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Welcome to Jaltemba Times, a community website for the towns along Jaltemba Bay on the Pacific coast of Nayarit, México: La Peñita de Jaltemba, Rincón de Guayabitos, and Los Ayala.

We invite the involvement of not just residents but visitors and anyone else with an interest in our area, in México in general, and in other things we have in common. We hope to broaden and elevate the level of discourse along our Bay.

With your interest and participation this website will become an engaging and informative online community. Submissions are welcome: event reports, want ads, comments, informative articles, literary pieces, whatever.

Terry Coomber

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Sunday, 22 August 2010 19:37 Dave Easby

The Yellow Rope

The two old friends sat on the corner, studying all the action on the street.

Four ears perked forward as they watched Francisco navigate the bumpy road on his old rusty bike, an extension ladder hoisted over his right shoulder and a gallon of paint hanging from the handlebar. I saw the one friend stir but a look from his buddy told him that Francisco was okay.

I saw them both lick their lips as they caught the familiar tune from the ice cream cart, charming at first but now just one of those irritating melodies that you can’t get out of your head, as the vendor wound his way through the streets to the private school, hoping to beat the parents to the school gate.

And then something caught their attention. A gringa who was still several blocks away. I saw one nod something to his buddy.

I could imagine what the gesture meant: “If she’s got a yellow rope with her – run like hell.”

FM-3 Renewal: the new system

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:52 Terry Coomber

A friend emailed a document which he received from a friend, so I have no idea where it originated, but it outlines the new procedures for renewing a non-working FM-3 which were instituted at Migración on 1 May. Some things you will be able to do online before visiting an INM office.

The document lists everything you'll need and provides step by step instructions for filling out forms as well as sample letters to submit.

The following is a large Adobe Reader document; if you don't have Reader installed on your computer, you can download it here.

Read about the new procedures here.

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Up the Monteon creek

Wednesday, 31 March 2010 09:08 Tom Plattenberger

A swimming hole in the Monteon creek

Last hot, hot summer, Bruce and I took up on an invite from Lenor and Terry Coomber to join with Dawn and Brian Blevings for a trip to the swimming holes up El Monteon Creek. We had a nice day bobbing around in one of the many pools that people have scooped out of the gravel creek-bed. We gorged from coolers full of snacks and icy beverages. We napped on big sunny boulders and marveled at the variety of butterflies that came fluttering by us. This creek, running cool and clear through the thick, tropical forest seemed to invite further upstream exploration, but it would be several months before I returned.

A Day in the Life of Sally the Black Labrador who owns Carol Wallace of La Peñita

Carol Wallace

Well, that's it. I'm in the car and I'm not getting out!

They've been rushing around for the past hour and I've been paying close attention, especially to the cooler packing. Chicken (yum - I'll have some of that and the salad too). Beer, wine (not so yum). Chairs, table - what do they want a table for? Never heard of bowls? I saw my bowls, water and food go in, that's why I know it's safe to stay in the car.

House doors locked and they're finally in the car. House doors opened, they forgot the camera. Finally, we're bumping down the hill. Oh no, we're bumping back up again - they forgot their towels.

Could we please just get to whatever adventure you've planned for me to-day?

Chiggers ate my dog

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 00:00 Dr. J, DVM

Doctor,

I took my dog down the dump road after reading Tom Plattenberger's essay lately. My husband and I were lucky enough not to get chiggers. But my 14-pound 13-year-old dachshund did! She's been washed in soapy hot water but not until one day later when I noticed her scratching. We ourselves have also washed our clothes and linens and still no signs of chiggers on us.

Is there something I can ask for at a Vet's down here to treat/kill the chiggers and/or relieve her itching?

Regards,
Mary in San Pancho