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Cozumel Photo courtesy of Serfati Photography
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Lobbyists Seek To Reform Constitution for Foreigners to Acquire Coastal Lands

Mexican lobbyists are seeking to repeal the 1824  Ley de Colonización, (or Homestead Act in English) that prohibits foreigners from owning Mexican coastal lands for personal or non-commercial use.  During the 13th National Forum for Tourism, proponents cited several reasons as to why this act should be repealed including:  the current peso-dollar exchange rate, the number of US citizens seeking to retire elsewhere, medical tourism and the over 50,000  fideicomisos  currently in existence.

Romarico Arroyo, a former Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, and advocate for the repeal, also referenced Mexico’s number 3 position in the top 10 most attractive countries for US Retirees, and additionally illustrated his point by alluding to Ecuador’s $4M Superbowl spot, geared toward Us Retirees.

Although this nearly 200 year old law has been modified, it has yet to be revoked.

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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weekly Cozumel 4 You news, social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean. ______________________________ Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano, Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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