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Turtles Coming Ashore Near Puerto Escondido

Just east of here in Puerto Escondido, about a 30 minute ride, Sea Turtles have been coming ashore in droves since mid-August. An unusual number this year and it is continuing. Mexico has the largest numbers of protected turtles in the world now, since 1985 they have been closely guarded. Whole communities who used to [...]

Learning Hard Lessons; Teacher’s Strike

The teachers take the summer off.

Journey to Ixtlán

Going off to the ‘mountains’ is not that difficult here, and Ixtlán is about 60 km northeast.

Exploring; San Felipe de Agua

We didn’t see any wild geese, but we were hot on their trail!

Tule; One big tree

It is said that this tree is the largest living thing in the world.

Panaderia

Here is the bakery where we rent an apartment.