By Manzanillo Sun Kitchen from the August 2011 Edition With the heat of summer comes much perspiration, moisture that needs to be replaced. Try these delicious blender drinks that are a few of the summer line up from Real Simple magazine and experiment with your favourite flavours.. Directions for all drinks Place all ingredients in […]
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By Terry Sovil from the August 2011 Edition The Barred Serrano The Barred Serrano is found at depths from 20 feet to 200 feet. They have pale shades of brown to gray on their upper body, with a whitish lower body; darkish spots on dorsal and tail fins. They can be found from the Gulf […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition The customs laws pertaining to the importation of personal vehicles into Mexico are currently undergoing a dramatic change. At this time, it appears that those vehicles already in Mexico and covered by the owners FM3 are not affected until such time as such vehicles leave the country […]
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By Sra. Martha Martinez from the August 2011 Edition In Spanish the letter H is silent. Here’s how to pronounce some words, contrary to almost all other letters. The “U” being an exception in some cases. Also keep in mind that the ”J” in Spanish is pronounced like the “H” in English. Chihuahua (chi […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition Often we foreigners have become totally bewildered in the requirements of pieces of paper as “official documents” when the person one is dealing with is facing a computer!! Many times I have uttered, to whoever was nearby and cared to listen, that this reminded me greatly of […]
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By Robert Hill from the August 2011 Edition Getting a Mexican driver’s license was one of the most delightful experiences I have had in Manzanillo, but this was 10 years ago when things were a good deal more Mexican than they are now, and a lot more fun. In those days the Transportation Department was […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2011 Edition I’ve always thought that my long ‘love affair’ with being by the ocean in a tropical climate was attributable to the fact that I am Canadian and was born in the middle of the vast rolling prairies. Yes, the winters are very harsh but there is […]
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By April Pepper López from the August 2011 Edition Taking the bus in Manzanillo is wonderfully easy. Driving a car would probably top the list of Best Ways to Get Around but it’s a reliable option. Buses come every few minutes and get you where you want to go with ease (provided you’re not travelling […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the August 2011 Edition We tend to think of Manzanillo as a modern city with relatively little history. One has only to drive down Boulevard Miguel de la Madrid to see that there is nothing much that dates from before about 1970. It may come as a surprise, therefore, to learn […]
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By Terry Sovil from the August 2011 Edition November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910 Aquiles Serdán Alatriste (November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910), was born in the city of Puebla, Puebla. He is known as a politician who opposed Porfiro Díaz in the Mexican Revolution while supporting Francisco I. Madero and Emiliano Zapata. […]
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