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A Former Banker Prefers Huatulco Over Other Tropical Locations

Before moving to Mexico, Maggie lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she worked in Banking. She and her husband immigrated from Great Britain thirty years prior, but their dream was to retire someplace warm. They vacationed in Puerto Vallarta five times before they visited Huatulco. “To be honest, when we arrived we thought we’d made a huge mistake. The place was almost empty, there were very few other buildings near our hotel, and in March, Huatulco was awfully dry and brown. At first glance, the place seemed kind of desolate. Then we explored a bit and by the next day we’d fallen in love with it!” They visited the Caribbean a couple of times before returning to Huatulco and their seco

Retired From Making Wine; Not From Consuming It

Before moving to Mexico, Larry was an assistant wine maker in Sonoma County, Russian River appellation. Many of the people he worked with were Hispanic as were, over half his wife’s students. “Doreen and I got to know a lot of them and enjoyed their culture. After several visits to Mexico we developed a ten-year retirement plan that included moving to Mexico.” The couple had not made any decisions as to where they would ultimately live until a Mexican American colleague at Doreen’s school offered a suggestion. “She’d spent some time with family in Mexico and they took her to Oaxaca City, and Huatulco. She was impressed by what she found here, and suggested we take a look. We did and here we

Brooke Gazer

writer, business owner, expat

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A Former Banker Prefers Huatulco Over Other Tropical Locations

Retired From Making Wine; Not From Consuming It