Why Americans Who Can’t Afford America are Moving to THIS City!
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Video on your STEM Cell treatment.???
@@senmcquire It's coming in 3 months :)
Where did you get your stem cell treatment? ❤ your video!
@@natashafleury7942 facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057286126495
Isn't Mexico dangerous ?, cartels run that country, I wouldn't live there.
Being chilly there at night is a huge bonus because it's great sleeping weather. I CAN'T sleep if I'm hot. This place would be a paradise for sleep.
SLEEPING WEATHER ?
JESUS CHRIST.
Yes.
That is very important.
@user-kc4to8pb2t it's perfectly understandable. JESUS CHRIST!
I live in Indonesia (Bali) and this place is way too humid. Very uncomfortable and the UV rays between 9am-4pm make me sick, UV rays because of the location to the equator
@@RICH-w7z It is about quality of life.....That includes sleeping for over a quarter of most peoples days. Buena suerte!
$20 for lunch and $40 for a room in a cheap part of Mexico means you're being charged Gringo prices not local prices. I have friends who spend a couple of months in winter in Mexico, and they pay a fraction of that. One is originally from there, so they clearly pay local prices.
If you wanna eat cheap processed food and stay in a shack, sure.. Otherwise 40$ a night is very decent if you want a private room with ensuite bathroom. :)
@@joenandamalie those friends are vegan and extremely healthy, and they pay a lot more to eat organic in the UK. So I doubt they suddenly eat cheap rubbish when in Mexico. I personally would call their bluff next time youre paying and say that's Gringo price and you want the real price. You will never know until you try. So just make a game of it and have fun asking. Don't ask, don't get !
The fact they have gringos prices means theirs no place for me there. Racist asses
@@OpenhandorClosedFist that's not racism! That's simple logic to charge people more money who have a lot more money.
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Wow, what a trip! I got laid off in 2011 and traveled around Mexico in a bus (up from Guatemala) and ended up in gto. I started my online business in the 3 years I lived there, right down the street from Bar Fly. Shout out to Cafe Tal! That's where I worked every single morning while I built my business. Now I live in Southeast Asia since 2016, traveling all over the world. Guanajuato City is such a gem. No car needed and cheeeeap rent. $240 right in the center of town. I'm gonna get a residence visa in Mexico soon and I'll spend my time mostly in Condesa and Gto city. My two favorite spots in Mexico. Thanks for the vid, love it!
Hey just out of curiosity what kind of business do you do on the internet?
@@felip1real I was running multiple Amazon affiliate marketing websites that I ranked on Google.
How far from Tijuana?
@@WizardsPath-if5oq GTO is like right in the middle of Mexico, which is a very long bus ride from Tijuana. Best to fly into Leon, unless you're on a budget. If so, take the bus, which is cheap, pretty comfy and you get to see the phenomenal scenery the whole way.
@@felip1real Sorry man, I didn't see your post. Back then I was doing affiliate marketing and selling products on Amazon. But now that's a bit outdated so I shifted to another model.
As a Mexican, I'm on the same exact situation americans are: can't afford decent food nor housing, living in Guanajuato as a student has been one of the best experiences in my life, however, it's been also the hardest.
The views are just beautiful, but I'm literally starving lmao
Cartel trouble?
@@johntemple2347 Really bro?
@@johntemple2347 Elaborate
I mean to be honest it depends on your accent is chicanos in America don’t speak Spanish in our native accents sometimes people mistake me for a Colombian/Salvador sometimes depends on the season I guess and a Central American accent can cause a lot of trouble they littered robbed a lot of cities on their way through.
Yo creo que es triste que ciudades en Guanajuato se estén americanizando y estén perdiendo su identidad mexicana.
Guanajuato es un hermoso estado en dónde se principió el movimiento independista de México en la ciudad de Dolores.
Y el mejor compositor de música nació en Guanajuato, y me refiero a José Alfredo Jiménez.
Guanajuato es hermoso pero se ve que prefieren al extranjero y aunque sea barato para los extranjeros, para el mexicano mismo es bien caro.
It's like any place else that Americans with money flock too. The local realtors and everyone else figures out "what Americans afford", and they charge accordingly even if it drives their own friends out of the city. Greedy people are everywhere, and as soon as people figure out you have money, the price goes up.
100%!
true that. money eats its own
There once was a bargain expat lifestyle, but not by the the time it gets on TH-cam. It's true of all these videos. Only explorers with some kind of hook-up get these goods.
There is tons of advice for folks to not pay these prices. Folks with income streams and time to get the lay of the land can easily get better rates. The shiny restaurants are going to be about the same in price. Street food is where it's at.
Yep exactly 💯 greedy oppressors I'm sick of them all
Guanajuato is amazing! My son and I went there a couple of years ago. We were visiting family in Michoacán. Decided to run over to Guanajuato and check it out. What a beautiful city! Definitely going back.
HEY TRAVELERS! Here's a tip: bring your own container or thermos when you purchase a drink. That's so you don't use one-use throwaway containers and add to the garbage problem. Same with bags when shopping for groceries. Bring you own. A little mindfulness goes a long way amigos.
Seriously this should be done everywhere: but every morning for years I see coworkers come in with their coffees.
Bought at Tim Hortons etc.
Every. Morning. Most of them.
For years.
I never do.
It pisses me off. Along with wasting water taking two showers a day and etc.
I am living in the Dominican Republic for 6 years, but I want to move to Mexico. Can anybody give me the cheapest places to stay in Mexico?
I also pack a small tupperware for cut fruits and tacos to go! MMM!
i've never been to mexico but i lived in nevada for 2 years and a lot of my close friends were mexican as well as most of my co-workers (i did construction) , im from Hawaii so i am used to people of all races, and i felt comfortable around them cause they look similar to Filipinos and i grew up in a filipino town. I love everyone , and i want to go visit mexico one day!
Don't go, it's not that great trust me.
what are you talking about?..im Mexican and i dont look like Filipino guy
Filipino?! Are you kidding? LoL
Find a reason to visit. Because making or not making the step is what holds people back.
@LosDoyerss I love Mexico! I go at least 2 times a year. Just got back from a cultural tour for two weeks. I speak Spanish too. The bigoted GOP Trumpers and Christian right act like Mexico is an arm pit and crime everywhere. It's not.
I lived in Tijuana Mexico for 3 years I lived on $50 a week food the fish was 275 a kilo that's $2.75 for two and a half pounds the beef was $2 a kilo I ate fine my rent was $400 a month and that was near the beach beautiful apartment
I hear a lot of people are to Tijuana a lot cheaper than San Diego CA.
@@donald8354. Almost anywhere is cheaper than SD these days
Crime?
2 dollars a kilo of beef? Those are prices from 20 years ago. Now its like 15 s kilo
Is Tijuana safe? And how long ago was this? Just wondering what prices are like there right now (August, 2024)
Considering buying real estate in Mexico as a foreigner? A few important things to know:
1. Cash only purchase: As a foreigner “extranjero”, you cannot get a mortgage for a house; only Mexican citizens and residents are allowed loans.
2. Property title: you DO NOT hold the title to the Mexican property as a foreigner if you buy 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) from the coast and 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) from the border. What you get is a “fideicomiso” which is essentially a trust held at a Mexican bank, and the bank holds the title for you. Sounds dodgy, right? Like, what if the bank defaults or goes out of business? That was our biggest fear. But! Fideicomiso is the legal way they do real estate in Mexico, and it’s the only way to buy RE as a foreigner near the ocean and/or borders.
3. Residency: Mexico recently upped their financial requirements for becoming a resident, and it’s absolutely insane: $180,000 USD in your savings account!
Not trying to deter anyone from purchasing RE, just trying to inform and educate :)
I regularized during the Covid scare; the government didn't charge me too much, and now I have a permanent visa in the cheapest country on this side of the planet. Oh, my income is nearly nothing, only SS payments. So there's the "official" way to do it, and there's the actual way.
@@Pimp-Master Thanks for sharing your story! Always so interesting (and inspiring) to hear success stories from expats, especially in non-conventional ways. So happy for you :) What city do you call home now?
You need to look into getting the retiree visa -- then there is not $180k saving account requirement.
@@boink800 I’m only in my 30s 🙃
@@velourialamour Look into Ecuador, as Ecuador is a much better deal.
i love San Miquel de Allende, but Guanajuato is definitely the jam. there's nothing like it. it's a gem. i'd definitely move there!
I've been to Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende but I fell in love with Guanajuato the moment i arrived that stunning place. I have good memories there, it has a special place in my heart.
I was an expat from 2009-2016 in HCMC, VN (SAIGON, VIETNAM). I lived with my GF outside the city on $1000/Mon. Then my VA retirement came in a yr later. Let's say we were very comfortable then. Got a 2+1 highrise Condo in D5 for $500/Mon secure parking. Our living room even had a big fish tank. Endless City Vistas. And...5 min to D1 Tourists/Expat everywhere. Good food/shopping.
Why did you move and to where? Sounds like you enjoyed it. Hopefully you didn't bring her back here where she could learn to legally take you for everything you own. That happened to more than one friend. Buena suerte!
@@MartinSage Sounds amazing, but it sounds like you gave it all up since you're speaking in the past tense. Did you?
I personally recommend the city of Oaxaca as well, it’s on the way to Puerto Escondido and Hautulco and some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen! Cheap and it’s not small!
they go there next video in this series.
@amchapo oh ya, but the millions of Latinos going across the US border is fine right? Mexico and Latin America are very lucky that people with money are coming into their country and raising the standards of living here. The US, Canada and Europe are not so lucky with the migration they are experiencing.
@@RedroomStudios Right, those with money arrive and as a consequence, the standard of living raises. Going the other way, the opposite is true, those without the education, skills, or resourses (they are the public charges) are lowering the standard of living for the "lugarenos".
I looked there, but it's expensive. How do you find a house there for a good price? Do you prefer it more than a place like San Carlos that is right at the beach?
Once the gringos discover this place, there goes the charms and the low cost of living.
So make the most of it….
Never been to Mexico but your videos made me add it to my list of “ must visit”.
I've been there and if you live Centro there's really no cars which means ultimately the gringos won't live there because it requires them to walk which gringos don't like to do 🤣 Spent time in San Miguel Allende as well and for sure this is a better choice in my opinion! It's also a college town which I'm surprised they didn't mention...
oops! They did mention it in passing near the end... 😁 I've been to a lot of places in Mexico and while there other places I would prefer to visit if I wanted to live someplace this would be number one of my list so far
Exactly. The rich took over NY and now it's lost it's diversity and charm. Damn shame so the rich can stay rich
@Oumunfei Holeto ---- Yeah, ....that's kinda like how Americans feel about illegal aliens that come from all over the world.
Maybe that information is missing from the video, but Guanajuato is the 3rd city with most US population in México (only after Chapala-Ajijic and San Miguel de Allende). So, we already have a lot of gringos here. But they have adapted very well, and haven't change a lot the beautiful environment of our city.
This is exactly the kind of city I have been looking for, a secluded mountain city with mild mountain weather. Not a hot weather person.
You would love Toluca then.
@@dianabrewer6213 Thanks Diana. Being so close to Mexico City, is it a lot pricier tho?
@@JG-tt4sz From what my friends from there tell me, it is about the same as the rest of Mexico. Actually, MC is not that expensive for such a huge city. It is like most comparable places,ie. NYC, LA, MIA.. You can find your little niche of affordability in these places, but you need to get in there and study it to do so.
it's not really secluded. Leon, Celaya and Irapuato are all within an hour and 15 minutes.
You are a brilliant video editor. Very entertaining content and pretty informative too!
Thanks so much, Luke! Appreciate it!
We are not an experience, we are people.
We want to experience the people, at least I do. I'm sick/embarrassed of what my country has become. I yearn for a beautiful place with a slower pace of life, friendly people etc. My culture, American culture, is sick, not all aspects of it, but, enough to really make you think twice about raising children here, or retiring here.
A Good People too...
@@Johnpaul-vu8tn American culture will be present so long as you remain east of the pacific ocean, west of the Atlantic and anywhere between Alaska and Cape Horn... Just as Asia, Europe, Africa are continents, America in itself is a continent made out of 57 countries (fifty seven)
@@Johnpaul-vu8tn your country has been looting ours for generations so stay home and fix it before making a mess in ours by driving up housing prices
@@JoseGonzalez-kr8gg lol, just like all the people from Mexico/South America rushing the southern borders of the United States, I don't want to/can't fix the problems at home, and no longer want to be a part of it.
Drove from California all the way to the Yucatan in the mid 70's and saw most of the country and loved it and had no problems stayed for 2 months.
I used to see Yucatsn from far away on a drill ship. Looking at the beach lines with binoculars. 1 day I'll make the trip over there and visit.
Me too. But also lived down there for 8 years recently and I must say, everything has changed!
$500 pesos is closer to $26 USD, not $20USD. If you paid that for two bowls of poke or “healthy” food then you overpaid. You can get cheaper in the states...
That's what I was thinking. Definitely not a cheap lunch.
lmao premium healthy food in mexico (like poke) is extremely expensive
@@ono2023 and that’s not what these clowns are peddling
Poke is about that in So Cal for 2 bowls lmao
500 pesos is actually $30 USD right now
If You liked Guanajuato so much,then you should visit the city of Taxco in the state of Guerrero and you'll fall in love with it too!
I love Taxco! All the silver, the town square...beautiful!
I lived in Guanajuato briefly in the mid 80's. I love the place and would go back in a heartbeat.
Ok but get a job that pays in pesos taht way you wont cause gentrification
@@giratinabasado8436 If you only knew me.😂😂😂😂😂👍✌️
(2 of my job descriptions would be useless eater and social parasite, at least in the eyes of some.)
@@giratinabasado8436 people just need to use pesos and not dollars and stop tipping so much thats all
Bangladesh is a great place for a couple to retire for under $1000 per month . The cost of living is low, and the climate is warm and pleasant year-round. Longest beach and great mountains. Food is cheap, delicious and people are very friendly. There are plenty of cultural attractions and activities, as well as excellent healthcare facilities. English is widely spoken, making it easy to get by in this vibrant country.
Mexico is underrated AF, has sooo much diversity in people and climate, been all over the world and Mexico is one of my favorites easily
@@imagineme6406 I don't understand what Mexico being close to the US has to do with how great parts of Mexico are..
I've been living in Guanajuato for 16 years now, and I can tell you I pay $75 USD per month for my rent. And it's a furnished aparment (all services included) in a very nice area of the city, with parking spot. Since it's mainly a student city, the costs stay low for everybody, including tourists, retired foreigns and professional workers from other cities (like myself). In your video you guys said you didn't see tourists, but well, probably it wasn't a weekend when a lot of mexican tourists come to our city to party. Or maybe it wasnt vacation high season or holidays, when a lot of foreing people come to visit the city. BTW, in October we host the BIGGEST artistic festival in Latin America, and 3rd biggest in America (Festival Internacional Cervantino), which this year just happened to be its 50th anniversary. That's when we get tons of people from every part of the world, and the city main income (tourism) gets its best benefits. Thanks for the video!
Ooooooh a Parking Spot !
Can you share info/link so I can get similar accommodations as you have, thanks
You won me at $75.
$75 per month??? 😮 sounds unreal.
@@skunkie110trust me, latino countries are way cheaper.
Thank you so much for the video experience!! Beautiful and now I cannot wait to see it in person!
I like your channel very much. Mexico is in my near future (to live there 8 months a year) and now Guanajuato is on my short list, keep making videos, your newest subscriber.
Guanajuato is an amazing place - I was traveling and extended my stay there day by day; then, I didn't want to leave, but I finally did.
THAT FAITH PRAISING WAS AWESOME THAT'S WHY THAT PLACE IS SO NICE!
It is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico. The food is incredible and the people very nice. I recommend…
I'm sorry but the food is not good in Gto hahaha
Cartels are nice to? Lol 😂
I agree with Marcello - this city is AMAZING and fun, too. I stayed in Centro and thank the hotel for managing parking for my big SUV - parking is difficult in Centro, but everything was economical and we loved one shop that made fruit shakes (Vitaminas). I found some mechanics for fixing our electric windows ($30 each) and we had a water pump replaced for about $200. Food has been fine everywhere in Mexico, but I'm not a fan of eating your way through travel - I merely eat to live and do not live to eat!!!
@@GamingforNostalgiaForFun yes! They are! Do you want some...mmm...come on, you know what I mean. Do you want some? Yeah, you want it!!!!! Dont be shy!
Stay in US please we Are not friends with USA from Mexico
Friends and I were attacked in Mexico, so there is definitely that element. Others we know have been shaken down by authorities with threat of jail.
Where? In a big city, right?
sounds friendly to me wtf!
@@GregMoress No , smaller coastal town and shake down by police was same town
crime exists everywhere, you physically can't stop everyone from committing bad things
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I have lived in Baja Mexico for 13 years now. These cities they speak of sound great. But no ocean. And the weather here is perfect. I am not in buildings I am into water.
Yeah I need mountains, jungle, or ocean. Nature is everything
How is safety in Baja?
@@natalias1212 Like Chicago. A lot of murders, but if you are not a drug lord or involved, and remain low key there is no problem. We do not have random shootings in concerts, movie theaters, schools... The shootings are all targeted.
@@scottweier4285 Thank you so much!
haha, with all do respect, if you are talking about moving to Mexico, best to learn that referring to "America" in Mexico and all countries in Latin America for that matter, means the entire American continent. Just say the United States, the U.S. or the States!
It can be used in various ways. And we used it as one of them:
America (əˈmɛrɪkə)
n
1. (Placename) short for the United States of America
@@joenandamalie *of*
Come on bro… I’ve been to more than one country in South America. They always refer to me as “American” and from “America”. Not from “the States” like Europeans. Way to be a
Karen ✌️
@@Vorenus875 in English is American but in Spanish is Estado Unidense
Just call them gringos
Don't miss walking up and down and all around the stairs there. I wouldn't say Guanajuato is "very safe", It's easy to end up in the wrong neighborhood, let me tell you. Being there for the Cervantino festival was quite an experience!!
You should go to Patzcuaro, you will love it too and it is not that far from Guanajuato; like 3:30 hrs.
Its so nice that you make it really expensive for the locals. Dont get me wrong, youre welcome but I wish people thought more about their impact where they land.
Visitors and tourists don't make it expensive. Greed makes it expensive. If the people who live there raise the prices, then they're the ones who make it expensive, and sometimes who force out their own fellow countrymen. Please don't blame visitors for rising prices. Blame those who raise the prices to gouge the visitors.
Exactly, gentrification and people don’t realize they’re doing it but that’s what happens. Sad
@@gsanchez5116 I don't think it's reasonable to blame visitors for locals raising prices. It's more reasonable to blame the greed of those who are raising prices to gouge the visitors.
People need to take more responsibility for admitting that they're irrationally greedy, and that they don't actually care about how their choices may negatively impact others. Only then will 'the problem' be identified at its root cause. And only when the root cause is identified can an effective solution be created and implemented.
Locals need to prepare for higher housing prices in the future. Maybe encourage visiting for tourism vs gentrification.
Already happening
San Miguel de Allende is exploding and really don’t need more promotion like this video. There are hundreds of videos about San Miguel. Give it a break. Talk about the water problem instead of promoting why people who earns dollars or euros should come live here. You need to show both sides of the medal. And we’re not talking about how locals can’t afford to live in their own town.
what is wrong with gentrification? it has way more positives than negatives. somehow it's a human right that people should be allowed to live in run down decaying buildings? instead of worrying so much about gentrification in Latin nations, you should worry about the destruction of US cities and towns by millions of undocumented migrants who have no money, no work and too often a criminal background. the US is being absolutely overrun and destroyed by the migrant crisis, but somehow that is virtuous.
@@Helios-Zia as if the number of videos is the cause. people are leaving wealthy western countries in droves because of the corrupt Marxist agendas they are pushing on their citizens. people have to go somewhere and San Miguel is one of those places. there are dozens of other magnets for people in Mexico. why is it that you dont express concern for the US being overrun by undocumented migrants with no job prospects and that have a high rate of criminal activity? clearly brainwashed by leftist ideology. it's somehow only the brown people that are always the victims.
@@RedroomStudios I'm pretty sure the US is the one bringing in immigrants because of how much money it brings to the country, and how lazy the people who live in the US are. They need a larger work force of people who do real jobs that actually contribute the maintenance of buildings, electricity, utilities, and farming, it's the only way the economy can thrive.
Either way, the other commenter has a right to worry about his own country just as you do about yours... you shouldn't be mad because they don't give you special privileges when you visit their country.
Also, it's surprising how many Americans are misinformed by media... You should look up this scientifically reviewed article:
Source:
Stowell, Jacob I., Ramiro Martinez, and Jeffrey M. Cancino. "Latino crime and Latinos in the criminal justice system: Trends, policy implications, and future research initiatives." Race and social problems 4 (2012): 31-40.
SUMMARY:
- Media portrayal and public perception often overstate Latino involvement in crime.
- The increase in Latino incarceration is partly due to policies and enforcement programs like Operation Streamline and enhanced border security.
(You can blame your politicians for creating fake media here in order to fund things that they want)
- Using data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the study found that higher Latino concentration is generally associated with lower homicide victimization rates.
(This finding contradicts the stereotype that increased Latino populations lead to higher crime rates.)
- Regional analyses focused on border states showed that counties near the US-Mexico border do not have significantly higher homicide rates compared to non-border counties.
National analyses revealed that states with the highest Latino population growth did not experience increased homicide rates; in fact, they saw sharper declines in homicide rates compared to the national average.
Mexico is a magnificent country.
it would be if they could manage the damn crime.
@jeffreytanner680 who gives a f?
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@@RobertMJohnson Just like the U.S. who had received a level 2 traveling warning from most developed, and developing countries? Yes.
Yeah, stay out. Go to asia
I live in Merida and pay 760 usd a month for a 4 bedroom house, 5 bathrooms, big pool, garden and a huge garage, in a really good area, worth every penny.
Portugal is a great country to live in Europe. Amazing climate, food, education and health system. You can get the NHR/D7 visa which is easy to obtain. You can also get a mortgage in Portugal, avoiding the current abusive rents, with only 20% or 30% downpayment showing your 1040F, paystubs and credit score. Remember to maintain your job until signing the deed here in Europe (process can he done entirely remotely using a local lawyer) then you are free to leave rhe US!
If you want to retire on the next 5 to 10 years you can buy now and rent the property until you come. Happy Easter!
We already relocated to Morelia, Michoacan. Few expats. Great culture, and wonderful people, low cost of living!
Best move I've ever made...
although michoacan is on the llist of NO GO places in Mexiico of the STate Department warning list. !
@@robertomanz6399
Most expats are oblivious to those things and are comfy in their gated community
@@robertomanz6399 And that list is totally wrong. Morelia is a very beautiful city.
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@@youtube_chaplain
Neither of those places exist. Go to a Kent Hovind video with that religious indoctrination and brainwashing. Nobody here wants to be bothered with stupid fairytales.
Great video, great city. Being a college town makes it what it is.
Que linda! I was thinking we went here after San Miguel as well, but actually we went to Querétaro 🙃Similar vibes, architecture, town squares, and friendly locals make every place feel like home.
Aaaand endless tacos, totopos, and tequila 🌮
I'm one of very few people whom although raised and lived in the US since I was 11 months old, I've maintained the ability to speak, read, and write Spanish as well as someone who's been living in Mexico their entire life.
When I've spoken to native Mexicans here in the US in Spanish, they get shocked when I tell them that I've lived in the US practically all my life and still sound as though I were a native Mexican who recently arrived to the US. My diction and pronunciation in Spanish is as clear and identical as a native.
They would never know this about me until I later tell them.
My family is from Guanajuato. Nice to see others moving in and enjoying such a beautiful place
That looks like a really beautiful town peaceful with so much character. 😍 if I went there I would be looking for some nice silver jewelry.
it's what colonizers do....
@@donHooligan shut up. It's not about stealing for people like me. If it wasn't for colonies millions of people would not have found Christ.
Guanajuato is beautiful and affordable!! I stayed twice at Hotel Edelmira. Right across the street from the yellow gold cathedral landmark is a cafe that has amazing food! Crazy to say but the best club sandwich I've ever had. I say that because it was all real meats not sliced processed. Actually that was the norm across the city, amazing food! Esp the real homemade ice cream vendors too. It feels like you're in 16th century Spain which I believe is when it was built by the Spaniards. Absolutely beautiful!
Do your research the Spanish after invading didn't build it they forced the Indians that lived there to build it, under penalty of death or imprisonment and stole all their gold, silver and gems and took most of it back to Spain. Believe me the Indians didn't get paid anything to do it either. Do you actually believe the Conquistador's or the Catholic priest built those church's, Cathedrials and buildings? They didn't! Read how the Spaniards treated the Native people worse then the white European's treated the American Indians.
@@michaelbyrd7883 Thanks Michael I wasn't aware of that history. I was visiting the city with a girl from Leon. She probably wasn't educated on that history either.
@@brentpeddy4223 It's ok most aren't aware they don't inform themselves of many things cause they don't read books. However, it's so simple now historical information is just a google away.
@@michaelbyrd7883 I really love watching Johnny Harris channel. He had been been scorned a little fir inaccuracy but he seems to be on track now. Love the maps!
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GTO is amazing! I visit the fam there during the holidays. 🇲🇽
6:51 that's the hotel I stay when I go there. It's very descent and clean. About $50 USD a night and it's called Hotel Real Guanajuato ❤ they have 3 floors and a roof top where you can hangout and take amazing pictures of the city.
I’m an US expat. I’ve been living in San Miguel de Allende for 2 years. I just returned from visiting Guanajuato. My two cents comparing to SMA… Guanajuato has much younger / party energy. It’s much noisier than SMA . GTO is significantly cheaper than SMA. Restaurants are not as good or diverse as SMA. GTO has more charm than SMA, which is saying a LOT! Lastly, your Spanish better be solid for living in GTO. In SMA, you can get by with little to no Spanish.
Personally, I prefer Guadalajara…and will move there, probably next year. I'm going to check out northern Portugal first though.
Real de Catorce is also worth visiting if you're that far north
Great content as always guys!
Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 😍 hey hey hey from the USA amigos .....Mexico is top shelf fun we always have a good time business or pleasure Viva Mexico 🇲🇽
Mexico is a beautiful country 😍 ❤️
Beautiful but horrible horrible language that gives me a headache after 2 minutes . Too bad Mexico and South America aren’t English speaking then all those countries would be 1st world instead of 3rd world l
@@HectorGarcia-nb2ld You forgot Central America and Spain
My wife and I will be looking for retirement in Mexico or El Salvador. I'm Mexican and my wife is Salvadorian. We lived all our lives in Los Angeles CA and things here have changed for the worse. It is sad that we will eventually leave Los Angeles because most of our family is here in the USA. 2 years ago we went to El Salvador and I loved it. People were friendly and we had a great time. The only problem I had with El Salvador they don't eat spicy food. If I move to El Salvador I will need to fix the spicy food problem. Next trip will be Mexico.
Anyone can move to UK if they earn £25,000 a year that what the Prime Minister said recently. The shortest route between London and York is 208.60 mi (335.71 km) according to the route planner. The driving time is approx. 4h 3min. live in one work in another or either, European cities are Paris (Flight time: 54 minutes) or 2 hours ,max for other European cities.
I’m American I lived in Mexico and Colombia but now live in cebu city Phillipines it’s way cheaper and nicer here I live in a Luxury two bedroom condos like a resort 2 pools a gym basket ball court 300$ a month Mexico is not as cheap as people think especially the nice parts and no crime here The nicest people you’ll ever meet and they speak English here
Sounds great. No problem getting a retirement visa?
So happy for you. Jumping Places is back in the Philippines again right now and they are based in and around Cebu area, visiting many islands. There are like 7000 islands! Looks absolutely beautiful and a very friendly and affordable place to be.
@@williamdahl3318 It's easier getting the PH retirement visa than the Mexican one. Mexico can be difficult for those retirees who aren't super-rich.
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That bowl of delicious looking food they were eating was not inexpensive. $20.00 ! I live in south Florida. Not a cheap place to live. That's what I pay for a simple lunch here.
I was thinking the same thing, and today's exchange rate it is really $26. Was she talking 500 pesos for 1 meal or two?
My thoughts exactly. Lunch at my local Mexican joint runs about $15 after tip.
Love the churchie music, I'm definitely concerned about safety in Mexico, haven't been there but so many stories about being robbed by police etc.
The song the guys are singing at 11:29 (Chan Chan) is Cuban. Great song, and they sound great.
Looks like a great city.
Pleaseeee don't move here :( :( as a mexican, the rents are super expensive now, You guys can afford a rent because u pay in dollars , it's ridiculously cheap in dollars, but for us it's gonna be impossible to afford a place, it already is impossible , so please don't do it 😭😭
Unfortunately most people don’t care about the pleads of the locals of the places they want to go to. Same thing happens in the US itself, Californians running away to other cheaper states like Arizona and Utah and making everything unaffordable for the locals.
@@bloodndestroy This is simply ecology. Its dispersal behavior. And there's really nothing that can be done about it.
I agree! I moved here in 1991 and I earn a teacher's salary in pesos from the Universidad de Guanajuato. I can see how the arrival of so many foreigners with dollars and euros is making everything more expensive now, especially rents. Come visit enjoy and then leave! This may sound hypocritical coming for me but this has been my permanent home for 31 years now and I can relate to how Mexicans feel.
@@bloodndestroy Yeah I know and it's kind of the same thing happening in US but you can't compare when you get paid in dollars and u move to other place when it's the same currency than when it's different country and different currency.. That's the prob.
@@barbaradavoli2765 yeah totally agree. You got the point. 👏
I live in fort Wayne Indiana I rent a two-story house with a basement and close to three acres property for $600 a month. I don't think I'll be moving to Mexico anytime soon.
Just move to the least crowded states, no need to move to Mexico 👍🏼
damn thats cheap AF! Im coming over.....but dont you guys have a pedophilia issue over there?
@@joeywantstoplay no issue to my knowledge at least not any worse than anywhere else
That sounds amazing! So cheap. Where I live, a 1 bedroom is like $1,800+ you can find cheaper... but they're usually not that nice.
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My dad was from Guanajuato 🇲🇽 very beautiful and colonial… Spain 🇪🇸 made a beautiful city! And their is many more in Mexico.. I live in Los Angeles and to be honest I would rather stay in America than to stay Mexico. It’s too unsafe I will rather pay more for my safety.
they only show the good not the bad I guess they learned that lesson from Brazil videos it's all about views to them not the real world... I'm about to leave this channel.....
@@RaeganNunes what happened in Brazil?
Imagine that. Los Angeles is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. Says a lot about Mexico.
Great Video !!!! Im Moving to Mexico this year , My list : 1 - Mexico City, 2 - Queretaro, 3- Merida , 4- San Miguel Allende , 5- Guadalajara , 6 - Guanajuato , 7- Puerto Vallarta
What made you want to move there?
Can I come lol😅🫠💚
Guanajuato has been a state of international trade for many years and its students are from different cities and countries. The international Cervantino festival with more than 50 years delighting culture, art and good music, inviting countries from all over the world. A good tourist destination.
Guanajuato is my favourite place to visit in Mexico, isn’t it amazing!!! We have amazing memories from Guanajuato!! Sorry I guess I’m enjoying another video of yours. You two are so interesting. 🤔 I think so 😉
Beautiful ( Bonita ) Music 🎶
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No. I live in SMA and it is an incredible -- and incredibly close -- place to visit. ( And like your observations.)
I could totally see myself living there too. Thank you!
It’s very dangerous.
@@MiloSatoriwhy?
Infectious disease doctor (in Jalisco) diagnosed me after a year of being sick and only a year in Guanajuato is that due to the Caves, mines, tunnels and Bats it is a VERY dangerous place. The doc in Jalisco KNEW I had been near GTO when he gave me his diagnosis something about fungus growing in bat dung in caves mines and tunnels BE WARNED as local docs do not diagnose it, not even after a year of multiple doctor and emergency room vists in GTO . First out of area doc diagnosed it though and knew where I had been... Too weird. I did not know it was the mold in GTO making me sick
Eso no es verdad
@@elisacardona414 Asi crees tu, pero pregunta a la gente que andan explorando cuevas.....
Beautiful video, good commentary. Well done. Thanks!
Hi Guys!
First the translation of "what he said" at the end of your video. "For everything bad, Mezcal, for everything good, the same, AND IF IT DOESN"T HELP, THEN (drink) A LITER AND A HALF. Cute saying!
Loving your Mexico vlogs. I lived and went to school in Guadalajara from 1978 to 1982, and it got into my soul. I loved it. The people, the food, the climate, todo. I visited Guanajuato back then and bought some great boots. I've been following you since Portugal which I finally visited this past September in part due to your vlogs
. We loved it, but not enough to want to live there. Now we want to check out the Costa del Sol area of Spain. However you have me thinking about mi Mexico! Keep up the good work. By the way, Guadalajara is a great city that has everything except beaches/ocean. The medical care is excellent, which I don't know would be true in Guanajuato.
Thanks for the translation! Happy to hear you’ve been following us sincr Portugal. Good luck on your Spain adventure! ♥️
My family in Portugal seems to always be under this illusion that were well off in Canada, while were probably struggling more than they are to get by
Prices go up up up....
A few years ago I rented a two bedroom house in a gated community in Guanajuato (not centro) for about $300 USD per month. SEE MY OTHER COMMENT AS TO WHY I WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN. I would not want to live in Guanajuato Centro ant any rate. But the first time I entered Guanajuato it felt like Ashland, Oregon USA and I was lost while driving and pulled over only to find a park where I would have found Lithia park in Ashland . AMAZING parallels only to find out later they are sister Cities (Ashland St in Guanajuato) and Guanajuato St in Ashland).
Why? Can't find your comment
my husband and i just bought a house. we make about 170k combined. between mortgage/property taxes (30% of our gross income), COL and trying to do some repairs and get furniture we barely save $500 a month. i dont know how anyone can survive on under 100k anymore. 100k used to be such a glamorous salary, the number saying "you've made it! 6 figures!" but it's really just lower middle class now.
Many countries are cheaper Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia
at the 6 min and 13 seconds mark you just passed a gang tag writing on the side of the build and you say its safe any one knows ware there are gangs its not safe
That is not cheap for food. I live in Thailand and I could spend $20 and eat five times. Y'all paying American prices lol.
$20 is not Mexican prices either. You can easily eat very well in Mexico for $5 or even less.
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When I was 14 I went camping all over Mexico. 27 some time in the Yucatan. And, I miss it at 66. But, I'm here where I am probly forever, but that's okay. Yes, I would move to Mexico--in the city that's hard to pronounce especially. But, I'd learn Spanish first. Thanks for the video.
Did they still love you when you were 64?
@@deller5924 Probly not.
Well, I’m happy you didn’t have any bad experiences. I have friends in Arizona, who choose not to go down to Mexico to go home because they don’t feel safe they get extorted. Every time they cross the border basically and random checkpoints and they live down near Mexico City in the mountains is where their families are there’s a lot more crime and you hear about the cover it up it’s not good for tourism
Right on. It's not at all safe there.
@@deller5924nor here!
Oh yes, thats call corruption! Police is corrupt.
On the other hand, millions of turists visit México every year, millions! All kind of turists. Do you know how many got problems because of the crime? 000000001%. That's every where.
@@deller5924 There are places much worse than Arizona in terms of safety.
Rents are NOT that expensive here in LA unless they're luxury like shown in the beginning of the video. Ppl just don't know how to live within their means and end up gentrifying cities in Mexico
Sure, you can find something for 2K$ but it will NOT be nice. It will be a basic, worn down place in a poor location.
@@joenandamalie Honestly as long as I have a roof over my head that's good
When moving anywhere, there are two primary questions you must answer before doing so: 1. What rights are you afforded as a citizen under their constitution? What is their stance on free speech? Do they have gun laws? And 2. what is the economy like? If things go bad, will you have the means to return to your place of origin?
er......that was 5 questions. !
@@2msvalkyrie529 The first question pertained to constitutional rights, the second to the economy.
I remember visiting this town years ago..... So beautiful!
Must be $300/ day in lieu of month!
I drove to Guanajuato in August with my rental car. As we got near the city, the street were full of Mexican tour guides trying to solicit their free(?) service which I felt intimidating. The decent mediocre hotels were at well over USD$100 and there weren’t much to choose from. Also I didn’t feel safe as I heard there were some recent violence due to cartel activity.
I just drove straight to Irapuato and stayed there for less than 1/2 the price.
San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato are tourist traps you shouldn’t miss 😅
Boo ,Boo
So that's a life signal that you expats mustn't move to Mexico
Visited non touristy areas of Mexico. Maybe cheaper than some parts of US but definitely not cheap.
Tried to barter for lower prices in Spanish and not one vendor budged.
Tried the same thing in Guatemala, one vendor did slightly but gave me an annoyed look.
I would be interested in Guanajuato. Looked beautiful.
I love in your thumbnail for this video, you have Bryan Cranston in 2 very different roles. He's such a versatile actor.
People get so caught up in the society and fake stress in the US. Having moved 8 times in 15yrs, I learned a valuable life lesson or I call it a gift. All I need is:
Shelter
Clothes
Food
and depending where transportation.
In the US, they are perceived to be given. It's sad. Im much happier giving up worldly possessions, just living.
I would not blink twice moving anywhere as long as its safe. God Bless❤
Thank for appropriate respect for the beautiful local culture.
We love Mexico.
🇺🇸☮️ 🇲🇽
and the Mexican people.
☮️☮️☮️☮️
But México doesn't love you 😆 🤣 😂 😹
You love how cheap Mexico is gringo
Mexico is an Amazing County of Extreme Beauty and Friendly People!!
Friendly when they think they can get money from you
And brutally evil drug and human-trafficking cartels
@@liberatedentrepreneur149Not true! Still better than California where neighbors can’t bother saying good morning to you
@@DouradaBambina
Fake friendly doesn't count. I've seen neighbors in Mexico greet each other and then talk sh't about them as soon as they're at a distance where they can't hear them.
And yes, my original statement is true. Cry all you want.. won't change a thing.
@@liberatedentrepreneur149 I happen to have been to Mexico, and can't but concur with you!
Sadly what's missing here is that to be a full time resident in Mexico you need to show proof of a monthly income of between $3,000-5,000. Other than that you can live on much less...but you need to have that income.
I spent 4 days before I went home from visiting SMD. I had a blast! Stayed in an Airbnb.. I hope you do at least for a little while!
You two are the best! This was really interesting. We’ve discussed moving to Mexico and I’m grateful for your footage and narration. But seriously- you would never leave Portugal, right?
I would check out Antigua Guatemala are Leon Nicaragua
Thanks a lot, you two. Now you just went and added another city to my lists of "want to check out" places. Hehehe
It looks like a really great place. We live in Ouray CO (touted as the Switzerland of America); which is just below 8000 feet elevation. So, the Guanajuato attitude would be no problem. We were in Mazatlan in August and September; felt it was too hot for us. I doubt that would be a problem here.
Safe travels
Nice to see you guys again. I love Guanajuato, but then again, I love Mexico. And by the way it's pronounce like wannawato. I hadn't seen videos from you guys since Portugal and Brazil. I always enjoy watching your videos.
It's pronounced 'guana (like iguana without the initial i) what toh'.
Guana watt toh..... get your phonetics game up
Guanajuato center of Mexico!!!! It's wonderful. The person who I met at the gym is from there Guanajuato She was using a machine at the gym in a different way then most people use that so I asked her what that was good for... All I hear is ... At first I didn't understand so I asked again ... And I hear is... Hablas español. ???? Fortunately I speak Spanish fluently. I stopped going to the gym thus the pandemic (I do keep in tone with my stuff at home though up to now) but thanks to her I've shaped up better cuz she taught me a few exercises.
She comes from a wonderful place and she still has her mother there. She has her husband and three children who are barely adults so she has her life here last I know but I haven't seen her since before the pandemic so I don't know.
Im sorry to say this but your hotel should be under $25 dollars in those parts . 300-450 pesos unless its a chain hotel those are $500 pesos and up , anywhere in Mexico and thats cause theres tourism there if there wasn't it can be less from 200-300 pesos. Its fine if your okay with that price but you could be saving 15 dollars a day and if you stay a month thats $450 dollars saved. And food at restaurants where its cooked at the moment is usually under 15 for plates. 300 pesos is usually the highest ona menu. Dont blame the business in any business around the world if customers are willing to pay it of course they will charge it .
Sorry but while Guanajuato is lovely town, even the Mexican government is warning tourists away from there due to the high crime rate and high chance of being kidnapped. The City counts for a bit over 10% of all Mexico's murders as well. Guanajuato, the most violent state for three consecutive years, resumed leadership in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Common Criminal Incidence Report of the National Executive Secretariat of Public Security. In three consecutive years, Guanajuato has positioned itself as the entity with the highest number of homicides in the country. In 2018 it reached the top position with 3,436 homicides, in 2019 it stood at 3,875 and in 2020 it reached its all-time high in the last thirty years with 4,964.
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$20 for lunch and $40 for a room in a cheap part of Mexico means you're being charged Gringo prices not local prices. I have friends who spend a couple of months in winter in Mexico, and they pay a fraction of that. One is originally from there, so they clearly pay local prices.
Exactly
$20 for what they were eating is ridiculous.
can you teach us how to pay local price?
yea but if you don't speak spanish thats what they charge they tried doing that to me and i told them no iam mexican don't charge me that and they said ok and charge me the original price
there is no grigo prices there are laws to have prices posted, so no you are just going to the tourist spots but food being cheap in Mexico, if you go to apple bees(weird to see a yank in the part were most non poor people go, whats with the loving misery?) It's only cheaper for some items and way more expensive than u.s. Applebee's, I would rather pay 4 times the price(cheaper than tourist traps) than to interact with the poor, you think we enjoy beggars and people playing annoying music?
Authentic how exactly most of our culture was created post civil war, 1930's, if you dont count the ever evolving Vaquero(original cowboys) culture thats our oldest culture but we are white and you dont like that do you, that would be like you going to live in the u.s. but you only want the projects to have the most authentic eperience, you are just there to feel better about your self we only want the one in Cancun and la condeza any way, the rest of you weirdos are going to get it soon (way more taxes and visa requirements)