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Alejandro Prieto is a prize-winning nature photographer whose pictures have graced the pages of internationally known magazines such as National Geographic and BBC Wildlife Magazine. 

Many years ago we used to take all our visitors from abroad to José Cuervo in Tequila so they could learn first hand all about the process of making Mexico’s most famous alcoholic drink.

While browsing the net for a nice beach we hadn’t been to before, we came upon a picture of Gran Bahia de Cuastecomates, located six kilometers northwest of Barra de Navidad. 

There was standing room only at the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce auditorium on Friday, March 10 for the presentation of a book outlining the history and contributions of Conciertos Guadalajara, an organization that – since the founding of the city’s Symphony Orchestra in 1916 – has been bringing the world’s most famous soloists to the Degollado Theater and many other venues in Jalisco.

“Mexico’s biggest crocodile sanctuary is only 20 minutes from here,” I told my sister-in-law while relaxing on a balcony overlooking the beautiful bay of Cuastecomates, near Barra de Navidad. She opened one eye and gave me a glance that seemed to say, “A cocodrilario? Ah, yes, toothy monsters that never move a muscle, piled topsy-turvy behind a cyclone fence. Boooooring!”

In a previous article I described Los Hervores, a hot spring located 50 kilometers due west of Guadalajara.