Saving Whales in Puerto Vallarta

One of the most wonderful experiences in Puerto Vallarta is seeing a humpback whale breach the surface in Banderas Bay. They migrate down the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico where they spend November until February in the Bay. The Banderas Bay has been host to several families of whales. They come down to enjoy the sun and mate.

Two males will fight it out for a female. If you are lucky enough to watch one of these you will see them showing off their prowess in the water. They slap their flippers and communicate with one another. They also sing a song. These songs are long complex songs. The songs are uniquely different from one group to the next and they can last up to 20 minutes.

There has been a movement in Mexico to protect these whales. They have noted that there are less and less whales being seen. The government has passed rules for boaters to stay within a certain distance of them.

The humpback is a slower whale and it likes to breed close to shore. This is one reason they are easy targets for whalers.

Below is a link of one such organization freeing a whale from a net. If you watch to the end you will see a speculator performance from the whale as kind of a thank you for the freedom.

http://www.wimp.com/humpbackwhale/

click on the link or copy and paste it into your search area.

International Living has a Costa Rica Special Report

http://www1.internationalliving.com/sem/country/costa-rica/report/ppc.html

(just copyu the link and put it in your browser if it won't open from this page.)

This is a link to read about Costa Rica through International Living. It tlaks about retiring on $30 a day. In the next few years the baby boomers are all going to be retired. With this past economic recession, it is going to make it harder for them to retire in the United States. The biggest group hit in this recession according the ARRP is the baby boomers. Having the guts to look else where may be the difference to living well into your twilght years or jsut meagerly.