Absolutely, you can see beautiful flowers, plants and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic!
I can also use my US debit card to withdraw $ from the ATM; however there are fees. I can also deposit checks from my US credit union to my bank here, & there's a fee ($5.35).
"Yes" is the definite answer. 
The crime rate in Portugal is probably the lowest in the world. Whatever crime exists in Portugal is mostly petty crime or drug-related. Some guy would break the window of a car to take a bag or whatever valuable thing he could find, for example, or some guys would break into a house and go after the TV of a Hi-Fi system. Most of the crimes here are non-violent crimes and more of petty crimes. 
You can buy an average little house on one lot in an average neighborhood in Cayo for between US $125,000 to $150,000. For $150,000, you can get a two-bedroom, one-bathroom home with wood frames and wood floors. It would be a finished home between 1,000 and 1,200 square foot. There are some houses that have three bedrooms and two bathrooms priced between $250,000 US and $600,000 US on a 1/4 to 1/2 acre lot. Two Fender Benders Compared: One in the US and One in Mexico
On our road trip through Mexico and on the Best Places in the World to Retire site, we and other contributors to our site are often asked to do a comparison between life in the US and life abroad. In order to be accurate, these comparisons are almost always filled with lots of caveats because it is not often easy to do a fair one-to-one, “apples-to-apples” parallel. However, sometimes, you can, which is exactly what happened to me a few days ago.First, here’s...
In these days that moral and family values seem to be hiding in different ways, we are responsible to fight back to ensure that the new generation has a place where they will raise their children that will be safe, not only from crime or violence, but the safest place we can provide to give them values, as the best legacy we can give them.
Voting is done on Sunday to ensure maximum voter participation. Presidential elections are held every five years, and presidents cannot succeed themselves. Under this system you don’t have a president-elect