Watsonville has several "Mexican oriented" grocery stores, but the larger chain stores (Lucky's, Albertson's & Nob Hill) gear towards the population as well, consequently I can find many of the same items you mentioned in your posting in them also And as for going to Santa Cruz - I avoid it as much as possible (and I live down Hwy 1 from it!!!) unless I absolutely have to go there - it's always crowded. . . . AND Watsonville has numerous Mexican restaurants where I can get great food like Rosa's, Zuniga's, etc Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com <mailto:sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com> Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com <mailto:srund@svl.ems.lmco.com> LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi <http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi> [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 ---------- From: Tantrika[SMTP:hummer13@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 3:33 PM To: Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] Care Package on it's way to Myron Well we went down to Le Esperaza in Santa Cruz and went crazy buying various mexican goodies that we can't get elsewhere. (snip, snip. . .) Though I may just head down to watsonville one day and see if they have a wider selection (watsonville is where a lot of farming goes on so we have a large Mexican population... also stories of the Chupacabra! Ooooooh! <g>) (snip, snip. . .) Have a Hot and Spicy fourth! And *don't* drive down to Santa Cruz on a holiday! Highway 17 is backed up for 25 miles! YECH! glad we know the back ways :)