Did I mention it was hot as Hades in Punta Mita? And about as humid as Rangoon in the rainy season? Well the upside to that is lush, sumptuous gardens peppered with dozens of different of palm trees, bananas, passion fruit, and ginger, along with my favorite: a sweet-smelling jasmine which entwines itself inside a prickly hedge and perfumes the air. Naturally this kind of foliage attracts its share of birds, too – from hummingbirds to oystercatchers to the noisy, comical chacalacas.