PATA

By Diana Stevens from the March 2010 Edition PATA which means “paw” in Spanish stands for Personas Ayudando a Todos los Animales – people helping all animals. As we all know, in some areas of Manzanillo the streets are overrun by mangy, hungry dogs and cats ferreting in garbage bags left out for collection. This […]

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Recycling in Manzanillo

By Diana Stevens from the March 2010 Edition The wheels of recycling grind slowly but they are headed to Manzanillo. In time the whole fleet will arrive and sooner than you think. Meanwhile CECATI, the adult education establishment in Salagua which gives people a second chance at Primary and Secondary education and trains students to […]

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Book Review

By Freda Rumford from the March 2010 Edition FIVE SMOOTH STONES Ann Fairbairn This book, originally written in 1966, is rich with well drawn characters with whom the reader can empathize. The story is of interracial love and set during an era of deep shame in modern American times. In a time of such pure […]

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Beach Bums

By Howard Platt from the February 2010 Edition Imagine spending all day wandering along the beach, picking up snacks whenever you feel like it, and just generally having a good time. I think that is what Willets and Whimbrels do all day. They love the wide open beaches of Playa Azul in Manzanillo, and they […]

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Day Tripping

By Lorenzo Llamas from the February 2010 Edition CARVED OUT OF THE PACIFIC COAST, almost exactly half way between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta, is the Bahia de Chamela. Studded with eight or nine various sized rocky islets, it is an idyllic setting to get ‘away from it all’ for the day, a weekend or even […]

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