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Building costs in the Chapala area

Posted by Richard Alt on July 30, 1997: My wife and I have just returned from Ajijic. While there we toured real estate with a very competent man. We are currently negotiating for a property which is a walled lot with all utilities installed, a basic foundation, cistern, etc. for a small home. What we […]

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An array of books for sale in the tianguis, a traveling Mexican market. © Daniel Wheeler, 2009

Albures, or Dirty Spanish 101

sergiogomez / Moderator / Jan 7, 2009 Puns are the staple of Mexican humor. People use them on a daily basis, and these puns, or albures, are almost always sexual jokes or disguised insults. Sometimes they consist of words with two (or more) meanings. Sometimes they are phrases whose meaning changes depending on where you […]

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Termite Resistant Wood for Home Construction Use

robt65 Dec 25, 2010, 5:29 PM Post #1 of 18 (38547 views) Shortcut Termite Resistant Wood for Home Construction Use. Can’t Post | Private Reply I believe at one time I read on this forum, that in Mexico there are several different woods that are pretty termite resistant. I only remember mesquite, another is bamboo. […]

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