Bienvenidos to Cozumel, Mexico – 3. Mexican-style business
Then, on day of my brightest visit here, sea-front street was, like usually, very crowded. There was only one cruise vessel in the port – ours, that’s why local businessmen concentrated all possible efforts by our pier in the downtown.
After we got across the sea-front street, we were hospitably met by moving staircase going to market center. Life was boiling around – trading, public nutrition and other forms of business, like, for example photografing with animals. Not far away there was one such girl with monkeys. She didn’t like free flash of my camera at all.
Mexican-style business
I and two Latin American guys went out to have some fun. We wanted everything what seamen usually need while onboard – natural food, beer, rest from Asian faces and, of course, women.
One of them, my boss, stopped white taxi car. Driver informed him that all parlor houses are closed today, on Monday and took us to one of the local bars with name Caracol. That means “seashell” from Spanish . Those places were empty, except 2 workers and few waitresses in shortskirts, but in Mexican way without necks, were sitting lazily by the counter. Drinks and food were national and very spicy – pickled oysters and beer. Music, of course, was salsa . There were pictures of mermaids and plenty inscriptions in Spanish. Everything was cheap and angry, but boring.
Bar “Seashell”
