Rob, do the squatters you refer to have to have a voter I.D. or some type of proven residency to be able to vote?

Addresses without streets and house numbers are common here. Then of course you can squat on one parcel while having an address at another. The current mayor was formerly the director of Fibazi where he dealt directly with squatters, accommodating them instead of removing them as he should have. As mayor his administration has worked to regularize many colonias irregulares, which is the first step towards them getting land title. Another step is having a school in their colonia, which is where many foreigners have unwittingly been used to play a part.

The only thing one needs to vote is a Credencial de Elector, basically our national ID card since most folks never obtain any other form of photo ID. The requirements for obtaining a Credencial can be found here:
Detalles de la solicitud para la Credencial para Votar

As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,380 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (10 more than yesterday), 193 that have resulted in fatalities, 38 that are currently active, and approximately 2,001 that have recovered. Yepper. Lookin like a spike coinciding with the vaccination process itself. Oops. That's not supposed to happen. But it's the only place there's been a mass gathering besides tourists at the beach, and tourists don't count locally.

But overall, hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 across Mexico are down.

Hot and humid and no water. Great weather for selling cold drinks. The lack of city water is typical for this time of year ever since all the hillside invasions were allowed to remain beginning about 20 years ago. It's election year, so squatters are coddled to and will expect city services and land titles in exchange for their votes.

The Triatlón looks like it's on for June 26. That's about the only scheduled event we have to look forward to this year.
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Lots of fishermen looking for their sustenance in the bay. Lots of cement, too. And we lost a few tall palm trees and beach to paving stones.