![]() ![]() The ocean breezes are blowing over Progreso, not Merida. Yes I know it's not far from Progreso, but Progreso is another city Merida is 24.5 miles away from, and it's sitting next to the sea not Merida. Merida doesn't have consistent breezes, a malecon, ocean or bay access so it seems to get much hotter than here. Here we have consistent breezes off of the bay which help, I have 5 fans, 3 are ceiling fans and at least two of them are on 24/7. The cost of having the air conditioning on continuously in pretty high. After the sun is fully up, I start a process of closing the house back up and alternating which room I have the Air conditioner on. Mostly what we do here is open the house up in the early morning ,after day light because of mosquitoes, which can also get pretty intense in Merida. I live only two hours from there and yes Merida can get very hot. If you are looking for easy and just like the U.S. so I have to put a lot more effort into finding things, which means I have to continue improving my Spanish and be physically active every day. Things are not necessarily very convenient like they are in the U.S. There is sun every day here so I suspect I am generally healthier and more active. Remember Mexico has the climate you want, you just have to look for it. Patience is the biggest requirement, with observation being a close second. In the morning I open everything up and let the morning breezes in, then close the doors and windows when the sun hits the house. If I use the air conditioning I do one area at a time and conserve by keeping the windows closed. You body adapts, but you also learn from the locals. It's been 4 years and I'm still here ( he died last year). We explored a lot, but just didn't leave because we found few places that had all of the easy walking distances to what we needed. When we first moved here we figured we would stay perhaps a year and find somewhere more moderate. I live in the hot and humid southern part of Mexico. Some areas are cooler and some are very hot and humid. It's not much different from moving to different places in the U.S.
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