If you’re dreaming of Mexico as a retirement destination, you’ll have plenty of areas to choose from. Among all of the wonderful places in this country, we think Puerto Vallarta makes the best case for being your first choice for a retirement destination.
The eastern coast of Mexico is vulnerable to Atlantic hurricanes. In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of hurricane damage in the east. Natural disasters can strike anywhere, but the Sierra Madres tend to protect Puerto Vallarta from the roughest weather conditions.
Along the Pacific coast, Acapulco has been a tourist destination forever. The population there is quite large, and although it enjoys beautiful weather like Puerto Vallarta does, Acapulco is fully developed and its infrastructure is aging. You’re also not likely to find the same property appreciation values in Acapulco that you can find in Puerto Vallarta.
Closer to the US border, you might consider a retirement destination like Cabo San Lucas or another spot on the Baja peninsula. This area is primarily desert. It’s also fully exposed to the ocean, and does get a significant amount of weather-related damage.
Puerto Vallarta, on the other hand, is sheltered by Banderas Bay and doesn’t get the same harsh ocean storms that other retirement destinations along the coast do. The weather is beautiful, and the area is blessed with dense, tropical vegetation. The beaches are beautiful and sandy, easy to walk on, and thoroughly enjoyable.
As a retirement destination, sunny, temperate Puerto Vallarta makes an excellent choice, not only for its environment, but for the fact that it doesn’t experience the violent weather that other coastal cities in Mexico do, and the potential appreciation in Jalisco and Nayarit is far greater than it is in fully developed cities like Cabo San Lucas or Acapulco.
If you’re ready to see what Puerto Vallarta has to offer you, contact a Select Mexico Properties sales representative today!
Photo Credit: Jim Goodrich
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