Palomas, Mexico

We are staying in Deming, NM which is about 30 miles from the USA Mexico border.  So when you talk about what to do in Deming, you get all kind of suggestions, but everyone mentions go to the Pink Store in Palomas, Mexico.  So we decided to take our passports and head down.

The real draw for us was the Farmacia Express. i.e. drugstore.  Martha has some prescription topicals that are expensive even with drug insurance.  Plus they have to be approved by a lot of people.  Well at Farmacia Express you get them without a prescription and they are really inexpensive.

We went to The Pink Store next, this is the only way I want to shop anymore.  First the store has a lot of stuff including liquor, pottery, leather items, home decor items, etc. and there is a nice restaurant.  Adjacent building have eye glass stores, dentist, doctors, etc. all catering to the US customer.  You can get dental crowns for $140 each.  We know people who've gotten crowns there and they are pleased with the results.  Same for glasses.

Now here is the part I like, they offer you free beer or margaritas while you shop.  The faster you drink, the more you get.  We found a number of knickknacks and I got some nice belts.  I got a good price on George Person's favorite tequila he introduced me to.

Next we had a late breakfast/early lunch.  The food was very, very good and a margarita with Huevos Rancheros is a perfect breakfast.  Lots of fun was had by all.


I have some more photos on Flickr.

We hit a Rock Hound place on the way back.  There are a lot of interesting and artsy rocks in this area.  The lady who ran the store we stopped at had some wonderful pieces with staggering prices.  She even had some that when viewed under a black light fluoresced greens, blues and a very rare to find red.  Those were the multi thousand dollar pieces.

Next hit the other winery in Deming.  Luna Rosa.  They had a lot good wines.