From Ruben's pickup on Sunday morning, on the way to Tio Pedro's land. Our ranchito is at the base of this valley.

Up the ridge. Jamesy is coming up, behind the trees.

On Google Earth, those agave plants show up as little white stars.

He has a lot of squash growing, and little watermelon sprouts, too, which we managed not to trample.

Racoon skull. Carlos planted it on a stake and etched out a formidable pentangle around it, to scare off any others.

Poking around Barranca del Oro, or El Rosario de Jesus -- I can't tell -- about 20 or 30 miles up the road.