By Terry Sovil from the October 2018 Edition Tequila has been with us for a long time and has an interesting history. For one, not every drink made from cactus or agave can be called “Tequila”. Tequila has a Denomination of Origin which, according to the “Appellation de Origin Controlee” (AOC), means it can only […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2018 Edition Yellow Alder Turnera ulifoliaFamily: TurneracceaeAlso known as: Yellow Buttercups, Bahamian Buttercup, Cuban Buttercup, Cinnamon Buttercup, Buttercup Flower; False Damiana, Banker’s Flower, Holy Rose, Sage Rose, Yellow Bells, Yellow Elder, Yellow Turnera, West Indian Holly or Ramgoat Dashalong Ramgoat Dashalong? (Honest, I don’t make these names up!) Actually, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Last month, I wrote about the Olmecs that were called the rubber people because that’s what their name translates into, although, no one really knows what they called themselves. Archeologists know they had a preference for depicting the jaguar in their art and so they are […]
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Loving Pablo By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Directed by: Fernando Leon de Aranoa Starring: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Julieth Restrepo, Peter Sarsgaard “The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world’s most-feared drug lord, Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia’s most famous […]
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The Meg By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Directed by: Jon Turtletaub Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson “After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) must confront his fear to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.” The film is […]
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By Manzanillo Writer from the October 2018 Edition History Originally called La Calavera Garbancera, the etching was created sometime between 1910 and 1913 by José Guadalupe Posada as a broadside, and was published from the original plates in 1930 by Frances Toor, Blas Vanegas Arroyo and Pablo O’Higgiafia: Las Obras de José Guadalupe Posada, Grabador […]
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Mission Impossible – Fallout By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg “Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2018 Edition Across 1 lime, file 3 (you/usted) leave (behind), let, (he, she) leaves Last month’s crossword solution: (behind), lets zeros (you-usted) gave, (he, she) gave immense actually, even, indeed hatreds (you/ustedes) used to be, (they) used to be (he, she) will do, make, […]
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By Dan and Lisa Goy from the October 2018 Edition February 15, 2016 (Day 40) Escárcega, Campeche, MX We had originally planned to drive straight to San Cristobal de las Casas from Chetumal but decided to break it up into two days. It’s always better to plan on driving less than more and not get caught […]
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By Yann Kostic from the October 2018 Edition Given their potential volatility, emerging markets are not for fainthearted investors and many people avoid them. But, emerging markets aren’t the vast unknown they used to be. What are they? Emerging markets are countries that are still developing, usually by means of rapid industrialization. It […]
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