By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2017 Edition In January 1521 the conquistadores entered the valley of Mexico. They staged a series of raids throughout the countryside and took the Aztec stronghold at Texcoco, from whence they could launch the newly built fleet. In May, Cortés began his final assault on Tenochtitlán, bearing down […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the March 2017 Edition YIELD: Makes 15 servings INGREDIENTS Mole: 8 dried mulato chiles, wiped clean, seeds and veins removed, and seeds reserved 5 dried ancho chiles, wiped clean, seeds and veins removed, and seeds reserved 6 dried pasilla chiles, wiped clean, seeds and veins removed, and seeds reserved 2 […]
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By Dan and Lisa Goy from the March 2017 Edition Days 60-63 (March 6-9, 2016) After a few days visiting Oaxaca City, we were off to Puebla City led by Roland and Janice. Fortunately, it was a Sunday. Traffic was light and the quota/toll road (Hwy 135D then Hwy 150D) was great. We picked this […]
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By John Chalmers from the March 2017 Edition A game with roots dating back to the time of the Romans was the latest sport to be played on the beach at Club Santiago, in front of the Oasis Ocean Club restaurant, at a festive event, on January 24, 2017. The first ever Bocce Ball Tournament […]
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By Señior Tech from the March 2017 Edition Several my friends, real, not virtual (online) have expressed concerns about using Facebook. I must admit, I was reluctant to use Facebook as the company’s privacy policies were border-line invasive. Facebook’s CEO tried to determine how much personal data they could sell to advertisers before the users […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the March 2017 Edition The Aztec mythological ‘Beginning’ fables are one of the most complete sets of stories in the world. Mythologically, they tied everything back to being a gift of the gods. Even though there are some very good socialistic reasons for this, it is still fun to run back […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the March 2017 Edition Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer Director: Jonathan Demme “A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.” As I’ve said before, I’ll watch anything involving Meryl Streep. Her talents are so […]
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By Terry Sovil from the March 2017 Edition Tsumami is a word that originated in Japan from the late 19th century meaning tsu ‘harbor’ + nami ‘wave’ (harbor wave). It is a series of ocean waves caused by the same shift in tectonic plates that we learned about in previous articles on Earthquakes and Volcanoes. […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2017 Edition Persian Shield, Strobilanthes dyerianus Family: Acanthaceae Also known as: Purple Strobilanthes or Burmuda Conehead All originating in Asia, the Strobilanthes genus consists of around 250 different species of perennial herbs and subshrubs obviously, small to medium-sized shrubs. The genus name comes from the Greek words strobilos (cone) […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2017 Edition American Oil Palm, Elaeis oleifera Family: Arecaseae (At the sake of presumption, I respectfully state that I take exception with some of my secondary research sources! Some of these speak of the Elaeis oleifera as synonymous with the Corzo oleifera, describing it as a “solitary creeping trunk” […]
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