2nd La Cruz Sunday Market of High Season
It was Sunday morning and the La Cruz Sunday Market comes alive for the second market of the high season. 
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle is located on the Riviera Nayarit in amazing Mexico. This is where one of the best Mercados is found…the La Cruz Mercado.
It was another hot day and the early birds were already there. I drove in looking for a parking spot and with place pretty full, but somehow I always manifest a good space.
Upon entering the La Cr
uz Sunday market the band Expiral was playing English songs that everyone could sing along, mostly older rock – n – roll. The ambiance of the La Cruz Mercado (market) was very upbeat and enjoyable with a good crowd. The La Cruz market is held alongside of the La Cruz Marina, so the Malecón was lined with vendors of every kind of product all the way down past the La Cruz Fish Market, and down to the end of the jetty.
The 
venders at the La Cruz Sunday Market provide organic food items such as sunflower honey made in Guadalajara, and Organic Peanuts with Carahuate Carlos, (from PV), homemade Chimichurri and pickles..spicy or German style from Alberto are excellent. Check out the home made jams….it’s fun to walk around sampling all of the goodies!
Natural homeopath items and fresh farmers market products 
also abound with soaps and body butter creams from Oxnards Country House Soaps. Great lip balms too! and if you enjoy aromatherapy oils, many of the creams have them. Having skin issues?…come on over and talk to Greg.
Arts and crafts with many made from plastic bottles or recycled items like these butterflies! and oh so much more!
The
good food abounds with many folks that catered to the North American and Mexican comfort foods. Sandy with Hand in the Kitchen Catering, who makes dishes you can take home when you do not feel like
cooking, or at the end of the jetty there Hecho En Mexico Bakery..they have gluten free products this season, tasty breads and cookies and orange sticky yummy rolls. The grill sizzles down at the end with the La Patagonia folks making their grilled steak sandwiches and smoked marlin empanadas. ,.soo good!..Cold fresh juices and also 
Coco Frio..I really love the cold fresh green coconut juice.
Passing and visiting every vendor’s booth, I looked around and took in the fluidity of the mingling of different cultures, enjoying the combination of music, food, and the many various forms of art.
Many of amazing jewelers like smiling Chelow from Sayulita who makes 
fun jewelry, and Chantel, who makes jewelry out of spoons…very cool! Art is abundant, and hosts a numerous selection. From the Yukon, Arte Metalcio, Ron makes amazing home and garden decorations
that also light up out of metals, and other art projects.
Even though it was hot, they have tarps up for shade, and everyone along the walkway has umbrellas, making the market quite enjoyable. Its super fun walking through the market, sampling the goodies all morning. The La Cruz Sunday Market ends at 2pm.
While walking
through the market, I ran into old friends, and made new ones as well! Its fun to stop at Oso’s Oyster Bar for a cold beer as well on occasion.
Stopping at the La Cruz Fish Market for fresh tuna on the way out for dinner to go with the market goodies was absolutely perfect, creating a delicious meal for the evening.
The La Cruz Sunday Market, officially named the La Cruz Mercado is a wonderful place to be on Sundays!
uz Marina restaurants
time of 103:26, both swimmers bettering the 2011 times! This year should be an exciting competition. (photos courtesy of Riviera Nayarit) 
