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The land transfer and “notario público” process in Mexico and other Latin American countries differs significantly from the U.S. system. In Mexico, a notario acknowledges and certifies a property transfer, which provides “judicial certainty” as to the authenticity of the process. Without title insurance, a buyer may find it very difficult to recover monetarily for errors and omissions of a notario público in the transfer process. Public registries in Mexico and most Latin American countries do not provide monetary indemnification in the event of loss due to a title defect or errors. As in the U.S., Title Insurance may be an effective tool to mitigate risk in mexican real estate transactions.