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Let’s
face it, Mazatlan’s economy depends on tourism and last year was a bust.
People who would know tell me it was the worst in twenty years. The five
years I have seen, each seemed to be bit slower than the previous one. Now
that most of the gringo tourists and snowbirds have left town, and just
the diehards remain to swelter, maybe we should take a look in the proverbial
mirror and see what needs improving. Many factors are beyond the control
of even the movers and shakers of our fair city. International terrorism,
global recession, and airline bankruptcies, for example. Even the moon and
tides conspired against us last winter, sweeping away vast stretches of
beautiful sand (which is not good for the beach). Easter, the last big blowout
of the year, came as early as possible (March!) Not to mention some high
profile gangster shootouts. All in all, it was not a banner year for our
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little Pearl of the Pacific. What can be done to make Maz the kind of place
where almost everyone comes back year after year and tells all their friends
what a great place it is? After reading some of the exit polls, I have a
suggestion. If I offend anyone, I am sorry, please think of it as recreational
- I mean constructive-criticism. What’s wrong with Mazatlan? In a nutshell,
there is a little rotting all over the place and you can’t relax anywhere
for two and a half minutes before somebody comes up and starts bugging you
about something. Other than that, it’s heaven. Now, I understand that everybody
needs to work, and if a grown man wants to spend his days wandering around
in the hot sun waving a grisly looking baggie of shucked oysters in people’s
faces, who am I to tell him that he should instead pick up litter and send
the bill to the mayor’s office...but it’s a thought. |
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