Wayne Harridge wrote:
> "Zona Rosa" - sounds like it might be the "Red Light District" !
>
Nah. Reference is the "Zona Rosa" in Mexico City and later some other
Latin American cities. The name is actually "Pink Zone", not red. Used
to be about fashionable shops, art, restaurants and nightlife.
I was in a couple of world class traffic jams heading home from that
area. One later made the front page of the Sunday LA Times. Staying with
friends in LA, I started to read the feature article about traffic in
Mexico City, looked at the date and picture and yelled "I was there!"
The only way out was to abandon the cab or bus and walk a mile or so
before picking up another one. I did drive in Mexico, but never to the
Zona Rosa. I'm not that dumb.
Now I gather the original in Mexico has become a center for the
fashionable gay community, too.
Moose
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