Many people want to find family living in Mexico. It could be a search for biological parents or a long-lost family member. Because we live in a world of computers and the World Wide Web, people have a tendency to believe that locating relatives in Mexico takes just a few clicks of the mouse. In reality, it's not always easy to use the Internet to find relatives in Mexico, simply because most people in Mexico do not use the Internet, particularly in rural areas.
Gather all the necessary information about the person you're looking for and make sure the information is correct. Begin with a complete name, city and state, then search online using Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, and Bing.com. You can also search social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Multiply and Twitter.
Use Telmex, Mexico's white pages, to locate your relative. Or gather all the information you can find about your relative and place an ad in Adoos.com, Mexico's online advertising website.
Use a family genealogy website for Mexico called Registro Civil. This is the government agency that stores government documents of residents by town. Prepare to pay a fee to use their website.
Hire a private investigator in Mexico as a last resort. Use Mexico's classified Ads Adoos to find a reliable private investigator and negotiate an affordable price.
