Hola!!
Arrived in Mexico on Tuesday and having a great time! It’s an incredible country to come and visit and if the first few days are anything to go by I am going to see lots, learn heaps and have a great time! Arrived into Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, on Tuesday afternoon Mexican time after a long set of flights and just making the connections! Was greeted by Renato from Mezquite Genetics and went and had my first taste of Mexico - tacos!! So different to what I'm used to - so much better in Mexico! Had a look around the sights of Guadalajara (beautiful city centre) before heading to Tepatitilan. Tepatitlan is a city located in an area known as Los Altos de Jalisco (Highlands of Jalisco), about 70 km east of Guadalajara. It is an incredible country to see how people live, the landscape, the sounds and colours!
The next few days were spent at the ranches - Mezquite and Victoria, where I looked through their herds. We started to prepare the cattle for the show in Tepatilitan in two weeks (second biggest show in Mexico); photographed a heifer for the sale catalogue and also looked around the countryside. In this area of Mexico the ranches are smaller as land is very expensive. There are a lot of hens for egg production and dairies as well as beef cattle. It’s great to see how they not only produce beef cattle but to see all aspects of their agricultural industry. The last few days I was taken to Manzanillo with some friends. Manzanillo is Mexico’s biggest port and a major beachside resort on the Pacific Ocean. We stayed at a beautiful place right on the beach and had lots of fun seeing the area and also relaxing and trying to catch up on sleep - fairly jet lagged! Around Manzanillo is very tropical - so lots of mango, banana, pawpaw, pineapple & watermelon production. It is amazing to see how different and varied agriculture is in Mexico.
Looking forward to this week and seeing what it involves - more preparation for the show; delivering a bull that was sold as well as going to another ranch; and not sure what else - quess I will find out!! The coming weekend in Tepatilian is a big fiesta for the city so that will be amazing to see!! Still getting used to the Mexican way of life - very relaxed, trying heaps of different foods, and getting used to the different hours everything happens! I will post some photos soon,
Hasta Leugo, Rach
