GoCozumel Monthly Newsletter, May 2010 

Guidos 

Open on Sunday Guidos Restaurant is now open on Sundays from 3-10pm. They have excellent food and their patio area was remodeled earlier this year and is lovely. Guidos is on the main oceanfront street, Avenida Rafael Melgar and it is between Calle 6 and Calle 8. They have been open on Cozumel since 1978 and they serve a variety of dishes from pastas to pizza and delicious seafood, beef and chicken entrees. Their pizza is baked in a wood fired oven and they have a full bar. 

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I had a regular bacon cheese burger with lettuce and tomatoes last time. I ordered mine to go and then watched him cook it on a grill over flames. Next time I may ask him to put chorizo (Mexican sausage) or pepperoni on it. The Burger House opens about 4 in the afternoon, and the décor is very basic. There are the plain white plastic tables and chairs and nothing fancy, but the hamburgers are very good and a good value. I’ll be going back again. The Burger House is on Ave. Juarez at the corner of Ave. 55. 

UPDATE: Sorry to say but the Burger House is no longer here.

A Good Hamburger 

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The Funky Bazaar

Here you’ll find an assortment of women’s clothing, accessories like jewelry purses and there are even decorating items for your home. I’ve seem lamps, pillows and many other interesting items and the prices are quite  reasonable.  They are on Ave. Xel Ha (Calle 15) at the corner of Ave. 25. 

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Mosaicoz 

This restaurant is in the main square downtown pedestrian area. It’s on Ave. 5 at the corner of Calle 1. They are normally open for both lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Their pizzas are quite good but so is their Mexican food. Recently we ordered a Mexican platter and shared it, and it was excellent. 

You will often see the owner, Bianca there, visiting with the regular customers and meeting new ones.

If you like really hot sauce, ask for their salsa habanero. Yes, it is HOT, but also quite flavorful. To quench the fire from a hot spicy sauce, they do serve beer. 

There is one pizza that is not on the menu, but they will make it for you if you asked. It’s called Wilma and was named after the hurricane in 2005. Yes, it is wild and powerful. 

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Mexican Decor

 If you are looking for hand made items or Mexican home decorating  items at a reasonable price, stop and take a look at this store on Ave. 65, just north of Calle 11. There you'll find lots of different items. 

There are small pieces of furniture, ceramic water jugs and stands, talavera wall décor and lamps. I recently purchased a rustic clothes rack (quite useful) and a decorative piece I’m fond of that is a parrot made of painted leather on a wooden stand. 

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Orchids

About 4 years ago, a friend gave me several young orchid plants. She told me that it might be a couple of years before they would blooms. She explained which ones to plant in the ground and the ones that I should secure to a tree where they should grow best. All but one of the orchid plants are still alive, but until a few weeks ago, none had ever bloomed. Then one morning while watering the yard I noticed that the orchid that has been securely nestled in the big bougainvillea plant had sprouted buds. I watched it for several weeks and was thrilled when the first bloom opened and was soon followed by five or six more. These blooms are very small, but they are lovely and the blooms have now lasted for over a month. That was a treat worth waiting for.

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EXCHANGE RATE

During May, the exchange rate that we saw at the money exchanges and the banks when changing dollars into pesos on Cozumel varied from 12 to 12.5 pesos to the U.S. dollar.

Gracias y hasta luego, 
Kathy at GoCozumel.com