Jaltemba Sol Ezine, Nayarit Mexico

An Exclusive Bed & Breakfast in a quaint, Mexican beach town.

Tropical Manor House

www.tropicalmanorhouse.com

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Canadian dollars Accepted at Par with US dollars

All Reservations for one week or more, will receive 2 complimentary Relaxation Massages (1 Hour each) to enjoy on our ocean view terrace.

Email: tropicalmanorhouse@gmail.com

Tel: 327-274-3516

New Lineup of activities for Crazy Nelly's

So I'm changing Blanca for Karaoke from Thursdays to every Saturday at 7:30 and now I have live music on Thursdays once again.

The group is called "Grupo Candela" 7:30 every Thursday.

Of course we're having a SuperBowl bash, no tickets required so come early.

And Feb 22 is the Chowder Cook-off, anyone can enter, come by the bar to sign up, and then the Rock band from PV, all starts at 5pm.

Photograph of whale by Flo Fuhr

Buy your Fashion show ticket on line now! $25 us

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor,

I have been enjoying your Website for over a year. I feel like I know the people I see from time to time. It is apparent everyone is enjoying their life living in Mexico. I wish I could be there too.
I do have a question, are most of the peolple living in RV's at a trailer park near the beach?
Your pictures and articles makes your newsletter one of the best.
John T. Linton
editor note...The Jaltemba communities have many RV'ers as well as part time residents who either rent bungalows, or own their own piece of paradise. The American and Canadian full and part time residents continue to grow in numbers.

bill
i just LOVE your pic
LA PENITA SUNSET
I cant think of words to describe it....
it describes , to me, the essence of life here....
it is really overpowering and beyond beautiful....
shows off the depth of your photography
you have done some fantastic travelogs that surpass it in quantity....but this captures the local life in all its charm.....thanks ..hudd

San Pancho AA

Alanon Monday at 5:00pm, CoDA Wednesday at 5:00pm, and AA Friday at 6:30pm in San Pancho in the museum on main street, between Galeria Corazon and San Pancho Cafe. Info at devasaya@gmail.com email or 311-258-4243.

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Jaltemba Travel Mexico Click on ad for more information Click here Go here for details on this home or Go here for more Real Estate	Jaltemba Sol...the heartbeat of the Riviera Nayarit January 26, 2009 Jaltemba Cup Community Cup Challenge Mexicanos take the CUP! Jubilant Jaltemba Cup Winners " Mexicanos" take the cup away from La Penita for the first time in Tournament History..Left ot right Ernest, Abel, Roy and Geraldo Go here for more Pictures! Larry Baron , one of the three tournament organizers, holds the cup as the winners are sprayed with cerveza - a Jaltemba Cup Tradition. Jaltemba Cup 2009 It went down to the wire, but it was the Mexicanos who pulled off a victory in the Third Annual Jaltemba Cup held at the Field of Dreams in El Monteon. Not only did the Mexicanos led by Course owner Geraldo , and team mates Ernesto, Abel and Roy take the Cup but they took it away from the Community of La Penita which had won the previous two tournaments. One of the most competitive matches ended with five of the 25 teams entered having to wait until the last few teams came in to see who placed in the top three. Lo de Marcos once again had to settle for second with a valiant effort by the Wacky Pacques� Ross, Lynn, Joe and Ken. Third place went to Puerto Vallarta Tours Ron, Larry, Peter and Fritz. The Jaltemba Cup is a charity golf tournament and raises money for Computer and Children in Mexico. This year�s organizers did a fantastic job and special thanks goes out to Ginger, Larry and Byron for putting together a great tournament. Great music was provided. Mexico News Green garbage dumps? Mexico City vows to try Mexico City wants to turn one of the planet's biggest and messiest waste management systems into the greenest in Latin America, if not the developing world�..More Top Mexico cops charged with favoring drug cartel President Felipe Calderon's war on drug trafficking has led to his own doorstep, with the arrest of a dozen high-ranking officials with alleged ties to Mexico's most powerful drug gang, the Sinaloa Cartel�.More Bullfighter, 11, 'breaks record' An 11-year-old Mexican boy has killed six young bulls in a single fight, apparently becoming the world's youngest matador to achieve the feat. �More Great whites migrate to Gulf of Mexico Florida anglers looking to catch a shark should keep their eyes open for great whites�..More Taking the kids � to Oaxaca I pop the toasted grasshopper right in my mouth. It tastes kind of like bacon and is seasoned with chili and salt. Not bad! My kids wrinkle their noses. �.More Mexican Lime Soup Mexican Lime Soup, Sopa de Lima, is a delicious chicken and lime soup from the Yucatan, the region situated between the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, responsible for some of Mexico's most distinctive cuisine�.More Mexico�s Economic Damage control MANUFACTURERS and banks are firing workers. The value of wages fell last year. Credit card debts are piling up. The economy began to contract in the last quarter of last year. Mexico has been here before. �.More Driving down to Mexico For our 10th winter vacation in Mexico, my wife Linda and I decided to drive there for the first time. We have sojourned on the island of Cozumel off the east coast of Mexico, stayed at resorts in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Playa del Carmen, and rented a house for a month in the colonial San Miguel de Allende�..More Mexico Seizes Largest Batch of Fossils Mexican authorities revealed that they recovered 389 fossiles, among which are the remains of dinosaurs and trilobites hundreds of millions of years old, that were illegally being offered for sale at an antiquities store in the northern state of Nuevo Leon�..More Wood worth more than money at Mexican market As some look to alternative economies to cope with the financial crisis, inhabitants of this village outside Mexico City are ahead of the game, using a centuries-old wooden currency�..More Sayulita could become the next dream vacation spot SAYULITA, MEXICO -- I've had the same dream each night in this tropical paradise just a half-hour north of Puerto Vallarta�..More Mexico fires up $550 million wind farm Mexico inaugurated one of the world's largest wind farm projects Thursday as the nation looks for alternative energy, in part to compensate for falling oil production�.More Mexico to rethink death penalty The Congress in Mexico has agreed to debate the issue of reinstating capital punishment for some crimes. ....More Mexico Finds 3 Suspected Border Drug Tunnels Mexican federal police have found three suspected drug tunnels under construction in the city of Nogales near the Arizona border.....More Mexico's inflation dips in early January Mexico's central bank says the country's stubbornly high inflation has dipped in early January because of lower prices for electricity and some fruits and vegetables�..More Mexico Turns to Tourism in Midst of Economic Crisis It's got sun, white-sand beaches and better yet � a battered peso. �.More A Seasoned Traveler Mulls Over Visiting Mexico Today �You�re going where? You gotta be kidding. You been reading what�s happening there?��.More Some facts about Mexico billionaire Carlos Slim Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim is raising his stake in The New York Times Co in a transaction aimed at providing the troubled newspaper publisher with cash to meet looming debt payments.Here are some facts about the entrepreneur�.More Carnaval: Mexico's "celebration of the libido" Whether it's called Carnival, Carnevale, or in Spanish, Carnaval, the pre-Lenten festivals that erupt throughout the Catholic world leading up to Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25 this year) are pull-out-the-stops explosions of color, dancing and music. If you can't cross half the world for the renowned revelry in Rio or Venice this year, Carnaval with a Latin beat is only one border away. �.More Why Mexico is counting on Obama Barack Obama starts from a very different point on relations with Mexico that George W. Bush did. He has never visited Latin America and spoke little about it during his campaign; his most notable interventions were to criticize standing or pending free-trade agreements with Mexico and Colombia, the two closest U.S. allies in the region. �.More Agave syrup is a sweet alternative Also called a �century plant,� agave is a succulent grown primarily in Mexico. Its juice gained commercial value when Spanish conquistadores learned to ferment it to make tequila, but its growing popularity as a sweetener is what�s generating a buzz in the food world. �.More Helping the Community through the Gift of Language: Jesus E. Montes By Tara Spears The first thing that one notices when meeting this soft spoken man is his sincerity. Growing up in La Penita, Jesus �Chuy� Montes has experienced the growth of the area from sleepy rural Mexican village to an international mecca where presently on a walk down the main avenida one can overhear Spanish, English, French, and other languages. �My friends would say, �If only I could speak English, I could get a better job� and since I knew English, I started teaching them informally,� explains Chuy. �Four years ago I opened a language school in order to offer more than tutoring: to provide an affordable, long-term opportunity for the townspeople to study a foreign language.� See complete story here Incoming! Pacific Ocean Brown Pelicans Tara Spears First in a series of four seabird articles One of the first things a visitor to the Pacific Ocean notices after the dazzling water color is the seabirds. Whether flying in dense formation or bobbing in flocks on the water, the chunky pelican is distinctive. The Riviera Nayarit is home to many permanent resident species of seabirds besides being in the migratory flyway for dozens of other types of migratory birds. One doesn�t need to be a serious bird watcher to enjoy the antics of these amazing creatures. As a group, seabirds almost always have webbed feet that aid their movement on the water�s surface as well as aid diving for dinner. This is an example of adaptation to living and feeding in the sea. All seabirds have evolved physiologically and behaviorally due to their ocean diet. Many seabirds feed on the ocean�s surface, as the marine currents often concentrate food such as krill, fish, squid or other prey items within reach of a dipped head. The plumage of most seabirds is less colorful than that of land birds, being restricted to variations of black, grey, or white. Another survival adaptation is to live in colonial groups, so seeing a solitary pelican is usually an indication of illness or injury. to read the entire Pelican story click here Jomie and Kenny Concert a Raging Success Volunteers: We are having a get together at Hinde and Jaimes on Tuesday January 27th. at 3pm It is the last meeting......Ha Ha Go Here for Some Pictures The Kenny and Jomie Benefit Concert was a huge success. We are not sure how many people attended but we think approximately 800 or so, braved the weather and came out and enjoyed good music from noon until 10pm. We cannot say enough about the volunteers, donors and sponsors. Below is a list of our donors and sponsors and in the next day or so, we will publish a list of our volunteers. If I forget anyone, please let me know! Until then, here is a list of some of our sponsors: Go Here for our List of Sponsors, Donors and Volunteers! T-Shirts Please write dylan@jaltembasol.com if you ordered a T-shirt. Howell Pledge David Howell flew in from California to represent his family at the event. They have pledged $10,000 pesos to Jomie from the upcoming Horseshoe Tournament in the memory of their father who knew them both well. Volunteers: We are having a get together at Hinde and Jaimes on Tuesday January 27th. at 3pm It is the last meeting......Ha Ha Letters Let me begin by congratulating you and your committee on the excellent job that you did at the Kenny and Jomie Benefit Concert last night. I was amazed at how well organized everything was and at the level of comraderie that existed. Having been involved in organizing a number of these types of events, I know how much hard work it takes to make everything look easy. David Easby Wow what a day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great job the organizing committee did in such a short time . The music was outstanding and we enjoyed the day immensly We are so happy to have been a part of a wonderful community coming together to support Jomie Thanks for a great time Dianna and Larry Belitski I cannot believe what a blast the event was! Great music and wonderful community energy. Best event all year! D. Mills 2009 quilt by the Stitching Senoras with the recipient class at La Joya junior school holding it. Tickets will again be available at the Fashion Show at the San Carlos Hotel (20 pesos each or 3 for 50 pesos). The draw will take place on February 14th and all proceeds will go to support local schools.