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While there is a wide variety of options in Mexico’s retirement communities across the country, the Caribbean coast, west of the Yucatan Peninsula, offers an excellent variety ranging from well-established expat communities to new retirement areas. While each has its own benefits, they all share a few things in common: the wide, soft white beaches, turquoise water, and warm climate that have made this area famous.
Playa del Carmen is a good example of the first type of area: a retirement community that has already become a favorite, with many expats (around 15,000 Americans and Canadians) and offers a large number of modern services as a result of a thriving tourism industry. In most retirement-friendly Playa del Carmen communities, a retiree will find neighbors from the US, Canada, Europe, and many other countries, and a significant number of them will be of or near retirement age , which will facilitate the search for neighbors and friends. with similar interests. Playa del Carmen includes all services, from big-screen movie theaters in new shopping centers, to international quality hospitals, to world-class golf courses.
Retirement-friendly Playa del Carmen properties can be found in a variety of communities, both next to the beach and just a short taxi ride away. The price range starts from around $ 150,000 USD for a high quality 2 bedroom condo to over a million USD for a luxury beachfront home. While there are certainly some properties and areas more suitable for retirement, the variety of styles and locations is great.
At the other end of the spectrum, Costa Maya, at the southern end of the Caribbean beachfront area, just before arriving in Belize, offers a smaller but tight-knit expat community. Costa Maya real estate offers quaint one story houses right next to the center of Mahahual, (the main town), a very short walk from the boardwalk and many small restaurants, shops and several local supermarkets. For those who are prepared for a retirement a little quieter and away from it all, the beachfront houses in the nearby areas provide a close contact with pure and untouched nature, and an ideal place for a quiet relaxation: the neighbors are almost the only thing close.
The main tourism in the area comes from the cruise ship dock in Mahahual. The downside to retirement here is that many services can only be found an hour and a half away in Chetumal. Those who do not care about this, or who do not have very specific retirement needs, can enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle than in most of the world.
The Caribbean coast offers options between these two extremes and many other retirement destinations, including Cancun, Cozumel, Tulum, and Akumal. Consider a retirement on what many consider the most beautiful stretch of beaches in the world; whatever your lifestyle, you will find the ideal place.
