Jaltemba Jalapeño

Hee Haw Mail on Jaltemba Bay

Johan — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:32:37 +0000

Roving reporters Ken and Bea give us the scoop on Donkeys, Mules and Horses as seen in the Jaltemba Bay area. By Ken and Bea Is it a Horse or is it a Donkey? If you have ever ventured into the valley on the East side of the highway beyond Las Rosas and toward La ...

Hurricane Bud – Slows and Weakens as it nears Melaque

Johan — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:45 +0000

As of Friday 11:00 A.M. PDT Hurricane Bud is still a category 2 storm but it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm before coming ashore in the Melaque – Barra de Navidad south of Puerto Vallarta and north of Manzanillo according to the 8 am PDT forecast from NOAA.gov. This is good news ...

Hurricane Bud compared to Jova

Johan — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:29 +0000

Hurricane Bud is about 24 hours from landfall very close to Melaque, Colima south of Puerto Vallarta. according to the latest, 5 am EDT Friday, forecast and it is estimated to make land fall in the next 24 hours. It’s estimated landfall location is reminiscent of hurricane Jova back in October so here is a ...

Hurricane Bud – Rain and High seas in Jaltemba Bay?

Johan — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:09:04 +0000

Hurricane bud has now become a category 2 hurricane and is pointed in the general direction of Jaltemba Bay. In fact it is pointed very much like hurricane Jova was last year which caused a lot of damage in the Malaque area but passed Jaltemba Bay without damage. The map of the expected path is ...

Victoria Day on Canada’s West Coast

Johan — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:12:13 +0000

When I return from Mexico I am always startled by the lush beauty of the wilderness on Canada’s west coast. These photos were all taken on one small stretch of rocky beach on Vancouver Island. Wild columbine emerge from the rocky beach and Indian paintbrush join the scene. A small stream descends a cliff among ...

Barbequed mice anyone – ratones parillados

Johan — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:32:00 +0000

One fine day in January I spent a day with Angel fishing the waters of Jaltemba Bay and then cooking up our catch. The fishing part is documented here: Meet Angel – Pescador. Today’s article is about the wonderful meal Angel made out of our catch. The fish is called ratón which also means mouse ...

A day at the Jaltemba CCC – May 9, 2012

Johan — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:14:45 +0000

Photos By Viky Robelo Wednesday was a busy day at the Community Center in La Peñita. Maybe this guy can be our mascot?? Work continued on the marionettes. Sowing classes got started. I assume they are making the bodies for the puppets. Teachers met and maybe just as exciting, folks came by to hang out.

Jaltemba Jalapeño Forum – Statistics

Johan — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:44:58 +0000

Here is a look at the Jalapeño Jaltemba Bay Forum performance over the past year. It tells us a bit about how we interact on line and when we start our migration. I am delighted to report that the activity on the forum has probably reached what it was on the Old Jaltemba Bay Folk ...

Meet Angel – Pescador

Johan — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:24:26 +0000

I first met Angel because his grand children were attending La Patria kindergarten. Over the years we got to know each other a bit better as we both were keenly interested in the demolition of the beach houses and because we both use our bikes as our transport of preference. He lives in La Colmena ...

Around Jaltemba Bay – May 9, 2012

Johan — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:53:38 +0000

Here are a few items that did not make full articles but may be of interest to Jaltembarians. Yes that is a first attempt at coining a good name for folks interested in the Jaltemba Bay area. Add a suggestion below if you have a better one. The Breakfast area at Niños Heroes Kinder in ...

Heading North – Concordia, Sonora

Johan — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:05:03 +0000

By Jeff and Holly With mixed emotions, we said farewell to our Los Ayala home on Tuesday morning and began our journey northward towards California and then Colorado. We both agreed, these past four months have been our best Mexican sojourn yet. It is difficult to put into words, the enjoyment received sitting on the ...

Super Group Formed – Grupos Unidos por Jaltemba

Johan — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:13:32 +0000

If you happened to be at a meeting of the Junta Vecinal on the 18th of April you may very well have been a part of a historic event. The discussion of how to manage the CCC has resulted in the formation of a new organization. Public facilities like the CCC, Ecopark – Unidad Deportiva ...

Día del Niño 2012 – May Madness

Johan — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:34:01 +0000

Día del niño 2012 was hard to cover this year. It happened to fall on the Monday of what was for many an extra long 4 day weekend. On Jaltemba Bay long weekends are not a time of rest but rather a chance to make a bit of money from the tourists that come to ...

The Michoacan Coast and Tzararacua

Johan — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:13:43 +0000

By Jeff and Holly. We have now been back home in Los Ayala three days, but the memories of Michoacan linger on. Our last update was a bit longer than usual, so I waited till now to share about the waterfalls (cascadas) de Tzararacua. The Falls are located about twenty minutes south of Uruapan, off ...

School Maintenance – badly needed

Johan — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:33:37 +0000

This week at the regular meeting of the Rotary club of Jaltemba Bay the need for maintenance at two of our local schools was highlighted. The directors of Justo Sierra Primary and CONALEP presented photos of the sorry state of repair of their schools and requested assistance. Photos thanks to Ing. Octaviano. The story at ...

Meet Adrián – Pastor

Johan — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:46:10 +0000

On a dusty side street on a hot, dry day in La Joya, a neighborhood of Guayabitos, a pen of goats take to the shade of their compound. They don’t seem at all worried that there is not a stitch of forage nor water in their trough. Nor do they need to as long as ...

Pueblos Magicos – Mazamitla and Uruapan, Michoacan

Johan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:37:15 +0000

We are delighted to have Jeff and Holly as contributors. There trip to Michoacan sounds delightful. They live high above Los Ayala and in Colorado. By Jeff and Holly We gradually descended the Autopista through, reminiscent of Colorado, pine trees arriving at familiar palm studded beaches. We have been traveling through the State of Michoacan ...

La Joya Kindergarten – Gets Breakfast Area

Johan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:51:21 +0000

The project to build a breakfast area for Niños Heroes kindergarten broke ground on Monday in La Joya, a neighbourhood of Rincon de Guayabitos. By Tuesday afternoon the excavation was well under way and four of the six posts to support a metal roof had bases poured. The site is challenging because it is built ...

Jalapeño Readers – A Busy Bunch

Johan — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:40:37 +0000

Jalapeño readers are a busy bunch indeed. They managed to read over a million pages on the Jalapeño in the past year; 1,138,278 to be more specific. Growth in readership has been steady although it is starting to show a seasonal lull as this graph of visits to the site shows. An average week lately ...

Angelita’s – My Favourite Las Varas Restaurant

Johan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:17:55 +0000

Angelita Restaurant in Las Varas just happens to be one of my favorite out of town restaurant. I judge a Mexican restaurant by the condiments and Angelita’s does that up in style even delivering a couple of slices of cheese (panela) with the chips (totopes) and salsa. The restaurant is clean and airy. Much of ...

Meet Marina – Florista en La Peñita

Johan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:52:37 +0000

By Ken and Bea Floral design or floral arts is the art of creating flower arrangements in vases, baskets or other containers using cut flowers, herbs and ornamental grasses. It is also an opportunity to let the imagination run wild. Part of marketing is eye appeal. Los Petalitos artful display caught my attention as I ...

Around Jaltemba Bay – April 2012

Johan — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:58:38 +0000

Here are a few items that did not make it to full article status. Congratulations to the first graduating class of Susan Cobbs new Spanish language courses. They were celebrating last night at La Brisas on the La Peñita waterfront. Susan is now a certified representative for the Warren Hardy Spanish course. More information on ...

Radio Lupita in Las Varas

Johan — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:49:29 +0000

On Thursday I had the opportunity to visit Radio Lupita FM 1130 in Las Varas with Community Center director, Viky, and Telpochcalli de Jaltemba (TAC) president, Fernando. In an interview which aired at 8:30 am they invited members of the community to join in the programs they are offering on the La Peñita Plaza. In ...

Happy Birthday Jim from Los Ayala

Johan — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:47 +0000

Vista Guayabitos was the scene of a fun coming together of a few of the few foreigners that still remain in the Jaltemba Bay area. A number of April birthdays were celebrated but it was the very day of this cowboy’s birth. I don’t want to imply that his fashion sense is so bad that ...