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SERVICES & SUPPLIES & INFO  (Melaque)

Banking   Barbers   Bicycles   Bus Stations   Casa de Cambio  Cuba Libro   Exercise Gyms   Post Office   Taxi Stands   Shopping   Internet   Laundry   Liqueurs   Pharmacy   Grocery Stores    Optometrist   Fish Co-op   Telephones   Tours   Massage   Veterinary   Security   Locksmith   Photoshop

BANKING  355.5277

BANAMEX BANK MELAQUE

BANAMEX Bank
Avenida Gómez Farías across from the bus station.
Tel: (315).355.5277,  (315).355.5352
Inside the foyer are 2 ATM machines with 24 hour access.
For Teller Service take a number from the Turns Terminal,
sit down and wait for your number to come up on the screen.
To cash travelers checks, you need to open an account.
More Information

BARBERS

Peluquería Cano Peluquería Cano
Avenida Morelos No.
Dueño: Sr. Alejandro Amador Vega
Tel: (315).355.5461

BICYCLES  (Bicicletas)

Bicicletas Refacciones "Melaque"
Avenida Benito Juarez No.72-A       San Patricio
Propietario: Juan Barajas Abundis
Empleada: Maricela Espinoza Castellono
Tel: (315).355.8742
Open Mon - Sat, 9am-2pm & 4pm-8pm.
New bicycles & bike parts.  Repair Shop across the street.
Taller de Bicicletas Taller de Bicicletes
Avenida Benito Juarez No.71-A       San Patricio
Propietario: Gile Avalos S.
Cel: (315).102.1670, (315).104.3570
Open Mon - Sat, 8am-2pm & 4pm-8pm.
Bicycle repair and parts. 
New Parts Store across the street.
Taller de Bicicletas "Moreno"    R.F.C MOTM 550321-RN3
Avenida Morelos No.101-A  San Patricio
Propietario: José Manuel Moreno Toro
Open 9am-1pm every day.
Bike rentals $300+p/week, 800+p/month (if available)
 
The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre               "Since 2008"
Calle Esmeralda No. 47  Villa Obregón at Posada Esmeralda
Propietaria: Mari Placentia
Gerente: Richard Latte
Cel: (315).100.0836
Open 10am-3pm every day, November 15th till April 15th.
Bike rentals $80+p/day, $400+p/week, 950+p/month.

MONEY EXCHANGE  355.5343

Money exchange Melaque

Money Exchange Melaque is a Casa de Cambio
Avenida Gómez Farías No. 27-A
Cajera: Laura Guiño Ch.
Tel/Fax: (315).355.5343
Open Monday to Saturday 9am-7pm (closed 2pm-4pm),
Sundays 9am-2pm. 
Lower exchange rates, but better hours than the bank.
Located in the Pasaje Comercial local #11

CAMBIO DEL PACIFICO

Cambio del Pacifico is a Casa de Cambio
Avenida Gómez Farías No.?
Open daily 9am-7pm (closed 2pm-4pm),
Lower exchange rates, but better hours than the bank.
Located beside the Melaque bus station by the taxi stand.

INTERCAM  355.6291

INTERCAM Financial Services

INTERCAM Servicios Financieros
Calle López Mateos No. 8
Propietario: Gustavo Aranda Ruezga

(Asesor Corporativo / Corporative Advisor)
Tel: (315).355.6291
For Foreign Exchange and International Payments.
Located next door to Los Molcajetes Restaurant.

CUBA LIBRO  355.7044

CUBA LIBRO BOOK EXCHANGE

Cuba Libro Book Exchange    "Since 2006"
Calle Primavera No.8
Propietaria: Leone Ewoldt
Tel: (315).355.7044
Located in Villa Obregón at the southern end of Miguel Hildalgo.
Open all year Monday-Friday 4-6pm.  Inside Photo

EXERCISE GYMS

OLIMPUS GYM - GIMNACIO Olimpus Gym (Gimnacio)  (New November 2011)
Calle Puerto No.?
Dueño: Moises Rodríguez M.
Tel: (315).355.????
Open Monday to Friday 7am-10pm. Saturday 8am-5pm.
Located just off Mx-200 Hwy. beside the Lions club.
Another Photo
Gym Mixto Costa Sur Gym Mixto Costa Sur
Avenida Benito Juarez No.32-C
Dueños: Flavio González Anaya y Martha Esther Varela Serrano
Tel: (315).355.5610
Open Monday to Friday 9am-2pm & 4pm-10pm
Lady's Aerobics 7pm-10pm.
Located 2 blocks East of the park on Taco Row.

BUS STATIONS     Bus Schedules

Melaque Cihuatlan Bus Station

Autobuses Cihuatlán y Autocamiones del pacifico
Terminal de Autobuses (Bus Terminal).
Calle Venustiano Carranza & Avenida Gómez Farías.
Tel: (315).355.5003
Barrio Bus travels between Melaque & Barra de Navidad.

 

Flecha Amarrio

Flecha Amarrio  (Primera Plus)
Calle Venustiano Carranza
Tel: (315).355.6110
Waiting Room, Bus Schedule from Melaque - Horario
Located across the street from Autocamiones Cihuatlán.
Web Site

CLICK FOR LARGER PHOTO

Elite & Autobuses Costa Alegre
Avenida Gómez Farías
Long haul Buses Acapulco to Tijuana.
Price List from Melaque.
Located across from La Playa RV park, beside hotel San Nicolas.
Buy tickets from the counter inside the Minisuper store.
To change or cancel tickets phone Elite at 01.314.334.6436

FOTO GEIDY  Tel: (315).355.8276 & 355.6645

POST OFFICE  (Administracion de Correos)

MELAQUE OFICINA DE CORREOS

Oficina de Correos
Calle Clemente Orozco No.13
Postmaster: Saúl Rodrígues Madrueño
Tel: (315).355.5230  Postal Code 48980.
Open Tuesday to Friday 8am-4:30pm, Saturday 9am-1pm.
Abierto Lunes a viernes: 8:00 a 16:30, Sabado: 9:00 a 13:00.
Located half a block south of Avenida Ramon Corona (east side).

TAXI STANDS  (Sitios de taxi)

SITIO SAN PATRICIO NO.F/95

Sitio Melaque No.F/180  Tel: (315).355.6100
Located at the Bus Station on the corner of Calle Venustiano Carranza and Avenida Gómez Farías
Sitio San Patricio No.F/95  Tel: (315).355.5201
Located at the Jardín (plaza) off Calle López Mateos.
Sitio Villa Obregon No.F/233  Tel: (315).355.5569
Avenida Benito Juarez & Calle Revolucion.   More Info

SHOPPING

CALLE LOPEZ MATEOS - LOOKING NORTH

The main shopping street is Calle López Mateos in San Patricio, which runs south of Carretera 200 6 blocks to the beach.  There are a number of tourist tiendas on Avenida Gómez Farías, which borders along the playa.  On Wednesdays there is a public street market (10am-3pm), which runs 5 blocks along Avenida Morelos between Calle Reforma and Calle Esmeralda in Villa Obregon.  Mostly domestic items for sale, but there are crafts, tapes & cds', jewelry, clothing, novelties and souvenir's.  Booths are set up under tarps for shade.  If you miss the market in Melaque, it relocates to Barra on Thursdays.

INTERNET

Ciber La Web@ Ciber La Web@
Calle Reforma No.85   (Villa Obregón)
Dueña: Yoshelina Mota Martinez
Tel: (315).355.1120
6 computers, printing, copies, scans & telephone booth.
Open Monday to Saturday 11:00am till 10:00pm.
Located inside Artesanias Lalito, kitty-corner from Pollos Lalo.
El Navegante Servicio de Internet  El Navegante Servicio de Internet 
Avenida Gomez Farías No. 48-A
Propietario: Oswaldo Uribe Araiza
Tel: (315).355.5095
6 computers, Cost: 20min/$5p, 40min/$10p, 1hour/$15p.
Open Monday-Saturday 9:00am-9:00pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. Located in Melaque across from La Playa R.V. park.
Internet Centro Virtual Internet Centro Virtual
Avenida Ramon Corona No. 42-B
Propietario: Señor Alonso Becerra
Tel: (315).355.5044 or (314).353.7697
6 computers.
Located in the narrow market west of Av. Lopez Mateos.
Mundo Cibernetico

Mundo Cibernetico
Calle Gordiano Guzman No. 20
Propietrio: Sr. Santiago Macías Vargas
Tel: (315).355.8982  11 Computers.
Open 9am-10pm everyday.
Price: 20p/hr, 10p/1/2hr, 5p/1/4hr.
Located in San Patricio a few blocks east of the park.

Sm@rt Planet Ciber Café

Sm@rt Planet Ciber Café    $35p/hr.
Calle Clemente Orozco No. 29          MOVED TO LOPEZ ST.
Dueño: Manuel Inda Santamaría
Gerente: Amelia Ramírez Soto  Empeada: Maggie
Tel: (315).355.6965.  Air conditioned.
Open Monday to Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday 9am-3pm.
Located in San Patricio two blocks east of the Jardín.
Systems Digitales de Ocidente - CLICK FOR LARGE PHOTO Systems Digitales de Occidente
Cyber café & computer repair shop.

Avenida Benito Juarez No.2-A
Dueño: Carlos Miguel Amaral Alarcón
Tel: (315).355.5747 Cel:(315).104.7758
9 computers, Cost: 5p - 30min, 10p - 60min.
Open 10am-9pm Monday to Saturday, Closed Sundays.
Located in Melaque 1/2 block from the La Herradura.

LAUNDRY (Lavandería)

LAVENDERÍA "LÓPEZ Y LÓPEZ" Lavandería "López Y López"
Avenida Morelos No. 63
Propietaria: Rita Guadalupe Pérez Navarro
Gerente: Jose Cruz Tolentino Lopez
Tel: (315).355.5312
Open Monday - Saturday 9am-8pm, Sundays 9am-2pm.
Price is 10p/kilo.  Located in San Patricio.
LAVENDERÍA "TOÑAS" Lavandería "Toñas"
Calle Carrillo Puerto No. 20
Propietaria: Gloria Espindola Mendoza
Tel: (315).355.5543
Price is 10p/kilo.
Located in Melaque near the west end of alley market.
Lavanderia Marve Lavandería Marve
Avendia I. Zapata No. 13
Propietario: Marve
Price: 10p/kilo 10% discounts on Thursday.
Open 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday.  Sunday 9am-4pm.
Located on the corner of Calle Francisco Villa in Villa Obregón.
LAVANDERIA MERAZ Lavandería "Meraz"
Calle Vicente Cuerrero No.157
Tel: (315).355.6946
Propietarios: Manuel Meraz Romero Y Anita López Barajaz
Price: 10p per kilo
Open 9am till 9pm daily.
Located behind Bungalows La Fragata in East Villa Obregon.
LAVANDERÍA "FRANCIS" Lavandería "Francis"  (Landry Service)
Avenida Benito Juarez No.49-A
Propietarios: La Familia Garcia Martinez
Price: 10p/kilo
Open 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday.
Located in San Patricio, between Guzman and Calle Clemente Orozco (south side).  Next door to Pizza Trebol.
Photo Unavailable Lavandería "Ana"
Calle Reforma Esq. Avenida Benito Juarez s/n.
Tel: (315).355.6429
Open Monday to Saturday 9am-7pm.  Closed 2pm-4pm daily.
LAVANDERÍA INDUSTRIAL HOTELERA Lavandería "Industrial Hotelera"
Avenida V. Gómez Farías No.26
Propietaria: Cecilia Canales Santana
Tel: (315).355.8704.  Price: 10p/kilo
Open Lunes A Sabado 9am - 6pm.
They usually like to keep your clothes overnight.
Located in Melaque, across from the bank.
Photo Unavailable Lavandería "Costalegre"
Avenida Benito Juarez No.63
Propietaria: Guadalupe Fernandez Becerra
Open 8am-8pm Mondays to Saturday.
Photo Unavailable Lavandería "Yaretzi"
Avenida Morelos No.107
Tel: (315).355.6942
Photo Unavailable Lavandería "Doña Lucha"
Avenida Ramon Corona No. 105.

HINT: You will save money if you bring dry clothes to the laundry (wet clothes weigh more) 

LIQUOR STORES

LICORAMA LOS ANGELES Licorama Los Angeles
Avenida Morelos No.126-B
Propietario: Rogelio Moreno Cortés
Tel: (315).355.8928
Abarotes, Vinos y Licores.
Located in San Patricio just off Calle Alvaro Obregón.

DRUG STORES  (Farmacias)

SUPER FARMACIA PLAZA Súper Farmacia "Plaza"
Calle López Mateos No.48
Tel: (315).355.5167
Open daily 8:30am-10pm.
Descuentos exelentes en Medicina.
Located on the south side of the plaza below Caxcan Restaurante Bar.
Farmacia Central de San Patricio Farmacia "Central de San Patricio" S.A. C.V.
Calle Lopez Mateos No.43
Tel: (315).355.5032/5466, 355.7305
Photo Unavailable Farmacia "Melaque"
Calle López Mateos No.34
Tel: (315).355.5205
FARMACIA NUEVA Farmacia "Nueva"
Avenida Gómez Farías No.27
Tel: (315).355.5592
Dueña: Yolanda Ramirez.
Located in the commercial center across from the main bus station.
Photo Unavailable Farmacia "Obregon"
Avenida Benito Juarez No.139
Propietario: Roberto Bailon Marquez
Tel: (315).355.5940
Open Monday to Saturday 8am-8pm.  24hr Emergency service.

GROCERY STORES

FRUTAS Y VERDURAS "BERRY KING" Frutas Y Verduras "Berry King"
Avenida Benito Juarez No.45
Propietaria: Margarita Hernandez
Located on the south side of Taco row.
ABARROTES EL PIRATA Abarrotes "El Pirata"
Calle Hildalgo No.23
Good selection of fruit and vegetables.
Located 1/2 block toward the beach from the fondas on Ramon Corona.
 
Photo Unavailable Abarrotes "La Güera"
Avenida Morelos No.2
Propietaria: Guadalupe Nuñca Reyas
Tel: (315).355.5676
Bevidas, botanas y aborrotes.
Open daily 8:00am till 11:00pm.
FRUTERIAS "HAWAII" Super Fruteria Hawaii, S.A. C.V.
Calle Lopez Mateos No.45
Dueño: Enrique Alejandro Corona Corona
Tel: (315).355.5989
Fruits, Vegetables, Meats & Dairy, and more.
Located beside Farmacia Central, kitty-corner to the park.
LA HERRADURA ABARROTERA DE LA COSTA Super Mercado "La Herradura Abarrotera de la Costa"
(Semillas Y Cereales La Herradura)
America Catedo Diaz  R.F.C: CADA-770109-BV4
Avenida Morelos No.47
Dueño: Francisco Tomas Palomera G.
Tel: (315).355.7234/5789/5799
Located two blocks north of the bus depot,
next door to Hotel Hacienda de Melaque.
Side Photo
Almacenes Parisany S.A. DE C.V. Almacenes Parisany S.A. DE C.V.  (New 2011)
Two locations:
Avenida Benito Juarez No.110
Avenida Gordiano Guzman No.22
Tel: (315).355.7477, (315).355.5387
Cel:(315).109.7783, (315).104.1215
Photo Unavailable Merkofertas Jessica del Rosario Palomera Garcia
Calle López Mateos No.57
Tel: (315).355.6695
CARNICERIA Y POLLERIA "EL TUNCO" Carniceria Y Polleria "El Tunco"
Avenida Benito Juarez No.61
Dueño: Leonel Oregon Cortez
Encargado: Raul Aguilar
Tel: (315).355.5683 Cel: 01.314.357.1001
Open all year, 7am - 3pm daily.
Located in Villa Obregon.  Family business for 20 years.
Photo Unavailable MiniSuper "Puerto Vallarta"
Avenida Gómez Farías No.5
Tel: (315).355.5683
Propietario: Ezequil Chavez.
L
ocated near the West end of Farías at Calle Vallarta.
 
LAS PUERTAS DEL SOL MiniSuper Las Puertas Del Sol
Avenida Benito Juarez No.21
Groceries, beers & Liquors.
Tel: (315).355.
Propietario:
L
ocated across from the Villa Obregón Jardín & Taxi Stand.

There are food stalls and tiendas for locally grown meat and vegetables and fresh caught fish on Ramon Corona where it narrows for the markets.  Fish  Chicken  Squash

OPTOMETRISTS

Óptica B.E.K.
Avenida Emiliano Zapata No.105
Optometrista: María Yolanda Reynoso Jiménez

Tel: (315).355.6265  Cel: (315).109.0486, (315).104.7514
Especialistas en Hipermetropia, Astigmatismo y Miopia.
Free eye exam (done with lenses).

Located at the corner of Calle Reforma in Villa Obregon.
Optica Nueva York
Avenida Gómez Farías No.27-L-5
Optometrista: Alfonso Hernández López
Cel: (315).100.7361
Eyeglass services in downtown Melaque.
Free eye exam (done with lenses).

Located across from the Cihuatlán bus terminal. 

FISH CO-OP

FISH CO-OP MELAQUE Soc. Coop. de Prod. Pesq. Rivera
Wide selection of daily caught fresh fish (in season)
Located on Avenida Eucalipto in west end Melaque.

TELEPHONES & TELEGRAPH

There are public telephones by the bus station, and Ladatels on Farías and Mateos.  Melaque's "Telégrafo" (for money orders & Faxes) is near the police station on Calle López Mateos (north of the Jardín).

MISCELANEA "YIMMIS"

Sol Y Luna Cacetas  (old Yimmis)
Avenida Gómez Farías No.34
Servicio Larga Distancia y Fax (Nacional e Internacional)
Two private phone booths and Fax machine.

Tel: (315).355.6310  Fax: (315).355.5452
Dueños: Don Jorge ó Yimma Medina
Open Monday to Saturday 8:30am-9pm, Sunday 8:30am-noon.
Located next door to the bus station, 1/2 block to the playa.
 

TOURS

THE ONLY TOURS  The Only Tours Costalegre    (Since 1997)
Calle Privada Las Cabañas Lote 26.
Propietarios: Ray & Eva Calhoun
  Tel/Fax: (315).355.6777
E-Mail    WebSite: www.TheOnlyTours.com
Van tours to Manzanillo & Colima  
Snorkeling Tours, Bird Watching, Hot Springs, Custom Tours.
Mountain bike rentals & boogie boards.
Located in San Patricio off Calle Orozco, 1/2 bk South of Gomez Farias.
 EXPERIENCE MEX-ECO TOURS Experience Mex-ECO Tours    (Since 2006)
Avenida Gómez Farias No.59-2
Mexican cultural, educational
& sea turtle conservation tours.
Propietarios: Ruth Hazelwood &  Daniel Patman  
Tel: (315).355 7027
Open daily 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm.
 COSTALEGRE TRAVEL & SERVICE & TOURS Agencia De Viajes Fesa                Now only do Bus Tours!
Avenida Gómez Farias No.15-C
Tel: (315).355.9124  Fax: (315).355.7209
Specialty Tours & Charters, Car - Van & Equipment Rentals.
Gerente Operativo: Oscar Martin Nava Guzman.
Gerente General: Magalay Flores Rodriguez

Located in Melaque between the bank and Disco Tango.

MASSAGE

Elegancia Lupillo Elegancia Lupillo
Estética y Sala de Masajas

Avenida Emiliano Zapata No.99
Tel: (315).110.0920
Estilista y Terapeuta: Guadalupe Montaño Cabrera
Located
in Villa Obregón toward the Plaza de Toros.
Roxas Massage Centre Roxas Massage Centre
Avenida Vicente Guerrero No.6
Propietaria: Maria del Rosario Hernandez
Cel: 044/045 (315).100.9887
Appointments taken by phone or reserve in person.
Located in Villa Obregón, one block from Ava's restaurant.
Sándalo Massage Terapeutico Sándalo Massage Terapeutico
Avenida Abel Salgado No.7
Massage, manicures & pedicures.
Propietaria: Ma. Del Carmen Ríos Morales.
Cel: (315).108.5893 By appointment only.
Located in Villa Obregón at Villas Berenice.

VETERINARY  355.5189

VETERINARIA "RAMIREZ" Veterinaria "Ramirez"  Clinical Hospital
Calle Alvaro Obregon No.34
Propietarios: M.V. Luis Humberto Ramirez Zuñiga y Esposa.
Tel: (315).355.5189/5198, 357.7032

SECURITY

RM Security Services
Avenida Vicente Guerrero No.6-A
Security Services, Alarms, Cameras, Electric Fences.
Propietario: Juan Manuel Ramos
Tel: (315).355.7090  Cel: 315.104.3224
Open Mon-Sat: 9am-2:00pm and 4:00-7:00pm.
Located one block from restaurant AVA.

LOCKSMITH  355.6594

LOCKSMITH CABRERA Cerrajería "Cabrera"
Calle Clemente Orozco No.166
Propietario: Leon Cabrera Dias
Empleado: Osweldo
Tel: (315).355.6594
Keys made.  Located in San Patricio.

 

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