There was not a hint of litter on the street. Mexican children frolicked on the beach. Los Pacenos (La Paz natives) offered gentle smiles as they jogged past me along the Malecón – La Paz’s bay-front boardwalk that stretches along the historic downtown. It was hard to take it all in with the sun setting on the glimmering Sea of Cortez.

Four old retired men are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "OLD TIMERS BAR - ALL DRINKS 10 CENTS." They look at each other and then go in, thinking this is too good too be true.