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I’ve traveled all over Mexico and La Paz really stole my heart when I went there. The beaches are gorgeous and the town has a cool laid back non touristy beach/island vibe. But I don’t think I could live there year round due to how hot it gets in the summer.
It was by far my fave place in BCS! I’m with you on the summer heat, Lindylee 😅
People in Portugal and southern Spain experience the same if not higher temps in the summers. Last year 2022, there were many fires in both countries so I would tolerate it (coming from Florida, hot and very humid).
Jimena helped me with my permanent residency in La Paz. She is GREAT! Very professional. She made the process very easy for me.
I am a legal resident of La Paz. Thanks to Jimena. She's my expat advisor. Awesome video!
I'm so grateful for the valuable insight Jimena shared. She's such a professional!
You are a terrific interviewer by virtue of letting your subject actually speak. Nice. I’m not into La Paz though - that heat and desert NOPE
I spent the month of November 2022 in La Paz de sur. A blast celebrated my birthday also.
Jimena's English is great... I visited La Paz in October 2022 ... weather was like summer ☀️ ... Great relaxing town ⛱️🍹🍺😃👍
The sea life in sea of Cortez is amazing like no other really. Vibe is very islandish
The water was like nothing I’d ever seen 🤩 absolutely incredible! Thanks for watching, Lora 🥰
Great interview and information. It is a beautiful place.
Jimena provided some great insight 🤩 thanks for watching, Michael!
Great information!! Nice to learn about more than the beautiful beaches. Thank you!
I’m glad you found it helpful, Christina! I love La Paz!
Thanks for this video! 🎉❤
I live here full time and love it. The summers are hot but not hot and humid like Southern Ontario.. we have not regretted our decision to live here
So glad you’re loving living in La Paz!
How could anybody from Canada regret moving to La Paz.
How is the sense of community here? Do you know anything about the schools? The businesses?
@@MrJx4000quality of healthcare
@@ChrisFP2, what, is the healthcare better in Kanada?
Thank you, I am visiting La Paz this November to see if its good fit for me and your video definitely helps me
I'm so glad you found it helpful! I hope you enjoy your time in La Paz, John!
That is so beautiful! Don't know that I could handle the summer heat but those beaches look fantastic.
It’s definitely advisable to visit during summer before commuting to living in La Paz year round 😅 it was gorgeous during November for a visit! Thanks for watching, Cindy!
We went to La Paz and even in November it was warm! The sunsets are GORGEOUS! 🙌💯 The sidewalks are pretty good and the traffic isn’t too bad. Be careful in the beaches, I got stung by something the very first beach I went to! 😬 We love the malecón!
Nicely presented with maps, lots of info, etc. Thanks.
This video is a keeper. Thanks Alex.
So glad you found it helpful!
Great. Yeah, tell the world! The traffic is already terrible in La Paz. Thanks!
Buen video.
Suppose an expat moves to La Paz and decides to buy a car in Mexico. Can you do a video about buying a car in Mexico?
Mucho éxito
How frequent are power outages? One might consider prepping if there are food and product shortages. Overall too many american expats for my liking. Thanks.
I love La Paz. We actually tried to live there before we moved to San Jose del Cabo, but we just couldn't find an apartment as quickly as we needed one. It's growing so much there, I wonder how big a city it will be in 5-10 years!
The malecón really stole my heart & I love how you can ride your bike all the way out to Playa Coromuel 🤩 thanks for watching, Laura!
Hahaha nice ending! 😆👍
Lol Taylor 🙄🙄😜 thanks for watching, Miguel!
This was a premium video Alex.
Glad you enjoyed it, Brian!
Excellent presentation. I would want to visit for a vacation there, or live part time as a retired snowbird, but I think that I would prefer a different area in Mexico.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Centenario has everything, perfect place for x-pats. La Paz is a lot more 💰 investment for less land, less house.
I’d be very curious to check out Centenario!
Where is Centenario?
1:13 literally Paradise on earth 🌎
The water was unreal 🤩🤩🤩
@Backpacking Brunette your so lucky, out in Venice Beach ca. Everyone all cramped up on the sand there's no space to even lay out your towel
viva La Paz !!
Many years ago, I knew a guy who had married a woman from La Paz. He loved it there and they were building a house. We were working on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, and it seems the climate in La Paz is similar.
The weather in La Paz was absolutely gorgeous in November!
@Backpacking Brunette That is when the weather started to get nice there. I just looked it up, and the latitudes of the 2 cities (La Paz and Yanbu) are the same at 24 degrees North. But La Paz is slightly cooler, probably because the Pacific is cooler than the Red Sea.
Hey there! Love your content. If I were to plan a holiday to La Paz, what airport should I look to fly into?
La Paz has its own airport!
Really enjoyed your vid. Can you take the local bus to balandra beach from town?
Yes you can!
Hola Alex saludos
Gracias por ver, Genaro!
Better than the Carribean City, there is no sargasso! Hope to visit this year. 🙂
You was living in Queretaro after in Guadalajar and now in La paz hermosa chica brunette enjoy any place of Mexico
Just in La Paz for a visit! Still living in Guadalajara 🤓 Thanks for watching!
Do snowbirds and expats end up spending most of their life in airconditioned houses and buildings in the summer because of the intense heat or do they simply not stay in Baja during that time?
Hi Alex, I'm going to SMA 28 February to renew my temporary. I'm going through a facilitator. This is my second year. I'm a little unclear as what to when I enter mexico? So I just show my passport and temporary card? Do I go into a particular line? You said something about taking a picture of the digital form. Do I fill that out after I leave the immigration officer?....to mark canje? I just don't want to mess this up. My appointment is on March 4th. I know i can pay with credit card at the INM office? My main concern is at the airport because it's different then last year. I'm nervous as I have put lots of effort and money into this. Thank you for your time. I'm sure I'll rewatch this video a few more times
Hello just watched the video! My family and I were planning on going in September, I was wondering how is the weather in La Paz during that month? Also what a good first timer hotel/beach to go to? Thank you!
September is usually warm, not as hot as July/August but still hot if you're used to colder weather. Sometimes we have hurricanes or rainy days in September, but veryyy sporadically, so no worries. Hotels: Hyatt Place/Costa Baja/Araiza Palmira if you want something nicer. Seven Crown Hotel is in the best area (downtown) and everything is withing walkable distance. Hotel del Ángel is a good option if you want something a bit cheaper. Beaches: Balandra (a must go, but make sure to wake up early and consider you won't be able to stay as long as you might want!), El Tecolote. Some beaches a bit closer to downtown are El Coromuel or El Caimancito.
Es imposible mantener el aire acondicionado encendido en verano en México. La factura de electricidad aquí es ridículamente cara. Esta sugerencia es simplemente imposible. Tengo demasiado calor para dormir todos los días. Este es mi verdadero estado de ánimo cuando vengo a La Paz. Si tienes miedo al calor, entonces no debes venir aquí, porque no sólo hace calor aquí, sino que hace mucho calor y permanece caliente durante mucho tiempo. Hace tanto calor durante aproximadamente dos tercios del año. .
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alex? alex who? just kidding, love the lady, more content please!
Thanks for watching, Dave!
Where is the best place for country living in Mexico? With green areas but not too much humidity.
We loved La Paz and I think it would be a great place to live if you work remotely. For retirees, I'm not sure if there is enough to do.
One thing I didn’t like about BCS is that it really seems like you need a car 🚗 was that your experience too, Donald?
If there is mota, beach, and walmart....I'm good to go
Would you consider living in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico?? Please feel free to drop any questions you have about living in La Paz in the comments below!
I am visiting in 2 weeks to check it out for possible retirement in a year or 2.....can't wait...staying in El Centenario for 4 days and La Ventana for 1 then back to San Jose then the airport...I've lived just north of Miami and also in New Orleans and it gets pretty hot and sticky in both places. Even here in Ohio the summers can be miserable....La Paz here I come, at least you have the ocean and lots of pools
I’m planning to visit for a couple months with my children! Would you say there is a lot of activities for children? Also are there any daycare options for kids incase I want to go out!😂
@@midnittkrhow was it?
@@niomisingh8871 it is incredibly family/young children friendly....entire families walk along The Malecon in LA Paz even at 10 pm or later and no crime
@@niomisingh8871 it was the best experience ever....every single person I interacted with whether they spoke English or not was so incredibly friendly. Everyone was willing to help find places or suggest better ways of doing things. The good was awesome and affordable but I was there when the exchange rate was a lot better for Americans. The only crazy thing is driving outside the cities.... definitely need GPS and an SUV as half the time you are driving on desert dirt roads with no signs and lots of 🌵....lots of little memorials along the roads where people have died in car accidents.. I thought they were just really religious....it's a great place with tons to do when the exchange rate is favorable....I still will retire there!
I'm not sure I see the appeal when places like Puerto Morales and Puerto Escondido have less expats, less gringos, cheaper food, just as beautiful beaches, great seafood, etc. And La Paz is a little bit away from traveling to other places.
Good point about traveling!
How about this? kzhead.info/sun/n9iIYNllpHSPeqc/bejne.html
Puerto Escondido has a ton of tourists
@@grahamstrom1492 it was on my itinerary but I skipped it since I've had enough Mexico beach places before. That's good to know. After being all around in Mexico for me nothing beats Mexico City / Puebla. Can't beat the year-round nice weather, kind people, delicious and cheap food, and walkability. I think because I spent five years in Hawaii the infrastructure and nicer beaches beat out the so-called retire in paradise cheap beach destinations.
@@wanderingdoc5075 I feel you, the weather is very important to me as well for living. Puerto Escondido has mostly younger tourists, but the coast of Oaxaca is stunning and has a lot to offer. def worth a visit
$1300 USD monthly pension. Where can one live in Mexico with out a car and easy access to grocery store and gym?
Hi very interesting video I would love to speak with Jimena Ruiz I have other many questions to ask her is it possible to get an email to contact her?
Great video! It is refreshing to see such a comprehensive video with so many points hit. Very honest and accurate, with the exception of the sidewalks. Only the Malecon has maintained sidewalks. They recently re-did a street about 10 blocks southeast as a model street. They tore out the entire street and nonconforming sidewalks for about a mile and put it all in new with full handicap access and modern street signs. We're hoping they continue with that model but the rest of La Paz has no consistency as to if you even have sidewalks. Too many videos are sanitized to make people think they should move here or retire here. I feel bad because people can invest here only to leave in three years because it is kinda harsh; here and much of Mexico.
Curious what the dating scene is like there... I would like to meet a kind Latina possibly in her forties. I would imagine there would be more dating opportunity in Guadalajara or other larger Mexican cities
It’s hot
Thanks for not calling it Baja California Sir
I don’t get why you said another recommendation for foreigner??? Are only foreigners now allowed to move to MX. It’s a disgrace that you haven’t learned that a big issue is gentrification. Love your videos but that just rubbed me the wrong way.
Anyone moving to Mexico that is not from Mexico is a foreigner.
Anyone not from Mexico who moves to Mexico is a foreigner
Is there a nightclub scene? As a DJ this is one consideration that I have as I decide between Playa del Carmen/Cancun/Tulum area and Baja/La Paz/Cabo