Americans, Canadians and Europeans are finding it ever increasingly popular to Retire in Mexico. The great value for money with regard to property and living expenses, the wonderful climate, stunning scenery, and endless leisure activities have all attracted many people to purchase their retirement property in Mexico. Not to mention the ease of travel now available between the Mexican and US boarders.

Fishing and golf are considered to be the top draw cards for purchasing a retirement home in particular areas of Mexico. The Baja California Peninsular caters for both these common retirement pastimes. Here are just a few of the top class residential golf resort communities available for people to purchase who are looking Mexico Beachfront Real Estate to retire in Mexico.

Querencia is a private club located in the Los Cabos region, designed by Tom Fazio, who found the location to be ??truly unique for golf.? Opened in 2000, there are over 250 homes, condos and villas set across 840 acres of stunning land overlooking the beautiful Sea of Cortez. It also features a golf clubhouse with excellent facilities covering more than 26,000 square feet, offering everything the retired golf enthusiast could dream of. With a championship 18 hole golf course, amazing 12 acre state of the art practice facility, and the fact that the development is a private one, all give Querencia a wonderful secluded feel within its community.

Cabo Del Sol is more of a resort feel with 5 star hotels, two championship golf courses, and a residential development set amongst this. Cabo Del Sol is renowned for its top class facilities and amenities, but has more of a holiday resort feel that a private retirement complex. The golf courses were designed, one by Jack Nicklaus, and the other by Tom Weiskoph. The residential property includes about 6 exclusive neighbourhoods, and several different condo complexes. All offering wonderful 5 star quality where one may wish to retire in Mexico.

Cabo San Lucas Country Club is not as widely recognised as the Querencia or Cabo Del Sol, but has a wonderful unique feeling to it. The quiet of this country club lends well to those looking to retire in Mexico where quality golf is their priority. The Dye championship golf course is situated around a large number of lakes, and offering breathtaking views of San Lucas Bay and the Sea of Cortez. With a private residential community set among 750 beautiful acres, Cabo San Lucas Country Club is a popular destination for those looking to retire in Mexico.

Author: Jason Keiller

During the past 15 years, International Living magazine has calculated its Annual Global Retirement Index; a resource intended to assist retirees and future retirees in evaluating and comparing the world’s most popular retirement destinations. It is based on a number of criteria, giving various weights to each, depending on its importance to retirees. Listed below are those criteria considered with their individual weighting:

? Cost of Living?20%

? Health Care?20%

? Special Benefits?20%

? Real Estate?15%

? Entertainment, Recreation, and Culture?10%

? Climate?5%

? Safety and Stability?5%

? Infrastructure?5%

Believe it or not, until this year, Panama had topped the list for the past six years. It still has plenty to offer retirees, however this year, with 30 countries being analyzed and ranked, it fell to fourth position. Ahead of Panama in third position, was Italy with its beautiful cities, its fine weather, and of course, its historic sites. In second position was, of all countries, Ecuador, which moved all the way up from the tenth position last year. Ecuador offers an extremely low cost of living, great weather, beautiful land, a growing economy tied to the US dollar, and a stable political environment. It might be a well kept secret, but Ecuador is becoming a land of opportunity and retirees are taking advantage of it.

Now, for the number one ranked country in the world for retirement; MEXICO! Aside from the fact that Mexico is extremely convenient to the US and Canada, that Mexico’s Senior Citizens