The first of multiple Oxxo convenience stores that my brother and I stopped into, for our search for Spanish language Pokemon cards, during our day excursion in Cozumel from our cruise boat. He was successful.
Oxxo was founded in 1976 in Monterrey Mexico, Today it is the largest convenience store chain in Latin America, with 23,000 in Mexico alone. It's name came from the original logo, where the 'XX' represented a shopping cart, and the outer 'O's representing wheels.
There seemed to be one on every corner in Cozumel, and it's a good place to pick up single things of anything, especially food and beverages. read more