Point South Mexico - Real Estate and Lifestyle Magazine

Nothing inflames the passion of inveterate birdwatchers more than the prospect of finding an unusual bird in their own neighborhood. A rare bird can qualify under several categories: one the birder has never seen before, and thus a “life bird”, or it can be a species one has encountered in other locales, but is not ordinarily present in the area. The pastime of birding awakens a primitive urge to locate quarry, almost like hunting, although the capture involves a bird sighting rather than a killing. Once a person has been bitten by the birding bug, it is hard to shake off.

It is there above us, protecting us from sun, wind, and rain; however; generally we don’t think about our roof until we see water leaking through it. Typically, roofs here at Lake Chapala are constructed using the boveda construction technique where red bricks are arched between steel beams and the top or exterior is capped with a mixture of mortar and concrete. The basic roof structure is then typically covered with a flat tile and sometimes if the roof is inclined, overlaid with traditional rounded red tiles, which overlap each other to cover the roof surface.