Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  | | ...the mostly walking only area in the middle is so fun to stroll around in. The few times we have gone, I like to sit at an outside table and people
watch. |
The La Paz Malecón is pleasant. Now visualize what it could be like if there were no cars rumbling by spewing exhaust while you eat
and people watch.
It's illuminating to walk down there before the traffic, then return a few hours later and compare the air quality. The sea breeze helps, but most
folks are inured to what they're breathing there.
As for sewer smell, was it sewage or algae rotting on the beach? The only time I've noted sewage at the malecón, was when hurricanes overloaded the
system (AFAIK there's no separate stormwater drains and a lot of the torrential rains get funneled down the sewer and head for the lowest spot, which
appears to be the malecón sewer manholes).
Which, as a side note, is a reason to be careful of your street vendors. For a while after hurricanes, I'm leery of street tacos & such down in
the lower part of town. |
