San Miguel is divided into Colonias. Some have been colonized by Expats.
The Yellow and Brown areas are fully colonized areas of San Miguel. Maids, gardeners, Cantera Marble, old doors, Mercedes, WIFI abound.
The Beige areas are being colonized. Expats and Expat houses are found dotted through the area.
The Green Areas are Gringo Free Zones. This is where the Locals live and few Expats who are tying to assimilate or are simply too poor to live elsewhere.
Most tourists never leave El Centro (the Brown Area). The restaurants, shoppes and Gangs are all there. There is no reason to leave the comfort of North America and wander elsewhere. You can almost tell where El Centro ends and know that something dangerous lies beyond that point.
Occasionally, some Tourists decide to cross the line and enter a Gringo Free Zone as these Tourist have done in San Rafael.
You can almost hear the conversation
Ha! Just take a bus marked “San Luis Rey”
until then you will not know fear. (they don’t return)
steve
(as yet unfotographed gay gringo)
Where is the zone of the expats that look down on everyone else living in areas of Mexico?
Heck I’m so far out of the gringo zone that it isn’t even on your map!
I’m between the presa and the botanical gardens, remember?
By the way, the guest house is available for rent if you hear of anyone looking for a quiet, secluded stone house surrounded by gardens……..but no shops or other gringos.