Trip Report July 2024

Thanks for the very interesting trip report and the lovely photos. We'll just have to agree to disagree about the ecocide at the end of La Ropa Beach, another HOT CEMENT ROAD with skimpy little palm trees (there's a nice scam going on there, but that's another story). Muse looks very interesting, and I'm glad to hear from someone who's stayed there. I very much appreciate hearing your perspective and your experience. Nice job. ¡Bravo! ¡Mil gracias!

Talking about ecocide: last February I walked down the beach at Playa Larga and saw the massive groundwork for the new whatever-it-is. It really is a shocking scar on the landscape. I envisage some monstrosity like the absolutely humongous RIU hotel (900 or 1000 rooms?) they built north of Mazatlan, on Playa Los Cerritos.

Yes, the large patch of totally bare land allegedly violates the law, but apparently we have no governmental entity enforcing crimes against the environment. A damn shame. Supposedly that's what our local office of Ecología is for, but they've become notorious for their blind eye and their hypocrisy, and PROFEPA seems to be missing in action, I regret to admit. I wish things were different. Progress doesn't have to be so sloppy and damaging to the environment. But apparently too many people focus only on their own profits. Our own collective greed and stupidity will destroy us, according to Dr. Stephen Hawking.