num_pages: 336
description: A lighthearted account of the award-winning journalist author's year-long effort to build his dream home in Mexico describes how he and his wife moved to a fishing village on the Pacific coast, forged relationships with locals and fellow ex-pats, and shared the joys and pitfalls of personal house building. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico
titlecomplete: Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico
genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Memoir
ratings_count: 300
publisher: Scribner