Who hasn’t dreamed of stumbling upon a totally deserted, clean sandy beach? To make the dream more appealing, let’s add a bit of exotic jungle just above the sand, and, hidden in that jungle, a flat, shady, grassy spot to pitch a tent, with plenty of firewood lying all about.

“Birds fly, bears growl and dogs bark. That’s how things are!”

“Let’s go camping on the beach!” we decided quickly.

Near the end of 2008 I heard a rumor that someone was painting an extraordinary mural inside the foyer of the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce building on Avenida Vallarta.

A few days ago I spent a pleasant morning at the new digs of the recently organized animal rescue service in Tlajomulco, the suburban municipality located in the south of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.

Tepatitlán is a bustling City located 60 kilometers northeast of Guadalajara, in Los Altos de Jalisco (the Jalisco Highlands). Should you happen to be wandering about Tepa—as the local people call it—you might glance up at a street sign and discover you are on Calle Esparza, which may mean nothing whatsoever to you.