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Looking for a place to be reclusive

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#1 ·
Hello, I'm Martin. I currently live and study in DF. I want to write a book so I am looking for a nice and quiet place in Mexico to live for a while. I don't have much money, but also I don't need much. I'm thinking a small village, population of 1000 or less. I don't need a whole house to myself, preferably I would just rent a room in someones home. I would not mind if there was to be a beach nearby, but it's not a must. I have my eye on the Yucatan area, but really I am open to any suggestions. Budget for rent is 150 USD a month or less.
Any ideas/advice would be greatly appreciated! :)
 
#6 ·
Hi, Martin:
I would suggest to you that you seek out lodging on the shores of Lake Chapala where you will find, along the banks of this massive natural lake, endless places to live in seclusion and with proximity to incomparable deserted beaches well suited to reclusive folk engaged in solitary endeavors such as writing or artistic ventures or what have you. We have found the Lake Chapala área to be pofoundly pleasing for reclusive folks with limited interest in engaging others in fraternal interraction. If you choose this place, choose wisely and seek solitude if that is what you wish to accomplish because, otherwise, you may find yourself congegating among facile whistlestop hangers-on which are in abundance in the Chapala area.
 
#8 ·
[QUOTE=Isla Verde;5385282]Will he be able to find a place to live along the shores of Lake Chapala for 150 USD a month?[/QUOTE]

I think so even though as a property owner, my experience with rentng is limited. The áreas, primarily along the sparsely populated south shore where one might expect seclusion and reasonable rents , might prove a place to live at reasonable cost and privacy if sought out with diligence. Fluency in Spanish would prove useful in accomplishing his goal in that área.
 
#16 ·
Thanks for posting this! On Vivanuncios I found numerous "cuartos en renta" in your posted range, many even less. Might be able to find something preferable by walking and asking, but for someone moving to a location needing short term affordable housing it's a good start.
 
#17 · (Edited)
In a small town, finding a room to rent in someone's home for approx. MX$1800 per month will probably be an easy thing to do. You could probably find a small house/apartment for that price. Sparsely furnished, of course. My thought is that you should select a community where you think you'd like to live/write, get on a bus and go there and when there walk around town asking questions. In a very small town, I'd start at the farmacia by asking the owner.
 
#19 ·
I'll ignore the "bullsh*t" comment, since it's not true. It may depend on what time you walk. This morning, there were many, many unleashed dogs at around 8:30, and plenty of poop. If you're one of the good citizens who pick it up, good. But as for the general situation: believe what you want to, and watch where you step.
 
#21 ·
[QUOTE=Playaboy;5392202]Previous posts show a good reason to avoid Lakeside.[/QUOTE]

Lakeside ain´t so bad if one minds one´s own business and avoids the myriad of "joiners"surrounding one.

If sufficiently reclusive, one can find endless beaches upon which one´s dogs can crap and contribute to the ecological cycle without benefit of poop bags administered by brainless humans seeking acceptance by countless other morons from urban sh*tholes NOB escaping unpleasant environments in which they resided in order to be close to work obligations .
 
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