attraction. There are a large number of charter
boats that take aboard about 9,000 sailfish and
marlin annually. There are charter bottom fishing
boats as well as fishing from the beach. There are
countless lakes nearby that produce excellent bass
fishing.
tourists alike for walking, exercising and people watching.
there are not the big housing areas occupied permanently by expatriates, like
in Guadalajara. I live on a block in which I am the only foreign citizen. I have
Canadian and U.S. friends who live in almost all areas of the city. Most of them
have integrated into their Mexican communities with few problems.
completely different from the resort areas.
It has a bustling central market where
shopping daily for fresh food is a way of life
carried over from the days prior to refriger-
ation. The "Old Town" and Olas Altas areas
have been rejuvenated the past few years
and the number of artists-in-residence has
increased. The Plazuela Machado, four
short blocks from the central market, has
sidewalk cafés where one can sit quietly in the shade enjoying a local beer or
soft drink while watching the senior citizens on the park benches talk while the
children laugh and chase each other around the gazebo.