Tonight JoAnn sent me this email. I hope she doesn’t mind me sharing it… “I was in Yelepa in 1971 for about 6 months. It was a blast. We stayed in about 3 houses. One was near the beach and someone said that Ralph Waldon Emerson had stayed there ?? I remember all the interesting [...]

The other day I received an email from Melinda. As a pro photographer, she came across a box of Yelapa photos from thirty years ago. She was nice enough to send a few… and of course I’m going to share them with you. Thirty years ago, Yelapa had a number of world travelers that [...]

Kelly… and everyone else, take a look at the pictures of Luis Garcia’s newly named Vista del Rio #1, located off the main beach and the lagoon. It’s a fantastic casa that sleeps five. I finally got around to taking some pics and you are the first to see them. This casa is booked for [...]

Almost twenty years ago , a one of a kind newpaper was published in Yelapa. Here are a few interviews with some of the towns elders. Rosalio has since passed on. Piri is still working daily at his Casacada Resturant. Emerson was the great grandchild of Ralph Waldo Emerson and was buried here in Yelapa.
INTERVIEW [...]

Some tradtions are to be broke, I could name it Vivian or ?

Meet Joel Summerhill, winner of the weeks stay at the Hotel Lagunita.
Here’s a few questions we asked him…
Where do you live?
I live in Antioch, California, about 50 miles east of San Francisco.
How did you hear about the raffle?
An email from Isabel Jordon.
Have you ever been to Yelapa?
Yes, years ago. I think it was [...]

Esme Freedman is the first winner to check in. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and three children. They are excited about their first Yelapa and Mexico Vacation. Wait till they jump out of the boat and enter into Casa Isabel. I can see the smiles now.

Here’s my friend, Judith Roth and Isabel Jordan picking the winners of our first, “WIN A VACATION’ raffle that was drawn last night in Seattle…Drum roll please…And the winners are….
The Hotel Lagunita Winner is Joel Summerhill… Casa Pedrana… Maritza Ravelo… Casa del Sol…Darcy Sharpe-Mead…Oasis…Aucht Reddy…and Casa Isabel…Esme Freedman.
The raffle was [...]

The Yelapa Cascada was amazing today! I got up early and was one of the first there to see its glory. Later in the afternoon, The teenagers came and dazzeled all with their acrobatics. This is Nacho and Olivia’s oldest son showing no fear.

Storm Lane took its toll on Yelapa… Yesterday, we had rain the whole day and it continued this morning. The Rio Tuito was huge and continued to grow through the night. Around 1 AM, a huge sound like a lightning bolt sounded… It was the bridge that extends the river, in front of the Primary [...]