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Decades of first hand Mexico tourism information from me, "Mexico" Mike Nelson.

Day: August 10, 2022

MEDICAL TOURISM IN MEXICO

Medical Tourism in Mexico

MEDICAL TOURISM IN MEXICO
Due to the rising costs of medical procedures in the United States and other developed countries, approximately 14 million people travel around the world in search of more affordable, advanced medical procedures.

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HEALTHCARE IN MEXICO: A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Healthcare in Mexico: A Personal Experience

When I moved to Mexico, I have a lot of preconceived notions about how things work. One of those things was health insurance in Mexico. I had heard over the years about how cheap healthcare is in Mexico. I knew about medical tourism in Mexico, which is when someone goes to Mexico for a medical procedure because it is cheaper in Mexico than in their home country.

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COVID TRAVEL MEXICO 2022

Cancer Treatment in Mexico

Susan Clark, seeking cancer treatment in Mexico as a 58-year-old former nurse who lives in Yucatan, Mexico. They discovered a lump in her breast early in 2012. She began a series of tests in nearby Merida, a city of more than 1 million residents, which revealed the cancer was present.

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REAL DE CATORCE – SAN LUIS POTOSÍ

San Luis Potosí

In north-central Mexico lies the state of San Luis Potosi. It is a landlocked state that borders Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, and Queretaro.

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REAL DE CATORCE – SAN LUIS POTOSÍ

Real de Catorce – San Luis Potosí

Real de Catorce in San Luis Potosi is one of those places you either love or hate.  A lot depends on your sensitivity to psychic phenomena. As was said in Pirates of the Caribbean, “There be ghosts ….” The History of Real de Catorce

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THE TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT

The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

While many know the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt as the Sierra Nevada or the Snowy Mountain Range, it is officially called the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It extends across Mexico for roughly 559 miles.

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RV GUIDE: JALISCO

RV Guide: Jalisco

RV Guide: Jalisco has such a variety of RV parks that I divided them into two articles. Once you leave Nayarit state heading south, the scenery and your choices of RV parks become more varied. Most everyone knows the beach towns around

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MEXICO RV GUIDE – COASTAL JALISCO AND NAYARIT

Mexico RV Guide – Coastal Jalisco and Nayarit

This Mexico RV Guide – Coastal Jalisco and Nayarit article includes 5 unique maps to help you find each one! Look, Mexico’s Pacific coast is fertile grounds for the cultivation of RV parks in Mexico. Especially good for their growth

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JALISCO MAP

Jalisco Map

Download this Jalisco map to plan your journey to one of the largest states in Mexico. Jalisco is next to the Pacific Ocean to the west. It neighbors Michoacán, Guanajuato, Colima, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes. The state of Jalisco is the seventh-largest state in all of

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TLAQUEPAQUE – JALISCO, MEXICO

Tlaquepaque – Jalisco, Mexico

Tlaquepaque (pronounced tlah-kep-pah-kee) is a lakeside village bordering the city of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Below we’ll go over the history of this city, geography, climate, and all the things you can do when visiting this unique and vibrant city. Once you arrive, you won’t want to leave.

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JALISCO

Jalisco

Located in western Mexico, the state of Jalisco is famous for the origin of tequila, mariachi, and ranchera music.  With its western boundary on the Pacific Ocean, Jalisco also borders the states of Michoacán, Colima, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes.  In the center of

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