This year, the Wind Fest is expected to bring approximately 2. Bucer. Riders mount a surfboard that is powered by a kite, a combination that allows athletes to attain high speeds on the water and make spectacular leaps. Offering favorable wind and surf conditions, three world- class marinas, technicians ready to take care of the specialized equipment this sport demands, first- class hotels and touristic services, and amazing natural settings, the Riviera Nayarit has become a preferred destination for lovers of this sport. The competitions include Freestyle Pro, Open Freestyle, Downwind (a race for all categories), Big Air (where the prize goes to the highest leap), and Slalom and Long Distance course races, and the public is invited to watch the events from the beaches of Bucer. Spears. One of the most amazing seabirds to watch at the beach is the pirate of the Pacific- the Frigatebird. In the lead photo you can see one stealing a pelican’s dinner before the pelican can swallow it. The spectacular Frigatebird is frequently seen hanging motionless in the air above Jaltemba Bay. This distinctive seabird is easy to notice due to its unique profile: the Frigatebird’s tail is long, with extensive pointed forks. Frigate birds are very ungainly on the ground or in the water but airborne, they are a wonder to see. Frigate birds typically weigh only about 3 pounds (1. Because of its aerodynamic characteristics, frigate birds are among the most skilled of all birds at flying and seemingly effortless gliding. Frigatebirds are the ultimate gliders among birds, able to hang in the air for hours with hardly a movement of their long, angular wings. Inhabitant of warm seas, this species can be seen soaring over tropical coastlines or perched like gaunt statues on dead trees. Frigatebirds never swim, because their long wings (adapted for soaring) and tiny feet render them unable to take off from water; all their food is snatched from the surface in flight or stolen from other birds. The tropical Magnificent Frigatebird’s preferred habitat is oceanic coasts and coastal islands with dense growth of mangroves or other trees and shrubs. Its diet consists of mostly fish including squid, jellyfish, and crustaceans. Frigatebirds also will take hatchling turtles, young terns and other birds, sometimes eggs.
Opportunistic feeders, Frigatebirds will scavenge for scraps around fishing boats and docks. Besides its ability to glide for long periods of time, Frigatebirds can hunt for food from the air, swooping close to water to take items from on or near surface, making very little contact with water. This bird never swims. Frigatebirds forage in same way over land, taking prey from beaches without landing. Perhaps the specie’s most interesting behavior is the way that Frigatebirds feed by piracy. The sleek Frigatebird commonly swoop aggressively on pelicans, boobies, and gulls, poking them and biting the other birds’s tail and wings. This pugnacious behavior forces these birds to drop or disgorge any fish that they have recently caught and eaten, which is then consumed by the Frigatebird. This pirating food strategy is known to scientists as kleptoparasitism. If you have gone whale watching or snorkeling at the Jaltemba Bay islands, you can see the massive breeding colonies of seabirds, including the Magnificent Frigatebird. The perched males display (often in groups) by inflating their throat pouch to huge red balloon, raising their bill high, vibrating partially spread wings, swiveling back and forth, and calling. Females flying overhead are attracted to group, choose one male as mate. The nests are built mostly by the female, with materials brought by male. The pair form a flimsy platform of sticks to lay eggs. Throughout human history birds have been equated with the supernatural. Flight itself is seen as an icon of transcendence, as a reaching to the sky world. Watching the sleek Frigatebirds hunt, glide, and fly one can envision how primitive societies believed these creatures to be gods. Party Down South for Easter Holiday Tara A. Spears. Since Mexico has some of the loveliest beaches in the world, gorgeous sunsets, and a super fun attitude, it’s no wonder that tens of thousands of people take advantage of the two week national holiday by visiting the coast. The president of the Guayabitos Association of Hotels and Motels, Alejandro Ch. Senor Chavez reported that during Easter, there is a multijurisdictional security operation planned by authorities in Rincon de Guayabitos, Los Ayala and La Pe. This security effort consists of continuous surveillance maintained by the Mexican Navy and local police, first aid, lifeguard, traffic regulation, and rescue operation (EMT) throughout the beaches. Just the presence of police is a great deterrent to beach robbery or fights from too much ceberza. While many parts of Mexico observe the holiday with passion plays and processions, the more secular west coast area is a feast of popular cuisine. Thirsty revelers guzzle aguas frescas- water flavored with local tropical fruits or coconut, vast quantities of tequila and beer; and the abacoa and cerviche tacos from the roving vendors are in high demand. Vendors also sell snow cone- like shaved ices known as raspados. The dulces regionales- candies made from coconut, tamarind and other regional ingredients- are sold by industrious vendors trudging with wheelbarrows through the sand. Another holiday beach staple is the strolling musicians. The boisterous sound of competing bands keeps everyone in a party mood. It’s delightful to see multi- generational musicians as well as the extended families celebrating together. And if the fun in the sun doesn’t wear you out, there is partying after dark! All of the celebrating comes with an excess of trash, as the morning picture of the same intersection shows. The Hotel Association and individual towns are on top of the trash issue with extra pickups. In advance of this mega tourist season the local stores prepared by stockpiling the high demand items such as toilet tissue, beer, booze, and beverages. The steady stream of large overloaded delivery trucks clogging the always challenging highway 2. All one can do is have patience and pass the driving time by counting cars or people watching. Dramatic changes: During this super season, it takes 4. Guayabitos to La Penita. With the explosion of additional smart phones, the internet and local cell service is slow and intermittent. Patience, patience is required. All of the visitors have vehicles that have to go somewhere, so the normal streets are nearly impassable. Mieko Nakamura, a retired martial arts equipment supplier and former Playboy bunny in Denver in the late 1960s, recently joined about 120 other former bunnies in. Blue-footed boobies are aptly named, and males take great pride in their fabulous feet. During mating rituals, male birds show off their feet to prospective mates. Cat Cats (domestic cats) seem to date back to around ancient Egyptian times, when they were worshiped and heralded as sacred animals to the Gods in Egypt. Any unguarded bit of land will become the impromptu site of campers; think of the sanitation issues. The 2. 01. 7 spring break season has experienced near perfect weather and record breaking crowds. The excitement is palpable as families come from all over the world to enjoy lovely Jaltemba Bay. But due to the excellent civic preparation, the thousands of visitors will go home only with good memories and a sunburn. Instant D. In a culture that abounds with creative expression, two forms of Mexican folk art standout. Papel picado - cut paper images, and papel amate - Mexican bark paper painting, are wonderful traditions art. Papel picado banners are displayed during special events, such as the Day of the Dead or wedding fiestas. Experienced Mexico travelers recognize a sure sign that a local fiesta is in progress whenever they see a churchyard or stretch of roadway bedecked with lines of bright tissue paper cut- outs. Papel picado, an enchanting Mexican popular art form with roots in the country’s ancient cultures– lends a festive air for many types of celebrations. The colorful, lattice- like designs, traditionally cut into tissue paper, are made to celebrate religious festivals and national holidays. Mexican craftsmen use punches, knives, hammers, chisels, and scissors to cut holes in the tissue. Sometimes the result is a simple symmetrical design, or it may depict a scene from the Bible. The decorationsare placed in windows and hung as banners. The papel picado is also used as table runners or place mats during events. This basic process, familiar to Mexican people of all ages, is used to create quick and economical decorations that may be hung outside their homes for religious and civic festivities or used to brighten an interior room or patio for birthdays and other family celebrations. To make papel picado, a paper patron (pattern) is first drawn as a guide. The pattern is laid on top of layers of tissue paper (up to 5. The artist then cuts this pattern out using a hammer and different sizes of chisels. San Salvador Huixcolotla, Puebla, is the village most noted in Mexico for the art of paper- cutting both for local festivals and marketing in Mexico City and abroad. Paper cutting is a family tradition, passed down from generation to generation. Skilled craftsmen use awls, chisels and special cutting blades to render more intricate designs. The design, often laid out over a delicate window pane background, may include figures such as flowers, foliage, birds, angels, crosses, skeletons and historic figures, as well as words or phrases associated with specific holidays. Borders may be straight, scalloped, zig- zagged or fringed. Each design is a unique and complex work of art requiring a keen ability to envision the use of negative space. Use of papel picado in religious ceremonies: The use of paper as an accouterment of religious festivities can be traced back to pre- Hispanic Mexico. The Aztecs used the bark of mulberry and wild fig trees to make a rough paper called amatl. This was employed in numerous rituals to make flags and banners to decorate temples, streets, homes and fields. Paper banners were common adornments for rituals associated with the rain gods. After the Spanish Conquest of Mexico, papel de china (tissue paper) was introduced and became the material of choice for Christian holiday decorations.
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