Best Places In The World To Retire

Yes, taxis are available in Yucatan.  A typical trip in town (for example, in Merida), will run you anywhere from 40-100 pesos (US $2 - $7).
 
There is also an extensive bus system throughout the state of Yucatan and the entire country.  First class buses are very comfortable with reclining seats, reading lights, movies and bathrooms.  

 

(Bus in Yucatan, Mexico, pictured.)

Yes, taxis are available in Yucatan.  A typical trip in town (for example, in Merida), will run you anywhere from 40-100 pesos (US $2 - $7).
 
There is also an extensive bus system throughout the state of Yucatan and the entire country.  First class buses are very comfortable with reclining seats, reading lights, movies and bathrooms.  

 

(Bus in Yucatan, Mexico, pictured.)

A couple of radio stations in Nicaragua play American music and I sometimes listen to those two stations. They usually play Top 40 and Oldies music.

Aside from these radio stations, there are hundreds of internet stations you can listen to if you are at home and if you have internet connection. I listen to a station called Sky FM. They play jazz music and I like listening to jazz when I am at work or at home. You can listen to any music you want on the internet. 

A couple of radio stations in Nicaragua play American music and I sometimes listen to those two stations. They usually play Top 40 and Oldies music.

Aside from these radio stations, there are hundreds of internet stations you can listen to if you are at home and if you have internet connection. I listen to a station called Sky FM. They play jazz music and I like listening to jazz when I am at work or at home. You can listen to any music you want on the internet. 

The best thing about retiring in Ambergris Caye is waking up every day to the roar of the sea crashing over the barrier reef that protects the island. Typically, we have a blue sky and you know that, if it is going to rain, it is going to be only for a period of time. You know every day the weather is always going to be as nice as the day before and you can predict when it is not going to be. You know that you can have nice fresh vegetables and fruits and you are not going to worry about...

The best thing about retiring in Ambergris Caye is waking up every day to the roar of the sea crashing over the barrier reef that protects the island. Typically, we have a blue sky and you know that, if it is going to rain, it is going to be only for a period of time. You know every day the weather is always going to be as nice as the day before and you can predict when it is not going to be. You know that you can have nice fresh vegetables and fruits and you are not going to worry about where the produce is coming from.
 
The downside to being on the island is that it is kind of like being in a small town. That is a plus and a minus. You will know most of the people in the area where you live and you will wind up knowing pretty much everyone on the island, too. It is going to be almost too “small townish,” when you live in Ambergris Caye.
 
Then of course, you also have this problem with tourists. They make the normal five-minute golf cart ride to downtown ten or fifteen minutes. Ambergris Caye is still a vacation island, so there is way much karaoke on the island at night and there are way too many drinking tourists singing karaoke at night. You have that dynamic of being in place where there are people coming and going. They are here temporarily, having fun, and enjoying themselves.
 
Ambergris Caye is a fun little place. Belize is a laid-back Caribbean country and Ambergris Caye is a laid-back Caribbean island.

 

(A satellite image of the barrier reef along Ambergris Caye, pictured.)