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Aug 20 - And Away We Go

Well. . I attempted to download a picture of our lot . . but alas, as seems so common of computers and the internet, some glitch prevented it. . . So, here goes without the picture.
At this moment, there should be lots of activity upon our lot. . . Excavation and preparation for foundation should […]

Posted by pattycake on 20 Aug 2008 at 10:52 am
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Oct 14 - Decreto 801 and global warming

Finally!!. . . a bit more ‘informative’ piece on the new law - Decreto 801. . .
What had been floating around in posts ranged from one extreme to the other. . . with no real word on what the law consisted of. . . It turns out that the law is quite complex, and was […]

Posted by pattycake on 14 Oct 2007 at 9:59 am
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Oct 6 - Decreto 801 - the big “Uh Oh”

Just how big a mess has this new law - Decreto 801, passed at the last minute by the outgoing governor of Merida, prohibiting any new construction or reconstruction on the beaches of the Yucatan within 60 meters of the high water mark - created ?? Obviously, a very large one. . . . or […]

Posted by pattycake on 06 Oct 2007 at 10:21 am
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Oct 2 - UH OH

There is some very disturbing news in the Merida Insider, concerning a new law (is it a law??) prohibiting construction and/or reconstruction within a certain distance of the water’s edge at high tide (in the Yucatan). . . It is unclear whether or not this law is in affect yet, or if it is actually […]

Posted by pattycake on 02 Oct 2007 at 9:56 am
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Jul 6 - trip to Merida - cont. #2

No trip is a trip without a day of seeing the ’sights’. .and taking it easy. . . so on Sunday of our stay in Merida, we took the day off from viewing homes. . and gave Omar a much needed day of rest. .The city is gorgeous, every bit as beautiful, peaceful, and scenic […]

Posted by pattycake on 06 Jul 2007 at 10:45 am
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Jul 5 - trip to Merida - cont.

Day two of our stay in Merida sent us to the coast. . . . We were anxious to view one particular home which from all aspects that we could see in the description and pictures of it posted on the realty site on the internet - was the one that we ‘thought’ we wanted. […]

Posted by pattycake on 05 Jul 2007 at 9:56 am
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Jul 4 - trip to Merida

March 15th through the 21st of this year (2007) we made the trip to MeridaÂ - armed withÂ the stack of printouts of the homes we wanted to look at and thinking the five full days that gave us would be adequate to conduct our search. . And as we were arriving late in the day […]

Posted by pattycake on 04 Jul 2007 at 9:51 am
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Jul 3 - searching the realty ads

Realtors and the realty market in Mexico differ from those in the states. . . Our search was done via the internet, and various - no - ‘numerous’ realty sites popped up when googled. . . Weeks were spent searching these sites - pouring over the listings, squintingÂ at details on the pictures, checking the amenities […]

Posted by pattycake on 03 Jul 2007 at 5:49 pm
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