▁world , ▁especially ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁nations , ▁seeking ▁a ▁quiet ▁and ▁peace ful ▁place ▁to ▁live . ▁ ▁In ▁or ▁around ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ▁gained ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁city , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ▁grew ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁commercial ▁interests ▁took ▁over , ▁ru ining ▁Cal os ▁Ges ell ' s ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁tran qu il ▁village ▁surrounded ▁by ▁nature . ▁▁ ▁As ▁the ▁sand ▁d unes ▁were ▁bul ld oz ed ▁to ▁make ▁space ▁for ▁sea front ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁further ▁along ▁the ▁coast , ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Mar ▁Az ul ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁order ▁re h abil itate ▁Carlos ▁Ges ell ' s ▁ide als ▁of ▁urban ▁development ▁in ▁t une ▁with ▁nature . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁undert aken ▁to ▁remove ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁concrete ▁sea front ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁coast line ▁of ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁Carlos ▁Ges ell ▁had ▁intended . ▁▁ ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁" Le ▁T ou quet ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁mot oc ross ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁These ▁races ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁nearby ▁cities ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁better ▁place ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁family , ▁than ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ". ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁▁ ▁Mar ▁Az ul ▁ ▁Mar ▁de ▁las ▁P amp