Life in troncones,
majahua & saladita

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Corky Carroll: Stoked
Surfer. Musician. Artist. Writer. Designer. Announcer. Teacher. Talents many aspire to. How about being the first pro surfer? Or having your first album become a benchmark for surf music? Or being part of one of the most famous ad campaigns ever? Miller Lite’s “Tastes Great, Less Filling”. And loving it all. That’s Corky Carroll. He’s been “out there, on it” since the early 1960s, doing what he needs to do to make a living. To the rest of us, it looks like fun. Bitchin. Crazy. Cool. And it was, until his heart gave him trouble. That’s when Corky had to give up a good life in Saladita. What’s a seventy-some-year-old guy to do? Paint? Sell his work online? What?
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Doña Matilde: It Wasn’t Easy
Life was hard for the families who were re-settled here in 1976 by the governor of Guerrero. No houses. No water. No work. Somehow, they made it through and created a village that’s known for its determination and tranquility. Enedino Sanchez told me Doña Matilde knew the stories of how that came to pass. I went to see her. Members of her family were there when I interviewed her. I was nervous about having them listen. I was glad when they joined in.
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Troncones Fair 2026
The Castillo started to sizzle around 9:45 on Friday, its rockets, sparklers and whistles going off perfectly, just as planned. “Everyone” was there to see its magic—people of all ages, from Los Llanos to Buena Vista, from Pantla to La Unión, turning out the first night of the Troncones Fair. The villages of Saladita, La Boca and Majahua were pretty much empty, except for their cats and dogs. And in Troncones, those critters went looking for a place to hide as their owners enjoyed the loudest and brightest community celebration of the year. The community events carry on through this week, a highlight being Thursday at 6 pm—a showcase of the restaurants of Troncones—a muestra gastronomica. That’s followed by boxing at 8 pm. We’ll be updating the calendar you’ll find after the photos. Check our GO section to see if there’s anything new. We’re still looking for the time of the donkey races.
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The Crocodiles of Troncones
Along Mexico’s Pacific coast lives the American crocodile [Crocodylus acutus]. Its range stretches from southern Florida through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and into northern South America. It’s a coastal species, built for estuaries, mangroves, lagoons and saltwater marshes. Unlike freshwater crocodilians, American crocodiles tolerate and even prefer brackish and saltwater environments. They will occasionally enter the open ocean, especially when moving between estuaries.
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Humanimal Fest Goes On the Road
Local animal care/spay & neuter non-profit Surfers for Strays is in the midst of planning its third annual spring festival—a scrappy-heartfelt-slightly improvised community event—a unique reggae concert, surf gathering, kids’ workshop, grassroots fundraiser—to held in Saladita, Troncones and Zihuatanejo on three consecutive nights in late March. It’s a lot. But why not? It’s a good time—part road show, part music festival, part education platform, part animal-welfare fundraiser—each part a reminder that in this part of the world everything is connected.
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Josefina & MarĂa Jetzabel: Mother & Daughter
MarĂa Jetzabel, at the T in Troncones. At one end of the property, Josefina stands over a pan set on the flame, watching a fish as it hits hot oil. At the other end, her daughter MarĂa Jetzabel builds Tostilocos for a younger crowd—lime, chamoy, noodles, chips, candy, something crunchy and bright, served in a cup or bag. Same name. Same family. Two very different restaurants, side-by-side in a town that’s evolving around them.
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The Fruit Truck
It’s a rolling community center, farmers market and treasure chest—all in one—the fruit truck. It’s in Troncones somewhere, every other day. It’s always surrounded by people smiling. The guys on the truck—brothers Brayan and Jonathan Moctezuma Acosta—are part of the reason why they’re smiling. That and their produce, which is exactly what you need, even if you didn’t know you needed it.
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