{"id":1946,"date":"2010-07-30T00:16:27","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T06:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2010-08-09T23:11:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T05:11:29","slug":"which-mexican-retirement-community-is-right-for-me-part-1-beachfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/which-mexican-retirement-community-is-right-for-me-part-1-beachfront\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Mexican Retirement Community is Right For Me? &#8211; Part 1: Beachfront"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retirement in Mexico \u00e2\u20ac\u201c beaches, warm weather, low prices, colonial cities, site-seeing, playing golf, sailing &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It all sounds wonderful, but when you start taking steps towards planning your retirement in Mexico, you realize that there are dozens of different places and lifestyles under this huge umbrella term.\u00c2\u00a0 The good news is you have many great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/retire.php\">Mexico retirement communities<\/a> to choose from; the bad news \u00e2\u20ac\u201c somehow you have to choose one great location over another.<\/p>\n<p>One favorite type of area is beachfront; consider these brief descriptions of two main options for beachfront retirement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"Mexican retirement communities\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/RETIREMENT\/DSCF4047-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"240\" \/>Beachfront Favorites<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.<\/p>\n<p>With about about 5000 American and Canadian retirees in the area, and many more in the nearby city of Cancun, these communities offer a very wide selection of high quality Mexico condos in gated communities.\u00c2\u00a0 Amenities range from world-class healthcare (at very accessible prices) to English movie theaters, to golf and full-service marinas, complete with shopping and dining.<\/p>\n<p>Similar choices \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Penasco<\/p>\n<p><strong>Less Developed Beachfront Areas<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Costa Maya<\/p>\n<p>While areas such as Costa Maya provides fewer large shopping centers, and requires a bit of a drive to get to many amenities, they also offer a very quiet, relaxing lifestyle for retirees who prefer to be &#8220;off the beaten track.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 The expat community is small, but very supportive and close.\u00c2\u00a0 News is passed on at the local bar or restaurant, and the small town atmosphere defines day to day life.\u00c2\u00a0 Excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/homes.php\">Mexico homes<\/a>, and some good condo choices for retirement are also available at lower prices.<\/p>\n<p>Similar choices \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Campeche beachfront, Tulum<\/p>\n<p>Beachfront sounds great, but you&#8217;re looking for something a little more cultural?\u00c2\u00a0 Consider colonial \u00e2\u20ac\u201c some areas even combine the two.\u00c2\u00a0 Or if beachfront sounds perfect, browse through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/preconstruction.php\">Mexico condo<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span> or home listings to start finding the one right for you &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thomas Lloyd <\/strong>graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management\/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied <strong>Mexico Real Estate Degree <\/strong>and <strong>Mexico Professional Real Estate License<\/strong> S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at <\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong> <em>or through the company&#8217;s web site<\/em> <a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.TOPmexicorealestate.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span>mexicorealestate.com<\/a> <em><span style=\"#0000ff;\"><span style=\"#0000ff;\"><span style=\"#ff0000;\"><span style=\"#0000ff;\"><strong>NETWORK<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n&#8220;<strong>Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span><strong>!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<table id=\"table1\" style=\"50px;\" border=\"2\" width=\"80%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Want more Articles?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Subscribe to Top Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/z-registration-blog.php\" target=\"_blank\">Receive articles direct to your inbox. 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