A day in little Teacapan

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Geo: 22.5395, -105.737

Perched on the side of one of the largest estuaries in Mexico, quiet little Teacapan almost found stardom when a former Mexican president announced a humungous developement 2x larger than Cancun was to be built near the small hamlet. But plans fell through when the new president took office and for now the quiet village, waterways and 30 miles of beach remain a haven for birds of a hundred varieties and a few eco-tourists down from Mazatlán for the day.

There's not much in Teacapan and that's just fine for the sprinkling of escape artists from the north who've made a home here. But we found a great little tienda for fresh produce and another one for tortillas and milk, and then the Bed, Bath and Teacapan for some more of my favorite pottery cups and some hard to find ice cube trays. Then we drove through a nearly defunct gringo housing development with a great little seafood restaurant for lunch.

On the drive home we passed fields of tomatoes and watermelon where they just toss the melons up to a guy standing in the truck. Sure hope they don't load the tomatoes that way!

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Photos

Bob gets rid of a bunch of change
Setting a very bad example, Bob has kids running to him from a block away as this indigenous mother and her children beg for money.

This girl looks about 12
But she's probably their mother, of at least most of them. Indigenous people tend to be very short and it can be hard to tell their ages.

Tossing watermelons
That's how they load the truck--by tossing them up one or two at a time.

Think of him next time you eat a tomato
He's spraying insecticide. What do you suppose his life expectancy will be if he keeps this crappy job? You know that mask can't be much protection.

Comments

[Phil Chadwick]

I love the thought of a lovely seafood lunch in a quaint seaside village. Now that sounds wonderful. Thanks for all the memories caught in photos.

[bobnkaren]

Us too Phil. Thanks for the comment.

[agnes]

wish I could grow a tomato plant like that here in Arizona

[bobnkaren]

And they're grown in sand 500' from the beach. Maybe there's something to that--tomatoes maybe don't like hard as rock clay? I know ours didn't--we got nada off of ours.