La Vida ZIHmplificada

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Friday night's Fandango Folklórico in Plaza del Artista was a wonderful event highlighting local talent and regional culture. Something we should promote more of. Many dancers participated with their spontaneous zapateados, preserving regional culture and sharing their talents with residents and visitors. A shame it wasn't held in a larger venue and publicized better.

Today was a day of mostly clear skies, little-to-no breeze and high temperatures. We noticed a good number of visitors who appeared to be middle-class. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED! Sales were good for many local shopkeepers thanks to the higher purchasing power of these visitors.

I was on Calle Cinco de Mayo for a while this morning, and I couldn't help but notice all the people who arrive on buses walking down the street, most were walking on the side of the street of the artisans' market with beer in hand while toting coolers and everything they needed for a day at the beach. Obviously changing the parking area of the buses has benefitted the Cinco de Mayo artisans while leaving the hotels and shops on the other side of town along Avenida La Boquita with hardly any clients.

Meanwhile the decline of Ixtapa sadly continues thanks to the big hotels in the "Zona Hotelera I" offering only all-included packages with no solution in sight by local authorities. I have ideas for solutions, thanks in part to my university studies in public administration, something that apparently too many of our local public servants either lack or did not excel at. I also believe I understand our local economy well and our niche in the tourism industry from a lifetime of living and working in popular tourist destinations, including living over half of my life right here. How is it possible that such an easily rectifiable problem can continue for over 2 decades without any solution from the local government? I hope they figure this out soon to the benefit of our local economy and not just the economy of a few local politicians as happens too frequently when "resolving" problems.

I have to say, the more I watch the government of the USA ruin the country and tear it apart, the more thankful I am to be here where we are progressing. That feeling of hope, innovation and inspiration from the 60's that pretty much died out in the 70's in the USA is still very much alive and well and flourishing in Mexico. Life continues improving for us while we watch incredulous at what is happening to our neighbor. Death to tyrants, fascists and pedophiles! ¡Viva México!

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Noche de Fandango con música y baile folklórico en Plaza del Artista frente a la bahía de Zihuatanejo.