By Freda Rumford from the June 2011 Edition Many of life’s pleasures revolve around food. No matter which part of the world a person lives or which ingredients are available, the assortments are mixed together into a myriad of equations each with totally different endings and the recipes of the land and continent evolve. If […]
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By Teresa Quizoz from the June 2011 Edition TUNA SALAD WITH EGGS AND GRAPES “T” from Schooners Ingredients 1 can water-packed tuna, well drained 3 hard cooked eggs, coarsely chopped ½ cup seedless green grapes, halved 2 tablespoons chopped red onion 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2011 Edition Visibility The best season to snorkel or dive Mexico’s Pacific coast is between August and February. From April to May the visibility is reduced from plankton blooms. Manzanillo waters can be affected by several conditions: Weather – Offshore storms or big swell coming into the bays stirs […]
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By Cynthia Weaver from the June 2011 Edition “Preheat the Oven and Other Surprises A good portion of you out there reading this are seasoned Manzanillo-ites that may have forgotten what it’s like to be a new full time resident here, discovering that each day is an adventure to learn something, be it a word […]
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By Robert Hill from the June 2011 Edition Many foreigners living in Mexico are unaware that a very strong and effective consumer protection agency exits here, called PROFECO (Procuraduria Federal Del Consumidor). It is a federal office which has offices in most principal cities throughout the Republic. The Subdelegado in Manzanillo is Victor Manuel Granados, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2011 Edition To put a twist on a well-known phrase –Manzanillo is ‘not just another pretty face’. Aside from its undulating tropical hills, magnificent beaches, ocean bays and fabulous climate, living here as an escapee from Canadian winters has proven to be a much more personal and endearing experience […]
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By Claire Gibson from the June 2011 Edition I had to laugh the other day when I saw this young man go barreling through a group of people in his rush to be first off the Skytrain, (our light rail transit system). No, that isn’t the part that made me laugh, that is usually the […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the June 2011 Edition The Indian Society of the Ancient Region of Colima Relatively little is known about the history of the Indians who lived in Colima over the centuries. As there was no written history in pre-Columbian times, we are dependent upon archeology, legend and the small amount that can […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2011 Edition Valentin Gomez Farias 1781-1858 Born: 1781 Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco Died: 1858 Place of Death: Mexico City Valentín Gómez Farías was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, February 14, 1781. His father, José Lugardo Gómez, was a merchant and his mother, Maria Josefa Martínez y Farías, was from a notable […]
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By Freda Rumford from the June 2011 Edition This article was originally in the Guadalajara Reporter December 2001 Most of us pack a bag when going to the beach, include a novel, a towel, toss in a couple of bottles of sunscreen (chosen at random) and off we go. That night, burnt to a crisp […]
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