: Planning a lenghty (6 months or longer) road trip through Baja California and possibly the mainland ...
A: Approx 6,000 Americans and 8,000 Canadians live in the Chapala area and still have US/Canadian ...
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| Mail Forwarding and Sailing | 5/4/2005 |
Q: We recently bought a home in Ajijic and plan to retire there full time in the next year or two (at ...
A: Hola Diana, I have never heard of Handy Mail, but there are several forwarding companies advertising ...
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| Temp. | 5/1/2005 |
Q: Have watched Chapla temp. on internet for the last 30 days. Is temp normaly this hot for this time ...
A: The Guadalajara reporter publishes monly/yearly temperatures occasionally but there is nothing in my ...
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| Mariachi festival 2005 | 4/15/2005 |
Q: Ron: (1) I am having trouble finding out the exact date of the Guadalajara mariachi festival this ...
A: Yes it is difficult finding out this info even living here. A good website to look at and post on ...
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| # of dogs or reptiles that you can have | 4/6/2005 |
Q: I will be coming to Ajijic 6-1-05 until 6-13-05. The trip is to see if Ajijic is for us. We have ...
A: some areas do have restrictions on the number of dogs, some don't. I don't know of any restrictions ...
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| mexican culture | 4/4/2005 |
Q: my name is Pauline and i live in Australia and i'am currently studing for my cert 3 in aged care ...
A: I don't understand the statement because Mexican Society is all about caring. I have never known a ...
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| spanish | 3/22/2005 |
Q: We are going on a vacation in october to mexico and I am looking into some audio cds to learn ...
A: Hola Tyra, you're right, many of these CDs don't teach Mexican Spanish. My wife has gone through ...
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| Construction Costs in Ajijic | 3/9/2005 |
Q: My wife and I visited Chapala last year and we are getting serious about making the move. We've ...
A: sorry I don't know what construction costs are these days. But please be very careful if you decide ...
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| Chapala Realtors | 2/13/2005 |
Q: I read your reply to Lee Hunt stating too many realtors. I agree with that. But being out of country ...
A: Sorry for the delay answering, the AEx server has been down. Having been flamed by a couple of the ...
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| Lake Chapala area of Mexico | 2/9/2005 |
Q: My wife and I are also concerned about the price of renting a home in the area. We are looking for ...
A: boy do I know what a big decision this is. We did it 6 years ago but it is not easy. We still live ...
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| Lake Chapala area of Mexico | 2/9/2005 |
Q: My name is Floyd. My wife Sandy and I are planning a trip to your area if all goes right in May. I ...
A: Dentistry is probably more expensive here than in Guadalajara and the rest of Mexico because of the ...
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| Can we import 2 cars? | 2/3/2005 |
Q: My husband and I bought a house in Ajijic (!!!) and will be retiring there full time in about a ...
A: Hola Diana, you can bring in one car each at any time, even on an FMT-Tourist permit, as long as ...
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| Ajijic and Lake Chapala | 1/7/2005 |
Q: ------------------------- Hi Ron, Thanks for that timely response. I reviewed the site that you ...
A: not too many rental websites that I am familiar with, try ...
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| Ajijic and Lake Chapala | 1/6/2005 |
Q: Although back in Arizona at this time, my wife and I lived for 13 months in Nayarit State some 40 ...
A: well it was just 2 years that Lake Chapala was at its lowest point in almost 50 years and there was ...
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| VACATION IN GUADALAJARA | 12/4/2004 |
Q: We want to take a bus for a daytrip to Ajijic--do you know how much it costs and does it run ...
A: Hola Fran, sorry I do not know the price of the bus tickets. From the local bus depot in Guad there ...
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