Life in troncones,
majahua & saladita
-1.avif)
.avif)
LATEST AT LA ONDA
Button Text
%2017.27.38.avif)
MEET
Sandy López Ayala: Proud Mama
“It takes a village” is an old expression recognizing that a child’s upbringing is a community effort. That it takes more than just family and school. That expression is also true when it comes to finding the right mother to talk to about raising children in Troncones. I talked to a lot of people about whom I should interview. Those conversations led me to Sandy Lopez, whose teenage son Henry recently won an award for an academic achievement no one could describe to me. Many people knew it was in a specific subject, but not exactly which one. It turns out I know Sandy—she’s our landlord. She owns Casa Sandy, on the north side of the bridge, where the La Onda Troncones office is. She also knows what it takes to be a kid here, what it takes to be a mother here and what it takes to make a life here. Meet Sandy.
7
MEET
Arturo De La Barrera: A Farmer’s Philosophy
At the back of the Friday farmer’s market at Hacienda Plaza, you’ll find a tall guy with a wide-brim hat standing at a table labeled Las Huertas. That’s Arturo De La Barrera, one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. Don’t let his intensity or his shyness fool you. Anyone who’ll take the time to make the hard clays of Saladita into better soil has to be patient, disciplined and exceptionally kind. Arturo’s growing organic produce and he’s experimenting with crops that’ve never been grown here before. He discovered farming when he wanted to learn how to better care for himself. Now, through the work he’s doing at Las Huertas Farm, Arturo’s looking to teach what he’s learned and create a different sort of farming community.
6
MEET
José García Callejas: Pelón
A tattoo parlor opened in Troncones, near the T, about three years ago. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. So much so, I’m thinking about getting another tattoo. Aura heard there was a motorcycle rally coming to town. A little checking around led her to Chuy [Jesús Santana Morales] and “the guy from the tattoo parlor”. Well, I’ve already interviewed Chuy and I’m thinking about getting another tattoo—so, what’s the guy’s name? Pelón. Doesn’t that mean hairless, bald? Yes, but he’s not bald. Meet Pelón.
1
No items found.
No items found.
No items found.
No items found.
Live
A Trip Down Memory Lane, 2004
Originally published in February 2004 on MexicoFile.com, with the title, “A Winter Getaway on the Coast of Mexico: A Beach Paradise that is still a Paradise—The Tiny Mexican Beach Town of Troncones”. MexicoFile publisher Dave Simmonds gave us permission to run this here. The piece was written by writer/photographer Stuart Wasserman, who began traveling and writing in Mexico in 1973, as a college student, and who is still writing today. The best part? It’s either Stuart writing, “Troncones is a different kind of mango” or Dewey McMillin saying, “Ten years ago about 80 people from the town would walk the two and a half miles to the main road to go to work in Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo. Today 100 to 200 people come to Troncones every day for work.” There’s a lot more to like and to marvel at here, including Why Mexico? [a link at the end].
4
Live
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron
There is a heron standing at the edge of someone’s pool right now. It has been there for an hour, motionless, doing what looks like nothing. In the morning it will be gone, and whoever owns that pool will never know it was there. This happens every night in Troncones.
2
Live
La Majahua: A Place Like No Other #2
Describing what’s so alluring about Majahua is hard. There’s so much to talk about. The estuary. The beachside restaurants. The fishing fleet. The empty beach. When I first came to visit this area, I was struck by the immediacy of Majahua—how close to the street the buildings were and how narrow the road was—I felt like I was in everyone’s living room. That said, one of the most attractive things about Majahua is its isolation. It’s so much on its own that it’s almost like a state of mind, a place set apart from everything around i
5
Live
LA HIGUERA
A sign appeared on the road along Manzanillo Bay a few months ago reading “La Higuera”. Literally, the fig tree. Following the arrow up the mountainside a little ways leads you to an extremely unique sort of floating house.
8
EAT
Chef Profile: Axee Nava
At 26 years old, Axee Nava has already spent more than a decade working in kitchens. What stands out most in speaking with him is not his technical training—it’s his ambition. He talks openly about wanting to move beyond simply being known as “the chef from La Mexicana” and towards building a recognizable culinary identity for himself.
3
EAT
OPEN FOR THE SEASON
The rhythm shifts this time of year. The waves get bigger, the beaches are quieter, and the pace slows way down. Some places close, but plenty stay open—and honestly, this is one of the best times to go enjoy them. Gone for the season? Coming to visit? Don’t worry—we’re still here. It’s not really low season anyway—it’s surf season, chill season, quiet season—and once the rains come, we call it, “green season”. Here we are, open as always—no crowds, no pressure, no reservations needed. Just good food, familiar faces, and a little more room to breathe.
9
%20(1).avif)