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  • Use Your Medicare Benefits in Mexico?

    Which foreign country will be the first in which Americans can use Medicaid and Medicare benefits?

    Mexico, of course.

     

    It just makes sense. Mexico is right next door to the largest market of health care consumers in the world. Some health services in Mexico can cost 12 times less than what is charged in the U.S., experts say.

    Already, 10 U.S. and Canadian companies have expressed an interest in building facilities to cater to Americans seeking to use their Medicare benefits south of the border and take advantage of low medical expenses.

    This is all good news for those of us who live in Mexico and for anyone thinking about relocating or retiring there.

    And because Mexico has been hard hit by the global economic meltdown and the peso has recently lost 30% of its value against the dollar, there are deals to be had on real estate in Mexico right now.

     

  • Excerpted from Intl. Living´s Chris Hunter´s Follow This 91 Year Old´s Investing Success

    Nowadays, the emerging markets story is better known, although there’s still only a small amount of North Americans investing overseas. This means fewer rocks left unturned.

    This is especially the case in the so-called BRIC economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. These are the best known of all the emerging markets. Which means they are increasingly well priced. That’s why I look beyond the BRICs—to places not yet on investors’ radars…places where it’s easier to find real bargains.

    Like Mexico.

     

    The Mexican economy has grown rapidly over the past decade. And it’s on course for growth of 7.6% this year—about three times that of the U.S. Much of this growth has been spurred by free trade deals with North America, Latin America, Europe and Japan. Mexican stocks nearly quadrupled over the decade before crashing in 2008. Now, they are approaching their pre-crash levels once again.

     

    Mexico still has a big gap between rich and poor. But a large portion of its population has been part of the growing middle class since the late 1990s. This is a big plus, as it means more domestic consumer demand. One big drawback is that close to 80% of Mexico’s exports go to the U.S. It also relies on U.S. tourists crossing the border to visit its beaches and archeological heritage.

     

    This makes the Mexican economy highly dependent on U.S. demand. And it could prove a big drag on growth, as the U.S. works its way out of its slumpy growth phase. With the world’s eleventh largest economy by population and a big increase in the middle class there, I rate Mexico a “buy” for now.

     

  • The 83-cents-a-day Health Plan…and Other Ways to Get Healthy in Mexico

    INTERNATIONAL LIVING

    The 83-cents-a-day Health Plan…and Other Ways to Get Healthy in Mexico

    By Glynna Prentice

     

    On a recent trip to the U.S. I got to catch up with a few State-side friends. One of them, I learned, is trying to schedule knee-replacement surgery. She had one knee operated on several years ago; now it’s time for the other. Fortunately, my friend’s insurance will cover most of the cost. But many people in the U.S. aren’t so lucky.

    Access to good, affordable health care is one of the benefits to living in Mexico that I most appreciate. I have an excellent private insurance policy here that costs a fraction of what I’d pay in the States. Mexico’s national health plan, IMSS (which I qualify for as a legal resident), is even cheaper—the top rate is less than $300 a year (83 cents a day). But even if I didn’t have insurance, many procedures that are expensive in the U.S. cost much less here.

     

    A quick survey of the cost of several major procedures in Mérida, for example, shows exactly how much less. There are several excellent hospitals in Mérida with English-speaking doctors—and a growing medical tourism business. There are plenty of top-flight hospitals all over Mexico, of course. But Mérida is close to me; it’s where I’d send friends if they wanted to come to Mexico for surgery or dental work.

     

    With my friend’s knee replacement surgery in mind, I first checked the cost for that procedure. My friend’s earlier surgery, performed in the US, cost about $50,000. At the Star Médica Hospital in Mérida—one of the best—a knee replacement surgery costs around $10,000.

     

    Gastric bypass surgery—which sometimes isn’t covered by U.S. insurance plans—costs in the neighborhood of $16,000 in Mérida. In the U.S., you can pay as much as $55,000—and that may not even include the hospital stay.

     

    Routine health care is also inexpensive. Most specialist visits cost $35 to $50 each. Overnight hospitals stays often cost less than $100. And lab tests, prosthetic devices, and other medical services show similar savings.

     

    For US folks who don’t have insurance—or whose policy won’t cover a procedure—lower health care costs like these may turn a needed operation that was once a pipe dream into a feasible option. And in my book, that provides a lot of economic security.

     

  • Mexican fiscally responsible translates to great real estate investing - Dec 2010 article

    Mexico's federal budget for 2011 is good news in two ways for Mexican Real Estate Investors. One is that it is announcing an increasing amount of investment into ongoing improvements of Mexico's continuously modernizing infrastructure; the other is that it offers a very small deficit, indicating a strong sense of financial responsibility on the side of Mexico's federal government.

    The Expenditure Budget of the Mexican Federation for Fiscal Year 2011 was officially approved and passed for an amount of just over 3.4 trillion pesos (3,438,895.5 million pesos, or just under 300 million USD.) This budget surpassed the previous proposal by about 60 billion pesos. From the original proposal, there was also net reallocation of 98 billion pesos, reflecting increased taxes in the Revenue Act and reductions in the Federal Government's current expenditure.

    The budget amount reflects both moderation, presenting a deficit of less that 0.5% of the GDP, but giving emphasis to import areas of investment within the Mexican economy. This combination is important for investors in Mexican real estate, showing that while spending responsibly, the government is continuing to invest in important infrastructure which helps increase tourism and property value.

    The budget allotted 240 billion pesos (about 20 billion USD) for the payment of public debt.

    Other noteworthy items include 18.3 billion pesos for the Marina, about 50 billion for National Defence, and about 35.5 billion for the Ministry of Public Security. The Ministry of Economy was allotted 16.5 billion pesos, Public Education, 23 billion, Health with 105.5 billion and Labor and Social Welfare about 3.7 billion. For the Ministry of Energy about 3 billion was budgeted, and for Social Development just over 80 billion pesos. These areas are important since the point to an increased standard of living throughout the country, increasing social stability and addressing social problems. Many areas where expats choose to buyer properties are very safe, and investment in the services will help to keep them this way, building a strong community atmosphere.

    Significantly, tourism will be receiving a record high budget of almost 5 billion pesos, reflecting Mexico's increasing emphasis on developing this industry. For real estate buyers, this is especially good news, since many of the benefits of owning Mexican real estate such as road infrastructure, activities, shopping centers, etc, stem directly from the country's healthy tourism industry.

    On the whole, Mexico has been increasing the efficiency of balancing spending in social aspects to increase the standards of living, and investment into industries, such as tourism, which generate economic growth; both are beneficial both to Mexican citizens and to Americans and Canadians considering buying real estate in Mexico.


  • Interesting Stats on Mexican Violence versus US

    •The state with the lowest murder rate is Yucatán, the Gulf of Mexico state known for its beaches and Mayan ruins. Its murder rate of 2 per 100,000 was comparable to Wyoming and Montana.

    •Washington, D.C.'s murder rate is nearly quadruple that of the Mexican capital, Mexico City. Washington's murder rate was 31.4 per 100,000 people in 2008; Mexico City's rate in 2009 was 8. 

    Murders had been dropping steadily, from 16,163 in 1997 to 10,291 in 2007, even as Mexico's population grew. The murder rate sank from 17 to 10 per 100,000 people.

    Part of the decline was tied to Mexico's stable economy, helped along by the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, Arroyo said. A 1992 constitutional amendment that changed laws on communal land also helped.

  • Mexican Tourism, Economy and Whales are here till April Dec. 2, 2010

    Mexico’s tourism sector is doing rather well. After an appalling 2009, in which the outbreak of swine flu emptied hotels overnight, the number of visitors this year will be close to 2008’s record total of 22.6m. Even excluding 50m annual day-trippers, Mexico remains the world’s tenth most-visited country.

    Mexico’s economy is rebounding from last year’s contraction of 6.5 percent, its worst slump since 1932, on the back of export growth. Gross domestic product expanded 5.3 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier and 7.6 percent in the second quarter.  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-26/mexico-keeps-key-rate-at-4-5-amid-recovery-as-inflation-remains-in-check.html

    The whales are here         http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm

  • Health Tips - Hot Cars and A/C

    CONFIRMED BY SNOOPES.COM 

    Car Air-conditioning - 

    No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents. Hmmm. Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess its not too late to make some changes 

    Car A/C (Air Conditioning) MUST READ!!! 
    Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. 

    Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes. 

    Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car). 

    In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage. 

    Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. 

    If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level. 

    People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin. 

    Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff. 

    So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter. 

     

  • What America doesn't want you to know about Mexico - OR FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!!!!

    THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC REALITY

    Real estate opportunities in Mexico!  How to prosper & avoid the coming storm and prolonged economic stagnation in the USA.

    First: A reality check on Mexico

    Mexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements the U.S.A. cannot use direct protectionism, so it is content to allow the media to play this protectionist role.   The U.S. media – over the last year – has portrayed Mexico as being on the brink of economic collapse and civil war. The Mexican people are either beheaded, kidnapped, poor, corrupt, or narco-traffickers.  The American news media was particularly aggressive in the weeks leading up to spring break. The main reason for this is money. During that two-week period, over 120,000 young American citizens poured into Mexico and left behind hundreds of millions of dollars.

    Let’s look at the reality of the massive drug and corruption problem, kidnappings, murders and money. The U.S.  Secretary of State Clinton was clear in her honest assessment of the problem. “Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade. Our inability to prevent the weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians,” Clinton said. The other large illegal business that is smuggled into the U.S.A. that no one likes to talk about is Human Traffic for prostitution. This “business” is globally now competing with drugs in terms of profits.

    It is critical to understand, however that the horrific violence in Mexico is over 95% confined to the three transshipping cities for these two businesses, Tijuana, Nogales, and Juarez. The Mexican government is so serious about fighting this, that they have committed over 30,000 soldiers to these borders towns. There was a thoughtful article written by a professor at the University of Juarez. He was reminded of the Prohibition years in the U.S.A. and compared Juarez to Chicago when Al Capone was conducting his reign of terror capped off with The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. During these years, just like Juarez today, 99% of the citizens went about their daily lives and attended classes, went to the movies, restaurants, and parks.

    Is there corruption in Mexico? YES !!! Is there an equal amount of corruption related to this business in the U.S.A.? YES !!!. When you have a pair of illegal businesses that generate over $300,000,000,000 in sales you will find massive corruption. Make no mistake about the Mexican Drug Cartel; these “businessmen” are 100 times more sophisticated than the bumbling bootleggers during Prohibition. They form profitable alliances all over the U.S.A. They do cost benefit analysis of their business much better than the US automobile industry. They have found over the years that the cost of bribing U.S. and Mexican Border Guards and the transportation costs of moving marijuana from Sinaloa to California have cut significantly into profits. That is why over the past 5-7 years they have been growing marijuana in State and Federal Parks and BLM land all across America. From a business standpoint, this is a tremendous cost savings on several levels. Let’s look at California as an example as one of the largest consumers. When you have $14.2 billion of Marijuana grown and consumed in one state, there is savings on transportation, less loss of product due to confiscation and an overall reduction cost of bribery with law enforcement and parks service people. Another great savings is the benefit to their employees. The penalties in Mexico for growing range from 5-15 years. The penalties in California, on average are 18 months, and out in 8 months. The same economic principles are now being applied to the methamphetamine factories.

    FOX News continues to scare people with its focus on kidnapping. There are kidnappings in Mexico.  The concentration of kidnappings has been in Mexico City, among the very rich and the three aforementioned border Cities.  With the exception of Mexico City, the number one city for kidnappings among NAFTA countries is Phoenix, Arizona with over 359 in 2008. The Phoenix Police estimate that twice that number of kidnappings goes unreported, because like Mexico 99% of these crimes were directly related to drug and human traffic. Phoenix, unfortunately, is geographically profitable transshipping location. Mexicans, just like 99% of U.S. Citizens during prohibition, go about their daily lives all over the country. They get up, go to school or work and live their lives untouched by the border town violence.

    These same protectionist news sources have misled the public as to the real danger from the swine flu in Mexico and temporary devastated the tourism business. As of May 27 2009 there have been 87 deaths in Mexico from the swine flu. During those same five months there have been 36 murdered school children in Chicago.   By their logic, if 87 deaths from the swine flu in Mexico warrants canceling flights and cruise ships to Mexico, then close all roads and highways in the USA because of record 43,359 automobile related deaths in the USA in 2008.

    What is just getting underway is what many are calling the “Largest southern migration to Mexico of people and real estate assets since the Civil War” A significant percentage of the Baby Boomers have been doing the research and are making the life changing decision to move out of the U.S.A. The number one retirement destination in the world is Mexico. There are already over 2,000,000 US and Canadian property owners in Mexico. The most conservative number of American and Canadian Baby Boomers who are on their way to owning property in Mexico for full or part time living in the next 15 years is over 6,000,000. Do the math on 6,000,000 people buying a $300,000 house or condo and you will understand why the U.S. Government is trying to tax this massive shift of money to Mexico through H.R. 3056. The U.S. government calls this “The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007”. Those who will have to pay it are calling this the EXIT TAX.

    Mexico: A better economic choice than China

    Another large exodus from the U.S.A is high paying skilled jobs.  The job shift in automobile sector, both car and parts manufacturing, is already known by most investors. In the last few months as John Deere and Caterpillar have been laying off thousands of workers in the U.S.A., and hiring equal numbers in Mexico. The most recent industry that is making the shift is the aerospace manufacturers. In the city of Zacatecas there is currently a $210 million aerospace facility being built. With the 11 U.S. companies moving there, it is estimated to provide over 200,000 new high paying jobs in the coming years.  One of the main factors for the shift in job south to Mexico instead of China is realistic analysis of total production, labor and delivery costs. While the labor costs in China are 40% less on average, the overall transportation costs and inherent risks of a long distance supply chain, and quality control issues, gives Mexico a distinct financial advantage.

    Mexico’s real economic future

    Mexico has avoided completely the subprime problem that has devastated the U.S. banking industry. The Mexican banks are healthy and profitable. Mexico has a growing and very healthy middle and upper middle class. The very recent introduction of residential financing has Mexico in a unique position of having over 90% of current homeowners owning their house outright. U.S. banks are competing for the Mexican, Canadian and American cross border loan business. It is and will continue to be a very safe and very profitable business. These same banks that were loaning in a reckless manner have learned their lesson and are loaning here the old fashioned way. They require a minimum of a 680 credit score, 30% down payment, and verifiable income that can support the loan. In most areas of Mexico where Baby Boomers are moving to, with the exception of Puerto Penasco (which did not have a national and international base of buyers), there is no real estate bubble. The higher end markets ($2-20 million) in many of these destinations are going through a modest correction. The Baby Boomers market here is between $200,000 and $600,000. With the continuing demand inside the Bay of Banderas, that price point, in the coming years, will disappear. This is the reason the Mexican government is spending billions of dollars on more infrastructure north along the coast all the way up to Mazatlan.

    The other major area where America has become overpriced is in the field of health care.  This massive shift of revenues is estimated to add 5-7% to Mexico’s GDP.  The name for this “business” is Medical Tourism. The two biggest competitors for Mexico were Thailand and India. Thailand and India’s biggest drawback is geography. Also recent events, Thailand’s inability to keep a government in place and the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai, have helped Mexico capture close to half of this growth industry. In Mexico today there are over 56 world class hospitals being built to keep up with this business.

    Mexico is currently sitting on a cash surplus and an almost balanced budget. Most Americans have never heard of Carlos Slim until he loaned the New York Times $250 million. After that it became clear to many investors around the world what Mexicans already knew: that Mexico had been able to avoid the worst of the U.S. economic devastation. Mexico’s resilience is to be admired. When the U.S. Federal Reserve granted a $30 billion loan to each of the following countries Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, and Brazil, Mexico reinvested the money in Treasury bonds in an account in New York City.

    According to oil traders, Mexico’s Pemex wisely as the price of oil shot to $147 a barrel put in place an investment strategy that hinged on oil trading in the range of $38-$60 a barrel. Since the beginning of 2009 Mexico has been collecting revenues on hedged positions that give them $90-$110 per barrel today. Mexico’s recent and under reported oil discovery in the Palaeo Channels of Chicontepec has placed it third in the world for oil reserves, right behind Canada and Saudi Arabia.

    The following is a quote from Rosalind Wilson, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce on March 19, 2009. “The strength of the Mexican economic system makes the country a favorite destination for Canadian investment”.

    OPPORTUNITIES:  WHY PUERTO VALLARTA & THE RIVIERA NAYARIT?

    The answer is simple and old fashioned: SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

    The area of Puerto Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit inside the Bay of Banderas is an investor’s dream. This area has the comprehensive infrastructure in place, world class hospitals and dental care, natural investment protection from the Sierra Madre Mountains, endless future water supply, low to nonexistent crime, international airport, and limited supply inside the Bay, first class private bilingual schools and higher than average appreciation potential. Like many areas in Mexico there is large demand for full and part time retirement living and a lot of construction underway to meet this demand. Pre construction of course is where the best bargains are available.

    I would offer a word of caution for investors in Mexico.  Do not be seduced by the endless natural beauty that is everywhere, both inland in colonial towns and along thousands of miles of beach. Apply conservative medium and long term investment strategies without emotion. The demand for full and part time living by American and Canadian Baby Boomers is evident throughout the country. The top two choice locations are ocean front, and ocean view. The third overall choice, which is less expensive, is inland in one of the many beautiful colonial towns or small cities.

    Mexico, with the world’s 13th largest GDP, is no longer a “Third World Country”, but rather a fast growing, economically secure state, as the most recent five-year history of its financial markets when compared to the U.S.A.’s financial markets  suggests.

    DOW JONES AVERAGES         MAY 2004   10,200         MAY 2009   8,200          20% LOSS IN 5 YEARS

    MEXICAN BOLSA                     MAY 2004   10,000         MAY 2009   23,000        130% GAIN IN 5 YEARS

    I am glad to share all of my research with investors.

    Charles Simpson

  • Mexican Tourism on the RlSE 8-30-10

    The number of international tourists reaching Mexico by air experienced a 35.2 percent increase in June 2010 compared with the same month last year marking an impressive first half of the year for the Mexico tourism industry.

    During the same period, 818,278 tourists from different nationalities visited Mexico, versus 605,435 who visited in June 2009. Of those, some 573,016 travelers arrived by air from the United States, representing a 23.7 percent growth over June 2009. Even more impressive are the 41,184 tourists that arrived from Canada; 21,322 more than in June 2009 – a whopping increase of 107.4 percent.

    “We feel these numbers are evidence of the strength and quality of Mexico’s destinations,” said Mexico Secretary of Tourism Gloria Guevara. “Despite all that’s going on in the world today, the traveler knows he or she can come to Mexico and find unique vacation experiences offering not only our famous sun and beach destinations, but the chance for archeological, culinary and artistic experiences as well. Mexico is the only place on the earth where you can experience all that in a single trip.”

    Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Mexico+Tourism+Sector+Sees+Tremendous+Growth+Despite+Lagging+World/3440549/story.html?cid=megadrop_story#ixzz0y7azM8Y2
  • Mexican Economy versus USA Aug 20, 2010

    There are some interesting statistic that show Mexico is headed in a much better direction than the USA.  For those of us living here in Cabo now, we are just ahead of the curve.  More and more baby boomers are joining us.

    Here are some interesting facts to go with our perfect weather:

    Central bank forecasts growth for Mexico’s economy in 2010 to be 4 to 5%

    Mexican Airport traffic up 11% in July 2010 from July 2009  International traffic up 20%

    International tourism was up 32% in June 2010 from 2009

    Sammy Hagar formally of Van Halen will have his Birthday Bash at Cabo Wabo Oct. 13. 

    Mexico unemployment dropped from 5.4% in April to 5.1% in May

    Mexican deficit is 8 billion USD versus  USA was approximately 93% of annual GDP, ($13.258 Trillion)

  • Virgin Airlines coming to Cabo - Cheaper Flights!

    Richard Branson is going to begin service from LA and San Francisco to Cabo in the Fall of 2010.  Finally some decent prices appear to be on the horizon.

    Thank you Mr. Branson

  • Cabo is safe!!!! US conspiracy to keep tourist dollars in US

    Looking at the Facts...

    Updated May 31, 2010 As of March 14, 2010 the U.S. government has issued a Mexico travel warning now which supersedes the Travel Alert dated February 22, 2010. The warning has been renewed on May 6, 2010. The Mexico travel “warning” was issued based on one event this week in Ciudad Juarez where there has been a history of drug related violence. There were 3 murders in the same day that Houston, Texas had 9 and these were not drug war related. In other words this “Warning” the U.S. is sending out to Universities and other travel site is really unfounded at least in the states of Baja and Baja California Sur.

    According to the U.S Department of State “Travel Warnings are issued to describe long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable.”

    Almost all of the events that have occurred in Mexico also occurred in tourist destinations in the US during the same time period. The war between the drug traffickers, each other and the government has not targeted tourists at this time. Travelers should remain alert to their surroundings. Without a doubt, the world wide economic situation has added to petty crimes in tourist areas world wide.

    Oscar Escobedo, Baja California's Secretary of Tourism, says it is illogical to change the alert for Tijuana due to events in Ciudad Juarez. "Let's say something happened in Austin, Texas and you would have that same reaction for California. It's thousands of miles away. And what happens in one town doesn't mean it happens all over the country. So I don't think it is justified,” As a tourist you should of course be careful and aware of where you are in any country these days. Due to the economic crisis everywhere in the world there are bound to be at least more petty crimes if not more violence.

    First and foremost, let us remember that more Americans will visit Mexico by noon tomorrow than will visit London in a year. A vast majority enjoy that visit without incident. Most foreign destinations, with the exclusion of Canada, are more dangerous to visit for Americans than is Mexico on an incident per visit ratio. With more than 50,000 Americans vacationing here per day and another million that live here, there are bound to be some reported incidents.

    Mexico is dangerous – if you work for the Cartel!

    Looking at the statistics, Tijuana is one of the more dangerous cities in Mexico, but it would be in the lower third of large US cities in terms of violent crime. Philadelphia, about the same size as TJ, has roughly the same crime statistics. Most of homicides in the Mexican border areas have been inter drug cartel exclusively. If you deduct the gangland related murders from the statistics, visiting Mexico is safer than visiting most US cities. New Orleans, the most dangerous city in the US, is about 3 times more dangerous than TJ.

    In late 2007 there were a significant number of stories in the US press regarding incidents involving Mexican travelers, particularly in Baja California ('norte' for the rookies) and that the government is ambivalent or even complicit in these attacks. By late 2009 the positive actions of both local and federal authorities has made the region safer for tourists again. But, please read on, this statement is not without caveats...

    Although the situation with drug cartels and the government crackdown remains active, no US citizens have yet been injured in these actions in Baja California or Baja California Sur.

    Mexico has become more aggressive in pursuing drug traffickers. This has resulted in some gun battles in the last 6 months of 2009. Neither any or innocent parties were injured in these events.

    Mexico has statistically become the world leader in kidnapping for profit. To a great extent, the focus of this is in Mexico City. Mexican corporate execs, family members and even doctors employed by corporate hospitals have been abducted for the anticipated ransom. Kidnapping and kidnapping attempts have occurred in both states, of locals of profitable targets. It appears only one of these appeared to be a tourist in Tijuana. As a tourist, kidnappers have no idea what you might be worth in random. Take off the Rolex before you visit, don't appear overly flamboyant and enjoy Baja.

    Travelers should always take precautions against thefts of personal belongings when traveling in their native country or abroad, as thieves everywhere find tourists an easy mark. Just as everywhere in the world during these economic times are tough, petty crime is on the rise here in Baja.

  • Price Reduction to $299,850!!! Plaza Náutica #107

    PRICE REDUCTION FROM $350,000 TO $299,850.00

    2 bedrooms 2 baths marina condo - downtown Cabo San Lucas. Condo features a huge wrap around deck & total 2273 sq.ft.  Walking distance to all the restaurants, shopping and nightlife Cabo has to offer. Underground parking garage. Great rental. Plaza Náutica has the lowest HOA dues in Cabo at $1.25 per sq. ft. annually.

    Free property management & gym membership with your HOA dues.

     

     

     

    MLS# 1602-00015 FLEX MLS# 09-1217

    For More Info Call Rocky 624-141-6442

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  • Price Reduced on 112-Terrasol # 112 in Terrasol

    Terrasol, Pedregal  -  Announcing a price reduction on 112-Terrasol # 112, a 1,968 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story. Now MLS® $578,000 USD - "Price Reduced".

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  • 2 Story For Sale in Santa Carmela Colonia

    Santa Carmela #50

    • 2,820 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story - MLS® $850,000 USD

     -  Single level living in the gated community of Santa Carmela. Corner lot, 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with fireplace, 2 car garage, Pool and swim up palapa bar, 2 car garage, views of Sea of Cortez. Common area pool, clubhouse and tennis courts. House includes refigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, dining room table and chairs, patio table and chairs, and patio grill.

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