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Puerto Vallarta is more prepared compared to Sayulita (about an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, which is where I’m from) when it comes to natural disasters because they have contingency plans in place. When there is a hurricane and the warning level is yellow, they start evacuating people from the beaches onto higher ground in order to prevent any casualties. Puerto Vallarta is very prepared for these types of disasters though it doesn’t always happen. The last one that they...

Puerto Vallarta is more prepared compared to Sayulita (about an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, which is where I’m from) when it comes to natural disasters because they have contingency plans in place. When there is a hurricane and the warning level is yellow, they start evacuating people from the beaches onto higher ground in order to prevent any casualties. Puerto Vallarta is very prepared for these types of disasters though it doesn’t always happen. The last one that they experienced there was Hurricane Patricia where they only experienced heavy rains and strong winds.

 

Several years ago, Sayulita had a hurricane that destroyed the bridge. I wasn’t here then but my aunt told me that they had to wait until the bridge was reconstructed before they could go out. 

 

In general, we get about three or four hurricanes during the rainy season. However I have not experienced a hurricane here in Sayulita where I live now but I did when I was in Michoacán. Here in Sayulita, mountains surround us and I think that helps in breaking up the storms. 

 

We do not have earthquakes in the Puerto Vallarta area, either. For fires, most houses here have fire extinguishers in order to prevent fire from happening but I haven’t really seen that happen here in Sayulita, where I live. 

 

Flooding used to happen here when the houses are still not adequate and there is a lot of rain. However, I haven’t seen any flooding caused by heavy rainfall here recently.  

 

(Path of Hurricane Patricia, which slowed down when it approached the  mountains of Mexico, pictured.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You'll find Los Secretos restaurant about 20 minutes by boat south of Bocas del Toro in Panama. It is actually situated on Isla Bastimentos. They make great pizzas, and when they are on the...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You'll find Los Secretos restaurant about 20 minutes by boat south of Bocas del Toro in Panama. It is actually situated on Isla Bastimentos. They make great pizzas, and when they are on the menu, the pulled-pork sandwiches are delicious.

 

They also sell beer, and can mix up all sorts of other fancy tropical drinks too.

 

But to be honest, you don't come to Los Secretos for the beer and pizza, no matter how good they are. You come for the pool and the view.

And as they say, a picture says a thousand words, so I'll let these pictures of a sunny Sunday afternoon at Los Secretos do the talking.

 

Ian Usher

Sunday 30th June 2013

 

Granada, Nicaragua is also known as La Gran Sultana.

 

The city has been witness to and the victim of many battles and invasions from English, French and Dutch pirates trying to take control and own Nicaragua.

 

In 1856 an American lawyer named William...

Granada, Nicaragua is also known as La Gran Sultana.

 

The city has been witness to and the victim of many battles and invasions from English, French and Dutch pirates trying to take control and own Nicaragua.

 

In 1856 an American lawyer named William Walker burned down Granada, Nicaragua, leaving just a sign at the main square saying "Here was Granada."