PROGRESO, YUCATÁN. As you’ll know if you are reading this from
Yucatán, summer has arrived. We’re enjoying hot and sunny weather while in much
of North America they are still shoveling the snow. Since it was a long weekend
(yesterday was a public holiday in Mexico), many Yucatecos headed to the beach, and Progreso, Chelem, and the other
towns along the coast felt the benefit. Restaurants were packed, beach palapas were fully occupied, and locals,
along with seasonal visitors enjoyed a perfect sunny Sunday all along the waterfront.
Strangely however, the
malecón remained open to traffic. As
I recall, one of the main reasons given by the city for remodeling the malecón was to allow it to be closed to
traffic at busy times of the year; and it is hard to imagine a day much busier
than we witnessed on Sunday.
After an hour or two
in the bustling atmosphere of Progreso, we headed to Costa Azul in Chelem for
lunch. If you haven’t already been to Costa Azul, it is well worth a visit –
the seafood botanas served with the
drinks are delicious, fresh, and in copious quantities, and a well-priced menu
of larger meals is also offered. Unlike many of the beach restaurants, particularly
those in Progreso, service at Costa Azul is normally fast and friendly.
Costa Azul is on the
right hand side (ocean side) of the road, as you are heading towards Chelem
from Progreso, before arriving in the center of the town.
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