al5359
Dec 16, 2006, 10:11 AM
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Re: [barmarr] Looking for nice Pacific Ocean Village
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Go south to the little village of Cuyutlan. My wife and I bought beachfront property there this year and we love it. I have made 7 trips south this year and the last one we spent 3 days in Spark's beloved Melaque. We stayed at La Brizas and loved it. Also ate breakfast every morning at Roosters, owned by the nicest Canadian couple you'll ever meet. The only problem I had with the area was that you felt like you were in the states, or Canada. We live 10 miles from the B.C. border and can spot a Canuck (no offense meant) a mile away. While I understand there are rude people everywhere, we saw a number of instances where the tourists treated the locals VERY poorly. On one particular night, my wife had to keep me away from throwing 4 french Canadians off the second floor of a restaurant because the were yelling at the waiter because he didn't understand their form of "english". In Cuyutlan, we were the only gringos in town for the 4 days we were there and were treated wonderfully. The prices are still very affordable and the locals aren't jaded by the treatment NOB's sometime give them. My spanish is meager but getting better and they have a blast helping me get by without trying to rip me off. At least 6-8 times in Melaque, the taxi driver, vendor, whatever, gave himself a tip thinking I didn't know the difference. I did, but was usually going to tip them anyway so wasn't worth the battle. If you decide to try Cuyutlan, go to the Hotel Fenix, ask for Olivia or Geoff,(they speak english), have a drink and ask them why you should consider their village for your retirement. You'll be glad you did. Oh ya, tell them Al and Di sent you!
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