There is something completely absurd about the main strip of the Cancún nightlife. It’s ridiculous. Open air clubs all competing to be loudest, music blaring, MCs yelling over the music, people on the sidewalks enthralled and disgusted at the same time. It’s intriguing. But once you get over the absurdity, you start to realize that it’s perfect. Sure it’s not fit most. It appeals to a specific age group and mood but they have a formula that works. Reach club has its array of dancers, mostly women, dancing in small stages or cages, however you want to describe them, an Mc that tries to include everyone in the party, and if course drinks flowing. Once you get used to it, it starts to seem less repulsive. People come here to party. Mexicans, Hispanic tourists, Europeans and Americans all here for the same reason, to enjoy themselves and let go. It’s debaucherous yes but it’s what they came for. Beach and sun with a few drinks during the day and many more drinks and dancing at night. And in this context it doesn’t get much better. People from around the world congregating to enjoy themselves. What is most impressive is the number of Hispanic tourists and even Mexicans here. I expected Americans and Europeans but the vast majority are in fact from Mexico and Latin America. This was an encouraging realization and something I really appreciated. Granted this isn’t a sustainable lifestyle but it’s not meant to be. It’s a party and few parties are sustainable. I know because I in fact tried to have exactly that ; a sustainable party. So, putting that aside, you have to admire the ability of places like Congo to provide exactly what people want. And this is the thing about tourism, it’s about providing what people are looking for in a manner that benefits the traveler and the business, usually at the expense of the environment. Is it wrong? I don’t know. It’s a bit depressing and it hurts to see how much we shape the world for the sake of profit and in cases like this it’s more evident than ever but you still have to appreciate that there is a need being served and you just have to hope that it will be handled in a manner that does the last damage, if not now, hopefully soon.