Sociedad Audubon de Mexico and Travelian Ecotours, offered a trip to
the tranquil beach town of Barra de Potosi from March 15th - 19th. Barra
de Potosi is a village located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico near the
touristy areas of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa in the State of Guerrero. Its
relaxed ambiance makes it the ideal place for a winter getaway.
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| Playa Blanca (Barra de Potosi) at dusk. © Travelian |
Our
trip started with a 9 hour drive from San Miguel de Allende crossing
the States of Guanajuato and Michoacan; enjoying the beautiful
landscapes of green crop fields, lakes, pine forests, semi-desertic
mountains, and the tropical scenery of Guerrero along the coast.
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| Green fields along the road (Salamanca area). © Travelian |
Our beach-front hotel with 4 bungalows and 6 suites, is all beautifully
designed with white-colored interior walls, lush
gardens, palms heliconias and an ancient and "Guayacan" tree with hundreds of delicate purple flowers blossoming directly from the branches just like an orchid.
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| Guayacan tree blossom (Guaiacum Coulteri) © Travelian |
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| Hotel's beach and the Guamilule hill in the background. © Travelian |
It was hard to choose between the pool with its indigo blue tiles and
crystal clear water and the warm water of the sandy beach with the
Morros de Potosi in the background, I choose the pool, everybody else:
the beach.
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| Syndi and David. © Travelian |
Our diverse tour included activities such as: Birdwatching and kayaking
in the Laguna de Potosi, a nature-orientedworkshop with the village's
children at the local library, exploring the 3000 year old
archaeological of Xihuatlan guided by Carlos our enthusiast expert
guide, visiting the center of environmental education and wild animals'
shelter El Refugio de Potosi and of course enjoying the sea and the
delicious and freshest seafood at the local restaurants known as
enramadas.
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| Our group of travelers and the children of Barra de Potosi. © Travelian |
You can see a complete photo gallery by clicking in the next link. We also share with you information about the archaeological site and the guide Carlos, as well as the Children's library in Barra and about El Refugio de Potosi:
Photo Gallery
Birds checklists
- Birds checklist: Laguna de Potosi Kayaking | March 16, 2012
- Birds checklist: Refugio de Potosi | March 18, 2012
El Refugio de Potosi
- El Refugio de Potosi
- Laurel Patrick | Founder | info@elrefugiodepotosi.org | (755) 557-2840
Xihuatlan Archaeological Site
- Archaeological Site and Museum Information La Soledad de Maciel
- Contact: Carlos A. Carrillo | Cell. (758) 100-0926
Children's Library at Barra de Potosi
- Laura Kelly | Founder | lauragecko2@hotmail.
com | (755) 124-6122
Sociedad Audubon de Mexico
- www.audubonmex.org | info@audubonmex.org
- Audubon Upcoming Eco-tours
Travelian Sustainable Travel
- www.travelian.com.mx
- Rodrigo Lopez | rodrigo@travelian.com.mx | (415)100-2798
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