Issue – Page 156 – Manzanillo Sun

Las Palomas Blancas

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Howard Platt

By Howard Platt from the December 2009 Edition Birdwatchers will know that the rock pigeon, Columba livia, may have been the first animal domesticated by man, many thousands of years ago in the Middle East. Domestication, probably as a food source, was followed by breeding and the development of birds in many colours and fancy […]

The Asilo De Los Ancianos

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Glen Wilchek

By Glen Wilchek from the December 2009 Edition Many of you have probably driven by the Asilo de los Ancianos (Old Folk’s Home) without even realising where it is. It was built in 1990 and is located near the auditorium in Valle de las Garzas. Basically, after you leave the Las Brisas cruzero and […]

Our Twisted Way of Speaking

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2009 Edition Though I have no Sancho Panza compadre faithfully galumphing by my side, today, with all the zeal, enthusiasm, focus and sense of Don Quixote, I strike out to fend English! Variations of “deconfliction” seem the buzz word de jour. For example, a lead sentence in a recent […]

November 2009

November 1, 2009January 28, 2017Mariana Llamas Cendon

In this issue: The Art Scene Three for one: Art Invasion at the Beach – Mariana Llamas-Cendon Living Living with the Devil – Freda Rumford Manzanillo The Uniqueness that is Manzanillo – Terry Sovil Nature Ponytail Palm – Tommy Clarkson Personality of the Month Dr. Blanca Alvarez – Buylia – Manzanillo’s Music Scene – Darcy […]

Manzanillo’s classical music scene leaps from strength to strength

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Darcy Reed

By Darcy Reed from the November 2009 Edition Dr. Blanca Alvarez-Buylla had a dream. A practicing physician during the day, she is a music enthusiast who decided that Manzanillo was ready to support a regular concert season. For years Blanca had been promoting any concert coming to Manzanillo, always available to help house musicians and […]

Torilla Soup

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2009 Edition This is generally found on most menus in Mexico, occasionally under the name of Aztec soup but whatever name it goes by it is delicious and satisfying. Soup • 1 large can chopped tomatoes with liquid • 1 onion, chopped • 1 garlic clove • 3 […]

Uniqueness that is Manzanillo

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the November 2009 Edition Fortunate? I think so. Life in the corporate world in Minneapolis followed by more corporate work in Los Angeles makes my time in Manzanillo cherished. I haven’t been here a full year so my big city corporate pace in trying to get a new business going hasn’t […]

Living with the devil

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Freda Rumford Vickery

By Freda Rumford from the November 2009 Edition Over the past few years I have spoken to or been asked to speak to, several people who have learnt that although I have the same chronic condition that they are suffering I do not seem to be so affected as themselves. The condition I am referring […]

Ponytail Palm- I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2009February 5, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2009 Edition Professionals quibble about to which of the three botanical families this plant belongs, hence the three cited above. Additionally, just like its common name differences, there is disagreement as to its Latin name. In the US the name most commonly used is Beaucarnea recurvata, while in Europe […]

Three for One: Art Invasion at The Beach

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Mariana Llamas Cendon

By Mariana Llamas-Cendon from the November 2009 Edition Three contemporary Mexican artists: Luis Morales, Jorge Diaz and Josefina Barroso will present their latest production at ContemXarte, an art show open to the public that will take place at the lobby of the Camino Real Hotel from December 1 to 15. Approximately 21 works of art […]

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