I love the peacefulness and quiet of La Manzanilla. However, while having breakfast at El Girasol on my first Saturday morning in this small town, the ’ peace and quiet’ was decidely disrupted . Without any advance notice, I was overwhelmed by some deafening Mexican hip-hop music emanating from the zocalo (town square) across the street from the café. It seems that on Saturday and special holidays, the zocalo becomes a mini shopping bazaar, with concessions selling anything from novelty items, T-shirts to CDs and Videos. The ‘music store’ was playing the music at such a high volume in order to attract customers. I was tempted to say, Will you please turn down the volume! Oh well…

In addition, the tranquility during the late afternoon hours (especially at the end of the week), is often interrupted when a flatbed truck rolls through town with a guy making announcements through an amplified bullhorn about some sort of show or event that’s happening in nearby Melaque or Barra de Navidad. This is Mexico…..

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