Time Out

After a year and a half, we decided it was time for a little road trip!   Thursday, we leave beautiful Lake Chapala and head over to the west coast of Mexico.  Only a 4 hour drive from our home where we will stay for the next 8 days!  La Manzanilla..............we have rented a little spot right on the ocean.  We're looking forward to checking out a little of this beautiful country we call home!

La Manzanilla, Costa Alegre

La Costa Alegre is the crown of the Central Pacific Coast of Mexico, and La Manzanilla is one of its jewels.

La Costa Alegre is indeed the "Happy Coast." In fact, it is Mexico's quintessential coastline. From Barra de Navidad to Playa Quemaro, dense tropical deciduous forest covers rolling hills; white sand beaches, coral reefs, and mangrove lagoons encircle a succession of bays which are home to thousands of species of plants, animals, and birds: general flora—1120 species, nearly half of which are endemic to Mexico; general fauna—422 vertebrates including 90 endemic species to Mexico, 40 of which are birds.  La Manzanilla, our base, lies in a protected corner of Tenacatita Bay, the second biggest in Mexico.  La Manzanilla’s mangrove ecosystem is home to the largest population of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) living in contact with humans along the coast of Jalisco. Though undergoing development at a rapid rate, The Costa Alegre is still a relatively wild, stunning, and unspoiled place.