Food, friends, family. It's living the life. The colors and fresh ingredients are everywhere. Life is an everyday celebration and food is a big part of that. I went outside the tourist town of Puerto Vallarta to Bucerais, a small town  20km up north. Here I watched Fisherman hauling in their morning nets at 6am accompanied by friends los pelicanos, farmers driving  pick-ups selling their produce out of the back. Late afternoon, teenage boys dive the shallow waters off the shores gathering oysters. It's a natural oyster bed here. The town is named after them "the divers".  This is a working class functioning town with a beat you can feel. People are kind & friendly, no lost generations, everyone works from kids to grandparents. Mexico is a society that works as a whole. It insulated itself from technological progress, preserved it's culture and their families have surpassed Western society in many ways. They have ended up  further ahead by holding back... in my opinion.

 VISIT PHILO'S BAR IN LA CRUZ, NAYARIT, MEXICO

A great hang out for ex-pats of Canada/US. 

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Food is everywhere. Fisherman sell their catches everyday at small pescadorias. A panaderia bakes your bread and pastries in your neighbourhood. Taco stands, street cafes, Pollorias, beach side restaurants. Everyone knows food.

Fresh fruit on the beach.

  Open grill cafe stand. 

 Farmer selling his produce

Making Tortillias