The notorious Yelapa traffic

Yelapa, Gripe and Spanish classes

---

May 11th 2009
Despite the issues with the swine flu my folks admirably managed to make it here last week. Last Sunday we went by water taxi to Yelapa, a secluded village around 30 mins south of Puerto Vallarta. Yelapa is only accessible by sea so we took a water taxi. Despite a bumpy ride, I felt relatively safe until I noticed the captain was around 12 years old! If you want to get away from it all, Yelapa r ... read more

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Yelapa

---

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more