Three Small Beach Towns You Can Retire To in Mexico

Sandy Ingram
3 min readApr 26, 2023
Image of rental in Yelapa, Mexico

The Topic for today. Quite seaside villages, in Mexico, where you can enjoy the sea and, the seafood. This article is about such places, either for retirement or as a get-away.

Number One. Yelapa, Jalisco

Sandy, the publisher of the channel Budget Retirement Options has visited and stayed in Yelapa and has rave reviews on the tranquility and peacefulness of this small town that can only be reached by boat.

Yelapa is a beautiful, quiet beach town that attracts visitors looking to escape the crowds along the coast. The main attraction are the beaches, which are full of small pebbles and lined with coconut trees and hammocks. There are several great little restaurants where you can get a full meal for $9 or less.

If you want to take an active tour through Yelapa — or just relax on the beach — hire a horse and guide to tour the waterfalls and hidden pools in the jungle. To really escape people, hire a fisherman to take you to a more remote beach .

Yelapa can be a little pricy when it comes to accommodations. However, when you see the views from the open-air villas you begin to understand why. When you arrive in Yelapa, you may as well take off your watch, because time travel will take you back 30 years. The main street only accommodates…

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Sandy Ingram

Retired US citizen traveling the world, slowly. Author, YouTuber and Retired Tax Professional Registered w/ DOT Since 1999.