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Faces of Mexico - Melaque
by Bill and Dorothy Bell
Melaque faces south on the Bahía de Navidad on the
Jalisco coastline a 4 hour drive south from Puerto Vallarta down Highway 200 to
where it meets the crossroads of Highway 80.
New Park in Barra de
Navidad Jalisco
The Cadillac Ranch
Mex-052 (315-100-1482)
dondeines@hotmail.com
Mex 200 . 3 miles from Barra De Navidad, Easy
drive to the beach, and town Barra.
This RV park is quite with lots of room. There
are 13 large full space hook-ups with more to
come, plenty of room for Tent Campers too. The
Club House provides plenty of activites with
pool tables, fosball, darts, gym equipment,
driving range and pool area. Restraint and Bar
are also on premises. 3,500 pacios per mo. with
40 amp electrical hook ups and WIFI
   
   
  
The community of 12,000 year round inhabitants is
actually 3 small communities that have melted into one; San Patricio/Melaque/Villa Obregon.
This is an inviting area with loads of budget and moderate accommodation that
seems to attract a goodly number of tourists that don't want the glitz of a
Cancun or Cabo, but rather want the sleepy street life and small town ambience.
Only two miles Northwest of the more upscale Barra de Navidad, Melaque is
popular with long term travelers want beach and piece of authentic Mexican town
life.
The area was fist founded by the Spanish on
Christmas Day in 1540, hence the name "Barra de Navidad." Viceroy Antonio de
Mendoza built ships here for an expedition to the Philippines. The area has
always been lush with tropical plantations of coconuts, papayas and bananas. The
town has now grown but has maintained a small community atmosphere.
 The town is slow and
the shops are too. There are no big Gigantes, Lays or Sorianna's. They appear
family run and operated with no big chain influence. There is a weekly market
that appears - selling trinkets, clothes, and fruits and veggies, which seems to
suffice the populations buying needs. Services too are small scale but suffice
to meet community needs. An ATM, a few Laundromats, hardware stores, internet
cafes; enough places to get you by.
 The town square sits some
three blocks from the beach. A church occupies one side of the square and
municipal building another- traditional Mexican style - and on the other two
sides are stores and small restaurants which continue and expand into a hub of
stalls and stand up eateries down a few blocks to the beach. There are a number
of places to eat, hang out and generally pass the warm sunny days.
 The beach is glorious;
pelicans, fishermen, palapa restaurants and oceanside - the occasional whale if
you watch very closely. The golden sandy beach stretches for miles along the
bay, but a steep drop to the water makes walking at the waters edge impossible.
And watch out for those waves. Crashing hard against the sand banks, they can be
dangerous for swimmers. (We had to rescue a Canadian who went out for a dip but
was plummeted by a big wave that knocked the senses out of him. He was only 5
feet from shore.)
 Facing south, the you can
sip your coffee in the morning to an awe inspiring sunrise and that same day sip
your margarita while watching the evening slip away in the sunset. Enjoy.
(There is one good RV Park in Melaque. It has a
great location, right on the beach and near the town centre. However it is small
and reservations are a must during the snowbird season. The other camping area
is on Ejido land and garbage pick-up is provided for a nominal fee. It is not
the most sanitary choice. no sewer or water)
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(Generally they are on one side of the state border or another between the Mexican
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