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One day after Cotting White retired on Dec. 18, 2007, she landed in the Yucatan as one of the bold expatriates who choose a foreign country as their retirement home. As the construction on her home in Chuburna nears completion, Cotting is anxious to realize a goal she set for herself a half dozen years ago after her first visit to the region. "When I came here six years ago, I fell in love with Chuburna," she said. "I thought it amazing that people could really live like this, and,... Read More
Doug Willey says he spent the first 50 years of his life doing what others expected of him. Now it's his turn to live the life he chooses. Doug and his wife Teresa (Yolisto:bchbums1981) moved to Chelem at the end of March but bought property here five years ago as a retirement home. The couple was looking at 15 years before they could quit work and live permanently in Mexico. Their journey began after Teresa bought a trip to Mexico for her husband's birthday in 2000. Tha... Read More
After spending the past several years in the Republic of Congo, Emmanuel Seenath and Jeanine Galvan are committed to living in the quiet fishing village of Chelem. The couple recently bought Hotel Garza, and have ambitious plans for a complete renovation to create a memorable resort from the aged property. Emmanuel is a native of Trinidad who has worked in Angola, Venezuela and other remote parts of the world. He and Jeanine are mechanical engineers employed by Schlumberger, an o... Read More
Susan Reid (Yolisto: Sooz) was a newlywed when she and her husband made an abrupt decision to move to Mexico and buy a house last year. Within two months, the couple left their Portland-area home and moved into the Chuburna house they bought in one day after seeing it on the Internet. “It happened really, really fast,” she said about the life-changing experience. “We’re both kind of impulsive, I guess.” The couple is still learning the quirks of living in a foreig... Read More
Patrick Fenton and Robert Nolin conducted Internet research on Mexico for a solid year before making the move to Chelem last October. “It was all crap, all the horror stories,” Patrick said recently. The couple thought their computers would be seized at the border, along with CDs and DVDs. “They opened one bag, closed it and we were told to go on,” said Robert. “I think of all the stuff we could have brought.” They vacationed here in 2006, then took anot... Read More
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