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I'm thinking about visiting Mexico to explore places I may want to retire. Ideally there are places with safe, clean drinking water readily available from a well or other developed water source, which I think I would prefer over bottled water.
By the way, I'm also seeking a cool climate. Living along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi is so oppressively hot and humid for half of the year that I definitely want to avoid this type of climate at all costs.
My current dream would be to live on a hillside or mountainside that overlooks a town or small city. Not too many foreigners in town. And moderately priced ... or just plain inexpensive based on a Mexican point of view.
I don't need much "stuff" to live happily, but going out frequently for cheap, good food is on my list of favorite things to do when I retire. And I have no need for beer, bars, etc.
If you make a suggestion of a place that has some (or most) of what I'm seeking, can you please tell me the reasons why you think I should consider it?
I guess no one can help me with this. Can anyone suggest other forums where Mexico questions are more likely to receive a response?
More likely you aren't going to find such a location with 100% safe and pure water in Mexico on a consistent basis. Probably your best bet is to do some searching in Spanish because virtually all the English speaking expats and nomads seem to want something different than that. Surely there are some out there, but you'll have to do some on the ground hunting in Mexico to find them. Cost of living shouldn't be a problem if you go anywhere expats aren't around.
I'm thinking about visiting Mexico to explore places I may want to retire. Ideally there are places with safe, clean drinking water readily available from a well or other developed water source, which I think I would prefer over bottled water.
Although tap water is drinkable throughout Mexico, the use of bottled water is standardized. In most of northern Mexico, tap water is drinkable.
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Originally Posted by owkaye
By the way, I'm also seeking a cool climate. Living along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi is so oppressively hot and humid for half of the year that I definitely want to avoid this type of climate at all costs.
OP, the combination of qualities you seek doesn't exist. There are a number of retirees on this forum, who life around Lake Chapala in the highlands, which stays cool most of the year, and when it does get warmer, the rains come and cool everything down. There's good food to be had, apparently, and beautiful scenery. I don't know about the water, but seeing as how it's populated in part by North American retirees, it doesn't meet your foreigner-free criterion. But AFAIK, it's not one of those over-hyped locations, like San Miguel de Allende. There are several small towns around the lake; you might be able to find one to your liking, with fewer foreigners.
You can't have everything, OP; you need to prioritize.
Where and what Mexicans admit to drinking it ? I have been all over Mexico. The cuisine is different everywhere you go but the one thing in common is you don't touch the tap water . Only for bathing and cleaning.
A major issue in Mexico is that many smaller homes or buildings are not on water mains, but use cisterns or tanks to store water. Those pose much risk of bacterial contamination. Many areas of Mexico depend on periodic water deliveries to outdoor or rooftop tanks, as they are not on municipal water systems.
Actual tap water in many larger cities is not the danger, especially if the infrastructure is new, though I wouldn't trust it 100%.
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