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(Following is an excerpt from a story about San Pancho in Escala Magazine)
In San Pancho, on the other hand, all it takes to get transported to another planet is watching the sunlight on the sand: no sweat, no strain, but cool all the same. Here, on streets named Saigon, Cambodia, Kenya, Ceylon and the like, fishermen's houses stand beside Italian bakeries, turtle-protecting ecology NGOs, yoga centers, art galleries and a boutique hotel called Cielo Rojo, where guests delight in a unique blend of "charm and culture". Amid walls festooned with black-and-white photos of boxers, dancers and such, the owner, who formerly designed posters for Hollywood movies, pours shots of small-batch tequila, while holding forth on his favorite subject: antiques. He has a wealth of information about the background of the pieces decorating the place. Is it any wonder the hotel's a veritable art gallery?
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