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dolores57

Nov 5, 2005, 11:24 AM

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I am preparing for my trip to Mexico and getting my itinerary mapped out. Does anyone have and first hand or even secondhand information on San Luis Potosi,Salvatierra and Tequis. thanks dolores

Bear

Nov 5, 2005, 3:42 PM

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Tequisquiapan is a small, quaint town, clean and safe, with a nice central plaza. Many weekend, mostly faily well-to-do
Mexican tourists, and many shops accordingly.
Most streets are cobblestone and narrow, one way and very narrow sidewalks.
Approximately 40 minutes driving time from Querétaro and very close to an International
Airport (new). Very, very quiet, except on weekends.
Parking is difficult. Walking is best. Bear

raferguson

Nov 5, 2005, 9:33 PM

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San Luis Potosi is a relatively large modern city with a colonial core. There are many large multinational corporations there. It is relatively clean, orderly and safe, compared to many other large Mexican cities. It has large and pleasant parks, and some good museums. We liked it, not sure about the climate.

I saw a recent survey that put the overall crime rate for the state of SLP near the bottom, so the city must be one of the safest large cities in Mexico. The low crime rate was also supported by what we were told when we were in SLP.

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dolores57

Nov 6, 2005, 7:16 AM

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Thanks guys on the info on Tequis and SLP...now how about Salvatierra? Am I breaking new ground here,getting off the beaten track? Surely someone knows something about it? dolores

tonyburton / Moderator

Nov 6, 2005, 7:55 AM

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You have successfully identified the "sleeper". If it weren't about as far from the coast as you can get, it would be among my top 10 choices for somewhere to live which is away from the "gringo" (used loosely) crowds.

dolores57

Nov 6, 2005, 8:01 AM

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Toney Now dont tease me give me more you have really got me curious.......whats the town look like? Are you all keeping this place a sleeper........maybe its the next SMA. I better get down there and check it out before its discovered. It would be great to find a nice town where the prices had not been driven up and I could actually afford a home

Cynthia7

Nov 6, 2005, 10:16 AM

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It is my understanding if you are fluent in Spanish you can live anywhere in Mexico. You can afford to live in any town in Mexico but maybe not in the more affluent part. What are your other requirements outside of being able to buy or rent a house.? You can buy or rent in SMA (which seems to be winning the prize for expensive) but it will not be in centro. Do you want to work, play bridge, learn things, go to concerts, do good works,etc., etc.? It would be good to do an exploratory visit.

dolores57

Nov 6, 2005, 11:02 AM

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Yes it is possible to live anywhere in Mexico. But I have narrowed down the places I am considering to Tequis,SLP,SMA,Queretero,and possibly Salvatierra(if I can ever find out more about it) Other places I was intrested in like Zacatecas,Patzcuaro,Jerez and Sombrerete I have crossed off my list because of cold or rain. I want warm,dry,desert. Anyway I think I am pretty close to knowing the towns I will be visiting to look at real estate and just vibe out the places..........except for SMA which I have already spent a fair amount of time in. Hope to make the trip sometime after the holidays. Now on my way to book store to see what kind of info I can get on Salvatierra....my last one! I did some internet searches but got bupkus but I'm not that good on the computer. dolores

tonyburton / Moderator

Nov 6, 2005, 11:40 AM

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For webpages on Salvatierra in English, try:
http://www.tourbymexico.com/...alvatie/salvatie.htm
and
Festival for Good Weather

PS It woudln't be a "sleeper" if everyone had already discovered and written about it. It is one of numerous places that I fully intended to write about several years ago, but never quite got around to...

gpk

Nov 6, 2005, 3:33 PM

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SLP is too cold!

Bubba

Nov 6, 2005, 3:44 PM

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Don't be unfair, gpk. SLP is an extraordinarily beautiful city and the desert around there is the most gorgeous desert this desert loving Alabamian has ever seen. What a fabulous and underrated place. Tomorrow I plan to tout the beautiful city of Guadalajara. Cities such as San Miguel do Allende. Oaxaca (the single most overrated town on the planet), Guanajuato, Campeche and you name it can not hold a candle to this fascinating SLP and its environs. An environment not to be diuplicated anywhere.

Move there, learn Spanish and tell everybody else to kiss your butt.

gpk

Nov 6, 2005, 3:47 PM

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I didn't say SLP wasn't beautiful, but the original poster ruled out areas for himself that he considered too cold. Isn't SLP as cold as Patzcuaro?

olgringo33

Nov 7, 2005, 7:31 PM

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. I want warm,dry,desert.

Sorry Dolores, if you want warm dry desert Salvatierra is not your cup of tea. I've not actually lived there, but pass through fairly regularly. It has a climate very similar to Querretaro and of course Celaya. Not real cold, but a long way from warm and dry. Also it's a rather dreary farming community without much to offer the typical NorteAmericano, unless maybe you want to disappear.

PS: I would not consider SLP to be cold. However i do live in Patzcuaro.

Good luck in your search, Jim

dolores57

Nov 7, 2005, 8:11 PM

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Oh I was under the impression that Queretaro had the same climate as SMA which I would consider warm,dry desert. I live in albuquerque and SMA ihas a similar climate.....not as cold in winter as we are but nice and dry. d

johnv

Nov 8, 2005, 5:54 AM

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The climate is considered "steppe", being similar to tropical savanah. In my opinion southern Guanajuato is a mess, having air polution, excessive traffic, and over-population.

Gringal

Nov 8, 2005, 9:13 AM

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Subjective observation about Queretaro: About once a month, we travel there from SMA for shopping. It's always hotter there during the warm season, and the air quality is often much poorer than in SMA. This makes sense, since it's heavily industrialized and much larger. Very clean town, though, with lots of facilities and a fine historical district.

(This post was edited by Gringal on Nov 8, 2005, 9:14 AM)

Miguel Palomares

Nov 8, 2005, 9:14 AM

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I was going to second Olgringo's take on Salvatierra. My lovely esposa and I travel through there every time we head to San Miguel for our latte, organic veggies and brie. Salvatierra always seemed totally uninteresting.

However, we always take the highway through Salvatierra. Never have ventured off the highway. I just looked at the website Tony Burton referred to above, and I am shocked. Nay, flabbergasted.

Next time we head to SMA, we'll definitely peek at the plaza of Salvatierra.
From Tzurumutaro, Michoacan, "The Village of the Darned."
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Gringal

Nov 8, 2005, 9:17 AM

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Maybe he meant "sleeper" literally.

dolores57

Nov 8, 2005, 9:42 AM

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You know what I think I need to find a site that gives me the # of inches of rain and the low and high temps for these towns that combined with altitude should give me the answers I want cause everyone has a different take on these places weather. I can tell from the temps,altitude and # ins of rain a year what the weather is so it wont be based on someones impression. Also Miguel you know that just seeing a town from the outskirts does not tell you much about it.......there could be a colonial gem in the middle. Thats true of most american cities as well. Keep me posted Miguel if you do check it out in greater depth on your next trip to SMA. As always I turely appreciate everyones input..........each day I get a little closer to Mexico living. This Salvatierra thing could be a wild goose chase but then again it could be the next SMA........not really but you know what I mean. Nothing could be as pretty as SMA......OMG I hope that does not spark a flame The slightest thing sets you guys off......you'd think we were taling about football teams.......seriously I always enjoy everyones opinions even when you guys are bickering or defending your towns when you think someone is dissin' it. The amount of info one can get from this forum is phenomenal dolores

Ed and Fran

Nov 8, 2005, 9:53 AM

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...even when you guys are bickering or defending your towns when you think someone is dissin' it...

Hasn't been too much dissin' of Tuxpan since "Pedro the Naco" left the forum. That's probably because it's so near the bottom of the desirability scale that it's not worth people's time to comment about.

btw, we spent 3 days in SLP last August, and it was hot as $#*@. Maybe not as humid as down here on the coast, but just as hot. Can't speak to how it is in the winter.

Regards

Ed

julian3345

Nov 8, 2005, 10:06 AM

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My Lonely Planet guide has temp and rainfall graphs for many areas of Mexico in the beginning "Facts About..." part of the guide. Also you can track daily and extended climate conditions for many smaller localities worldwide on the Yahoo weather link. I have found it to be more or less accurate for my little town of Jerez, Zacatecas. Joan

Cynthia7

Nov 8, 2005, 10:31 AM

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The weather in the Bajio is quite pleasant..most of the time. I still feel being fluent in Spanish is important if you are going to live in an area that is 100% Spanish speaking. If you are not I would start studying now!!

dolores57

Nov 8, 2005, 10:40 AM

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"Pedro the Naco"?? That was before my time but sounds like fun maybe I should do a search on past posts? Was he better than Miguel? No dont answer that no one could be better than Miguel
There are some folks that cant feel the dif between hot/dry and hot/wet.......I am not one of them. I am not tolerent of wet in any shape or form. I know this is bad but I am the most happy when my state(NM) is about to catch fire its so dry! I know most dry places have a rainy season....we have it here and call it "the monsoons"... thats just a fancy exotic way of saying way to much frickken rain....I just bitch until its over. Now that you know about my love of parched climes dont even recom. the states of Chihuahua or Sonora. Unless you know of a great town that I dont know about. Except for Alamos which by the way is an exquisite colonial town and national historical monument in Sonora I believe which does have an expat community but is very very tiny(the town that is). FYI its only 5 hrs from US border I know of nothing else up there. http://www.alamosrealty.com
Thanks for the reminder of the Yahoo site for weather info I will check it out.

Ed and Fran

Nov 8, 2005, 11:01 AM

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Was he better than Miguel?

Not nearly as entertaining. And if you were going to search (although I hope you were joking) his forum name was "Pedro Naco", iirc, not 'pedro the naco'.

Ed

bournemouth

Nov 8, 2005, 11:08 AM

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If you make Alamos in 5 hours from the border, then you are flying!

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