8 Cities in Mexico That Are NOT Hot All Year- Central Highlands of Mexico
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I just flew back from Guadalajara 2 weeks ago. I loved it and I have not been there since 1980. I cannot believe how much it has grown. My niece went there recently with her boyfriend, who has family there. We live in Los Angeles, and it is too expensive for young couples here, So the boyfriend is looking for property there. I always loved GDL. The houses and the condos for sale are really beautiful and I love the Greenery. The weather is like California. I would buy a vacation home there. I see pictures that my nieces have, and it makes me sad because I was 20 years old in 1980 and my friends that I went with back then are no longer living and I miss them. Thanks for the Information and Buenos Dias.
Is there someone I could talk to personally about relocating?
I'm a retired US citizen who has lived in Puerto Vallarta full.time for almost 14 years. Although PV is certainly one of the most heavily visited resort towns by gringos, Europeans and Mexican tourists as well as seasonal expat residents, I have successfully avoided a touristy atmosphere by buying and renovating a small house in a Mexican neighborhood. This has helped me learn to speak Spanish. I limit a/c to my bedroom only and avoid the high cost of electricity by having a/c with inverter technology and installing several solar panels on the roof. I also enjoy the interior cities, especially Morelia and Oaxaca. I would probably choose to live in Morelia before Oaxaca because of the severe earthquakes in Oaxaca. San Miguel de Allende is hard to beat in terms of beauty, but it is far too overrun by gringos to enjoy an authentic Mexican experience. For that reason, if I wanted to live in the state of Guanajuato I would choose Guanajuato City which is a beautiful little town with brightly colored houses scaling the hills and mountains around it and plenty of very old buildings including the Teatro Juarez built before the Mexican Revolution. My advice to any foreigner considering a move to Mexico: After choosing a city you like rent a place only for the first six months to decide which neighborhood you like. Then if you plan to stay in Mexico buy your own house or condo provided you have the money. When you don't have to pay rent it costs a whole lot less to live here than the amounts stated in this video. Property taxes are less than 10% of what I paid in Houston, Texas. And learn to speak Spanish!
Thanks for sharing the benefit of your experience.
Le recomiendo bicitar o vivir en Tlaxcala hermosa siudad colonial greetings from Veracruz.
What is the safety level there and in Morelia?
Thanks for sharing your experience . I want to rent a house in Morelia, Aguascalientes, Durango , PV . or Xalapa, Orizaba Veracruz. But I don't know Spanish . Any advice how can I find an English speaking realtor will be highly appreciated. ❤
@@efrainjimenez5361Hi, do you know English speaking realtor or facilitator in Veracruz, I want to rent a small farm there. Thanks.
I came to Campeche in March 2020 on vacation. fell in love and made a family and stayed. I'll be applying for citizenship soon. Being an immigrant in Mexico feels fortuitous after a lifetime of working in kitchens with so many mexicanx chefs/cooks.
Hope all is still going well..
Watching from Florida, USA. I went to Guadalajara last September and fell in love. This is my # 1 city on my relocation list.
Great list! I spent 6 months traveling around Mexico in 2023, and had extended stays in 7 of your list of 8 (I planned on seeing Puebla, but ran out of time). My favorite?.. unquestionably Guanajuato, which was fascinating. Best big cities were Queretaro and Guadalajara. Oaxaca was OK, but problematic at times with its protests and associated road closures.
I just got back from Guadalajara, Mexico in March. I have a niece who went to Mexico for the first time in February 2024. They went to GDL and Puerto Vallarta and stayed one week in GDL. and the following week in P. V. She had gone with her boyfriend who has family in GDL. She really loved it and wants to go back. I loved it in GDL. I want to buy a vacation home there. I have seen the homes there for sale and they are beautiful. Some of the areas remind me of the Hollywood Hills. I go to Capital Brokers website and the Homes are Magnificent. I go on just to listen to the music for their presentations of the homes. Very Professional Showings that's for sure. I live in Los Angeles and retired, from an Auto and Home Insurance Company after 22 years and saved plenty of money.
The glaring omission here is Mexico City. It is a wonderfully cosmopolitan city, has great year round climate, the people are absolutely amazing & the international food scene gets better & better every year.
Yes, it has pollution, prices are rising & it has earthquakes however, I never feel unsafe anywhere in CDMX.
I agree it's an omission. But the water crisis in CDMX is a huge concern.
I live in Mexico City. It is pretty hot, particularly compared with twenty years ago. Nights cool off, fortunately. Water shortages are not new. They appear every few years or so.
Maybe that o. Mission is due to the Chilangos that's the way we call people from Mexico City are all fed up with economic refugees making the cost of living rise and and the levels of gentrification too.
Also everywhere in Mexico we are tire of that economic refugees and "expats" Karens flooding our country trying to do whatever they want in a foreign country
As much of you say to our immigrants: "If you want to live in MY COUNTRY, Learn the culture, Learn how to behave and over all learn how to and SPEAK IN SPANISH"
Mexico City has huge upsides and equally huge downsides. I love all the culture there and I consider it to be one of the great world capitals. For living there permanently it's just too big for me, and the air quality is horrible.
For me, this is the best video yet. As I don't want to live in a beach city. Thanks
Don't exclude Real de Minas. Spectacular. Beautiful and COOL and cold.
Hola from Northern California! Perfect summary!!! Appreciate the general budget! Muchas Gracias! 🙏🏼
Buenas tardes from Morelia Marianna, my husband and I finally made it. We are in our second week and will be here until March 7th. We love the city but it is really chilly at night right now. It was a good thing that we brought a small heater with us. We are staying in an Airbnb and we have met some amazing people here and they are really patient with us, helping us with learning Spanish. Our neighbor across from us speaks English and has truly been amazing offering to show us around the city and giving us advice on the best places to go. She also had an extra heater that she let us borrow. Our Airbnb host is wonderful as well and made sure that we had extra blankets to keep warm. The transportation is great and we get around easily with Uber. The food is wonderful and we love the architecture too. We have some decisions to make when we get back home to the US and one of them is purchasing the Mexican Relocation Guide. Thanks for everything. My husband has finally gotten the chance to practice Spanish the way the locals speak and not just through youtube videos and books.
Hola, Mariana! We passed the three year mark living in Morelia. Everything is STILL wonderful! We're still in the same house, and the rent has never increased! We still haven't found a need for a car. I've become pretty well known in our neighborhood (especially at the street taco stands!). They're even coming to my birthday parties now, so I can repay their kindness!
The banking issues have been corrected. Thanks for the help!
We still haven't been victimized by ANY crime, but we DID get an incorrect power bill once, which was corrected...hahaha
I'm still watching your videos as they come out. Thanks again, for what you do!
hi Russell! that’s great. I’m hanks for the update amigo. hope you are doing good
We're doing great! My stroke recovery is 90-95%. Able to walk without the cane, so I'm a lot more mobile. I still have NO regrets for my move!
Stay well and as sweet as you are, and always be safe!
Thank you for this video that helps out those of us who are heat intolerant or just really wussy. I don’t know.
Loved to see all the “cool” places! We are watching from Australia- and we are considering Jackie and Panama versus Mariana and Mexico ☺️. Thank you for all you both do to educate and inform us of our possibilities. ❤
Thanks Mariana for this nice overview. I have visited Guadalajara, SMA, Queretaro, and Chapala. Chapala is my favorite because it is smaller and at 5000 feet and I like the convenience of the Guadalajara airport. I don’t like big cities and don’t feel good above 5000 feet. It’s hard to breathe.
Because of Medicare here in the US I remain here but love to visit Mexico.
I found Warren Hardy books most helpful to learn Spanish even better than 7 months in language schools in Texas and Costa Rica when I retired. It’s really fun to be functional in Spanish!
Chapala y Ajijic , preciosos .
Piedra Barrenada : deliciosa comida.
Saludos de Guadalajara 👍
Watching from Williston, North Dakota. Our temperatures can range from -20 degrees in the winter to 95 degrees in the summer.
I’ve been waiting for this informative video!!!👏♥️👏
Watching from Seattle. Adding Morelia to my possibilities. Puebla and the volcano are concerning. Thank you so much for this informative video. I’m going to watch it several times !!
Do research on the state where Morelia is in.
I'm watching from Seattle, too. I hope to retire PV in a few years.
Puebla is beautiful and though there is possibly problems from the Volcano, it hasn't changed a whole lot in the last 30 - 40 years. Progressive and modern. Lots of good stores and shopping. Learn spanish - it's the first language.
Watching from Valle de Cauca Colombia.
Saludos a nuestros amigos colombianos, son bienvenidos a México.
Desde Guadalajara.
This is a very nice list of wonderful cities, thank you for highlighting them!
Querétaro, Morelia, Guadalajara, México city, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Puebla...all good cities with good climates. Saludos desde Michoacán.
Hi, do you know any good English speaking realtor who is working in Morelia , Aguascalientes, Durango ? I am looking for the rental property. ❤
@@eleonoravishenina5482 Sorry, to be honest...no I do not. But I'am sure you can find rental property in any of those places.
@@user-Michoacan Thanks , I just don't know where to start ➿ for that. No problem, probably I have to find gringos first.
@@eleonoravishenina5482 if you visit any of those cities, you can find rental signs in the downtown área or el Centro. Also, you could get their local newspaper in any Oxxo (711) or magazine stand and surely you will find rental ads.
@@eleonoravishenina5482 You could find rental signs in the downtown área If You visit any of those cities or in their local newspaper. Just some ideas. Goodnight.☺️
Wonderful, Mexico!
I live in PV and was looking for places to visit during the low season where I'm not sweating 24/7, thanks for this list!
I am watching this video from
Cartago Costa Rica. Never a need for air-conditioning or heat.
There's many choices for higher altitude cities in Mexico where it's nice weather year around and many places that can be a bit cold, too. I would recommend living at beach towns part of the year, but during the hot summers spend a few months in Guanajuato or other cities at higher elevations.
Great idea!!! Thanks! I'm gonna do this!
Don't know why my brain didn't think of this. 😂
@@yumyumkitty2104 The Yucatan was one of the last areas to become Mexican states, because the Indians there resisted the Spanish for a much longer timeframe, so they don't have the massive churches there like they do most places in Mexico. Still, the Mexican culture is amazing. It's so much more fun to have real Mexican friends and acquaintances. The people are amazing and hard working, too. Today, I'm confident when in Mexico that I can trust most locals and will be fairly treated - I certainly feel more free and more relevant in Mexico than at home.
@@yumyumkitty2104 You could also live most of your time in cooler not so touristy beach towns like Ensenada or Rosarito. The weather is beautiful and comfortable year round with no bugs and no need for a/c with $7.00 to $10.00us electric bills and then visit the hotter more crowded beach cities during the winter months only if you feel like it. The money you save from possibly paying $150.00us+ per month in electric bills could easily pay for your traveling/vacation expenses a couple times a year! Conversely you could also visit some of the highland cities during the warmer summer off season with no tourists and the opportunity for better deals. Flights from within and around Mexico are very affordable. For a $12.00us 90minute bus ride from where I live in Ensenada to the Tijuana Airport you can get tickets to Mazatlan starting at under $100.00us. Buena suerte!
Hola from Nebraska! Always enjoy your vast knowledge & information on Mexico. Thank you for sharing.
Very nice places 👌 however Oaxaca is quite a hot place. Xalapa would fit better into this list.
Excellent information. Thank you ❤
I am a 73 y old Mexican. I used to live in Mex city and Guadalajara; not any more; I was fedup with city living, searched for the most convenient location in terms of security, nature, living costs and plenty of free pure water, low cost of electricity, high speed internet cable, near the sea, asphalt straight roads, staples & produce facilities near by.
Big medical facilities are 2 hours driving; minor 15 minutes. Big internacional airport 2 hours also.
A new high speed Mayan train station: 18 minutes.
Only setback is the hot season before the rains set in.
Besides I'm exempt from having to pay property taxes and the trait of land, one hectare where I built my compound I paid for it less than 6,500 dollars and built on it a stone walled resort with separate living quarters and facilities.
We have an indian handy man who takes care of maintenance, and repairs.
My monthly expenses: maintenance, utilities plus food, amount to roughly $8,000 pesos.
If intrigued and need free counseling make contact.
I lived in Xalapa, Veracruz for 3 years back in 1980,1,2. Loved it.
I’ve been meaning to cover more of Veracruz it’s my next project
I'm watching from Chapala. I moved here from Michigan.
Thanks for the info. My husband and I live in Texas, in New Braunfels. Not too far from you, Mariana! My husband is retired and he is a Mexican native from Mexico City. I love Mexico City but rents in a decent area are super high. I don’t want to live with his family, lol. and we’re looking forward to Mexico soon. Oaxaca and Querétaro are on our list. We may want to visit Lake Chapala . We’ve never visited there. We love mild weather. We aren’t into beach or hot areas because as you know, the Texas summers are brutal. I want to escape the heat and humidity.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again. This is the BEST channel for anything Mexico.
Michigan, USA says "hi!"
thanks! saludos para ti
Also the best english you will hear spoken anywhere !
Awesome channel! Thanks so much for all the valuable information! This is Thomas from Los Angeles!
¡Buen trabajo! Gracias Mariana! This is a wonderful video. Watching you from Nova Scotia, Canada. :)
Thanks for your insightfulness, straightforwardness, and wnergy. Especially interested in Guadalajara, Guanajuato, and Queretero. Tim from Seattle.
Thank you! Great information
Ldydee in Arizona
Now I would love to go see all of these places. 😍 They all sound amazing and some more than others. It is sad how the influx is affecting local communities though. The part that is so charming about Mexico gets affected. It would be awesome if some sort of protections were put in place.
Watching from Vancouver Island. Missing my second home: Baja
Baja California?
Watching from Chicago 😊. Ive only been to Oaxaca, loved ❤ it . Great food and people were lovely 😊
Watching from Stockton, CA (aka Michoacan Norte). Great video, thank you.
Watching from SMA. The cons you mentioned are basically why I'll be moving back to QRO as soon as my lease is up in SMA as QRO doesn't feel over saturated with foreigners like SMA.
Hola Marianna, desde Cincinnati Ohio,.. thank you for another entertaining and informative video. You are one of the few who provide excellence and professionalism in all your content and is greatly appreciated. Gracias, Rafael
Chicago
Thank you For the information ❤
Our pleasure!
Great video...thank you for your insight!! Wendy from Atlanta, GA USA
Watching from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, and I’m really enjoying this channel. I’m not retiring for another decade, but I figure it’s never too early to start my research. And I’m liking this video especially since I’m not really interested in living at the beach
Welcome aboard!
Very nice video! Thank you.
Absolutely- we have a ton more videos and resources on our site mexicorelocationguide.com/blog/
Saludos!
I live just north of Seattle, WA. Thank you for this great info.
Watching from Ontario, Canada 🙂
Finding the "best" place to live in Mexico is a complicated task, to be sure. Any given location can have strong pluses and minuses which can change considerably over time e.g imo Oaxaca is more livable today than 5+ yrs ago whereas the opposite is true for Zacatecas. Smaller towns that seem to have a lot going for them can be home to bars and dance halls that close when the sun rises, having shared their very loud music with you all night and are also home to a large number of street dogs including pitbulls. Big cities avoid those kinds of problems as well as, again imo, offering a higher level of security. Finally, climate change is making much of Mexico hotter and drier. We may all end up living in Toluca just to escape the heat!
Not only are your videos packed with valuable information, but they are also beautifully narrated and edited to perfection.
Wow, thank you!
I live in Tepic, capital of Nayarit state. Pretty close to the beach, but it sits in a highland valley at 1000m/3000ft altitude. Population 500,000, so a medium-sized place, it has a mellow vibe and is very safe, but it's also big enough that there's always something interesting going on. I ride my bike everywhere, all year long. It's not a tourist town, so to live here you must be prepared to integrate into the local culture, but of course you should do that no matter where you live. Maybe it's actually easier here because you have no other choice! I have a great circle of friends, and people here are very tolerant and open-minded in general.
Watching from the Heart of America……..Kansas City!
Mexico was going to be my spot. But it’s pricey now. Been bouncing between Malaysia and Thailand for awhile now. So much value here. And very safe. Medical services are top notch. For value you cannot beat SE Asia right now. Will always love Mexico. But it looks like I missed the boat unfortunately. It’s a shame. I love the people and the food and I speak decent Spanish. Really liked Oaxaca .
Thanks for sharing your views. I'm crossed between Mexico where I've never been vs Thailand where I spent a year. Too much heat and humidity is my problem.which is why I love Maui, and the Aloha, but the $$ is getting hard to survive.wheres your fav in Thailand?
So far. Hua Hin. But I’m too young for there. I don’t party though and when I do go out it’s just quiter. But I’ve been living in Pattaya. Nice condo. Million dollar view. For $600 which is about $150 too much but I love the view.
Mexico is great. I love it. My lease was up in Chicago. And I had never been to Thailand. Was comparing it to Mexico. And financial for me right now Thailand made more sense.
The heat is a killer though. Hot or hotter. Those are the two seasons.
Give Mexico a try. For me it’s just a money issue. A lot cheaper in SE Asia than Mexico at the moment.
Thank you,
watching from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and just left Phnom Penh, Cambodia...looking for my "forever home" and looking to Mexico
Enjoy your insightful information. We are interested in a January-February rental and are exploring different small towns.
Enjoy all your videos! Watching from Grass Valley, CA. Dream to live at least part time in Mexico. 🇲🇽
Watching from California and I’m been in Merida Yucatan for a visit
Chapala has become over crowded with Americans and the pollution is terrible in places. Not quiet lol ! Becoming expensive with a strained infrastructure, power outages etc. lived there for 8 years before it became overcrowded. Sold my house and moved to Puebla.
Chapala and Ajijic are small towns that have been loved to death by foreigners. Traffic jams along the main road are common at mid-day and the relatively narrow cobblestone streets ensure that will persist. Trucks delivering beer, soft drinks, etc. to the shops along that road often cause long back-ups. Cannot recommend except to those who speak zero Spanish and have no intention of doing so.
Tepic Nayarit is my best suggestion
Thats so strange, I live in San Migue de Allende full time, and I've never seen stores post prices in USD. Maybe I'm not hanging out in the "right" places ; ) And you are spot-on about the population, there are many wealthy Mexicans with second homes here. Population about 170,000 with about 10% foreign part-time/full-time.
I agree. Never seen menu prices in dollars here. (Cabo? Yes,nothing but) And I think your comment about the artist community is a little overstated. Been here in SMA for 14 years. Love it!
I think baja taco has an English menu on opposite side with usd.. but agreed. Everything is in MX otherwise and definitely not everyone is bilingual despite so many North Americans paying for services and living there 20 plus years.
Excellent job
Glad you enjoyed it
The only thing I dislike about Morelia is the weather when it’s hot. Their downtown is surrounded by concrete which makes it feel hotter and uncomfortable to walk around. I’ve been visiting Morelia since I was a child and I visit 4x a year and have many family members that live there, so I know what I’m talking about 😂
Next time you visit check out Morelia's altozano area - it is cooler up there with a bit more wind to make the summer more comfortable.
I am watching from Coos Bay, Oregon. Leaving for Mexico on the 27th!
Awesome content as always, thank you. Can you consider saying the temps in F and then C pls(in the talking part)? Thank you for adding it in the notes part already. I have to keep stopping the video to google.
Yes, IMO you DO need air conditioning! Even though the temperature drops in the evening that doesn’t mean your lodgings will cool down enough. At least until around 4 am. We’ve lived in Gdl, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia, Aguascalientes and Querétaro over the years in the winter months and even in winter there are many nights when A/C is needed, at least in the bedroom. In the summer I wouldn’t even think of living in these places without bedroom A/C. Maybe that’s just personal preference but……..
not even close. AC is not needed in the highlands, especially not in the rainy season. Only late April and May are a bit warm.
Well, I guess we’ed have to agree on what’s too warm for a comfortable sleep. We just returned from spending the winter in Aguascalientes, about 1800m above sea level. Our bedroom temp at 11 pm was often +23 C which was too warm for us. After about 1/2 hour of A/C it would be down to 20 C and we’d turn it off. Without a/c it would stay warm until 3 or 4 am. @@EricAnderson58
You need at least 2000 meters altitude, try Pachuca!
Aguascalientes is really safe actually, being the capital of its homonymous state has all of the amenities that you'll need, its population is 1,300,000; the only downside I see is that the regions surrounding the state (not the city, the state) are quite dangerous, if you wanna go in vacation outside the city either you hit the "highway" between 7am - 3 pm or you take an airplane, Aguascalientes is an "oasis" between south Zacatecas and "el Bajio" in north-east Jalisco.
As all cities it has its dangerous zones (this one's ubicated in the outskirts of the city), but in general you can be outside in the downton region till 10pm and everything will be fine; thanks to the size of the city and its main 3 “highways” in the form of rings you can go in car from one tip of the city to the other in 25 minutes.
The Centennial Miguel Hidalgo Hospital is in the top 50 best hospitals in Mexico.
There is various parks in the city, the biggest one being the “Rodolfo Landeros Park” which was previously the state’s airport so it's considerably big and has plenty of Family Recreational Services, in front of this park is a commercial center with a cinema and at a distance of 10 minutes on foot is the “Aguascalientes theater” home of the state orchestra.
The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA) is the 136th best university in all of Latin America and its degrees have validity throughout Mexico and most can be validated in the USA as well.
I've lived my whole life in this city, I hope this helps you.
I want to live in all 8 cities!
San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas is another good choice to escape the heat!
But don't go there gringos! 😁
I agree did not feel comfortable in San cristobal
This is a great subject. Finding a mild climate was my top criteria when I moved to MX from the US. So i went straight to the mountains. And you did an exceptional job covering the subject.
I am stunned though that CDMX is not on your list. I'm very curious why that is.
Mexico City is obviously a great city at high altitude, but may be hard to recommend as one of the Top 8 highland cities to relocate to because of higher costs of living, dwindling fresh water supplies, earthquake risks, higher air pollution, and crowding/traffic congestion. CDMX is not as sunny or warm as most places on this list. Great place to visit, but there are better places in Mexico to live unless you have a good job there.
Thank you both - answers many questions. Y, si no estoy misinformada, CDMX esta abajando/subiendo al mismo tiempo que se fue el agua subteraneo…
@@user-fm6wd8xy2oGood points. Thank you.
Plus, they are running out of water.
@@worldobserver3515 Already said.
Watching from Maryland. 😊
Watching from Arizona! Really hoping to visit and consider QUERETARO as a future home. ❤
Oaxaca is next on my list to explore...
I absolutely love Guanajuato! I’m very surprised Merida wasn’t in the list. I moved to Merida about 4 years ago. It’s really nice, but is very hot 🥵.
thanks for watching- the only reason some cities didn’t make it on the list is if they didn’t get voted on as much as the ones that made the top 10 - but we recommend Merida a lot regardless of it being very hot 😀
Hola, I live in Nebraska.... I recently traveled to Morelia. I loved it.. I have a home in Monterrey. I've been wanting to move there to stay.... not just vacation....
that’s great- you should do it
and if you want, we have locals n the area who can do a relocation tour mexicorelocationguide.com/tours/
WOW! You are busy!
Watching from Vernon, BC, Canada ❤
Watching from Texas
I am from Ontario Canada but am currently staying in Bucerias maxico. Woo Hoo.
Canadian eh
We have lived in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and now living in Guatemala.
We hope someday to visit a few of these cities as we travel for 4-5 years between Mexico and Argentina, in search of our favorite retirement city.
We love cool weather, but shy away from huge expat enclaves and tourist areas.
We are currently in Xela, Guatemala. We live in a nice 3/1 with beautiful view. Temps are perfect at low 70s for the highs and 45-50 for lows. No need for a/c or heat. It’s in the mountains at almost 8000 feet in elevation.
With no budget at all, my wife and I spend about $1100/month…plus another $200/month for our two senior dogs.
We are only 4 hours from Antigua and 2 hours from Lake Atitlan.
Mexico may be our next stop….then off to S America !
Watching from Milwaukee, WI
Very good video !!! And to consider # 1 !!! I do speak English and Spanish but the Philippines can be considerably cheaper where rentals can be much cheaper !!!
But the food?
I'm watching in Southern New Mexico
Hi I am watching from India!
Great place to compare weather of different cities is Weatherspark. In my opinion, SMA has better weather than Ajijic, but they are fairly similar.
San Miguel is super dry and dusty, it’s still nice, but having the lake nearby makes a great difference, at least that’s the way I feel
Watching from panamá
One note on the Puebla segment: In the video there was shown 2 or 3 times a church built atop a large pyramidal hill. That's in Cholula, which lies to the west of Puebla. It's actually the largest pyramid in the world, though much still remains unexcavated. Cholula's a neat town to visit in its own right :)
Cholula is part of Puebla.
Well, part of Puebla State, but it certainly has the feel of being its own town.
Thank you from Hondo TX
This is great information! So many videos focus on the beach communities or cities that attract those looking for resort style living. This list is really helpful.
Why didn’t Mexico City make the list? Too expensive?
just not as popular with our audience- and these were the top cities as voted by our more than 40k subscribers and newsletter sign ups
Watching from Morelia, we want to keep the way it’s… not too many foreigners! 😅🤭best kept secret
Central Mexico, highlands has a Temperated semihumid monsoon weather,doy in the winter, rain in the summer, never gets to hot and never gets to cold, the temperatures highs in the 80s in summer and lows in the 60s, in the winter highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s
I certainly don't have a problem with the language and blending in with Mexicans. Last time no US anyone among my friends while I lived there. It just happened that way, and I was very young.
I'm watching this from Ajijic
Great job on the video! I’m hoping to retire Mexico in the next three to five years. I live in San Diego…
Thank you Mariana. Great video.
Thank you so much for this great video. ❤ I seek 4 to 6 months in Mexico walkable, affordable for one with internet near the Ocean and 🐬. I seem attached to the ares south of Guabalahara
Happy to help you when the time comes. We have relocation tours across Mexico. Mexicorelocationguide.com/tours/
Marianna, thanks for this, very informative. I would like to know which towns/cities ranked 9th to 15th. I hope to hear from you. Cheers
Watching from Canada.
Hello there!
I moved to San Miguel de Allende last October. I love it. Thank you.
Are there lots of mosquitoes there? I have Type O blood (easy to suck, doesn't clot), so they won't leave me alone and I have tried numerous products.
@@yumyumkitty2104 Not many mosquitoes. There would be more during the rainy season but most of the year it is dry. Also, if you live in a neighborhood with more vegetation, there will be more. I have been in SMA for nine months and very few of them. Great place if your Spanish is not very good.
@@yumyumkitty2104The mosquitos are not unbearable but they are around, and I think they’re a different breed. Last night they feasted on my left foot. But the bites/itch was gone the next day. They’re nothing like the mosquitos in tropical places.