The New Pier!
Bienvenido, loyal reader. Please join Bruce and Mary as they check out this much-awaited jewel of Old Town, the new pier.
The new Muelle Los Muertos, Los Muertos Pier is finally done and here is the view of this impressive work of engineering from the vantage point of our usual spot on Playa Los Muertos.
According to our good friend Pancho, vendedor de sombrillas, umbrella salesperson, this project has been two years in the building.
And from the pier that is me yonder, in what Pancho calls ‘mi casa’.
Going through our photo files, this is the best pic I could find of the state of construction when we landed here last June.
This is our first visit to Los Muertos Pier, here we are at the water taxi dock. This ‘serpentine’ embedded stone effect is a theme decorating the Malecon and many sidewalks throughout the city.
These folks are headed to Yelapa, a fishing village only accessible by boat.
The mast is the architectural centerpiece of this beautiful structure.
It takes a lot to support that sucker!
This gentleman is taking a break on the bench that rings the circular walkway. BTW: Local policia tell us that there is absolutely no food or beverage allowed on the pier… and no diving! But we have seen plenty of dock divers from our beach vantage, so that rule is getting busted regularly.
We’re exiting the pier and if we were to keep on going, climbing the stairs up and down the hill, we’d be home!
We’re old and we don’t get out much at night, but Pancho told us that we have to see Muelle Los Muertos lit up and boy, was he right.
The sophisticated lighting system seamlessly merges from color to color.
Not a bad place for an evening bite and beers.
And we’ll wrap it up with my favorite color, green.
For those of you who would like to see some fabulous professional pix of the Muelle Los Muertos at twilight, please click here.
Thanks for visiting, gentle reader. As you can see, the new pier has really lit up an already electric Old Town beach scene. Bruce and Mary are in serious danger of having too much fun here, let’s hope they survive! 
Hasta proxima Domingo!
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Hi Bruce and Mary!
The pier is beautiful (I love all the colors!), and the architecture is pretty cool. So, I’m wondering – why is the beach named Los Muertos?
Cheers!
Cheryl
Hola Cheryl,
Yes, the pier is pretty cool! We watched a lot of the building of it and felt a little sorry for some of those poor guys who were working 7 days a week, at times.
If I recall the story correctly, this area was subject to a lot piracy and often the beach was littered with bodies. It is kind of gruesome name for such a pretty beach.
Disfruta tu Domingo, mi hermana muy amable!
Cheers!
Hola, Bruce & Mary! At Los Tules, where we’ll be staying next winter, we will have private palapas and a quiet beach. Looking at Bruce staking his claim on Playa Los Muertos, I wonder if we’ll be missing too much of the real Mexico. It’s all happening downtown! Maybe we’ll choose to hop the bus and join you there more often than not.
Hola Tom, good to hear from you!
Los Tules looks like an awfully nice place. But I must admit that we do indeed love Old Town and you’re right it’s a quick and easy bus ride to Playa Los Muertos, see ya there!
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
Can’t wait to see it up close and personal
Hola amigo, hasta pronto!
Cheers!
Have been following you meandering about town and actually have been looking for you for the past week and a bit.
Every couple of months we watched the demolition of the old Pier and the work on the new. The whole process took lionger than several income tax returns. It wasn’t a 2 year process.
I like it, as opposed to a lot of my friends in town, but am squiring a couple of great friends/newbies for a week. and they loved it. Except, my mate is a construction supervisor who reckons give the wiring and the rest. . . including the lamination on the concrete. He wud not put his name on this project.
It’s Mexico and you guys never saw the old pier.
This is nicer is so many ways, but it was done on the cheap.
I have a couple of invitation to the party on monday including the main one where they say I don’t need a mask,
and one where I knock on the door and say”…..” sent me but its more important to help Mi Amigo celebrate his child bride’s 55 birthday.
PM me if you want to get together for a bebida or three.
Or four.
Saludos
The pier is beautiful!
Looking for you in tu casa was a little like playing “Where’s Waldo?” lol
Hola Don,
Thanks for the inside scoop on the pier, much appreciated.
Hopefully we’ll bump into you.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
Hahaha, Barb! Yes we thought the same thing. If I was clever enough I would have had fun with that in the caption.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!!
The pier looks just beautiful, I love the colors. Ike and I have decided that we need to save a bit more before we can come and visit. So we will not e coming in March, I’m setting my sights on Dec/Jan 2014. We can help you celebrate your birthday. Mean while, I’ll keep living vicarously through setfreeinmexico! Love you guys. OX
Mary Fran
Hola Mary Fran,
You guys get down here whenever you can and we’ll get the party started. NY Eve sounds perfect.
Hasta Mayo!
Cheers!
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