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There is a place where the weather is always warm, the food is always tasty and the people are always smiling. Where the best beaches in the world, combine with some of the best resorts, and where you could relax and enjoy life to its most. They called it Mexico.What happened to that easy-going, beautiful and tropical paradise that used to be Mexico? That's a question that many people is asking these days because, judging by some media outlets, Mexico has been dragged into a chaotic situation where nothing is working the way it should.Reality is quite different, if not, Mexico wouldn't be the perennial host of international summits, as the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place from 29 November to 10 December 2010 in Cancun, or the Pan American Games to be held in Guadalajara next year. If Mexico were a country devastated by the war on drugs of President Calderon, the international community wouldn't trust to Mexico these important events. The security issues would be an obstacle.But the numbers of foreign visitors arriving by air to Mexico in the first eight months of 2010 are up nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2009, with 7.1 million visitors. Most of these visitors have come from the United States with 4.33 million of tourists, and Canada with 1.3 million. On third place, but still too far away came Spain with 200,513 travelers.This is not to say that there are no problems in Mexico, it's true that something is happening in Mexico that just wasn't there before. The tolerance-zero policy of Felipe Calderon has affected the traditional routes of narcotics in their way to North America, provoking a surge in violence between the cartels that are trying to keep control of their business. But, this is happening in some determined areas of the country, namely in the states closer to the border with US. Away from these territory battles between gangs, Mexico is still that dreamed paradise that it used to be.There is another sign that seems to insinuate that things are not as bad as some media portrayed them. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has just made the selection of the best cities to retire abroad the United States, and Puerto Vallarta was at the top of the ranking. Would the biggest magazine in the world, in terms of distribution, choose a city for American retirees if it wasn't safe? Of course not, because what they do with this ranking is to endorse Puerto Vallarta, and Mexico as a whole, as a safe place to invest, and invest is the key word as we go on to our next point.In addition to all these, Mexico, just like every other country in the world, had to deal with the financial crisis that affected many real estate companies that started building developments before everything went to hell, and the crisis hit them hard. As a result, there are many real estate developments along the Mexican coastline unfinished or in desperate need of cash. That's what they call a buyer's market, as the construction business is in a really bad shape, the offer is big, the money scarce and, in consequence, the prices low. It's the best time to invest in Mexico and if you do some research you will surely find great real estate opportunities.And the same great value for your money, can be found in the vacations market, as Jack Richards, president of Pleasant Holidays, a Westlake Village, Calif., travel agency that specializes in vacations to Mexico recently declared to Los Angeles Times and published on the Dallas Morning News website: "The all-inclusive resorts offer exceptional value for the vacation dollar, which is still important to American travelers as they emerge from the economic recession," he said.Finally, there's still another big upside on all these bad press surrounding Mexico nowadays, and it's that the normally crowded destinations of Cancun, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta, are at half their occupancy and we all know that beach towns are much more enjoyable this way. The service is better, as customers are less, tours operators offer some personalized options and you can even find more privacy on beaches.So, while others stay at home listening to the alarming media, it's your choice to enjoy all these advantages, have the vacations of your life and you might even find that dreamed retire home.
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