February 2010

Lipstick Palm- I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2010February 5, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2010 Edition Lipstick Palm, Cyrtostachys renda (or lakka) Family: Areceae; Sub Family: Arecoideae; Tribe: Arecaceae Also called: Red Sealing Wax Palm, Sealing Wax Palm or Rajah Palm. Above this palm’s graceful, slender gray to light brown trunks are eye catching scarlet red to orange-red, three foot long, crownshafts. Simply […]

February 1, 2010January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: Living in Mexico Day Tripping – Lorenzo Llamas History The Pirates Realm – Shine Dawson Art Scene in Manzanillo Statues in Manzanillo – Freda Rumford Nature Beach Bums – Howard Platt Planting Roots in Mexico – Tommy Clarkson The Uniqueness that is Manzanillo – Scorpions – Terry Sovil Health Animal groups in […]

Beach Bums

February 1, 2010January 28, 2018Howard Platt

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 […]

The Statues of Manzanillo

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Freda Rumford Vickery

By Freda Rumford from the February 2010 Edition Pictures contributed by Director of Tourism for Manzanillo, Edgar Lepe. Along the sidewalk by the ocean in central Manzanillo (the Malecon) are statues donated to Manzanillo by the Governor of the State of Colima over the past few years. These are a series of monuments dedicated to […]

The Pirate’s Realm

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Shine Dawson

By Shine Dawson from the February 2010 Edition The carrack or nao was a three-or-four-masted sailing ship developed in the Mediterranean in the 15th century. It has a high rounded stern with an aftcastle and a forecastle and bowsprit at the stern. It was square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lanteen-rigged on the mizzenmast. […]

Carne Adobada-Marinated Pork

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Terry Quizoz

By Terry Quizoz from the February 2010 Edition Ingredients 4 Pounds (2kilos) of pork meat (loin, ribs, chops or any other cut) 2 Tea spoons of salt 3 crashed garlic cloves 2 Tea spoons of whole leaf oregano 1 Quart of blended chili sauce (6 mid size tomatoes, one garlic clove, half a medium size […]

Day of the Children

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2010 Edition OH HOW MEXICANS DO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN! Yes, most parents feel that they care for and about their children . . . but ounce for ounce, few can hold a candle to the intensity of how the majority of Mexican Moms and Dads dote on – and […]

Santiago Foundation Changing Lives in Manzanillo

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Mariana Llamas Cendon

By Mariana Llamas-Cendon from the February 2010 Edition Whether you are a full or part-time Manzanillo resident, I bet at least once you have attended the Santiago Foundation Benefit gala that usually takes place at the beginning of each year. You might also be aware that the event is a fundraiser to help improve local […]

Day Tripping

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Lorenzo Llamas

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 […]

Manzanillo Sun’s Personality of the Month

February 1, 2010February 9, 2018Jim Evans

By Jim Evans from the February 2010 Edition WOLFGANG HAUSLADEN Many of us know our personality this month as the affable always smiling manager and Chef of one of our finest Restaurants, La Pergola. He can be found most mornings shopping in Commercial Mexicana.His engaging smile and pleasant manner is always evident as he takes […]

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