Archeological Site
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| Yet to be uncovered |
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| Heidi, F, S, and Yadira |
We visited an archeological site today, La Chole, that is in progress. We went with F's teachers. Amazing. We got to go places that will eventually be available only for viewing, not walking around. They say it will probably be one of the most important ruin sites in Mexico when finished. Not much of it has been uncovered, yet. They have a very nice museum which is only one year old. We had a guide that was very knowledgable because he grew up around the ruins. He took us to his home which was the first museum. They date the site back to 500 years B.C. The sports playing field had been worked on but they are going to leave the worship site as they found it. The winners of each game were sacrificed and they found many skeletons around the sites. I guess if you are raised with the idea of winning to lose your life, you accept it, like the suicide bombers today. What was neat was to see a siite in progress, roped off and being brushed. They showed us a hill that is a pyramid yet to be uncovered. The site is about 30 minutes from Zihuatanejo.
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| Actual sports field reconstructed |
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| Yadira, F and guide at Museum |
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| Winner (?????) of game |
Birthday Man
We were sitting on beach yesterday enjoying sights and sunset. An older, nicely dressed man, came up and asked it he could join us. Do we look like people who would be okay with a stranger joining them? Benito was delightful. He only spoke Spanish but spoke very clearly and slowly so we (mostly F) could understand him. He had 2 kids in the states (Dallas and CA). He had been a watchmaker. F showed him his Dad's watch and Benito said it was very valuable because of the memories. He said that yesterday was his birthday, 80 years. Who really knows? We fell for it all because he was such a nice man and just seemed lonely. Very enjoyable experience.
Economy
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| Improved sidewalks |
The economy here seems better than it has been when we were here before. There is much construction. Sidewalks on main drags have been replaced and overhangs added to shade them. Grass has even been planted in places! Very unusual. Second stories have been added to many of the buildings on the main drags. We understand that the richest nations seem to be in recessions but the 3rd world countries are in growth. Interesting. But the tourism seems down. I assume because of the danger you see in the media. Not sure if it is that or because Easter rush is coming up and this is just a down time. But restaurants and beaches seem very slow and only slightly up on weekends.
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