{"product_id":"9780985947613","title":"Moving to Mexico's Lake Chapala 2nd Edition","description":"People from all over the world are discovering Mexico's Lake Chapala as a great place to live a richer life - as a visitor, a resident ex-patriot, or as a retiree. This guide explains what other travel books don't: it includes up-to-date immigration, visa, and vehicle information. It's a must-have for anyone considering moving to Lake Chapala, as well as visitors and current residents.\u003cp\u003eThis book includes: \u003cbr\u003e• Exploratory Trip Checklist\u003cbr\u003e• Move Planning Checklist (by week)\u003cbr\u003e• Border Checklist\u003cbr\u003e• Moving In Checklist (by week)\u003cbr\u003e• Comprehensive immigration, visa, and senior discount card information\u003cbr\u003e• Legal basics\u003cbr\u003e• Overview of Lakeside towns\u003cbr\u003e• How-to's on utilities and technology\u003cbr\u003e• Medical care and insurance information\u003cbr\u003e• How to get vehicle permits, registrations, driver's licenses\u003cbr\u003e• Banking, safety, police, shopping, pet care, and mail services basics\u003cbr\u003e• Guides to local customs and language instruction, and government services\u003cbr\u003e• Telephone dialing instructions\u003cbr\u003e• Emergency numbers\u003cbr\u003e• How to hire household help\u003cbr\u003e• Driving tips and Accident form\u003cbr\u003e• Common metric conversions (oven temperatures, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, this book explains it all for you - everything the travel guides don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I found it highly readable, most comprehensive, and flawlessly organized. I think it's the best book of its kind that I have read, and I have been down here for 25 years.\"\u003cbr\u003eAlejandro Grattan-Dominguez\u003cbr\u003eEditor-in-Chief, El Ojo del Lago Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've lived at Lakeside for ten years now, and coordinate the Information Desk at the Lake Chapala Society. Yet I'm amazed at how much I learned reading this book. I fully intend to keep a copy at the Information Desk, and suggest all the volunteers familiarize themselves with it.\"\u003cbr\u003e Harriet Hart\u003cbr\u003e Lakeside writer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I wish I had your book available when I moved here 8 years ago. It certainly would have made life simpler and more interesting.\"\u003cbr\u003e Howard Feldstein \u003cbr\u003e President, Lake Chapala Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A valuable resource for anyone visiting or moving to Lake Chapala. If you can, buy it before you come. At the very least, buy it the moment you arrive. Having this book when I moved here 11 years ago would have saved me many missteps and countless hours of research.\"\u003cbr\u003e Judy Dykstra-Brown\u003cbr\u003e Lakeside writer and artist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor questions or comments, email: Jorgensen@MovingToMexicosLakeChapala.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mexico Expat Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021070287088,"sku":"9780985947613","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985947613_p0.jpg?v=1763880990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985947613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}