Sarah, how much gentrification is Xalapa seeing? We'd briefly considered investigating Xalapa as a retirement destination but ultimately decided for something sunnier.
There are definitely way more foreigners here than I ever imagined (a few hundred, perhaps? Most around here tend to kind of blend in and live just like the locals do), especially since COVID. Prices are definitely going up, but it's not because of newcomers; they're just going up everywhere, some out of necessity, and some simply because businesses recognize that they can.
Sarah, how much gentrification is Xalapa seeing? We'd briefly considered investigating Xalapa as a retirement destination but ultimately decided for something sunnier.
There are definitely way more foreigners here than I ever imagined (a few hundred, perhaps? Most around here tend to kind of blend in and live just like the locals do), especially since COVID. Prices are definitely going up, but it's not because of newcomers; they're just going up everywhere, some out of necessity, and some simply because businesses recognize that they can.
Thank you Sarah. Good advice. My hope is to assimilate well here and offend as little as possible.
Thanks for this!!