Bucerias is a “Diamond in the Rough”

January 13, 2007 | Tags: Out of town, Trip reports |

Vancouver writer Sheryl Shalloum reports from her trip to Bucerias in this well written travel piece from the Vancouver Sun.

We discovered what one part-time resident describes as “a mix of the modern and the primitive.” Large, attractive villas with lush vegetation and brilliantly coloured bougainvillea spilling over high fences sit next to ramshackle structures in overgrown yards.

Dogs laze, outstretched on the dusty roads. Bananas ready for plucking hang from small palms growing beside the sidewalks. Huichol Indians in traditional attire stroll through town, selling their wares. A magnificent, sandy beach runs parallel to Bucerias and stretches for kilometres both north and south of the community.

Read the whole article: The Vancouver Sun: Mexican village of Bucerias is a diamond in the rough.

Locate it: Show Bucerias on the Satellite Map.