Bucerias' New Chedraui and CMQ Hospital, both to open soon. Ed Christoffel

Agent Ed Christoffel took this photo yesterday, June 27th, driving past the new Chedraui store. It's going up immediately south of the Bucerias Farmacia Guadalajara.

In case you are not aware, Chedraui is a large Mexican chain, similar to a Target superstore. They are super-sized, with deli, bakery, housewares, automotive, clothing, electronics, toys, furniture, appliances,and a full grocery store including a sea food market. Chedraui is known for its bakeries, which are generally considered to be offer tastier goods than Mega's or Walmarts, and for its more complete imported foods section.

Already Chedraui is interviewing and hiring many locals, taking quite a few employees from their nearest competitor, Mega. Mega is fighting back, with a big sign out front saying that they are hiring now too, no doubt replacing some of the workers that quit to work for Chedraui.

There might be some price wars when this Bucerias Chedraui opens in a couple of months.

This is an artist's (or computer program's) rendering of the new CMQ Hospital being built in Bucerias right on the beach side Hwy 200 service road, about five blocks south of the overpass over the dry stream bed...or if that reference is meaningless to you, about 7 blocks south of the main plaza area.

Mezcales Overpass Well Underway - Ed Christoffel

Agent Ed Christoffel:

"The much needed overpass in Mezcales is well underway. Not only will it reduce the time from Vallarta to Bucerias but it will make it a lot safer. Judging by the steel and concrete going into it it doesn't look like it will blow away."