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Taxco

Overview

Taxco, a small city of 90,000 people, is world-renowned as a silver-working center with colonial architecture that is nearly unmatched over the Mexican landscape for sheer beauty. The Mexican government declared the city a protected area of national heritage and so building in Taxco is strictly controlled so as to conform to the traditional styles. A mere 3 hours south and west from Mexico City, at 5,000 feet, it is a high altitude location, so heart and asthma patients will want to use caution before visiting, but the altitude mixed with the clear Mexican sun provides a clarity here that is beyond charming and moves towards the positively enlightening.

Foreign residents do not make up a sizable percentage of the city’s population though foreign visitors are a constant and welcome presence. Living in Taxco is a pleasure though, and buying houses, like renting houses, is not difficult and is increasingly common for foreigners. Livtopia has a great deal of experience in both areas. Similar to Guanajuato, Taxco is mountainous and organic, with cobblestone streets and crooked alleyways hardly to be believed. Every visitor seems to imagine staying forever, and the possibility seems ever more at hand. Moving to Taxco, one gains the feeling of being utterly at peace in an affordable city that time has nearly forgotten.

And don’t forget to check out the latest news on Taxco real estate and living in Taxco on the Livtopia blog.