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Bobby Settles

met Bobby Settles in 2003, halfway through his 23 years of co-owning and managing Casa Blanca and Playa Blanca lodges, across Ascension Bay from Punta Allen, Mex. His energy left an impression. Six years later, I was back at Playa during the Swine Flu pandemic, and Bobby had covered the mouths of mounted permit with masks. That night, he drove us all up to Casa because a

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