Corona is huge in Mexico, but only once you get to the beach towns furthere south. Another beer, "Tecate", seems to have the market cornered in the northern part of the country.
Beautiful and rivals Nova Scotia's. Many restaurants overlooking the cliffs in this part. Unfortunately, much of the coastal road is covered in tall brush, which doesn't let one fully appreciate the view.
There are THOUSANDS of these on the road all throughout Mexico dedicated to some Virgin (Mary, Guadalupe, etc.). Gas stations will have their own shrine dedicated to some Virgin. The bigger the shrine, the more money the deceased's family had. And they are mantained spotless and stocked with fresh flowers.
The rinky-dinky houses on the hill have million-dollar views of the ocean. This city is HUGE. The GPS conked out (low batteries I think) which is why Acapulco photos aren't mapped to exact locations.
The city is very "Orlando-like". Lots of foreign restaurants and attractions. But the city feels very unsafe. There are police in SWAT gear EVERYWHERE, even walking down the beach. Full helmets and long weapons. Tons of trucks with armed police patrolling the streets. Felt like an occupied zone, not a resort town.
While McDonalds offers fresh jalapeno peppers, BK sticks to little green packets of Jalapeno "sauce". BK, this is why you'll never be #1. Know your market and don's cut corners where it matters.
According to Police, I ran a red light (maybe/maybe not). Police wanted to stick me with a $550 dollar ticket and hold my license until Monday. I said heck to the no and bargained him down to $100 to "pay" the fine on the spot. He got his, I hept going. Did I tell you I reeeeeally dislike Mexican LE?
Someone had enough money, probably $65-$75 dollars to blow on a 30 minute paragliding session. I call that a "bubble-popping" moment. The world really sucks sometimes.
Pinotepa Nacional is a town in the mountains, in the middle of nowhere. Right before getting into town, at night, I was again stopped and searched, but this was military police. They took kindly to my love story, and after rifling trough a couple bags, let me go. Recommended some nice hotels in the area, which is how I found this one. If you see the map, you'll see it marked just past the location of the 47th batallion. Military = Nicer, Police = Bad, Federales = Evil.