Friday, December 16, 2005
Mexico Again
December 15 to December 16
We decided to go to Mexico on Friday but thought we would try a different town. About 30 miles south of Yuma is the town of San Luis, at which you can walk into a Mexican town just the other side of the border. The tourist literature indicated that this was not a typical border town but we decided to give it a try. The first clue that this town was different was the number of grocery carts left on the US side of the border, the second clue was that most of the people walking across the border were Mexican and the third clue was when we were stopped on the sidewalk and a young women asked if she could take our picture — she worked for the local newspaper. It turns out that Mexicans cross the border into the US to shop instead of Americans going into the Mexico to shop. Now I understand why Wal-Mart wants to open a store in San Luis and why the local merchants are so opposed.
The Mexican border -- note the shopping carts.
The Scotiabank is alive and well in Mexico.
A street scene in Mexico.
Another street scene.
Yet another street scene.
An iguana on the wall of the US customs building.
We decided to go to Mexico on Friday but thought we would try a different town. About 30 miles south of Yuma is the town of San Luis, at which you can walk into a Mexican town just the other side of the border. The tourist literature indicated that this was not a typical border town but we decided to give it a try. The first clue that this town was different was the number of grocery carts left on the US side of the border, the second clue was that most of the people walking across the border were Mexican and the third clue was when we were stopped on the sidewalk and a young women asked if she could take our picture — she worked for the local newspaper. It turns out that Mexicans cross the border into the US to shop instead of Americans going into the Mexico to shop. Now I understand why Wal-Mart wants to open a store in San Luis and why the local merchants are so opposed.
The Mexican border -- note the shopping carts.
The Scotiabank is alive and well in Mexico.
A street scene in Mexico.
Another street scene.
Yet another street scene.
An iguana on the wall of the US customs building.
If you wish you can sign our guest book
We have added a web page with a map of our current location and route to date