FANTASTIC BROCKMANNS OF BANDERAS BAY

Perros de Pipo Brockmann - Boca de Tomatlan

Pipo Brockmann - Boca de Tomatlán

VALLE DORADO ("Golden Valley") is basically a housing development (fraccionamiento) just  southeast of Nuevo Vallarta off highway 200, 40 minutes north of Vallarta.  The clinic took place in the secondary school on Amado Nervo street.  Juan Crisótomo Ruize de Nervo is the full name of the poet, journalist, educator and diplomat who became known simply as Amado ("Beloved") Nervo. Born in 1870, he died in 1919 and is interred in Mexico City.  

croquetas para regalar - clínica en Valle Dorado - escuela secundaria - calle Amado Nerdo

This was a luxury location for the vet team and pet owners - a large garden with benches and chairs for pet owners and a large, air-conditioned classroom for surgery and recovery.  Lines began to form at 4 AM. While we regret having to turn people away as early as 6 AM, there is a great sense of gratitude we feel for responsible pet owners.  At the beginning of our program 7 1/2 years ago, we often went door to door asking people to let us sterilize their cats and dogs.  Many declined.

registrando mascotas - Valle Dorado
            

STERLIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN VALLE DORADO -  September 23-26: 

Male dogs - 22; Female dogs - 56; Male cats - 26; Female cats - 45  TOTAL:  145   PLUS

1 pregnancy (aborto) terminated for 1 dog with 6 fetuses.

Clínica en Valle Dorado

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN VALLE DORADO -  1,820 PESOS

Dr. Pacheco y  Dr. Poli - Valle Dorado

preparando para cirugía - Valle Dorado

The local government (ayuntamiento) provided approximately 7,000 pesos worth of sutures and meds, paid the extra funds for out-of-town clinic directly to Dr. Poli, and provided daily lunches for vet team. Thank you to Jaime Cuevas, president of the municipal government for his enthusiastic participation.

The clinic in Valle Dorado was made possible by the generous donation of $10,000 US from Sharon Tognietti and Sarah Weber.  This will underwrite costs for 5 5/9 spay/neuter clinics.

COLONIA DEL MAR is located high up in the green hills about 15 minutes northeast of centro Vallarta.  Doña Rocio offers her restaurant (pozolería chilpancingo) terrace location to us annually.  Views of the far away bay are splendid. A friendly blonde Lab mix was wagging his tail in front of the building when I arrived.  He was unaltered and had a large, raw tumor on his neck.  No way to tell if he is homeless or has an owner. I opened one of the small bags of kibble we give to those in need and gave it to him.

Comiendo una bolsita de croquetas - perro no esterilizado con tumor grande en el cuello - col. del mar

It was very much a cat day - thirty-four of them - and only two dogs.  At 8:30, the last to arrive was a white- haired, blue-eyed  man with his matching cat "Gringa" and her three kittens. Due to a miscommunicaton, the owner returned, but only took home the mother.  Kittens are beautiful and for adoption at AngeliCAT via FB.  An attractive,  handsomely tattooed young couple brought in a rescued cat and her six kittens in cardboard boxes.  The wife spoke perfect English that she had learned in school,  and offered to help collect used towels and sheets needed for recovery tables.

 

STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN COLONIA DEL MAR -  September 30-October 3:  

Female dogs - 32; Male dogs - 18; Female cats - 63; Male cats - 31  TOTAL:  144

PLUS pregnancies terminated (abortos): 1 dog with 9 fetuses; 1 cat with 5 fetuses; 1 cat with 3 fetuses

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN COLONIA DEL MAR: 1,520 PESOS plus delicious lunches for the vet team prepared by Doñá Rocio

clinica en col. del mar en el restaurante pozolería chilpancingo - 34 gatos y 2 perros el primer día

The clinic in  Colonia del Mar was made possible by the generous donation of $10,000 US from Sharon Tognietti and Sarah Weber.  This will underwrite costs for 5 5/9 spay/neuter clinics.  This was the third.

DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS:  

Martin Dyer - $150 US (Puerto Vallarta) 

Connie Farion - $300 Canadian (monthly)

Margaret Isberg - $1,500 Canadian

William Goodloe - 10 new dog collars  (Puerto Vallarta)

Humane Society - AMW/EJG Trust -  $2,000 US

Michael Turner - $50 US (monthly)

Doña Rocio registrando el dueño de "Gringa," la gata blanca con ojos azules y sus 3 bebés de 8 semanas . col. del mar

Bebés de "Gringa"  - por una miscommunicación, fueron dejados en la clínica. AngeliCAT los tiene y están para adopción.

AngeliCAT por FB.  Left at clinic due to miscommunication and for adoption.  AngeliCAT via FB.

EDUCATION PROGRAM:  Due to Covid-19, on hold until classes resume. 

Walking by the plaza one morning, I noticed the polite young homeless man I normally see cleaning the beach in front of the fish market.  He was waiting in line for Angels Kitchen breakfast donations.  His pretty dog Lola was with him, and in a cardboard box, her eight three-week old puppies struggling to get out.  The man said he was "taking them for a walk."  They are currently living in a large plastic bin at the fish market. When I first noticed Lola was pregnant,  I offered to take her to be spayed.  Her owner declined, because "everyone wants one of her puppies."  He gave me his word that I take Lola and her family to a free clinic at eight weeks of age. Two weeks later, he had given one of the little puppies away and asked if I knew anyone he could sell the others to.

Joven que vive con su perra "Lola" y sus 8 bebés (hoy 7) en la playa frente de la pescadería del malecón a un lado del hotel Rosita. Me prometió que yo podría llevar la familia para esterilizar a 8 semanas, pero no es así.  Está regalandolos a 5 semanas de edad.  Lástima - así crece el problema grande de sobrepobulación.

Unwanted dogs and cats are abandoned,  discarded, starved, become diseased, struck by vehicles and are sometimes abused. And they continue to breed.  Sandra Hernandez, who lives in San Vicente, Nayarit, sent me the very sad photo below, asking for help. She had been feeding the dog that often shelters from the sun and rain under a car.  Neighborhood boys were abusing him,  as well as the homeless mama dog and her nine puppies living on the same street.  This image is a familiar one, and there are worse cases.  A free spay/neuter program does the most good for the most animals.  It prevents future suffering.  

Ahora se llama "Cacho." Callejero en San Vicente, Nayarit - y habían más en la misma calle - incluyendo una negrita con 9 bebés A Dog´s New Life en Bucerias rescató todos el día 25 de septiembre.  Tuvieron con amputar la pierna infectada del perro.

A Dog´s New Life responded immediately to PEACEAnimals´ SOS for help.  The starving male dog and homeless black mama dog and her 9 puppies were picked up the same day.  All dogs now safe at the excellent shelter in Bucerias.  Unfortunately, the male dog´s infected rear left leg could not be saved, but his life was.  He has been named "Cacho" and confirmed by vet to be healthy and approximately three years old.  Leg injury probable result of having been been struck by a car. 

Mamá - ahora nombrada "Sadie" -  rescatada con sus 9 bebés. Niños del barrio estaban torturando la familía y el perro cáfe abajo.  Ya todos están seguros en el refugio de A Dog´s New Life en Bucerias y para adopción.  

The mama dog, now named "Sadie," and puppies are all healthy and will be available for adoption in a few weeks.  ADNL is a registered non-profit (AC) in Mexico and under the umbrella of  Banderas Bay Charities, the same 501 (c)(3) PEACEAnimals is under.  If you would like to help these new arrivals:  https://www.adogsnewlife.org/donate  

Nueva rampa en el punte del río cuale

BEAUTIFICATION!  A new ramp to the isla Cuale was recently installed at the vehicular Cuale bridge. Walking east on the island, a dramatic transformation has taken place.  No longer scrabbly, rutted and uncared for empty spaces, but lovely lawns,  plants and cement pathways that wind past the statue of John Huston to the Isla Cuale cultural center.   No cats currently in sight due to work being done on the island.  This is a popular location for cat abandonment.

Isla Cuale- mejorandola

centro de cultura - isla cuale

The very beautiful Bay of Banderas is a 42-mile horseshoe-shaped bay shared by the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. Over 3,000 feet deep, it is one of the ten deepest bays in the world.  Some believe it was formed by a volcano, but it´s an extension of a canyon that runs from Banderas valley or Ameca Valley.

THE FANTASTIC BROCKMANNS OF BANDERAS BAY 

         Pipo Brockmann- artist de Boca de Tomatlán                                                             

Boca de Tomatlán, 11 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, is where artist Pipo Brockmann lives in his home hanging over the Horcones river.  His house is filled with his sculptures (mostly dogs) and dozens of spectacular acrylic and oil paintings.  He was on the terrace sorting out some of his art when my friend Joyce Hartvigson and I stopped by.  Pipo is an animal lover and generously donates one of his paintings every year to the PEACEAnimals online auction. His art is sold at Contempo gallery in Puerto Vallarta.  Pipo´s brother, Brewster,  lives nearby with his wife Carmen in a house that perches on the rocky, jungled hillside overlooking Banderas Bay.  Brewster, like his brother, is a terrifically talented painter and sculptor plus owner/director of Galeria Olinalá, the oldest folk art gallery in Vallarta.  Brewster´s work is available at his gallery and shown at Galeria Pacifico in Vallarta and Maco (Hannah Waxman Design) in Punta de Mita.  

Galería Olinalá en Puerto Vallarta - Brewster Brockmann- dueño y director

 

"Cabeza Abstracta" - 40" x 42" mixed media paper on wood - Brewster Brockmann, artist

Art is a family affair for the Brockmanns.  In addition to Pipo and Brewster,  their mother, Marlee Brewster Brockmann, is a dazzlingly ethereal and prolific painter. Her work, both oils and pastels, is sold at Galeria Olinalá in Vallarta and Twentyone21 Collection in Truro, Massachusetts, a town close to Plymouth, where the senior Brockmanns reside half the year. The other six months are spent at their aerie overlooking Banderas Bay.  Marlee´s architect husband, architect Xavier Brockmann, is also an artist. His powerful charcoal drawings are available at Maco (Hannah Waxman Design) in Punta de Mita and at Galería Olinalá. The multi-talented Brockmann family supports their favorite local charities with donations of art. 

Marlee Brewster Brockmann - "One Tree" - oil on canvas  20"x20"

Marlee Brewster Brockmann - "Arcos" -  oil on canvas -   18"x18" 

Xavier Brockmann - untitled charcoals - 18"x24"

PROGRAMA/ SCHEDULE:

OCTUBRE 7-10 - Puerto Vallarta - el progreso - calle noche buena 646 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uKKMb6dsSafNVHEh8

14-17 - el Porvenir, Nayarit - escuela primaria Nicolás Bravo - calle Miguel Hidalgo - entre calles principales 16 de octubre y 12 de octubre a un costado de la iglesia

21-24 - La Cruz, Nayarit -  the Kid´s Club.   Sponsored by the Mahoney Foundation

28-31 - Punta de Mita, Nayarit - Case Comunidad de PEACE PUNTA DE MITA

 Sponsored by the Mahoney Foundation.

NOVIEMBRE:  4-7 - Puerto Vallarta - colonia 5 de diciembre - calle Colombia #1377

11-14 - Pino Suarez, Jalisco (cerca de Tomatlán) 

18-21 - Bucerias, Nayarit - Pets for Life clinic

25-28 - San Juan, Nayarit

Diciembre

2-5 - Puerto Vallarta - col. el Progreso - calle nochebuena ·646

9-12 - el Colomo, Nayarit

16-19 - Puerto Vallarta - municipalidad de Ixtapa (por la carretera - esperando dirección)

VACACIÓNES HASTA EL 4 DE ENERO 2021

Marzo 2021- 10-13 - la Cruz, Nay. - PFL

PERROS Y GATOS EN ADOPCIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO). TODOS TIENEN PRUEBAS PARA ENFERMEDADES Y ESTÁN VACUNADOS Y ESTERILIZADOS.  HAZ CLICK EN EL ENLACE PARA FOTOS  Y DESCRIPCIÓNES.  Tel.  (322) 293-3690  http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html   NUEVO HORARIO- 9-1 lunes-viernes   clinica en valle dorado  (iz./left) EMVZ Leslie Caratachea y directora del programa de educación  DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO)   ALL ANIMALS TESTED FOR DISEASE, VACCINATED  AND STERILIZED.  CLICK LINK FOR PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS.  (322) 293 3690 http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html NEW SCHEDULE:  9-1 - Monday-Friday      (322) 293 3690 http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html MORE DOGS FOR ADOPTION AT  "A DOG´S NEW LIFE" SHELTER IN BUCERIAS.  PHOTOS AND INFO: Más perros para adopción en el refugio de Bucerias:  https://www.adogsnewlife.org/adopt  TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE OR RESCUE NEEDED- CALL 911 AND REQUEST GREEN PATROL (PATRULLA VERDE);  OR CALL THE CITY SHELTER - (322) 293-3690 OTRAS CLÍNICAS GRATUITAS DE ESTERILIZACIÓN - OTHER FREE SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS Colina Spay and Neuter Clinic Cuale Spay/Neuter Clinics ESTERILIZACIONES PERROS Y GATOS SECRETARIA DE SALUD VIII Región Sanitaria  FOR WEEKLY CLINIC DIRECTIONS TO CLINICS: (SPANISH ONLY)  (322) 113-3955  PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES  O PARA ANIMALES QUE NECESITAN  - LLAME  A LA POLICIA - 911 - Y PIDA LA PATRULLA VERDE   o marca al albergue - 322 293 3690   Please DONATE LUNCHES TO OUR VET TEAM.  Favor de donar almuerzos a nuestro equipo. LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECCIÓNES A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:  322 113-3955   We appreciate our volunteers.  Estamos agradecidos para nuestros voluntarios. Please contact Angela Kelleher, coordinator for Puerto Vallarta coordinadora de voluntarios para Puerto Vallarta -  kelleher@shaw.ca   For Nayarit, please contact Linda Stewart, coordinator coordinadora de voluntarios para Nayarit   - hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com NEEDED AND APPRECIATED: USED/NEW KENNELS FOR CATS AND DOGS; NEW/USED DOG COLLARS AND LEASHES; USED TOWELS AND SHEETS  (left - Marisol Meza - volunteer - Mezcales clinic) $$$$$$ COST PER SURGERY WEEK CLINIC (3.5 days) IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD.  PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST,  OR STOCK TRANSFER.  Note:  Stocks are transferred at full value without the donating stock owner being taxed.  $$$$$$   PEACEAnimals is under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3) charity headquartered in Portland, Oregon.  Please donate to BBC (or use full name) and donor direct to PEACEAnimals.  BBC has tax-deductible status in the U.S. and partners with other foundations in Canada and Mexico.

Amy Welch,Secretary-Treasurer amywelchpdx@comcast.net    Tel:503 285 4007 505 N Tomahawk Is Dr  Portland, OR 97217 PEACEANIMALS VET TEAM          EL EQUIPO DE PEACEANIMALS   DR. ANTHONY; EMVZ LESLIE CARATACHEA;  DR. POLI;  DR. PACHECO

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DREAMING IN GREEN

la costa de la bahía de banderas- al sur de Quimixto - coastline of Banderas Bay south of Quimixto

MEZCALES, tucked away just off highway 200, is a small, quiet inland town 45 minutes north of Vallarta. The clinic took place in front of the plaza at an empty house in a small, rectangular cement room with no windows.  The door was left open for light and air and ecovery tables were set up just outside on the sidewalk.  The name of the street for the clinic, "Netzahualcoytl," was a name I didn´t recognize,  so Googled it. 

The boy born to a king on April 28, 1402 was given the name "Ixtlilxochitl," meaning "strong feline" in nahuatl.  As an adolescent, he was renamed Netzahualcoytl, translated as "starving coyote" or "wolf," because of his difficult and dangerous years.  Known as "the poet and urbanist king," his long reign (1429-1472) over the city-state of Texcoco in southern Mexico was one of preserving and creating beauty.    Netzahualcoytl is actually a familiar face - it´s on the Mexican 100 peso note, with a poem he may or may not have composed:  

"I love the singing of the cenzontle, bird of the four hundred voices.  I love the color of jade,

and the enervante perfume of flowers,  but what I love most is my brother, 

the man."

                                                                                             

The first pet owners had arrived at 5 AM, and included a charming, middle-age man with deep furrows in his tanned face and beautiful white teeth.  He had brought a black and white street dog with a long, wavy tail that he had named "Princesa," and said a group of neighbors was feeding her. He was given two small bags of dog food and a bright pink PEACEAnimals collar/leash. 

"Princesa," noble callejera que los vecinos están ayudando - clínica en Mezcales

The friendly man said he owned a male dog, but as it wasn´t running loose, didn´t want to neuter him .because it would be "like cutting off its leg or ear."  Neutering, especially when a dog is less than a year old, helps prevent canine prostate problems. For a dog on the street, it prevents TVT (transmissible venereal tumor),  and of course pregnancies.

Clínica en Mezcales - preparando.  Preparing for work.

There were plenty of dogs running loose on the streets in Mezcales. A small, dirty white male Terrier mix that would be very pretty after a bath and grooming,  was at the plaza sniffing about for food.  Opened up one of the small bags of kibble that we give away at all clinics to those who need, and gave it to him.  Neighbors said the little dog is homeless.  He would be easy to find if someone would like to rescue him.  

Callejero en la plaza de Mezcales - comiendo croquetas que regalamos cada semana a los que necesitan 

STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN MEZCALES: Perras - 60; Perros- 25; Gatos -24; Gatas: 37

TOTAL: 146  PLUS pregnancy terminated for 1 cat with 7 fetuses (aborto para 1 gata con 7 fetuses)

 

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN MEZCALES - 1.630 pesos

^Plus all daily lunches for vet team - thanks to organizer Linda Stewart

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the clinic at Mezcales was funded by the generous donation of $5,000 US from Diane B. Wilsey.  This percentage represents 115 sterilizations of cats and dogs at the Mezcales clinic. Numbers of cats and dogs sterilized as a result of this gift (two clinics plus 78% of a third)  total 421 animals..

COAPINOLE (EL DEMONIO BLANCO), PUERTO VALLARTA - First arrivals on Wednesday were at 7 AM.

As there wasn´t space for all the animals that arrived at this location several weeks ago, a second one was rescheduled.  Thank you to Julie Bunker for the donation of her lovely lavender-colored home.

STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN COAPINOLE:  Perros:18; Perras: 25; Gatos: 29; Gatas: 38

Total: 110  PLUS  pregnancy terminated (aborto) for 1 cat with 2 fetuses:

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN COAPINOLE:  980 PESOS

The clinic in Coapinole was made possible by the generous donation of $10,000 US from Sharon Tognietti and Sarah Weber.  This will underwrite costs for 5 5/9 spay/neuter clinics.

DONATIONS to PEACEAnimals:

Bo Jarnstedt (Connecticut) - $50 US

John Brooks - (Newfoundland) ´- $35 US

Lucy Buckborough - $150 US (Qualicum Beach, British Columbia)

Clare Leach, board member - $50 US (Arizona) earmarked for 2-cupful bags of pet food at clinics - reduced prices at PetCo

EDUCATION PROGRAM:  On hold until in-person classes resume.  Hopefully January.

PROGRAMA/ SCHEDULE:

SEPTIEMBRE

23-26 - Valle Dorado, Nayarit - Escuela secundaria  - # 66 calle amado nervo

30-3 de octubre - Puerto Vallarta - colonia del mar  calle bahía 666 entre col. primavera y santa maría  referencia- pozolería chilpancingo

OCTUBRE

7-10 - Puerto Vallarta - municipalidad de Ixtapa

14-17 - el Porvenir, Nayarit

21-24 - La Cruz, Nayarit -  the Kid´s Club.   Sponsored by

the Mahoney Foundation

28-31 - Punta de Mita, Nayarit - Case Comunidad de PEACE

PUNTA DE MITA.  Sponsored by the Mahoney Foundation.

NOVIEMBRE:  4-7 - Puerto Vallarta - colonia 5 de diciembre

calle Colombia #1377

11-14 - Pino Suarez, Jalisco (cerca de Tomatlán) 

18-21 - Bucerias, Nayarit - Pets for Life clinic

25-28 - San Juan, Nayarit

Diciembre

2-5 - Puerto Vallarta

9-12 - Puerto Vallarta

VACACIÓNES HASTA EL 4 DE ENERO 2021

Marzo 2021- 10-13 - la Cruz, Nay. - PFL

CATS in la Cruz, Nayarit - Afraid feral cats will be poisoned at the local marina, PEACEAnimals sometime-volunteers, Charity Palmatier and Elinore Craig, are trapping them. To date, 9 out of 22 have been relocated to a pineapple field in Sayulita overrun with rats.  Owner very happy.  Charity and Elinore also contributing cat and dog food to the thriving food bank in la Cruz. Some owners abandoning pets because they can´t afford to feed them.

YELLOW POLICE TAPE - Removed on Mexico´s Independence Day,  September 16th.  This is a big holiday, but due to C-19, No charro parade. No city celebration. And a rare mid-day rain.  For the 

first time in months, pedestrians were allowed on the seawall side of the malecón.  Police tape still encircles the small amphitheatre at los arcos and the plaza across the street.  It had been a bad idea to  close off the bay promenade, where there is so much space, fresh air and beauty.  

Finalmente, el 16 de septiembre,  después de meses se quitaron la cinta amarilla en el malecón

todavía la cinta amarilla está alrededor de la plaza y los arcos

MASSAGE, etc,: Spas/massage businesses meeting all government requirements now open.  My favorite is Healing Hands at Pipila # 240 in centro. Nothing fancy.  Small, simple and clean with excellent massage work. 350 pesos for 1 hour.  Open 11-6 -  322 105 2726

OPENING:  The very popular (and with good reason) BONITO KITCHEN - in colonia Emiliano Zapata - next to the Cuale bridge - in November.

CULTURAL CENTER on the Isla Cuale: Offering free classes through December -  sculpture, drawing, painting, guitar, etc. We signed up for beginning guitar.

centro de cultura - isla cuale - puerto vallarta - clases gratuitas hasta enero

CASA OAXACA - Although open since January, I only discovered it walking from the isla Cuale to Winner´s, a block and-a-half away, to buy a guitar.  If one can´t go to Oaxaca, this is as good as it gets here for textiles. The store is spacious and beautiful with wonderful bedspreads, pillow cases, runners, pottery, rugs and attractive furniture.  

Casa Oaxaca - Art & Home Decor- Aquiles Serdán #377 - Col. Emiliano Zapata (322 3651287)

BOCA DE TOMATLÁN:

Boca is bustling early Saturday morning.  The aroma of freshly made corn tortillas drifts through the air as we approach the cement pier.  Across from it is a tamale vendor and a newly painted orange restaurant//bar, "la Casita."

On the pier, mask-less people wait for pangas to take them south to another village, many of them restaurant workers carrying supplies, including the corn tortillas.  

We board "Aleydis," captain Dani´s panga, and motor out of the cove into the Bay of Banderas. Skies are overcast and a strong wind is blowing, sending warm splashes of salt water onto our faces. As we approach Yelapa, dolphins appear and quickly disappear. We stop at the pier to collect two friends of Karla de la Pena´s (Boca Divers), one of whom had moved here the day before from Berlin. On the grainy, sandy beach, local women still carry round plastic trays of homemade pies on their heads - coconut, cheese, chocolate and pecan - 35 pesos a slice. Karla plus Dani make five of us, leaving space for distancing.  Traveling along the breathtakingly beautiful, greenest of green coasts for an hour, we pass the cloud factory, where all the puffiest white clouds come from.

cloud factory/fábrica de nubes

  

Pizota

cascada escondida - hidden waterfall

We continue south, even further than Pizota, a tiny village reachable by car during dry season.  A strong breeze carries the fragrance of recently rained on earth and vegetation to the boat. Motoring past a small sandy beach with oversize boulders and swaying palms, a surprise of the whitest tumble of a tall, slender waterfall cascading down terraces of grey granite. We beach the panga, climb barefoot up the cool rocky stream and douse ourselves under the falls.   

foto:  Karla de la Peña

                                                      foto:  Karla de la Peña

First lines of Garcia Lorca´s dazzling poem, "Romance Sonabulo" ("Sleepwalking Ballad")

"Green, how I want you green,                        "Verde, que te quiero verde,

green wind,  green branches.                             verde viento, verde ramas.

The ship out on the sea                                      El barco sobre la mar                      

 and the horse on the mountain."                       y el caballo en la montaña."

DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD   "Roti" - Hembra Rottweiler - 3.5 años y "Gretel" - hembra - 5 semanas   PERROS Y GATOS EN ADOPCIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO). TODOS TIENEN PRUEBAS PARA ENFERMEDADES Y ESTÁN VACUNADOS Y ESTERILIZADOS.  HAZ CLICK EN EL ENLACE PARA FOTOS  Y DESCRIPCIÓNES.  Tel.  (322) 293-3690  http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html   NUEVO HORARIO- 9-1 lunes-viernes DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO)   ALL ANIMALS TESTED FOR DISEASE, VACCINATED  AND STERILIZED.  CLICK LINK FOR PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS.  (322) 293 3690 http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html NEW SCHEDULE:  9-1 - Monday-Friday      (322) 293 3690 http://www.animal-adoptions-pv.com/index.html MORE DOGS FOR ADOPTION AT  "A DOGS NEW LIFE" SHELTER IN BUCERIAS.  PHOTOS AND INFO: Más perros para adopción en el refugio de Bucerias:  https://www.adogsnewlife.org/adopt  TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE OR RESCUE NEEDED- CALL 911 AND REQUEST GREEN PATROL (PATRULLA VERDE);  OR CALL THE CITY SHELTER - (322) 293-3690 OTRAS CLÍNICAS GRATUITAS DE ESTERILIZACIÓN - OTHER FREE SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS Colina Spay and Neuter Clinic Cuale Spay/Neuter Clinics ESTERILIZACIONES PERROS Y GATOS SECRETARIA DE SALUD VIII Región Sanitaria  FOR WEEKLY CLINIC DIRECTIONS TO CLINICS: (SPANISH ONLY)  (322) 113-3955  PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES  O PARA ANIMALES QUE NECESITAN  - LLAME  A LA POLICIA - 911 - Y PIDA LA PATRULLA VERDE   o marca al albergue - 322 293 3690   Please DONATE LUNCHES TO OUR VET TEAM.  Favor de donar almuerzos a nuestro equipo. LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECCIÓNES A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:  322 113-3955   We appreciate our volunteers.  Estamos agradecidos para nuestros voluntarios. Please contact Angela Kelleher, coordinator for Puerto Vallarta coordinadora de voluntarios para Puerto Vallarta -  kelleher@shaw.ca   For Nayarit, please contact Linda Stewart, coordinator coordinadora de voluntarios para Nayarit   - hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com NEEDED AND APPRECIATED: USED/NEW KENNELS FOR CATS AND DOGS; NEW/USED DOG COLLARS AND LEASHES; USED TOWELS AND SHEETS  (left - Marisol Meza - volunteer - Mezcales clinic) $$$$$$ COST PER SURGERY WEEK CLINIC (3.5 days) IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD.  PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST,  OR STOCK TRANSFER.  Note:  Stocks are transferred at full value without the donating stock owner being taxed.  $$$$$$   PEACEAnimals is under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3) charity headquartered in Portland, Oregon.  Please donate to BBC (or use full name) and donor direct to PEACEAnimals.  BBC has tax-deductible status in the U.S. and partners with other foundations in Canada and Mexico.  Amy Welch,Secretary-Treasurer amywelchpdx@comcast.net    Tel:503 285 4007 505 N Tomahawk Is Dr  Portland, OR 97217 PEACEANIMALS VET TEAM          EL EQUIPO DE PEACEANIMALS   DR. ANTHONY; EMVZ LESLIE CARATACHEA;  DR. POLI;  DR. PACHECO For a list of clinic sponsors and business donors, please see our website THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONS FOR THEIR GENEROUS GRANTS OF $2,500 US OR MORE:                                                                                              THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT. Gretchen DeWitt - President- Board of Directors www.peaceanimals.org; gretchen@peaceanimals.org www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals  www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com PEACEANIMALS, A.C.    RFC  PEA140306l12 Want to change how you receive these emails?  You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list PARA SUBSCRIBIR AL BLOG/TO SUBSCRIBE:  https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/? .