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This, however, was the only ostentatious structure in the area.

For the most part, the beachfront comprised small vacation homes, like my rental, and apparent family compounds for urban-weary Mexico City families. Some of these sat idle and empty. Others teemed with children who frolicked on the adjacent beach. Meanwhile, their beleaguered parents sought much-needed relaxation on the blindingly white sand.

Subsequent walks throughout the town, unearthed small shops, mom and pop cafes and cantinas, as well as the trappings of any small community: schools, medical clinics and all the various and sundry enterprises that make a town function. Walks along the beach also revealed numerous beachside cafes, cantinas and bars devoted to the principle that a sun-exposed tourist was a thirsty tourist and their particular establishment was the one that held the necessary remedy to whatever ails you.

The beach, itself, already held that particular distinction for me and others like me. The soothing aquamarine waters answered for weary travelers; the stirring vistas refreshed eyes long weary of towering skyscrapers; the breezes blew balmy and cool for bodies too long confined in cramped office cubicles; while the camaraderie that locals and visitors alike offer soothed the collective souls of the gathered south-of-the-border enthusiasts.

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