in the us civic and "fighting city hall" is a meme we suffer and struggle with. allocation of parcels of land, road networks, infrastructure/etc., health inspectors, ad nauseum bureaucracy. if you aren't up to code you're done.  in mexico they have a fraction of this and are just now building out infrastructure after decades of upskilling for it. huge opportunity for them so that's the good news. also, they are far more free than we are - so they can make their own thing, without our mistakes.  it's going okay. if they are smart they will capitalize on meaningful development and leapfrog standards of living, like they are trying to do with resort areas such as tulum. the abundance of buildable land with access to resources is incredible. you can get a nice condo with a private porch and a small pool with a waterfall for super cheap.  imo.
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