{"id":2536,"date":"2010-10-28T09:16:34","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2015-05-14T00:14:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T05:14:23","slug":"retirement-in-cancun-%e2%80%93-day-to-day-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/retirement-in-cancun-%e2%80%93-day-to-day-relaxation\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement in Cancun \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Day to Day Relaxation!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you imagine life in Cancun?\u00c2\u00a0 If you choose to live in Mexico<\/a> for your retirement, or otherwise, you may actually be surprised how you spend your time.\u00c2\u00a0 Usually we focus on the beaches, the theme parks, archaeological sight seeing, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 While the beaches are always close by (and you’ll probably make your way down quite frequently), the other activities won’t be points that define your day to day life, (although you WILL enjoy them on occassion.)<\/p>\n

\"\"What will day to day life be like?\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe you’ll enjoy breakfast on your balcony overlooking the ocean, or maybe you’ll prefer to relax inside, reading the paper or watching the news (in English, of course.)\u00c2\u00a0 Afterwards maybe you’ll take a walk down the beach, stop and chat with some of the neighbors, or maybe a drive downtown (in car or taxi \u00e2\u20ac\u201c taxi’s are cheap here) to Starbucks or a local cafe to enjoy a good morning coffee \u00e2\u20ac\u201c again you’ll find some of the regular expats there.<\/p>\n

If you like shopping you might take a trip to one of many shopping centers in the city, where you can find a fairly good combination of stuff from back home, and high-quality goods from Mexico; high-quality Mexican shoes can be found for reasonable prices; if you need a larger size, however, there are only a hand full of stores that carry them!<\/p>\n

Related:\u00c2\u00a0Cancun Real Estate: As Valuable as it Gets<\/a><\/p>\n

If you play golf, you might take advantage of the cooler mornings to enjoy a game \u00e2\u20ac\u201c there are many good courses in the area.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe a walk in one of the city parks will be your cup of tea.<\/p>\n

Besides finding your friends in many of your favorite places every day, you will have many ways to get together with other expats; social clubs exist, and there are many local bars frequented by retirees from the U.S. or Canada.\u00c2\u00a0 You could enjoy a snack of seafood in a restaurant with a thatched roof, overlooking the beach, or in a sports bar with pool tables.\u00c2\u00a0 Many expats come to Mexico for the same reason as you \u00e2\u20ac\u201c relaxation.\u00c2\u00a0 Finding people with time will never be a problem.<\/p>\n

In the evening maybe another walk on the beach, or relaxing on some lawn chairs having a few drinks with the neighbors.<\/p>\n

While some aspects look similar to retirement back home, the fact that retirees come here for relaxation, and Mexico is a laid-back culture will mean that in general, everything is just more easy-going.<\/p>\n

Another huge point is that it’s cheaper \u00e2\u20ac\u201c everything from Cancun real estate<\/a>, to the drinks you’ll be enjoying cost considerably less than in the U.S. or Canada.\u00c2\u00a0 Healthcare, also much less expensive, is available at top-quality.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Mayan ruins, the ecological theme parks, the nearby colonial cities are also plus; while you won’t be there every day, you will want to make excursions now and then \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and you won’t have to go half way around the world to find beautiful little bits of ancient history and culture!<\/p>\n

Consider Cancun real estate for retirement<\/strong><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you won’t regret choosing the relaxation of day to day life on the beachfront!<\/p>\n

John DeRotache<\/strong>, originally from Saint Louis MO., he has been living in Cancun, Mexico for over 16 years. John completed his University studies at St. Louis University in Missouri and their Campus in Madrid, Spain. With a diploma in real estate from a top Mexico University, John comes well prepared to find and help you with your Mexico real estate needs. MexicoRealEstate NETWORK<\/strong> “Mexico’s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely ! ” (512) 879-6546<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How do you imagine life in Cancun?\u00c2\u00a0 If you choose to live in Mexico for your retirement, or otherwise, you may actually be surprised how you spend your time.\u00c2\u00a0 Usually we focus on the beaches, the theme parks, archaeological sight seeing, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 While the beaches are always close by (and you’ll probably make your way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":13835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63,56,683,326,313,692,379,219],"tags":[1525,676],"class_list":{"0":"post-2536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cancun-real-estate","8":"category-cancun-retirement","9":"category-mexican-retirement-communities","10":"category-mexico-beaches","11":"category-mexico-golf-communities-mexico-communities-2","12":"category-mexico-golf-courses","13":"category-mexico-ports","14":"category-mexico-retirement-living","15":"tag-cancun-real-estate","16":"tag-live-in-mexico","17":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2536"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10191,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536\/revisions\/10191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}