The Lemon Orchard
“Oil rigs sat just outside the harbor and huge container ships filled the wharves. High-rises towered over mom-and-pop tiendas. Tourists flocked to Fort San Juan de Ulúa, built by the Spanish in 1582 to protect the gold-rich city from pirates. Now the waterfront was patrolled by the military. At nine in the morning, Jack walked along el malecón, the harbor boardwalk. The walkway was lined with shops and stalls, very few of them open yet. He knew from Patricia that this was the general area where... Marcie’s sold shoes, but he hadn’t found the shop yet. He’d flown in the night before, checked into the Hotel Candilejas, which overlooked the commercial port, malecón, and old lighthouses. After checking in, he had walked around town, getting his bearings. The city looked the same as when he’d come here with Louella and the Finnegans, but the atmosphere had turned tense. The Zetas drug cartel had taken hold, and last spring several crime reporters and photographers had been killed throughout Veracruz State.MoreLess
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