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SERVICES & SUPPLIES & INFO  (Melaque)

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

BANKING  355.5277

Banamex Bank

BANAMEX Bank
Avenida Gómez Farías across from the bus station.
Tel: (315).355.5277  (315).355.5352

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

PACIFICO

CAMBIOS DEL PACIFICO - CASA DE CAMBIO

Cambios del Pacifico
Avenida Gómez Farías No. ?
Open daily 9:00am - 7:00pm (closed 2pm-4pm),
Lower exchange rates, but better hours than the bank.
Located El Centro, next door to Autocamiones Cihuatlán.

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

BUS STATIONS     Bus Schedules

Autocamiones Cihuatlán

Autocamiones Cihuatlán
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.

ELITE & AUTOBOUSES COSTA ALEGRE

Elite & Autobuses Costa Alegre
Avenida Gómez Farías
First Class Long haul Buses between Acapulco and Tijuana.
Price List from Melaque.  They do not stop in Barra de Navidad.
Buy tickets from the counter inside the Minisuper store.
Daily Bus Times: Northbound 8:30am, Southbound 5:30pm.
To change your ticket phone Elite at 01.314.334.6436
Located across from La Playa RV park, beside hotel San Nicolas.

FOTO GEIDY  Tel: (315).355.8276 & 355.6645

POST OFFICE  (Administracion de Correos)

POST OFFICE - SAN PATRICIO/MELAQUE

Oficina de Correos
Calle Clemente Orozco No.56
Tel: (315).355.5230  Postal Code 48980.
Open Monday to Friday 8am-3pm, Saturday 9am-1pm.
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  Fares  Fares
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@Club Internet Cafe

Ciber@Club Internet Cafe
Avenida Gómez Farías No. 27-A (Local - 10)
Propietario: David Oritz Fierro
Tel: (315).355.5936
Price: 10p/1/2hr, 20p/3/4hr, 25p/hr. 200p/10hr discount card.
PC rentals, CD burner, Printing 3p/sheet, Drip Coffee.
Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am-9pm, Sunday 9:30am-3pm.
Located in the narrow commercial center east of the bank.  

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: 15min/$5p, 30min/$10p, 1hour/$15p.
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-2:30pm, 5-9pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. 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. 39    (San Patricio)
Propietrio: Sr. Santiago Macías Vargas
Tel:(315).355.8982
Open 9am-10pm everyday.
Price: 15p/hr, 8p/1/2hr, 5p/1/4hr.
Located in San Patricio a few blocks east of the park.

PeCe Computacion 2000 PeCe Computacion 2000    CLOSED!
Instituto Tecnologico en Computacion de Zamora
Avenida Benito Juarez No. 103
Gerentes Alberto Alcantar Silva, Margarita Marales Ventura
Tel: (315).355.7163  Computer classes.
20 computers at $15 pesos/hour, A/C, No Coffee.
Located in San Patricio about 5 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.

LAUNDRY (Lavandería)

LAVENDERÍA "LÓPEZ Y LÓPEZ" Lavandería "López Y López"
Avenida Morelos No. 57
Propietaria: Rita Guadalupe Pérez Navarro
Gerente: Jose Cruz Tolentino Lopez
Administradora: Luisa de Los Reyes Uribe Tovan
Tel: (315).355.5312    Price is 10p/kilo.
Open Monday - Saturday 9am-9pm, Sundays 9am-3pm.
Located in San Patricio at Calle Gordiano Guzman.
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.
LAVENDERÍA "MARVE" Lavandería "Marve"
Avendia I. Zapata No. 13
Propietario: Marve
Price: 10p/kilo 10% discounts on Thursday.
Open 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday.
Located on the corner of Calle Francisco Villa in Villa Obregon.
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"
Avenida Benito Juarez No. 49
Price: 10p/kilo
Open 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday.
Located in San Patricio, between Guzman and Calle Clemente Orozco (south side).
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.
¡Tu Lavandería! ¡Tu Lavandería!
Avenida V. Gómez Farías No.91
Propietaria: Veronica Meza
Coin operated laundry
Open Mondays to Saturday 9am-2pm, 4pm-9pm.
Sundays 9am-2pm

Lavandería "Doña Lucha" is on Ramon Corona No. 105.
HINT: You will save money if you bring dry clothes to the laundry (wet clothes weigh more)
 

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.
Photo Unavailable Farmacia "Central de San Patricio" S.A. C.V.
Calle Lopez Mateos No. 43  Located in San Patricio.
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
Located 1/2 block toward the beach from the fondas on Ramon Corona.
Bulk oranges 75p/25Kilo bag.
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" Fruterias "Hawaii", S.A. C.V.
Calle Lopez Mateos No. 45.
LA HERRADURA ABARROTERA DE LA COSTA Super Mercado "La Herradura Abarrotera de la Costa"
(Semillas Y Cereales La Herradura)
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
CARNICERIA Y POLLERIA "EL TUNCO" Carniceria Y Polleria "El Tunco"
Avenida Benito Juarez No. 61
Specialty: Carne de Res, Cerdo, Borrego y Pollo
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.

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  100.7361

Optica Nueva York
Avenida Gómez Farías No.27-L_5
Eyeglass services in downtown Melaque.

Cel: (315).100.7361
Optometrista: Alfonso Hernández López

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  E-Mail
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

AQUARIOS WATER SPORTS  Aquarios Water Sports 
Fishing, snorkel and boat tours.  Banana boat rides.
Rentals of kayaks, boogie boards & wave runners.
Propietario: Luis Jorge Olivera Banda
Tel: 315.355.6104  Cel: (044) 315.108.6538
Located on the beach at Restaurant El Moyo in West Melaque.

Alvines & Asociados

Alvines & Asociados
Avenida Vincente Guerrero No.8
Tours & Tourist services
Propietario: J. Fernando Sepulveda Alvines
Cel: (315).104.4664 & (314).133.3364
Reserve tours to Colima, Morelia (Monarch Butterflies) and more.
Located one block south of restaurant Ava.

THE ONLY TOURS  Costa Alegre Tours - "The Only Tours"
Calle Privada Las Cabañas Lote 26.
Propietarios: Ray & Eva Calhoun
  Tel/Fax: (315).355.6777  E-Mail
Van tours to Manzanillo & Colima    Brochure        WebSite BuyNow
Snorkeling Tours - Tenacatita & Boca de Iguanas    Domain BuyNow
Bird Watching, Hot Springs, Custom Tours.
Mountain bike rentals & boogie boards.
Located near the Old Bananarama Restaurant location in Melaque
 EXPERIENCE MEX-ECO TOURS Experience Mex-Eco Tours     "Since Jan/06"
Avenida Gómez Farias No.59-2
Mexican cultural, educational
& sea turtle conservation tours.
Propietarios: Ruth Hazelwood &  Daniel Patman  
Tel: (315).355.7027  Cel: (044) 315.100.0818    E-Mail
Open daily 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm.
WebSite BuyNow    Domain BuyNow
 COSTALEGRE TRAVEL & SERVICE & TOURS Agencia De Viajes Fesa
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.
Domain RentNow

MASSAGE

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE SÁNDALO Massage "Sándalo"   MOVED!
Avenida Abel Salgado No. 7
Propietaria: Ma. Del Carmen Ríos Morales.
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm.
"Masage Terapeutico" by appointment only.
Open year round in Villa Obregón.  Sixth year in business.

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

BICYCLES

MANUEL'S BIKE RENTAL & REPAIR SHOP Manuel's Bike Rental & Repair Shop
Avenida Morelos No. 101  San Patricio
Propietario: Manuel Moreno Toro
Open 9am-1pm every day.
Used bike rentals $200p/week, 700p/month.

 

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 Bicicletes 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.

 

THE RENTAL BIKE BARON OF COSTALEGRE The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre      "Since 2008"
Calle Esmeralda #47  Col. Villa Obregon at Posada Esmeralda
Propietaria: Mari Placentia
Gerente: Richard Latte    VoIP Canada:1.250.412.5931
Cel: (315).100.0836    'English Spoken'    E-Mail
Open 10am-2pm every day, November till April.
Bike rentals $80p/day, $400p/week, 950p/month.

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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