11/99

I drove back to Acapulco a few weeks ago. On a crowded Saturday and Sunday many local vendors and tourists started staring from the moment I shed my T-shirt. No woman was topless but me, at least at the beach area where I stayed, and I felt somehow uncomfortable.

Contrary to this, on Monday and Tuesday domestic tourists went back home. Americans and Canadians took their place. Consequently there was a relative high number of topless women at the beach and pool, which made me feel more comfortable.

I can't comprehend yet Mexican women's rejection of topfreedom, despite having very similar traditions of those which prevail in Spanish, Argentina or France. As far as I know, here, we haven't any legal ordinances against the matter.

Many co-workers and me together have decided to start its practice, and we are succeeding. The only resistance came from some of their husband and boyfriends, especially when vendors are staring. If that happens to me, I do not show shyness or put on my top on. Instead, I stand up and walk decidedly towards them and, sure enough, they'll run away.

--Norma, Mexico

7/99

I work in Mexico city, but I've lived in USA while studied a short course. It's well known that Yucatan and Baja have a lot of topfree & nude beaches. Since 1993 I visited Playa del Carmen and could practice both.

It seemed to be different in Acapulco. I past 4 days in May. The first day, my friend and I were at the Condesa Beach, and decided to take off our bikini tops. After a while, we could saw 3 women sunbathing topless, and none hassled us.

On the second day, my friend and I walked topless from the Condesa Beach to the Papagayo Beach. That walk took us more than 45 minutes. Then we returned walking back our own steps, and got surprised by dozens of women sunbathing and swimming topfree.

I guess we innovate topfreedoms in Aca, and it took only 2 days.

--Norma, Mexico City