If you are setting up a home in Merida, we recommend THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LIVING IN MERIDA, the best-selling book on moving here. If you are interested in wonderful day-trips to nearby towns, YUCATAN'S MAGIC: MERIDA SIDE TRIPS. Information on both books is provided below.
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LIVING IN MÉRIDA 2012 : PLUS TONS OF INFORMATION ON VISITING THE MAYA OF THE YUCATAN, has been updated and expanded for 2012, and remains indispensable for anyone thinking of moving to or visiting Mérida, the marvelous capital city of Mexico's Yucatán peninsula. The most comprehensive book ever compiled about Mérida, this well-organized guide will help answer most any question - from how to buy or rent a house to where you can find a good Italian restaurant. While helping the reader decide how best to go about making the move to the city rated by International Living Magazine as the best area to retire to in the whole of North America, this trove of information and advice will also assist the newly-relocated as well as those with established residence. Topics include information about Mérida's neighborhoods; amenities (churches, schools, expat communities, helpful websites, etc.); Medical Tourism; a perfect week as a visitor; Spanish language classes; museums and galleries; making the move to Mérida; driving in Mexico; cost of living; hiring household help; banking; an assessment of the real estate market; architects and designers; furnishings; the local artistic community; social customs and holidays; finding a lawyer, hospital or doctor; insurance matters; gay and lesbian communities; taxes; voting; embassies and consulates; as well as consumer advice and warnings. With more than one million Americans and Canadians now living in Mexico, Mérida is the center of increasing attention. Often described as a "tropical paradise," a "colonial gem," and a "bastion of tranquility," Mérida is undoubtedly Mexico's best kept secret. But is Mérida a match for you? Are you ready to become an expatriate? Are you prepared to be a "minority" - a native English‐speaker in a Spanish‐speaking country? Are you ready to make a second or retirement home in an exotic and exciting foreign city for that is a ninety-minute flight from the U.S.? Are you thinking about embarking on an adventure of a lifetime? This book will help answer these questions!
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Yucatán’s Magic–Mérida Side Trips: Treasures of Mayab, looks beyond the obvious popular tourist attractions, the luxury coastal resorts, and the modern conveniences of big cities, to discover the unique Yucatán. From the Puuc hills to the extensive coast of Yucatán there are thousands of kilometers of paved quiet roads through countless Mayan villages interspersed with colonial haciendas, and ancient Mayan ruins, all there just waiting for your visit. This is photo-op and bird watching country that is the very finest this planet has to offer. Over a quarter of a century of driving, busing, and cycling this unique end of the world, while living in Mérida, Yucatán, México, led the author to compile an impressive collection of outings that are the foundation for this book, built one story at a time. For the armchair traveler and people that have been to Yucatán before and think that they have done everything, Yucatán’s Magic–Mérida Side Trips will open the door to another side of life not presented in tours or guided excursions. This isn’t just a guide book but an idea book. It is something of another element to give you direction with your guide books like Lonely Planet or Moon Guide. The book is not made to compete with guidebooks—it is made to complement them. In the book you will find the author’s favorite travel adventure trips of the places, excursions and outings, which he likes for different reasons. Among them; tranquility, history, a view of picturesque villages, a connection with the ancient Maya, changing landscape, and a look at another aspect of life, which will take you out of the mainstream and off the beaten path. Many of the excursions have been by bicycle and bus. Bicycle and bus excursions in Yucatán are by far the most inexpensive you will ever take and can be the most rewarding in not only health benefits but also in memorable experiences. For an adventure that takes you out of the mainstream to explore some of this peaceful, and fascinating world, follow in the author’s path to the places without trinket shops and tour buses. Take a glimpse at some of Yucatán that tourists miss most!
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