{"id":2152,"date":"2010-08-30T21:52:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T03:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2014-11-09T23:22:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T05:22:43","slug":"yucatan-real-estate-homes-and-community-ideal-for-your-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/yucatan-real-estate-homes-and-community-ideal-for-your-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Yucatan Real Estate &#8211; Homes and Community Ideal for Your Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several reasons why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/yucatan-real-estate\/\">Yucatan real estate<\/a> is an ideal place for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/retire.php\">Mexico retirement<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 While most of the features can be found in some other parts of Mexico, <a title=\"Living in Merida \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Rich Alternative to the Mexican Caribbean!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/living-in-merida-the-rich-alternative-to-the-mexican-caribbean\/\">Merida<\/a>, the capital of Yucatan, and the surrounding area provide a fairly unique combination of the following features.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Yucatan real estate\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Merida\/Merida-real-estate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colonial Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the Spaniards conquered the Yucatan Peninsula, the city of Merida was founded on the site of an ancient Mayan city.\u00c2\u00a0 The narrow streets, old buildings and traditional Mexican homes still reflect the magical atmosphere of centuries gone by.\u00c2\u00a0 With traditional music to be heard in the streets and handcrafts to be found in community markets, retirees can enjoy this rich lifestyle to its fullest.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/homes.php\">Mexico homes<\/a> within walking distance can be found for very low prices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beachfront Luxury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only 30 minutes away from Merida is the beachfront resort community of Progreso, where modern condos can be found with ocean views.\u00c2\u00a0 Eastward along the north coast of the Peninsula is the Emerald Coast, which is a beautiful stretch of small communities along amazing beaches.\u00c2\u00a0 Whether you live directly on the beach or not, you will be able to spend many retirement days walking in the sand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Merida is the largest city and cultural center of Yucatan.\u00c2\u00a0 It includes new shopping malls, large international stores, an international airport, excellent highways to nearby areas, modern hospitals and much more.\u00c2\u00a0 The magic of the old city and beauty of the beachfront is balanced well by modern convenience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides the restaurants and galleries of Merida, and the oceanfront activities on the beach (diving, snorkeling, etc.) retirees can enjoy professional golf, sight seeing in ancient Mayan pyramid sites, swimming in the &#8220;cenotes,&#8221; which are cool, natural fresh water pools, shopping, English movies, libraries, live Jazz concerts and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthcare and Retirement Specific Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make all of this even more appealing to retirees, the city government has recently begun to make an effort to attract retirement-specific healthcare facilities, in addition to other services.\u00c2\u00a0 This is in addition to the excellent hospitals which already exist.<\/p>\n<p>Retirees can enjoy life in a charming lifestyle in an old colonial city, a close-knit community, and at the same time have easy access to the conveniences and services necessary.\u00c2\u00a0 Merida is a rare balance of all of these very attractive features.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thomas Lloyd <\/strong><\/em>512-879-6546<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000c0;\">www.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000c0;\">mexicorealestate.com<\/span><\/a> <strong>NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely<\/strong><strong>!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table id=\"table1\" 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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