Las Varas and area

Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico – 2013. Las Varas is a small town located in the state of Nayarit, about 100km north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. These photos are of Las Varas, the Habitat for Humanity houses I was working on and some of the surrounding area and towns.
Whale watching near Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico
A mother humpback whale and its baby near Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico
A baby humpback whale near Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico
Street in Las Varas near where we were building for Habitat for Humanity. Nayarit, Mexico
The start of Habitat for Humanity “House No. 1” in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Mixing concrete for the foundation at the start of Habitat for humanity “House No. 1” build in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Early work on Habitat for Humanity “House No. 1” in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Making handmade tortillas in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Lasso demonstration in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Digging for the foundation for Habitat for Humanity “House No. 2” in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Vacant lot and derelict house next to Habitat for Humanity “House No. 1” in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Downtown las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Local cowboys on the streets of Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Back street in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
One of the two Bell towers of the Cathedral in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Highway near the Aguamilpa Dam on the Rio Grande de Santiago near Tepic, Nayarit Mexico
Aguamilpa Dam (from the reservoir side) on the Rio Grande de Santiago near Tepic, Nayarit Mexico
Local indigenous family waiting for a river taxi near Aguamilpa Dam on the Rio Grande de Santiago near Tepic, Nayarit Mexico
One of the local iguanas. This one was about a foot (30cm) long. I saw some much larger ones but didn’t get a photo. Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Habitat for Humanity “House No. 1” in Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico after the first weeks work