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A Weather Eye

[satelite shot] The rains tend to start gently here. We normally get our heaviest rains in the last part of the season, which ends on November 15. But even a normal, early-summer squall can unleash huge amounts of rain in a very short period of time and those previously dry creek beds can convert into raging torrents.

Be very careful in crossing these on foot, they frequently carry heavy debris that can cause serious injury. If you are driving, take it slow and watch out for washouts and mud slides.

If a serious weather situation threatens, Puerto Escondido has a regional office of the state Civil Protection Agency (Tel: 582-3538), responsible for issuing advisories and implementing emergency measures as they are necessary.

Meanwhile you can be on a first name basis with the tropical storms to come. Here is the official line-up for 2006:

Aletta Bud Carlotta Daniel Emilia Fabio
Gilma Hector Ileana John Kristy Lane
Miriam Norman Olivia Paul Rosa Sergio
Tara Vicente Willa Xavier Yolanda Zeke

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