Saturday, September 7
Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas…read more85℉ / 55% Humidity
With over 20,000 locations, OXXO is Latin America's largest convenience store chain. They are constantly expanding, opening an additional 1,000 to 1,100 per year... that's an average of three stores a day! There's one in Laredo, Texas that I know of. Recently they acquired several existing DK convenience stores in the Southwest states, with plans to rebrand them in the future.
Most are open 24/7, usually at the corner of major intersections. The one I went to (between Macheros and Avenida Adolfo López Mateos) was across the street from a 7-Eleven. You can also see another OXXO a couple blocks away.
Whenever I told anyone I was going on a cruise, the #1 warning I received was: avoid drinking tap water in Mexico. Purification standards aren't the best here, and you can get very sick (look up Montezuma's Revenge.. not the roller coaster ride at Knott's). So I stopped by to purchase bottled water, better to be safe than sorry! Stick with the major brands like E-Pura (PepsiCo), Ciel (Coca-Cola), Bonafont, etc. Make sure the seal is not broken.
Overall it was fun walking around the aisles! Quite a few familiar snacks that I have at home, and lots of interesting ones as well.
Mexico 2024 collection: https://www.yelp.com/collection/kYAzNGL6833M5SmSYnRRVA/Mexico-2024