Our next stop was the scenic coastal town of Coatzacoalcos... at least that is what were told. When we arrived we found a charming group of refineries... so we did what most people do, we stopped at a convenience store and asked the clerk where to go. She suggested Catemaco. We bought a map and off we went. When we got there we got a room at the Hotel del Brujo. Odd name for a hotel, literally "the hotel of the male witch". We thought we might be in trouble again as the air was THICK with bugs. I have lived a lot of places but I have NEVER seen bugs this thick. I am talking biblical infestation. On the window of our hotel there were 2 or three per square inch of window. The nice lady at checkin told us not to worry, that they didn't bite and would be gone by morning. Sure enough the next morning there was a layer of them everywhere.
It was only walking around that we started to pick up on the witch theme... turns out the city is an internationally known tourist destination for the wicca/witch set. There are plenty of spots to get spells and hexes cast or lifted, for a nominal fee of course. We also rented a boat to see some monkeys on an island. They were let lose there after some experiments in the 60's and have been a tourist attraction ever since. Again, only in Mexico.
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