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FIND MORE FROM DAN ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/billybartyjr And on Telegram HERE: https://t.me/apocalypsenowmexico GET HEIRLOOM SEEDS & NON GMO SURVIVAL FOOD HERE: https://heavensharvest.com/ USE Code WAM to save 5%! GET ORGANIC COFFEE, MANUKA HONEY AND MUSHROOM TINCTURES HERE: https://madtravnutrition.com/ Use Code "Josh" and save 10%! Support the work of Jaymie Icke & Ickonic! HELP THE WAM LEGAL DEFENSE FUND HERE: https://gogetfunding.com/wam-legal-defense/ BUY GOLD HERE: https://firstnationalbullion.com/schedule-consult/ GET YOUR APRICOT SEEDS at the life-saving Richardson Nutritional Center HERE: https://rncstore.com/r?id=bg8qc1 Josh Sigurdson reports on the breaking video of Anderson Cooper getting confronted in Yelapa, Mexico over his support for the deadly injections and the big pharma propaganda he pushed for years including the well known lie that the vaccine was "95% safe and effective." The confrontation was done by Dan, a friend of Josh's in Mexico and the owner of "Apocalypse Now Mexico" on Telegram. Dan has been speaking out about the fake virus and deadly injections since day one and left to Mexico from LA one day before Josh where they ended up meeting. In this video, you will see the entire confrontation with Anderson Cooper, the 60 Minutes and CNN pharma shill who worked (and likely still does) for the CIA. Millions are dead because of propaganda like that which was spread by Anderson Cooper. We talk to Dan following the confrontation about what happened in the peaceful anarchist town of Yelapa Mexico, how it went down and why he decided to speak up against the mainstream media sweetheart and Vanderbilt. Dan also digs into Mainstream Alternative Media which David Icke and The Amazing Polly have been exposing in recent days as a new narrative is born from the ashes of the mainstream media. Stay tuned for more from WAM! ORDER QUALITY MEAT TO YOUR DOOR HERE: https://wildpastures.com/promos/save-20-for-life/bonus15?oid=6&affid=321 Save 20% and get $15 off your FIRST order! Support your local farms and stay healthy! HELP SUPPORT US AS WE DOCUMENT HISTORY HERE: https://gogetfunding.com/help-wam-cover-history/ GET AN EXTENDED FREE TRIAL FOR ICKONIC WHEN YOU SIGN UP HERE: https://www.ickonic.com/affiliate/josh10 BUY YOUR PRIVATE CLEARPHONE HERE: https://www.r1kln3trk.com/3PC4ZXC/F9D3HK/ LION ENERGY: Never Run Out Of Power! PREPARE NOW! https://www.r1kln3trk.com/3PC4ZXC/D2N14D/ GET VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS FROM DR. ZELENKO HERE: https://zstacklife.com/?ref=WAM GET TIM'S FREE Portfolio Review HERE: https://bit.ly/redpilladvisor And become a client of Tim's at https://www.TheLibertyAdvisor.com STOCK UP ON STOREABLE FOODS HERE: http://wamsurvival.com/ OUR GOGETFUNDING CAMPAIGN: https://gogetfunding.com/help-keep-wam-alive/ OUR PODBEAN CHANNEL: https://worldaltmedia.podbean.com/ Find us on Vigilante TV HERE: https://vigilante.tv/c/world_alternative_media/videos?s=1 FIND US on Rokfin HERE: https://rokfin.com/worldalternativemedia FIND US on Gettr HERE: https://www.gettr.com/user/worldaltmedia See our EPICFUNDME HERE: https://epicfundme.com/251-world-alternative-media JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.iambanned.com/ JOIN our Telegram Group HERE: https://t.me/worldalternativemedia JOIN US on Rumble Here: https://rumble.com/c/c-312314 FIND WAM MERCHANDISE HERE: https://teespring.com/stores/world-alternative-media FIND OUR CoinTree page here: https://cointr.ee/joshsigurdson JOIN US on SubscribeStar here: https://www.subscribestar.com/world-alternative-media We will soon be doing subscriber only content! Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/WorldAltMedia Help keep independent media alive! Pledge here! Just a dollar a month can help us alive! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2652072&ty=h&u=2652072 BITCOIN ADDRESS: 18d1WEnYYhBRgZVbeyLr6UfiJhrQygcgNU World Alternative Media 2024

*Dylan, The Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, The Beatles,  Otis Redding, Nico, Peter Fonda, Denis Hopper, Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Allen Ginsberg and many, many more  - Lisa Law's images are extraordinary. But then her story is extraordinary.   *On Christmas eve, Lisa sat in her home in Yelapa, Mexico and recounted some of her countercultural life and times in this, the first of two episodes that provide an unparalleled glimpse into the music scenes of the 60s and 70s and California's blossoming counterculture.   *We hear about the American folk revival ,beatniks, bohemians, Mexican shamans and the weird and wonderful world of hippy communes in New Mexico, some of the many moments that she lived, witnessed, and recorded on the frontier of society on the brink of cultural change.   *For more on Lisa's life, images, book and documentary: www.flashingonthesixties.com/ *For more on the Bureau of Lost Culture: www.bureauoflostculture.com   Images copyright Lisa Law   #Dylan, #TheVelvetUnderground, #JanisJoplin, #TheBeatles,  #OtisRedding, #PeterFonda, #DenisHopper, #TimothyLeary, #RamDass, #AllenGinsberg, KenKesey, thehogfarm, themerrypranksters, #wavygravy, #peter,paulandmary #haightashbury, #hippies, #psychedelicmushrooms, #lisalaw    

Season 3  ep -110 with our special guest Julia who joins us from Yelapa Mexico.  Coming up on one year since her last drink Julia tells us how it is that she chose to become the best version of herself by breaking her bad habits and choosing sobriety as a better healthier lifestyle. “ I wanted to feel good the next day, inspired and also productive”. Learn all about our recovery retreat being held in Yelapa, Mexico December 3- 10th and how you can join us there to empower your recovery. Book now with just 20% down at  www.vikarawellness.com Also be sure to check the Soberoso XTRA for a behind the scenes look at this episode on our Soberoso Youtube Channel. 

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ep #108 with your grateful host Dora who is bringing you this episode from Phoenix Arizona. Yah we meant to spell Ketchup that way, but really have a lot to catch up on.Happy Canada Day, July 4th and 2nd year anniversary to the Soberoso Podcast. We have so much to be grateful for and so many people to shout out.Save your place for this intimate gathering in Yelapa, Mexico Dec 3 - 10 2022ADDICTION RECOVERY RETREAT 

This episode is unlocked from our Patreon, and we'll be releasing the final episodes of Hella In Your Thirties for free in May. Going forward this podcast will evolve into something else with one episode a month over at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders You can also unlock around 75 exclusive Hella episodes for $2 at www.patreon.com/hellainyourthirties YOU MADE OUR LIVES AMAZING, THANK YOU SO MUCH. __ SHOW INFORMATION Connect with us! We would LOVE to hear from you. Instagram: @HellaInYourThirites Twitter: @HellaInYour30s Facebook: @HellaInYourThirties Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wABouFCPIVH1ZxmcJ5qQA/featured Email: HellaInYourThirties@gmail.com Leave us a message to be played on-air: (213) 222-6621 If you want to support the podcast and get some sweet bonus content check us out at: www.patreon.com/hellainyourthirties And if want to buy us a beer you can Venmo us at @hellainyourthirties or PayPal us at hellainyourthirties@gmail.com THANKS WE LOVE YOU and you're gonna get a big fat shout-out that's for sure. Looking for Hella In Your Thirties Merch? Check this out: https://www.teepublic.com/user/campfiremedia/albums/42100-hella-in-your-thirties xoxo Nick+Muriel

A serial killer who vacationed at the same time and place we vacationed - Puerto Vallarta! Muriel's Murders finally returns after we got stuck in Puerto Vallarta with a not-so-mild case of Covid. Well, thanks to Kelsey W's kind Venmo donation, we were able to do a little "journalism" once we got better. For the first time, Muriel takes a stab at embedding herself in a location for a bit of her own research. What's up with a serial killer who digs the same botanical gardens and bars we do? Part 2 coming next week BUT we'll be releasing it early for our Patreon Subscribers on April 1st along with an episode about another town we visited: Yelapa. Hit up www.patreon.com/murielsmurders on the first for the goods! It's the very best way to support the podcast. Thank you to our newest supporters: Nora, Marissa, Leah, Wichtrich, Mindy, Isabel, BaeProductions, Leanora, Zora, Julie, Virginia, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Vikki, Nicole, Bianca and Kenzi!! XOXOXO -- SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murielsmurders/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/murielsmurders TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe5PLqCn/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO2AFeVf3ocqTctje_qCrcA/featured Email: MurielsMurders@gmail.com T-Shirts: https://www.teepublic.com/user/campfiremedia/albums/119055-muriels-murders Subscribe & Review on Apple Podcasts:https://apple.co/3n6OOSw Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3emLD5g Researched & Hosted by Muriel Montgomery Edited, Co-Hosted & Animations by Nick Casalini If you love Muriel's Murders, the best way to support us is through our Patreon. Plus you unlock exclusive episodes. Thank you! XOXO

Thomas is an American Expat Living in Yelapa, a Seaside Village in Cabo Corrientes, just South of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Thomas Give us Tips on What to See, How to Ge

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today I speak with Mansal Denton "Little Beaver," the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and the subject of an upcoming documentary BELOW THE DROP, which explores our relationship to life and death through hunting. Feeling insecure in early life, he chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, he found his calling with the sacred art of hunting. He now desires to share this practice with more men. Mansal details hunting as a connection with nature, how he began leading hunts as a sacred practice, the process of engaging in a sacred hunt, and the healing and transformation he has observed from participants. To learn more about Mansal's work and participating in a sacred hunt, visit www.sacredhunting.com. In other short update: Shout to my friend Erwan Le Corre founder of MovNat for his new breath work retreat. June 7-11 2021 (only 5 spots left!) November 29 -December 3 2021. Yelapa, Mexico https://www.naturalmovement.com/holdyourbreathretreat?utm_source=MovNat%C2%AE+True+Nature%E2%84%A2+News&utm_campaign=6499fa3d8e-Newsletter+-+05%2F06%2F21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e4dca9b1e-6499fa3d8e-380152881&mc_cid=6499fa3d8e&mc_eid=9635a41c02. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara” www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY.

“What is the origin of Yes, No, Maybe?” Patrick asks Atom Bergstrom, referring to both the concept and the book. Is Yes, No, Maybe the way out of Yin-Yang, split-brain consciousness? What is the actual meaning of herd immunity? Is humanity being scammed from beginning to end? Are all the X-Men-type movies getting us used to transhumanism? Is that why worldwide robot manufacturing doubled last year? Where is Ground Zero for globalism? Is it really in Davos or is it in Boston? Klaus Schwab is a graduate of what U.S. school? Patrick and Atom discuss Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. President in 2004. Is it better to confront globalism sideways instead of head-on? Does gathering in crowds to protest drag us deeper into the tar pit? Atom mentions Abbie Hoffman’s “Steal This Book,” published in 1971. Patrick explains why he’s focused on exercising and getting stronger. Stretching is an important part of his program. What are reactive muscles? How does weakening one muscle strengthen its opposing muscle? What’s the difference between concentric and eccentric muscle contraction? Patrick and Atom explore strategies for wellness and long life. How does the “Big Fat Mouth” interfere with health and longevity? Atom asks listeners to pray for Christina Ponsot of Yelapa, Mexico. She’s a long-time friend who has been single-handedly running the only Solar Nutrition restaurant in the world till she recently broke her arm. Carbon dioxide is a miracle cure. Why has it been overlooked by scientists for so many years? How were so many thousands and thousands of people cured of every disease from A to Z, and yet so few contemporary people know about it? Carbon dioxide is necessary for oxygen to give us life. Oxygen without carbon dioxide does nothing except oxidize and deteriorate the body. Oxygen plus carbon dioxide can give us the Diamond Body. What atomic element is most important to plant life in nature and agriculture? Is it carbon or is it nitrogen? What happens when sugar water is sprayed on a plant? Why are fungi so important to plant growth? Why is no-till agriculture the antithesis of monolithic corporate agriculture? Who is Gabe Brown and what is Regenerative Ranching? Why do you want more insects, not less insects, on your farm or ranch? Why are we being lied to about solar energy? Why is it much more feasible and inexpensive than we’re being told? What about zero-point energy? Who is John Hutchinson and what is the “Hutchinson Effect”? Why is there no such thing as drought on many levels from Regenerative Farming to atmospheric water generation? Who is John Nordberg and what does he know about the 37.5 million billion gallons of water recycled around the planet 40 times per year? Why are handstands, headstands, and shoulder stands good for you? Why does the iris of the eye know the secret? Why can’t the beaker boys tell “shilajit from Shinola” when it comes to DNA? Do we “get” cancer many times a day and “get rid of” it just as many times? A listener asks about scoliosis and spondylitis. Atom explains Oscillation Massage and why spinal pain has little to do with vertebral damage. A listener asks about drinking warm water with lemon juice. A listener wants to know the best time to eat chia seeds. Robert asks Patrick and Atom about goal-setting techniques. “Carol in the Country” asks about the pandemic and the vaccine. James asks about the three different versions of terrain and germ theories. Atom explains why you can dump all of your books once you learn to Mind Hack. All the answers to health, wealth, and longevity are in our living cellular matrix. No experts or personal instruction will ever be needed again. Who is Julian Simon and what did he have to say about population growth? What does it have to do with “all those wide open spaces” in Texas and elsewhere? Mary asks Patrick about adopting children versus having them.

“What is the origin of Yes, No, Maybe?” Patrick asks Atom Bergstrom, referring to both the concept and the book. Is Yes, No, Maybe the way out of Yin-Yang, split-brain consciousness? What is the actual meaning of herd immunity? Is humanity being scammed from beginning to end? Are all the X-Men-type movies getting us used to transhumanism? Is that why worldwide robot manufacturing doubled last year? Where is Ground Zero for globalism? Is it really in Davos or is it in Boston? Klaus Schwab is a graduate of what U.S. school? Patrick and Atom discuss Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. President in 2004. Is it better to confront globalism sideways instead of head-on? Does gathering in crowds to protest drag us deeper into the tar pit? Atom mentions Abbie Hoffman’s “Steal This Book,” published in 1971. Patrick explains why he’s focused on exercising and getting stronger. Stretching is an important part of his program. What are reactive muscles? How does weakening one muscle strengthen its opposing muscle? What’s the difference between concentric and eccentric muscle contraction? Patrick and Atom explore strategies for wellness and long life. How does the “Big Fat Mouth” interfere with health and longevity? Atom asks listeners to pray for Christina Ponsot of Yelapa, Mexico. She’s a long-time friend who has been single-handedly running the only Solar Nutrition restaurant in the world till she recently broke her arm. Carbon dioxide is a miracle cure. Why has it been overlooked by scientists for so many years? How were so many thousands and thousands of people cured of every disease from A to Z, and yet so few contemporary people know about it? Carbon dioxide is necessary for oxygen to give us life. Oxygen without carbon dioxide does nothing except oxidize and deteriorate the body. Oxygen plus carbon dioxide can give us the Diamond Body. What atomic element is most important to plant life in nature and agriculture? Is it carbon or is it nitrogen? What happens when sugar water is sprayed on a plant? Why are fungi so important to plant growth? Why is no-till agriculture the antithesis of monolithic corporate agriculture? Who is Gabe Brown and what is Regenerative Ranching? Why do you want more insects, not less insects, on your farm or ranch? Why are we being lied to about solar energy? Why is it much more feasible and inexpensive than we’re being told? What about zero-point energy? Who is John Hutchinson and what is the “Hutchinson Effect”? Why is there no such thing as drought on many levels from Regenerative Farming to atmospheric water generation? Who is John Nordberg and what does he know about the 37.5 million billion gallons of water recycled around the planet 40 times per year? Why are handstands, headstands, and shoulder stands good for you? Why does the iris of the eye know the secret? Why can’t the beaker boys tell “shilajit from Shinola” when it comes to DNA? Do we “get” cancer many times a day and “get rid of” it just as many times? A listener asks about scoliosis and spondylitis. Atom explains Oscillation Massage and why spinal pain has little to do with vertebral damage. A listener asks about drinking warm water with lemon juice. A listener wants to know the best time to eat chia seeds. Robert asks Patrick and Atom about goal-setting techniques. “Carol in the Country” asks about the pandemic and the vaccine. James asks about the three different versions of terrain and germ theories. Atom explains why you can dump all of your books once you learn to Mind Hack. All the answers to health, wealth, and longevity are in our living cellular matrix. No experts or personal instruction will ever be needed again. Who is Julian Simon and what did he have to say about population growth? What does it have to do with “all those wide open spaces” in Texas and elsewhere? Mary asks Patrick about adopting children versus having them.

I could easily be a "couch potato," living on breakfast tacos, frozen pizzas, Netflix, and the NFL. Throw in a good book and a pot of coffee... "Yeah, baby! Paradise!" My wife has a different idea of fun, thankfully. She's the one in our house that encourages trying new things, traveling to exotic locations, and eating and drinking strange concoctions. It's all great for your brain and your attitude, and a lot more exciting than the couch. Studies of people who get out of their comfort zones and force themselves to experience "life with a twist" show that they are not only having a good time, they literally are growing new brain cells through a process called neurogenesis. (Having grown up in the 60s and 70s, sacrificing brain cells on Saturday nights was routine. So this is good news!) A decline in cognitive functions later in life does not have to the norm. In this episode, we'll talk about new experiences, new brain cells, and morning beers in the jungle! Links... Harvard Medical School study Rev Up Your Thinking Skills Seriously, put Yelapa, Mexico on your bucket list Mexico's Hidden Jungle OasisDownload.

Yelapa is a great beach destination for a day trip from Puerto Vallarta by panga boats. We visit with the owner of Fanny's Restaurant and Bar on the beach of Yelapa, Tovar Chavarin, known as Romeo. And Romeo talks about the history of Yelapa, in Cabo Corrientes, Mexico.  We visit a waterfall and the local Yelapa Museum. 

Entrevista con Iliana Fonseca, Encargada del Proyecto Manta Gigante del Pacifico en Yelapa Fecha de transmisión: 13 junio 2020

Mario Will Take You and Your Friends From Boca de Tomatlan to The Southern Villages of Qumixto, Yelapa, Las Animas or deserted beaches Sport Fishing, Snorkeling, hiking are all part of Mario's Private Panga Service From Boca de Tomatlan, Puerto Vallarta

Ben tells us about the time he lived and worked in Mexico, meeting Australians around the globe, important details that get lost in translation, and magical island scenery. Show Notes The Motorcycle Diaries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(film)) 31% of Australians travel overseas each year (https://auspost.com.au/travel-essentials/how-australians-travel) Alcohol helps you speak foreign languages (http://time.com/4989850/alcohol-foreign-language-speak/) Chachalaca bird noises (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-tisiroMM) Yelapa, Mexico (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelapa) ✨Trinspo Merch!✨ (https://www.trinspo.com/merch) Follow Us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/trinspocast), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/trinspocast/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/trinspo), and check out our website (https://www.trinspo.com/). Review Us (https://www.trinspo.com/review) Music: Voyage II - Satori by The Kyoto Connection (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Kyoto_Connection/Wake_Up_1957/07_Voyage_II_-_Satori) Special Guest: Ben Ruiz.

Ben tells us about the time he lived and worked in Mexico, meeting Australians around the globe, important details that get lost in translation, and magical island scenery. Show Notes The Motorcycle Diaries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(film)) 31% of Australians travel overseas each year (https://auspost.com.au/travel-essentials/how-australians-travel) Alcohol helps you speak foreign languages (http://time.com/4989850/alcohol-foreign-language-speak/) Chachalaca bird noises (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-tisiroMM) Yelapa, Mexico (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelapa) ✨Trinspo Merch!✨ (https://www.trinspo.com/merch) Follow Us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/trinspocast), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/trinspocast/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/trinspo), and check out our website (https://www.trinspo.com/). Review Us (https://www.trinspo.com/review) Music: Voyage II - Satori by The Kyoto Connection (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Kyoto_Connection/Wake_Up_1957/07_Voyage_II_-_Satori) Special Guest: Ben Ruiz.

An interview with Sofia Boettner, Marketing Director of Grupo La Palapa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We talk about the amazing Luxury Private Beach Resort, La Troza. We also talk about La Palapa, the Vista Grill and El Dorado Restaurants.   Also the 12 Day Celebration and Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the history behind the Holiday   Listen to The Podcast Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! This week, I have a special guest, Sofia Boettner, with Group La Palapa will be talking about their beautiful property, La Troza Beach Resort, south of Puerto Vallarta, actually just north of Playa Las Animas, but before we get to that conversation, let’s see what’s happening in Puerto Vallarta this week, November 29, 2017. Last week I promised you I would talk about the Pilgrimage, the 12-day pilgrimage of our Lady de Guadalupe. The one that is going to be celebrated in Puerto Vallarta for 13 days this. Well, in Puerto Vallarta, there is this beautiful church and it serves as an icon. It is part and parcel of the landscape and the center of all the tourist brochures, everyone wants a picture of the church, the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.  And because of its name, and dedication to the Lady of Guadalupe, it has been one of the places in Mexico, besides the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, where the faithful make the pilgrimage to honor this occasion, this event that changed Mexico, and entwined Mexico with the Catholic Church. I want to tell you about the history of the church in Puerto Vallarta, the Iglesias de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, but before that, let me give you a little history and let me tell you the story of the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the story of Juan Diego. Just keep in mind that 10 years earlier, Hernando Cortez had just conquered Mexico City and just defeated Montezuma. And in 1523 Franciscan missionaries came ‘a evangelizing the Indian people who were living there. And, they were really good at it too and an Archdiocese of Mexico City was established in 1528. Now Juan Diego and many of his family members were among the early native Indian converts to Catholicism. He was baptized Juan Diego. He was given that name by the church. His name was some other Indian name that I cannot pronounce it I'm not even going to try it. [caption id="attachment_2023" align="alignleft" width="216"] Juan Diego[/caption] Juan Diego was baptized in 1525 along with his wife and his uncle. Now remember that Juan Diego had grown up under Aztec oppression, and the Aztecs were not really nice people. They would cut the hearts out of sacrifices while they were still alive. It was pretty gross this was a bloodthirsty civilization. It was said that over 50,000 human beings were sacrificed having their hearts cut out every year. In fact, just imagine back in 1487, before Cortez arrived when Juan Diego was just 13 years old he would have witnessed all this chaos and bloodthirsty behavior. It must have shocked the Spanish Conquistadores no end. In 1520 Cortes outlawed human sacrifice and he took the two idols out of the pyramids, cleansed the stone of all the blood, and erected a new altar. And then, Cortez along with his soldiers and father Olmedo then climb the stairs of the pyramid with the Holy Cross and images of the Virgin [caption id="attachment_2035" align="alignright" width="254"] Hernando Cortez[/caption] Mary and of Saint Christopher and upon this new altar Father Olmedo held a mass. Right there, in the place where all of those sacrifices had taken place, where all that bloodshed and tragic loss of life took place,  there took place, a Mass. A bloodless, deathless mass was held. But that didn't make the Aztecs very happy in fact it sparked all-out War. Once again Cortez had to subdue his enemy, and in August of 1521 a year later he finally was able to stop that fighting. So, now let's get back to the story of Juan Diego. Juan Diego was headed to mass and on the way to mass he would walk past Tepeyac Hill, on the outskirts of Mexico City.  And this one morning, in the early morning hours of December 9th 1531, this 57 year old Indian peasant was walking along and started to hear beautiful music and he saw a beautiful lady who called out his name. He came forward and she told him who she was. That she was the Virgin Mary the mother of Jesus, and she asked him to go to the bishop and ask the bishop to build a church right there at Tepeyac Hill, to honor her. Bishop Zumarraga was a nice guy, and when Juan Diego came to him he listened and said he would think about it. [caption id="attachment_2034" align="aligncenter" width="673"] Bishop Zumarraga[/caption] He probably didn't believe him of course and sent Juan Diego on his way. When Juan Diego went back past Tepeyac Hill and reported what the bishop had said Mary told him to try again. So the next day, although it was even harder because, well, the bishop made him wait a long, long, time. He told the bishop the story and asked him to build the church. This time the bishop said bring back a sign from Mary, to prove the story. On December 11th Juan Diego, instead of going back, was caring for his really sick uncle and his uncle asked him to bring a priest to hear his confession and to administer his final rites. Then the following day, on December 12th as Juan Diego went out again but he was a little embarrassed, so he avoided Tepeyac Hill because he was embarrassed that he kinda ditched Mother Mary the day before you know, when he was caring for his uncle. But Mary, cut him off at the pass and says hey, don't worry it's okay. It's alright, you don't have to worry your uncle is going to be fine in fact his health has been restored now please just do as I ask. Now as for this sign for the Bishop, go to the top of the hill and pick some flowers. So, Juan Diego went to the top of the hill which was dry and covered with snow and cactus, and he actually found some beautiful roses that were not familiar to Juan Diego as they weren’t even native to Mexico and actually native to Spain. Juan Diego gathered the roses up in his sash he was wearing a like a poncho. They call it a tilma. Anyway, he brought the Roses back in his Poncho, in his tilma and Mary arranged them, and then rewrapped them up again handed it to him and said now take these back to the bishop. Tell him I want my Church. And so Juan Diego went back and waited even longer this time and finally when he had a chance and another audience with the bishop. He repeated the message and opened his tilma, and out spilled these roses. The bishop not only saw the flowers but also saw the image of Mary, Our Lady de Guadalupe which had been emblazoned upon the tilma upon this guy's poncho. [caption id="attachment_2036" align="aligncenter" width="528"] Lady of Guadalupe[/caption] Bishop Zumarraga fell to his knees and he asked for forgiveness for ever doubting Juan Diego, and then he took the tilma and he laid it on the altar of his chapel. By Christmas of that year an adobe structure was built on top of Tepeyac Hill in honor of our Blessed Mother Our Lady of Guadalupe and it was dedicated in December 26th, 1531 which is the feast of Saint Stephen the Martyr. When Juan Diego saw his uncle next, his uncle had indeed recovered, and told the story of how the virgin had appeared before him and made him well. So, December 9th marks the feast day of Saint Juan Diego and December 12th the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This event was very important in bringing more and more people, more and more of the Indians into the Catholic faith and it was the Tipping Point right then in the history of Catholicism and Mexico. [embed]https://youtu.be/h3srGgIMPX8[/embed] In Mexico City at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the faithful come from all over Mexico to make the pilgrimage to see the 400-year-old tilma, with the figure of the Virgin Mary, the Lady of Guadalupe emblazoned on it. They crawl on their knees to the basilica. At least some of them do. I have a video that shows how it’s celebrated in Mexico City, but to tell you a little about how it’s celebrated in Puerto Vallarta, I called my buddy Dee, from Poland Ohio, and Dee is as much of a Vallarta nut as I am. We met on the Trip Advisor Puerto Vallarta Forum page so we have never met in person, but following her adventures in Vallarta, I know that Dee is a believer and she loves this event, so I asked her to come on and tell us what happens during the 12 day Pilgrimage in Puerto Vallarta. So lets go to Poland Ohio and Talk with Dee. [caption id="attachment_1974" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Inglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe[/caption] Now La Iglesias de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta’s history started in the early twentieth century, The foundations of the church were started in 1903, but at the time there was already a small chapel there dedicated to Virgin Guadalupe. In 1915 father Francisco Ayala arrived and he suggested that a bigger temple than the one that had been designed, be built instead.. When Father Francisco Ayala arrived to the port in 1915, he suggested remodeling the building to resemble the design of the original Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The church was then officially promoted from a chapel to a parish. [embed]https://youtu.be/M5Ka_igVRp0[/embed] Construction stopped in 1926 during the Cristero War and resumed years after in 1929. Now I have to tell you about this War the Cristero War. I mean, I had never heard of it. Check this out…. It seems that the revolutionaries who took over after the Spanish were ousted were very distrustful of the clergy. They wrote in their constitutions limits and restrictions on the Catholic Church and religious freedoms. Most of the presidents, post-independence and revolution ignored these laws and limits, but The Plutarco Elías Calles administration (1924–28) felt its revolutionary initiatives and legal basis to pursue them were being challenged by the Catholic Church. To destroy the Church's influence over the Mexican people, anti-clerical laws were instituted, beginning a ten-year religious conflict that resulted in the death of thousands of armed civilians. On the opposing side was an armed professional military sponsored by the government. Calles’ Mexico has been characterized by some as an atheist state, and his program as being one to eradicate religion in Mexico. Calles applied the anti-clerical laws stringently throughout the country and added his own anti-clerical legislation. In June 1926 he signed the "Law for Reforming the Penal Code", known unofficially as the "Calles Law." This provided specific penalties for priests and individuals who violated the provisions of the 1917 Constitution. For instance, wearing clerical garb in public (i.e., outside Church buildings) earned a fine of 500 pesos ($250 U.S. per the historical exchange rate); a priest who criticized the government could be imprisoned for five years.  Some states enacted oppressive measures. Chihuahua enacted a law permitting only a single priest to serve the entire Catholic congregation of the state. To help enforce the law, Calles seized church property, expelled all foreign priests and closed the monasteries, convents and religious schools. The effects of the war on the Church were profound. Between 1926–34 at least 40 priests were killed. There were 4,500 priests serving the people before the rebellion, but by 1934 there were only 334 licensed by the government to serve 15 million people. The rest had been eliminated by emigration, expulsion and assassination. By 1935, 17 Mexican states had no priests at all. The rebellion eventually ended by diplomatic means brokered by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Dwight Whitney Morrow, with financial relief and logistical assistance provided by the Knights of Columbus. On June 27, 1929, church bells rang in Mexico for the first time in almost three years. The war had claimed the lives of some 90,000 people: 56,882 on the federal side, 30,000 Cristeros, and numerous civilians and Cristeros who were killed in anti-clerical raids after the war ended. the Calles Law remained on After the resolution of hostilities, but no organized federal attempts to enforce it took place. Nonetheless, in several localities, officials continued persecution of Catholic priests based on their interpretation of the law. In 1992 the Mexican government amended the constitution by granting all religious groups legal status, conceding them limited property rights and lifting restrictions on the number of priests in the country. So how about that? Did you know about that war? Well I hadn’t. So back to the Inglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. By 1940 the entire building was finished, except the two towers. It wasn’t until 1963 that the symbol, the crown, that has given the city its identity and blessed it, was finally added. The original crown on the church was damaged by weather and erosion and was restored in 1981. On October 9th, 1995 it fell off and was destroyed by a strong earthquake in Colima. It was replaced with a temporary fiberglass model and since then has been replaced with a crown sculptured by the famous Jaliscan Artist, Carlos Terres. http://www.dermandar.com/p/bNyXHQ Church of the Lady of Guadalupe Facebook Page Website for La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta   Okay enough already, let’s get on with the show and get to our guest. [caption id="attachment_2010" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] La Troza, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] When I was hiking from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas, I passed by a beautiful place. Located in a little covelet is what looked like a mini resort. I sent an email to La Troza, Beach Resort and low and behold, I got an answer from someone I already knew. It was Sofia Boettner, with Group La Palapa. Sofia [caption id="attachment_2025" align="alignright" width="225"] Sofia Boettner[/caption] was my first contact with La Palapa. When I was looking for a theme song for the show, I actually had two theme songs chosen for the show, and I sent out emails to La Palapa and Alberto Perez, and the other email to…I’m not going to tell let’s just say it was another very famous restaurant here in Vallarta who has an incredible harp player and singer. I’ll leave it at that. You can all guess. At any rate, I heard back from Sofia right away about the song Samba de Puerto Vallarta, and she said that Mr. Perez said sure, I could use it as long as I gave credit to the artist, Him, and to his restaurant. So as you know, before each episode of the show I give a shout out to the Grupo La Palapa. With that said, I hope all you listeners know that the people I interview and the tour venues and hotels and restaurants and artists and authors, I bring to the show because I like them and I want you to know about them. I don’t receive anything from them. No money, no food, no booze, no accommodations, nada! I refuse. I always insist on paying my own way so just keep that in mind as you listen to the show. Ask anyone I have had on the show. I have no agenda other than to bring you interesting guests interviews. [caption id="attachment_2013" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Troza, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Listen to The Podcast So getting back to Sofia, Let’s get to the interview and to a table at La Palapa, toes in the sand at the water’s edge with Sofia Boettner, of Grupo La Palapa, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico … [caption id="attachment_2015" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Troza, What a View[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2011" align="alignright" width="300"] Pool at La Troza at Night[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_2010" align="alignnone" width="300"] La Troza, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2014" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Troza, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption]   Well, that should do it for this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. [caption id="attachment_2002" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_2004" align="alignnone" width="1000"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Next week stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and [caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="744"] El Dorado, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2000" align="alignleft" width="743"] El Dorado, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Places Sofia Talked About   Favorite food Panchos Takos, Puerto Vallarta Café de Artistas, Puerto Vallarta Salud Súper Food - quinoa bowls Lamara, Puerto Vallarta Ocho Tostadas, Puerto Vallarta Marisqueria Los Lirios  [caption id="attachment_2019" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Advice Stay close to town to get a local experience History Culture Mexican experience Don’t stay in a huge resort Get to know south of the bay Boca Yelapa Las Animas [caption id="attachment_2038" align="alignright" width="300"] Sofia Boettner, Marketing Director for Grupo La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Favorite Getaway Day Trip - Casitas Maraika  Overnight -  Yelapa  Condos, airbnb   Social Media Grupo La Palapa Facebook La Troza Beach Resort Facebook Page La Palapa Puerto Vallarta Facebook Page Vista Grill on The Beach in Puerto Vallarta Facebook Page El Dorado Beach Club Facebook Page Twitter La Palapa Twitter La Troza Twitter Vista Grill Twitter Links for Grupo La Palapa Link for La Troza Resort Link for La Palapa Link for El Dorado Link for Vista Grill [caption id="attachment_2021" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your. [caption id="attachment_2020" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes. [caption id="attachment_2017" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Vista Grill on The Beach Romantic Dinner[/caption]   And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right. [caption id="attachment_2022" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Vista Grill on The Beach, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] So, thanks to Sofia Boettner of Grupo La Palapa,  I think she was fabulous. This is a fantastic group. I have some great pictures in the show notes of this episode of the show at puertovallartatravelshow.com. Thanks to JR for your answers and thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!

Whale Watching in Puerto Vallarta Along the Bahia de Banderas begins around the first week of December. We interview Astrid Frisch Jordan of Ecotours de Mexico, Puerto Vallarta and find out about the humpback whale migration to the bay. Also, Revolution Day Celebrations in Puerto Vallarta, listeners questions answered and more.   Listen to The Podcast     Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. [caption id="attachment_196" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! Today we are going to be talking about whale watching in Puerto Vallarta with Astrid Frisch Jordan from Ecotours de Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, [caption id="attachment_1982" align="alignright" width="200"] Ecotours de Mexico[/caption] but first, let’s see what’s happening this week, the 22nd day of November, 2017. Revolution Day Celebrations in Puerto Vallarta [caption id="attachment_1959" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Revolution Day, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Puerto Vallarta, as well as All of Mexico Celebrates Revolution Day The 3rd Monday of every November This holiday celebrates the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. The holiday itself commemorates the day, November 20th of 1910, when Madero denounced President Díaz, declared himself president of Mexico and called for a national insurrection. The History of the Mexican Revolution [caption id="attachment_1987" align="alignleft" width="223"] General Porfirio Diaz[/caption] I got this information from a website called office holidays.com and I have a link to it in my show notes. If you want to know about Mexican, Pilipino, Mozambiqueian, holidays, they have them listed. Someone went through all that trouble so check that out. Anyway, a little history about Revolution Day for you all, and by the way, take note of the names you are hearing here. Names of many of the streets you will find not only in Downtown and on the Southside of Vallarta, but in almost every town and village in Mexico it seems. But here we go…. For most of Mexico's developing history, a small minority of the people were in control of most of the country's power and wealth, while the [caption id="attachment_1960" align="alignright" width="300"] Revolution Day, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] majority of the population worked in poverty. As the rift between the poor and rich grew under the leadership of The President, General Porfirio Díaz, who was the hero of the battle of Pueblo, the holiday celebrated on cinco de mayo. Well Diaz really was a repressive dictator who ruled over Mexico for almost 30 years, from 1884 to 1911. The poor were brutally treated during that period of time.  Opposition of Díaz did surface, when Francisco I. Madero, educated in Europe and at the University of California, Dude went to Cal Berkley, go figure, anyway, Madero led a series of strikes throughout the Mexico. Díaz was pressured into holding an election in 1910, in which Madero was able to gather a significant number of the votes. Although Díaz was at one time a strong supporter of the one-term limit, he seemed to have changed his mind and had Madero imprisoned, feeling that the people of Mexico just weren't ready for democracy. [caption id="attachment_1962" align="alignright" width="247"] Francisco I. Madero[/caption] Once Madero was released from prison, he continued his battle against Díaz in an attempt to have him overthrown. During this time, several other Mexican folk heroes began to emerge, including the well-known Pancho Villa in the north, and the peasant Emiliano Zapata in the south, who were able to harass the Mexican army and wrest control of their respective regions. Díaz was unable to control the spread of the insurgence and resigned in May, 1911, with the signing of the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, after which he fled to France. Madero was elected president, but was opposed by Emiliano Zapata who didn't have time for the orderly implementation of Madero's planned land reforms. So in November of 1911,  Zapata denounced Madero as president and took the position for himself. He controlled the state of Morelos, where he chased out the estate owners and divided their lands to the peasants. Later, in 1919, Zapata was assassinated by Jesus Guajardo acting under orders from General Pablo Gonzalez. But that’s another story. [caption id="attachment_1988" align="alignleft" width="276"] Benito Juarez[/caption] Unfortunately, during this time the country split into many different factions, and bands of guerillas roamed across the country destroying and burning down many large haciendas and ranchos. Madero was later taken prisoner and executed, and the entire country was thrown into a state of disorder for several years, meanwhile Pancho Villa was rampaging through the north, and different factions fought for presidential control. [caption id="attachment_1963" align="alignleft" width="218"] Venustiano Carranza[/caption] Eventually, Venustiano Carranza rose to the presidency, and organized an important convention whose outcome was the Constitution of 1917, which is still in effect today. Carranza made land reform an important part of the constitution which resulted in the ejido, or farm cooperative program that redistributed much of the country's land from the wealthy land holders to the peasants. The ejidos are still in place today and comprise nearly half of all the farmland in Mexico as well as much of the land surrounding the Puerto Vallarta area. So how do they celebrate Revolution Day in Puerto Vallarta? They close the schools and make it a holiday of course with parades including military processions, school children, social clubs, everyone gets into the action. So if you ever find yourself in Vallarta this time of year, just another holiday to celebrate, that’s all! [caption id="attachment_1989" align="alignright" width="284"] Emiliano Zapata[/caption] Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe Speaking of Holidays and celebrations, Coming up Next week we are going to be talking about the upcoming 13-day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral. Traditionally it’s 12, but in Vallarta, they do 13, so stay tuned for that, and if you are in town the pilgrimage begins on November the 30th and extends then for 13 days culminating on the 12th of December. [caption id="attachment_1974" align="aligncenter" width="2988"] Inglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe[/caption] I was checking my Twitter feed the other day and say that I missed a few tweets from listeners David and Lucia Garcia, from Miami Florida who were visiting Vallarta with their two young daughters. I’m sending them a microphone to hear about their adventures with children. Something I haven’t done yet, hear from you families who come to paradise on vacation. Looking at their photos, they did a lot and look like they really had a great time. We are going to hear from them in a week or two so thanks David and Lucia, for agreeing to come on and share with the listeners your experiences in paradise with your kids.   It's Thanksgiving time and if you happen to find yourself in Puerto Vallarta for Thanksgiving, you will not have any problems finding the traditional turkey dinner with all the fixings. Restaurants all over town are more than happy to accommodate all the tourists and expats who crave their carved bird with all the tastes of home. Of course, you can have that American grub, I’m sticking to the regular menu thank you very much! I can get turkey any time. Happy Hour Board [caption id="attachment_1975" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] JR's Happy Hour Board[/caption] JR has Revitalized his Happy Hour Board,…. Have a look at it by clicking on the link, and get happy! Really Happy! http://vallartainfo.com/hhb/ Last week we talked about Skips questions about buses, and I wanted to get to his other questions. I asked JR for some help here so here goes… Skip writes...I have been to Rhythms of the Night in Las Caletas. I see from a map that this is in the Yelapa/Las Animas beach area. Is this a private property or can a person take a panga there as well? JR answers..Officially every beach is public, (up to 50M from high water), but Las Caletas is controlled by Vallarta Adventures, all the infrastructure is theirs. So if you kayak in, no bathrooms for you. Skip writes...I love to hike and my brother in law and I  will be doing the Boca de Tomatlan-Las Animas hike that you video archived. Can a person hike to Las Caletas or Yelapa from Boca/ Las Animas? [caption id="attachment_1976" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Map Las Animas to Playa Quimixto[/caption] JR answers...Well Archie, John Huston’s chef, lived in Quimixto and, I think, sometimes hiked a trail, west to Caletas, but probably took a panga. Now Skip,  there is a trail that goes from Las Animas to Playa Quimixto. It's a good, easy trail and it will take you another hour or so. Lots of people hike to the falls from the beach from there. Just remember that many tourists have found that beach too, and lots of tours go there. From there, so you could hike there and then take a panga the rest of the way to las Caletas. and finally Skip writes...Somebody told me they rented horses and took them to Yelapa from Boca, but that was in a bar and alcohol may have been a factor in the accuracy of the aforementioned claim. JR answers...The horse story is BS. By the way, a Great bar on the way on the Boca - Las Animas hike, see my map. Okay skip, I hope that answers your questions. I can't wait to hear back from you about it that hike if you happen to take it that is. Okay let’s get to our guest. Ecotours de Mexico [caption id="attachment_1950" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Ecotours de Mexico, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] The first time I saw a whale in the Bahia de Banderas was 30 years ago. I was enjoying daiquiris with my buddy Chuck and his family, in this tower overlooking the ocean at the marina Vallarta, and I saw this huge whale, breach, just came right up out of the water. I couldn’t believe it! It wasn’t the alcohol either. [caption id="attachment_1969" align="alignleft" width="685"] Astrid Frisch Jordan[/caption] I don’t know if you remember my friend Eduardo Solarzano, he is my photographer for the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. He is available for his photography services you know. You can hear our podcast where we talk about restaurants and his services. [caption id="attachment_277" align="alignright" width="300"] Eduardo Solorzano. Photographer for the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show[/caption] Anyway, Eduardo told me about Astrid and Ecotours de Puerto Vallarta. Said I need to talk to her about the many tours they offer, but most of all, the whale watching tours she has, so I checked out their website and low and behold, they offer some terrific tour packages as well as the whale watching, and Astrid is a biologist, really knows her stuff and when you hear our conversation, you will find out that they do more than tours, they do important research too. Reall cool, so lets go right now to Marina Vallarta, to the offices of Ecotours de Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, and visit with Astrid Frisch Jordan. Listen to The Podcast ECOBAC - ECOLOGÍA Y CONSERVACIÓN DE LAS BALLENAS Non profit Research ECOBAC PHOTO IDENTIFICATION of the Humpback Whale Tours with Ecotours de Mexico Vallarta Humpback Whale Watching Turtle Release Birding  Project for Military Macaws Preserve,  building nests for the Endangered Macaws. Near El Tuito.  Includes a Hike, breakfast, beautiful views, lunch and return [embed]https://youtu.be/nO3_6itfVhk[/embed] Favorite Places to Eat Dinner or Lunch El Barracuda, Puerto Vallarta Cuetos near the stadium Ocho Tostadas  Dinner El Arrayan Vitea, Puerto Vallarta Breakfast Memos Pancake House  Fredy's Tucán   Favorite Getaway San Sebastián Del Oeste El Tuito Vallarta Botanical Garden:  Greatest Pizza Cruz de Huanacaxtle  Banderas Bay Humpback Whale Disentanglement Network ECOBAC WHALE FISHING NET DISENTANGLEMENT CONSERVATION PROJECT   Support the Organization to Rescue Whales from Fishing Nets   DONATE Contact Ecotours de Mexico Vallarta www.ecotoursvallarta.com Ecotours de Mexico Vallarta Facebook Ecotours de Mexico Vallarta Twitter Astrid is a real pro. It was a delight to have met her and as I said, this company is doing more than business, they are doing research that benefits the whales. This research takes lots of time and effort, but they do it so they can give back, and I really like that. So thanks Astrid for what you do for these wonderful creatures! [caption id="attachment_1979" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Map Ecotours de Mexico[/caption]   ECOTOURS DE MÉXICO, our office hours are: Monday thru Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm PHONE : + 52 (322) 20 921 95 / 22 266 06 / 22 331 30 What’s app 322 131 8474 EMAIL: info@ecotoursvallarta.com Well, that should do it for this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. Next week stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message just like Skip did. And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you [caption id="attachment_1956" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ecotours de Mexico Puerto Vallarta[/caption] must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes. [caption id="attachment_1982" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Ecotours de Mexico[/caption] And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right.       [caption id="attachment_1957" align="alignnone" width="300"] Wild Dolphins[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1968" align="alignright" width="576"] Astrid Ecotours de Mexico[/caption]   So, thanks to Astrid Frisch from Ecotours de Mexico Puerto Vallarta. I think she was fabulous. This is a fantastic group. I have some great pictures in the show notes of  this episode of the show at www.puertovallartatravelshow.com. Thanks to JR for your answers and thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!                        

A Day Hike From Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Beach Subscribe on iTunes & Leave a Good Review Listen to The Podcast     Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be to introducing you to [caption id="attachment_194" align="alignright" width="300"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into The Vista Grill. That’s the Vista Grill that used to be up on the hill overlooking the city?  Well now it has a new vista and that is right on the beach where you get the same Vista Grill Menu, and the fantastic Vista Grill service and it’s right there on the beach with a dramatic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course at La Palapa you can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner, with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. ! It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! Today we have a special show but first, what’s happening in Puerto Vallarta this week, the 15th of August, 2017. It’s hot and Humid in paradise and if check out the show notes to this episode, you will find a video I got from Puerto Vallarta News and you can see what I’m talking about when I talk about the wild, blow your mind crazy thunder and lightning that accompany these tropical rainstorms in the summer in Vallarta. Check it out. And if you have had a chance to check out the Cuates y Cuetes webcam, you’ll see some great lightning storms in the late afternoons. The Cuates y Cuetes cam is back in action and good to go. It has been unpredictable of late but they seem to have ironed out their issues. Gosh, I wish I could take up a collection from all you guys and buy these guys a super duper HD cam that would shoot in color and be all bitchen and cool and stuff. I mean, wouldn’t that be great. Set them up [caption id="attachment_57" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Puerto Vallarta Web Cams[/caption] with a great strong signal and we could just sit by our laptops and tablets phones, and get our Puerto Vallarta Fix until we return again in person that is. Now the webcam at Langostinos, the one that swivels around at all hours of the day and night takes approximately 1 and a half minutes to make the full rotation. Problem with that webcam is that it’s kinda herkey - jerkey. It sort of dances around and spends way too much time pointing into the restaurant than it used to. The old cam was fixed and shooting out towards the Los Muertos Pier, and it was the best for a sure sunset. But that has changed. Oh well. Guess we ought to be grateful for what we do have. You can find over 12 different webcams stationed all around the Bajia de Banderas at puertovallartatravelshow.com, or pvtravelshow.com for short at the top of the site click the webcam ta and check out what’s going on, on the ground In Puerto Vallarta this summer. Let me tell you. There’s lot’s going on in Vallarta this summer. A hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Beach. [caption id="attachment_1314" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Click Map[/caption] A couple of you listeners have expressed your desire to hear more about day trips and excursions outside of Puerto Vallarta so I thought today we could talk about taking hike. A hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Beach. This trip is going to take us south of Puerto Vallarta for a bus ride, a hike, a boat ride back from Las Animas to Boca, and then a bus ride home to Vallarta. You can do the whole thing and even more, or you can do just some of this trip and still have a great time so even if a vigorous hike isn’t in the cards for you, this episode still includes you too because I’m going to tell you how everyone here can have a good time doing all, or even part of this journey. So, let’s get started. What You Will Need Good Hiking Shoes Cotton Clothing A Broad Rimmed Hat Sunglasses Insect Repellant DEET Sunblock A Towel Plenty of Bottled Water Bathing Suit Change of Underwear Camera Money/Pesos for bus/boat/food     Video Of The Hike So first of all, let’s talk about the hike itself. If walking up and down stairs isn’t your thing, you aren’t going to like this hike. Period. Don’t even attempt it. You will [caption id="attachment_1291" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Trail[/caption] need to be physically fit, not decathlon fit, but you should be someone who gets regular vigorous exercise, if that’s you then you can do this hike. The difficulty also is directly related to the weather conditions and the time of year you are in Vallarta. For example, I did this hike with my wife and twin brother and his wife last October, and well, it didn’t end well. The tropical heat and humidity was just too much for my hiking buddies, and the hike was even a challenge for me, well, maybe I’ll tell you that story in a little bit, but if I forget to get back to that tale, you can read all about it on my website just click the PV Stories tab and scroll down to the story I call “Mutiny on The Playa”.  Maybe I’ll remember to get back to that but back to the hike. The hike, if you are in reasonably good shape will take you anywhere from an hour and a half with short stops for water and rest, up to 2 ½ - 3 hours at a leisurely pace. [caption id="attachment_710" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A Hike From Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Beach, or Mutiny on la Playa[/caption] Now if you are staying in town, you should have no problem finding the bus stop. If you’re coming from Nuevo or the Hotel Zone, take a cab into town or a bus if you are savvy enough  to get yourself to the corner of Constitution and Basillio Badillo. The bus stop is on the South East side of the street you will see a couple of orange and white buses lined up that say Mismaloya, Boca de Tomatlan on them, and you will see people lining [caption id="attachment_1316" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Map of the Mismaloya /Boca de Tomatlan Bus Stop[/caption] up to get on these buses. These buses leave in approximately 15 minute intervals. Now a warning to you all, if you go early in the morning, you are likely to be [caption id="attachment_1331" align="alignright" width="665"] Bus Stop For Mismaloya and Boca de Tomatlan[/caption] competing with many a Mexican on his or her way to work out of the city. My suggestion would be to go after 9 in the morning, but if you are an early riser, you can try out the local flavor. You pick.  The bus ride is going to set you back 8 pesos so be ready for that. Remember, the driver will give you change; just don’t give him a 5oo peso note, or a 200 peso note for that matter either. The best advice I can give is to find a seat on the right side of the bus. That way, you will have a wonderful view of the coastline as you make your way south towards Boca de Tomatlan. The bus will be stopping all along the route. Keep in mind buses will stop, if they can, almost anywhere along the road, and by the way if you find yourself out along the road and need to have a bus stop for you, make sure you’re standing where the bus can stop safely, and point to the ground in front of you, while looking at the driver. According to JR, the bus will stop. Anyway, these buses fill up pretty fast as they make their way along the coast to Mismaloya. They are picking folks up from the hotels, and condos and resorts along highway 200 south, the Carraterra a Barra de Navidad. They stop at Mismaloya, about 30 minutes from PV, in front of the Barcelo Resort, then they move on down the [caption id="attachment_1311" align="alignright" width="300"] Boats at Boca de Tomatlan[/caption] road another 10 minutes to Boca de Tomatlan where the bus will park and let everyone off. When you are coming back, it’s right here that you will find that bus when you head back up north to town. Now once you gather all your belongings, you follow the road down a fairly steep street, all the way down to the new Malecon built along the mouth of the river, the Boca. You’re going to encounter  launcha guys, whanting to know if you want a ride to one of the beaches. These guys are there to whisk riders south of here to Las Animas, Yelapa and other coves and beaches along the coast. So let’s say you aren’t in the mood to hike or you can’t physically handle the hike, you can just have a meal at one of the beachside establishments in Boca, or you can negotiate a price to have the boat take you to Las Animas or Yelapa a little further south or any numberof covesand beaches along the coast beyond and before Las Animas. So you can just hop on a Panga and skip the walk, or you can have a bite to eat, then take that panga ride or you can just head back up the hill, find that Mismaloya bus and take her back to Vallarta, having actually been somewhere other than your hotel. See, I have something here for everyone like I promised. [caption id="attachment_1285" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Foot Bridge Over the River[/caption]     But hey, you are a brave and sturdy soul, you’re going to take that hike with me right? So let’s go ahead with the trek. By the way, if you just want to go on the hike with me from your barkalounger, I recorded the whole length of the walk, the entire hour and a half plus of the walk and you can find it in the shownotes to this episode of the show, or you can find it by clicking on the Video tab at the top of my website. First things first, whip out your bug repellant and apply it liberally so you don’t get eaten by mosquitos or black flies. You should consider stopping in one of the new bathrooms they built on the new Malecon there in Boca de Tomatlan. Take care of business because, there’s not really any place along the trail where you will get that chance to go potty again till you get to Las Animas, and believe me, that new bathroom on the new malecon in Boca [caption id="attachment_1283" align="alignright" width="300"] Boca de Tomatlan Malecon[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1286" align="alignleft" width="300"] You Walk Right Past People's Homes Right on the Trail[/caption] is nice and clean. You have to pay a nice person at the door I think 5 or 6 pesos to get entrance, complete with a few sheets of toilet paper, but you get a sparkling clean toilet and bathroom to use. Not so much in Las Animas, So take care of business, make sure you have your water and you walk up the river a short distance until you see a bridge crossing the river. Along the way, to your left you will see where they are doing lots of building. They are building shops and what they hope to become a nice shopping area along the Malecon there. There is a sign post at the bridge with a number of colorful signs pointing across the bridge to Las Animas and Colomitos. There are usually some horses tied up near the bridge. You follow the signs across the bridge and you take a right, and start walking. The trail [caption id="attachment_1328" align="aligncenter" width="741"] Sign Post at the Foot Bridge[/caption] then proceeds to follow the bank of the river, working it’s way up as you walk up steps built into the path, actually you walk right past the front doors of houses built along the Boca. I kinda feel a little funny walking past the houses here because you get the feeling that you are just walking through their front yards and their front porches. It just feels a little weird, but to them, they are used to it. The path is marked pretty well but it’s a good idea to pay close attention as to where you’re going. It’s not hard to make a wrong turn, I mean, eventually, if you do make a wrong turn you will figure it out pretty quickly. Just backtrack and you will be just fine. This part of the hike along the mouth of the river really takes some time. Eventually you will reach a platform built for hikers to take in the sights of the boca and the beach you left behind. You can watch the pangas coming and going in and out of the Boca from this vantage point. It’s not a bad place to sit down and have a sandwich if you brought one. Have a drink, take some pictures, then head back up the trail.  As you get closer to the mouth of the Boca, that sounds stupid. Boca means mouth in Spanish. Okay so as you head up to the mouth of the mouth, never mind, you take the trail up inland cutting through the jungle, hiking up and down steps and stairs, the steepest parts even have built-in handrails to help us hikers climb those steep stairs [caption id="attachment_1266" align="alignright" width="300"] Steep Stairs[/caption] easier. Actually, it’s a pretty nice trail. Now the paths, which for the most part, depending on the time of year are pretty well marked, sometimes seem to disappear and you might need to stop and make sure you didn’t make the wrong turn. But just in case you do happen to slip up, every now and then you will encounter a rock or signpost marked Los Animas or Colomitos to help keep you on track. The Trail finally descends pretty steeply down to the first beach, Colomitos beach, home to the famous Ocean Grill Restaurant. This beach is beautiful. It’s not too big though and if you happen to hit this place on a busy hiking day, it may feel even a little tight. Over to your right as you descend to the beach, you’re going to see the Ocean Grill built into the cliffs. There’s also a raft, disguised as an island bobbing around out in front of the restaurant. It’s not for you. It’s for the folks eating in the restaurant so if you’re going to go for a swim, stay off. And just a warning to those of you Aquatians out there who can’t pass up a dip in the ocean; if you plan on continuing with your hike from here, do yourself a favor and change out of your wet bathing attire and dry off and put on dry clothes, before proceeding on your hike. You will get chaffed something awful if you don’t. Just a little warning to you from ma Kessler here. Bring a bathing suit if you plan on getting in the surf boys and girls. [caption id="attachment_1272" align="alignright" width="300"] Colomitos Beach[/caption] Now I need to tell you about the Ocean Grill. For starters, if you’re thinking hey I hiked in here, I think I’ll just have a bite to eat at the restaurant. Well gotta warn ya now, it aint happening. They won’t feed or water you here folks unless you have a reservation No reservation,  sa cha! Sorry Charlie. By the way, in case you are wondering, it’s pretty difficult to get a same day reservation at the Ocean Grill. Sometimes you need to plan an entire week out f you’re coming in high season. Check out their website if you don’t believe me. In fact; All reservations are made on line where they require a deposit. When you get on-line you get a choice of three seating times. You have the option of taking one of their private Pangas from Boca de Tomatlan to the Ocean Grille, or you can take that strenuous walk that I just described to you. If you do take the hike, make sure you have plenty of time to make that walk before serving time. Just saying! Maybe a 40-45 minute hike to Colomitos Beach. Anyway, a couple of items about the Ocean Grill, the owner has a Great Dane named Wilson. Wilson spends his days on the beach with the guests, and I have to say, that I never have had a chance to meet the grand Dane of the Ocean Grill, but I’m sure the 2 foot high dump I sidestepped on the beach undoubtedly belonged to Mr. Wilson. What a dog!   [caption id="attachment_1268" align="alignleft" width="300"] Colomitos Beach[/caption] The food at the Ocean Grill is excellent as are the tropical drinks they serve. So a trip to The Ocean Grill is an adventure all to itself and when I get a chance, I intend on doing a podcast from the Ocean Grill this winter. So, you could make that reservation a few days before the hike and walk in to the Ocean Grill, Eat and continue on, or just take their boat back to Boca after a swim in the cove and a bob on the artificial island. Again, you have choices and chances to cut the hike short, or continue along the trail. Food for thought. Once you have had enough of Colomitos beach, you look for the path leading up the other side of the playa, you cross the little stream and climb up the rocks to some stairs carved into the side of the cliff, and its back into the jungle for you. This part of the walk is pretty strenuous. Lots of steps and stairs leading up from the beach, then some dirt paths alternating with stone steps and stairs, and  funny looking wooden slat bridges that look kind of suspicious, but they are sturdy. I’ve taken them several times with the same result. I lived to tell the tale. Just watch your footing that’s all. Anyway the trail works it’s way down to another beach, this one bigger and broader. [caption id="attachment_1269" align="aligncenter" width="1184"] Colomitos Beach and the Ocean Grill[/caption] I guess I can tell you that story, the one about the hike with my wife twin and his wife now. Last October, I invited my bro and his wife Jill to Puerto Vallarta. Neither had ever been so I insisted they come along with us and we would treat. So I suggested we take this hike and they all seemed to be in. [caption id="attachment_1274" align="alignright" width="300"] Nice Vistas Along the Trail[/caption] Remember, it was October and it is HOT and HUMID. 91 degrees and it feels like 105, and the humidity, the worst! By the time we hit the Ocean Grille at Playa Colomitos, there are grumblings from my fellow travelers who begin to ask…are we there yet? Oh no! Now I’m really beginning to feel really bad about this. We are supposed to be out for a good time and I am beginning to believe that they think that we are on the Bataan Death March. “Can’t we just eat here?” asks my wife, gesturing to the Ocean Grille with its cute raft like island bobbing out front. “No, you have to make a reservation in advance to get in.” I explain. “The idea was to hike to Las Animas.” According to my recollection, the hardest part of the walk was still ahead of us and I had to break to news to them that we still had a long way to go. We begin to hike up the stairs from down on the beach, and continued into the jungle, then as I described earlier, down to next beach where we found the Catamaran Bora Bora, anchored with all of her partygoers and snorkelers ‘a partyin and snorkelin and lounging around the “secluded” beach. It is there where the mutiny took place. Gary took the initiative. He spotted the guy in charge of the landing party of the Bora Bora, and made a bee-line to him. “How far to Las Animas from here?” “About a 45 minute walk or so.” he is told. “How can we get a boat ride out of here? How much will it cost?” Gary asks. “That depends on the captain. Not sure, maybe 60 pesos each? Maybe 500 pesos total? I will keep an eye out and flag one down for you.” My brother asks, what’s your name? ”  “My name is Mr. Panda!” he proclaims. “Okay Mr. Panda, Gracias!” [caption id="attachment_1270" align="alignright" width="300"] Colomitos Cove and The Ocean Grill[/caption] You can’t imagine how terribly I felt then. I really wanted to finish the hike. I knew that we were already past the hardest part of the trip but I knew I could never convince these hearty travelers that they could make it. Alas, it was no use, they were spent and I could tell that they were going no further. I resigned to make the best of the bad situation and we cooled off in the ocean and waited for Mr. Panda to do his magic and whistle in a panga to pick up the tired gringos and deliver them to a palapa on a beach with an umbrella drink or cervesa, a bowl of chips and guacamole and a cavalcade of beach vendor selling everything from pies to plaster-of-Paris busts of Montezuma and lion’s heads and stuff and junk. And within 10 minutes as a result of a whistle and a wave from Mr. Panda, we had a boat slide up on the sand, parting the partiers just a bit while I negotiated the extraction. I asked the boatman if he could take us the rest of the way to Las Animas, and then wait for us for an hour and a half, then deliver us back to Boca for 500 pesos. He agreed and we all scrambled onto his launch and off we went, warm breeze blowing in our faces. Things were looking up for our party of four. [caption id="attachment_1254" align="alignright" width="300"] La Troza Beach Resort[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1255" align="alignleft" width="776"] La Troza Beach Resort on The Trail to Las Animas[/caption] He took us to Las Animas where we ate at a nice place where we were seated under umbrellas at a comfortable table. By then the mutineers were beginning to get the color back in their cheeks and they were slightly forgiving of moi, their evil taskmaster.  I apologized and promised to never make them go on a hike again. So that was in the heat of the off season, but this time of year, in mid-May, the weather was perfect. The humidity was way down and the weather was in the low to mid 80’s. It was considerably dryer in May than it was in October with all the rain. That was the most suprising part of the hike. How dry the vegetation was this time of year. Let’s face it, by May, Vallarta has been mostly dry since the end of October, so that’s dry. So there, a lesson to you and another chance to change up your itinerary should the hike prove to be too much for you. You can always stand on a beach, and summon a panga to extract you. Just don’t stand on some rocks and summon the poor fella, find a nice, soft sandy beach for him to slide up on. [caption id="attachment_1249" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mike's Beach Club Las Animas[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1248" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mike's Beach Club Las Animas[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1247" align="alignright" width="300"] Las Animas Beach[/caption]   Anyway, the rest of the trail flows alternatively into the jungle and along the sandy beaches. There are a few resorts and private homes you will walk past. Beautiful white sandy beaches and blue, blue ocean. You will climb up the path past a really, nice bar, the Hotelito Mio where you can stop, take a table and sit and sip a cold one before moving along a few hundred more yards south to Las Animas Beach. All along this long beach there are different beachfront establishments with lounge chairs set up, tables under palapas. Great places to sit, eat relax, play in the water, stroll down the beach. Lounge in a hammock. [caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignright" width="300"] Bar at Hotelito Mio[/caption] This place, depending on the season and the day of the week can be pretty crowded. For fewer crowds, always go on a weekday. Once you have had your fill, you can turn around and hike back, or you and do like I do, and walk over to the pier, walk to the end, line up to the right side of the pier and hop in a lancha with a bunch of your new friends, and hang on tight for your return ride, along the coast and back to Boca. Now here’s the thing, here’s where you are going to feel slightly bad because get this, that two hour hike you just took to Las Animas just took that panga ride less than 5 minutes! Less than 5 minutes! Uggh!! I actually have a video of that ride back right here in the show notes for this episode. So I have video of the 1 ½ hour trip by land, and then that 5 minute ride back by sea for you to check out. It’s cool to be able to retrace the hike from the water. But just 5 minutes? Sheesh! As you exit the boat, hand the pilot 60 pesos, and step off the boat onto the dock. From there, hit the bathroom one more time and head up the road, back up to the highway where you more than likely will see a bus waiting to fill up for the ride back to Vallarta. Hand over your 8 pesos and have a seat on the bus, this time, on the left side so you have that great view of the ocean, Los Arcos, the dramatic coastline, all the way back to Basillio Badillo and Constitution. Home Sweet Vallarta! [caption id="attachment_1312" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Barry & Debra at Boca de Tomatlan[/caption]   So that is the hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas Beach. A hike that you can do in any number of ways depending on your abilities. So let’s review The hike takes about 2 hours without stops but you will definitely want to stop and enjoy some of the beaches and views and maybe a refreshment along the way. At a minimum take water, towels, sunscreen, bug spray and a camera and wear good walking or hiking shoes. Catch the bus to Boca de Tomatlan from the stop in front of the OXXO at the corner of Basillo Badillo and Constitucion. About 8 ½ pesos. Once in Boca walk down the hill from the bus into town. You can buy drinks and snacks here for the hike and take a look around town. Make your way to the river and footbridge at the foot of town. There will be a post with a bunch of signs; one will point to Las Animas. The Panga ride to Boca back from Las Animas is approximately 60 pesos. The bus back to town is another 8 ½ pesos. [caption id="attachment_1260" align="alignleft" width="1126"] Hotelito Mio[/caption]                   So do the whole hike, just part of it, or just come on the website and check out my videos and pictures, and feel what it’s like to do that hike. Just get out there, and have fun amigos. Okay, that should do it for this week’s episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show.                                         Next week stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message. [caption id="attachment_1262" align="alignright" width="300"] Hotelito Mio[/caption] And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right. So,  thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!    

Poems from: Spirits of Bondage and Inherent Tranbscendence.

This month's travel podcast takes us toYelapa, Mexico. We will visit Hotel Langunita and Verana in this quiet fishing village just a short trip from Puerta Vallarta. The episode features music from Justin Gordon and Anne Young. The Travel in 10 Travel Podcast is one of the most subscribed travel podcasts on both itunes and the zune marketplace. Listen on your ipod or zune or watch on the new ipod touch or apple TV.

Hello. This is John Rhodes with my podcast novel, “Little Bird Told Me”, and this is chapter 19 entitled, “The Detective Returns from India, and a Meeting”. The detective returns from Goa, India. Goa, India is supposedly a place that, much like Yelapa, Mexico, has preserved the spirit of the sixties. In these show notes I have included a link to a free movie that takes place in Goa.Here is the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4293381565598742364 It’s pretty good. If that doesn’t work, try going to Google Video, and search for this: The Wonderland Experience - psychedelic trance music movie shot in Goa India, by Urban Eye. I’m going to be short and sweet today, but please, if you can consider buying my book in its full audio version from www.audible.com . Thanx.

Hello. This is John Rhodes again, and this is the eighth chapter of my San Francisco podcast novel and free audiobook, “Little Bird Told Me”, entitled “Going to Mexico”. This is a rather long chapter being about 20 minutes. In relation to this chapter about Mexico, when I was young, in my early teen years I visited Oaxaca, during a period when I lived most of the time in Mexico with the hippies in Yelapa, Mexico, near Puerto Vallarta, which still has no road to it. The first hut I lived in down there, Donovan Leitch, the Scottish folk musician had just moved out of, back in 1965. I moved around to a couple different huts in Yelapa, that one being the first one I lived in. I lived on about 25 dollars a month. I also got to know a lot of the big Mexican rock musicians, the biggest being some of the musicians who played with the Mexican blues musician Javier Batiz. I haven’t visited Oaxaca since then, except for once in the late 70’s, but didn’t stay long, because it was winter, and it was bitterly cold there in Huatla at 11,000 feet. There are peaks near there that are easy to climb that reach to 14,000 feet. At night in the late summer in the rainy season, late at night, after a day’s rain, when there is a full moon, the valleys fill with luminous oceans of clouds that splash against the mountains, and at 11,000 feet there are millions of stars in the sky. The view is truly breathtaking. I won’t bore you with my story any more. I’ll just let you tune in your iPod and listen to Michael Butler, the narrator tell the story. Enjoy. Oh, by the way. The music in the beginning is a sound by “Canned Heat”, called “Huatla”. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of the 10th chapter two chapters will be combined into one download and there will be a small charge per download. There will be a preview of the paid chapter, but to download the chapter you will have to go to my web site at http://littlebirdtoldme.podomatic.com and pay a pittance of .50 cents for each of the 2 chapter downloads. The address will also be on my show page in iTunes and in the show notes. There will be a total of 7 downloads of 14 chapters which is about 3.50 for the whole thing. That is the cheapest audio book available on the internet. I can do that because I am the publisher. Please consider this purchase. Thank-you.