Yelepa also has a sizeable arts community with nearly thirty art galleries and studios that showcase some remarkable local talent; many of these artists also show their work in the U.S. and Canada, and they offer free weekly workshops that anyone can attend.   There is a local language school, the Yelapa English Spanish Institute, to help those who need to brush up on their Spanish, and the Yelapa Oasis is a wonderful retreat/resort with casitas in a garden setting.  There is also a free local medical clinic, but major medical emergencies would have to be taken care of in Puerto Vallarta.   One store sells over the counter drugs and some prescription drugs (no prescription required).

English is spoken enough throughout the village so that one does not need to know Spanish to retire here, but it is always a good idea to learn the local language.  This can often be accomplished by just living in Yelapa.   The water, as in much of Mexico, is not safe to drink, at least not for those not raised here, but most of the restaurants have bottled water, and the water store supplies very inexpensive fresh water to gringos.   There are no banks or ATMs in Yelapa so financial matters need to be tended to in Puerto Vallarta.  This is also a safe place with very little crime.

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