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Originally Posted by Retiring012
Hello - my husband and I are planning to retire within the next few years to Mexico, due to climate and proximity to the USA. I heard and read great things about Queretaro, Guanajuato and Morelia. Of course, we would have to visit those place to be able to make up our minds, but would love to hear from someone in Queretaro about the good, the bad and the ugly... Don't hold back. Cost of living, safety, infrastructure anything you want to tell me is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
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Hello,
my name is Tommy, I am a Irish fella living here in Queretaro with my wife and 3 boys for the last 5 years, we have travelled in mexico during my time here and have yet to find other places with such history and architure to offer, and also good infracture while protecting its historical areas of the centre, it is a really nice place with very friendly locals, the centre is very well done up, and lots of places to eat out, may is the hottest month with tempatures approx 35c and lowest in Dec with temps of approx 20c, rainy season in july and august, but thats usually 3hrs downpour in the afternoons and it is all gone by morning, security is very good, and i have never felt anyway uneasy about rambling around the centre in the evenings or late at night, they have lots and lots of restuarants , cinema, bowling, skating on wax, etc
one disadvantage is that we are approx 6hrs from the nearest coastal resort which is ixtapa, Vera cruz is 8hrs, and puerta vallarta is 9hrs,
san miguel is a local town just 40minutes from here and that is very popular with american people retiring there, obviously for that reason, property tends to be dearer in San Miguel than Queretaro, even though queretaro has better infracture.
Guanajuato, is approx 1 hr from here, very pretty place, but would not have the same level of infracture as queretaro,
Moriela, is approx 2.5 hrs from here and has some nice green areas outside the main city, but personally i do not like the city at all, very big but not very pretty..
this is just a few bits off the top of my head, my suggestion is that you should visit and use Queretaro as a base to visit the other places you mentioned.
there are two daily flights with contenintal linking Hueston and Queretaro, the local airport is 25mins from the centre.
give me a call if you feel like it, and i can fill you in about places to stay while you are here and any other info you may want, i can also introduce you to some american friends i have here,
cel 0052 442 2810301 or if that doesnt work try, 0052 1 442 2810301 cause it depends if you ring from a land line or cel phone.
I wish you the best,
Regards
Tommy