Baby Boomer Retirement - Where is Lake Chapala, Mexico and Why Should You Care?

In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.

First let us address the, "Why Should You Care Where Lake Chapala, Mexico Is?" question.

With the current economic climate many baby boomers and soon to be retired folks are asking,

Will I be able to retire?

When can I retire?

How much do I need for retirement?

If you have been asking any of these questions or some form of them, there may be a solution. And it might just be one that you haven't considered yet.

The solution to your retirement problem could be to retire to Lake Chapala, Mexico.

Does that sound like a radical idea? Read on.

As you read this, according to the US State Department, there are over 1 million Americans living or retired in Mexico.

One of the big reasons is cost of living in Mexico. It costs less to live and live well in Lake Chapala, Mexico. In some cases retires are living on 25% - 35% of what they were they were living on in the good old U.S. of A.

The next question that people ask when investigating Lake Chapala and Ajijic as a Mexican retirement destination is, "Where is Lake Chapala, Mexico and how do I get there?"

Eight years ago in 2001, when I was checking out Lake Chapala for the first time, there was less info on the web. Lake Chapala was not as easy to find doing a web search as it is today.

Now if you Google 'Lake Chapala Map' or 'Ajijic, Mexico Maps' you'll get some decent results from your search query.

So anyway, back in spring of 2001 I cracked open my trusty dog eared Rand McNally U.S.A. Road Atlas to see if by chance that they would have have a page or two with a Mexico map. Well, luck was on my side and lo and behold, there it was a single solitary page, page128, the entire country of Mexico.

I needed to put my cheaters on, er my reading glasses to read the details. Then I spotted her, Lake Chapala it looked like a tiny puddle of water just southeast of Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city.

Actually, Lake Chapala is a big lake, Mexico's largest lake.

Here's a trivial question for you.

What does Maui, Hawaii; Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara, Mexico have in common with Lake Chapala, Mexico?

If you guessed that they enjoy same latitude. You win the prize and get to go to the head of the class. That's right, all five of these locations are 20 degrees Northern latitude.

You might be saying, "so what's the big deal?"

Ok, here's the scoop.

Point #1: Most of those areas are well known and popular vacation spots and expensive to live in. Lake Chapala in Mexico has the advantage of being highly affordable without having to scrimp on your retirement lifestyle.

Point #2: Great weather. Believe it or not, National Geographic rated Lake Chapala top weather for retirement in the world. So what are you waiting for? Check out some resources for life and retirement in Mexico.

Click on the Lake Chapala Maps link to find out where is Lake Chapala, Mexico and how do you get there

Joel K. Smith retired early to Mexico by checking out of the rat race sooner rather than later. He is a widely read publisher of articles relating to travel and retirement in Mexico. Visit casapreciosaajijic.com/Retire2.html for his Mexico retirement story. Joel and his wife own Casa Preciosa Ajijic, a vacation home that they make available to adventurous travelers that want the comforts of home while vacationing in Mexico

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