Waching daily Jan 31 2019

Mexcaltitan es a tiny remote village, about 6 miles from the sea

close to the mouth of the powerful San Pedro river, in Nayarit, [Mexico]

Aproximately one hour from its capital, Tepic

Mexcaltitan is one of the most unique towns I've visited

for it's combination of nature and tradition

and the flavor and essence of Mexico that can be felt stronger in its ancient

towns like this one. Its main beauty is in it's location:

it was built on an island in the middle of a lagoon

surrounded by the vast mangroves that form where the salt water of the Pacific Ocean

with the abundant fresh water from this and other rivers.

Walking through the streets, there is a sense of disappearing though time

Life flows slower here.

The town has a school sports venues and a church

its inhabitants live from fishing and from tourism

Some historians think that maybe this forgotten town

could be the Aztlán of legend where the Aztec culture was born

that after a long trek, built a city on an island at the center

of another lake: Tenochtitlan, now Mexico city

On its shores there are several restaurants facing the lagoon

and on a nearby island a slightly larger restaurant

that targets families wanting to spend a relaxing weekend afternoon with family

Like in all the places where I fly my drone, I was swarmed with a lot of local kids asking questions

You can see, that even though their town is remote that they are quite smart and have sharp intellects

I hope they can reach their dreams, and perhaps exceed them

becoming pilots, scientists

or who knows? Mexican astronauts. I hope you can one day go there

but until then: keep flying high!