Being noise sensitive, that's one of the biggest irritations from my travels to Mexico and South/Central America, the lack of controls on noise. And I don't buy that line: All Latino's like noise!
I've walked by electronic shops, big speakers parked outside, blasting away, you can still hear it 2-3 blocks away! I've been in cities with car alarms going off all hours of the night, waking up to roosters crowing early hours of the morning, loud music from a disco being heard 3 blocks away from my hotel. And the loud, thumping boom cars can only add to the madness!
I stayed in which appeared to be, a quiet small little town near Jujuya in El Salvador, one night, looking foward to a good night's sleep.
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There were 4 evangelical churches I overlooked, blasting their sermons and music all over town until well after midnite!
In a smaller town in Ecuador, one day, someone with a boom car stereo system, parked his car at the main plaza, turned up the volume sky-high, for the whole downtown area to hear!
One night, I opted to stay in a 4-star hotel in downtown Cuenca, Ecuador, stayed on the top floor, and
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there was a disco in the basement, which rocked the building past 3 in the morning!
In Santa Ana, El Salvador, I stayed in a 4 star hotel downtown, with a nifty rooftop deck area. That particular night they were having some big gathering, including a rock band, which rocked the building until 2 in the morning. Couldn't sleep!
During the daytime, I've walked about, where these trucks/cars with loud speakers prowl the streets, advertising products/services!
I've enjoyed all 12 trips to various parts of Centra/South America, but it would be nice if they'd just turn it down a bit for this noise sensitive traveler! Any know if any country down there is cracking down on noise?
At least here, in the U.S., they're starting to crack down on those loud boom cars, with stiffer and stiffer fines. $1500 fine for a first offense in Oregon!
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