By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition In last month’s article (link) we learned about Solar Energy and how solar panels in a Solar Electric “Photovoltaic” System can reduce or eliminate your electric bill, provide a solid economic investment and help lower your carbon footprint and associated contribution to global climate change. As professional […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition Have you heard the buzz around the world and in town related to solar energy? The abundant solar energy that we have here in Mexico can be captured and put to use to heat hot water for domestic household use, swimming pools and to generate clean, cost […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Strelitzia Nicolai Family: Strelitziaceae Also known as: Giant Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana or Natal Wild Banana Many of us are confused by the differences and similarities of the Bird of Paradise, White Bird of Paradise and the Travelers Palm. In the genus of which the first two […]
Continue readingBy Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition English Spanish Apple Manzana Apricot Chabacano Avocado Aguacate Banana Platano Blackberry Zarzamora Cantaloupe Melon Chino Cherry Cereza Coconut Coco Cranberry Arandanos Date Datil Fig Higo Grape Uva Honeydew Melon Melon Valenciano Lime (Key) Limón (Mex) Lima (Esp) Lemon (seedless) Limón (Esp) Lima (Mex) (sin Semillas) Mandarin Orange […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition So, for how long did I know you? It has to have been ten or eleven years. During those years we laughed till our sides almost split; enjoyed margaritas the side of buckets; complained a little now and again; told ridiculous jokes which made us laugh yet […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition Initially, the urge upon arriving in Manzanillo for several months is to completely veg out, get into relaxation mode, sit on the beach or swim all day then go to the bars or restaurants in the evening. After a while though this begins to pall as the […]
Continue readingBy Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2014 Edition I’m getting old. Chronologically that is. But I still feel young. And as they say nowadays; ‘sixty something’ is the new ‘forty-something’. Now you couldn’t tell my granddaughter this but certainly in my mind that’s how I feel! So when the spirit moves me along with many […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition I’m really into a book written by Lewis Spence (Published by Dover Publications, Inc. in 1994). Spence was a mythologist and died in 1955. The original publication of ‘The Myths of Mexico and Peru’ was published by George C. Harrap & Company Ltd. London., in 1913. Even […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Arikury Palm, Syagrus schizophylla Family: Arecacecae Also known as: Parrot Beak Palm or Parrot Palm Upon looking at it, most find it hard to believe that the Arikury Palm is plant kin to the Coconut Palm – but it is! Originally from the sandy, coastal forests of Eastern Brazil, there […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition Alberta has become a major economic engine in North America and THE economic engine in Canada. This western province (one of ten such for those who are not familiar) has oil, and lots of it! With the blessing of this abundant natural resource, Alberta has become a […]
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