2017 – Page 3 – Manzanillo Sun

Dead Bread (Pan de Muertos)

October 1, 2017January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2017 Edition Ingredients – 1/4 cup margarine – 1/4 cup milk – 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/2 teaspoon salt – 2 teaspoons anise seed – 1/4 cup white sugar – 2 eggs, beaten […]

Chichén Itzá, Yucatán

October 1, 2017December 8, 2017Dan and Lisa GoyLeave a Comment

By Dan and Lisa Goy from the October 2017 Edition January 30, 31 and February 1, 2016 (Days 24, 25, 26) Following our boat tour in Celestún, we headed out before 10 am, off to Chichén Itzá ruins and the village of Pisté. Our route included a backtrack to Mérida and onto the Anillo Periférico […]

Mexico Returns to Canada!

October 1, 2017December 8, 2017John ChalmersLeave a Comment

By John Chalmers from the October 2017 Edition Having first performed in the Canadian province of Alberta in 2014, the talented and energetic dancers of Ballet Folklórico Los Angelitos returned in September for dazzling performances at five smaller cities. Based at the Casa Hogar Los Angelitos home for young people in Manzanillo, the dancers are […]

Try These Three Tips for Retiring with Minimal or No Debt

October 1, 2017April 22, 2018Yann KosticLeave a Comment

By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the October 2017 Edition Ideally, we would all retire debt-free, but we are a nation of borrowers. As of December 2016, the average American household debt totals more than $135,000, according to a Nerd Wallet credit-card debt study. Credit card debt for the average household carrying a balance totals […]

“R”-Rated Aztec Mythological Stories of Worse

October 1, 2017December 8, 2017Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery from the October 2017 Edition Almost every people have, and then leave behind, their mythological stories. Some are fanciful, some are fun, and some are educational. Most tell a story of why something is the way it is or was in the time with those people that had the myth. To me, it’s […]

Dendrobium Orchids-I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2017February 1, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2017 Edition The orchid genus is the second largest family of all the world’s flowering plants. It has between 22,000 and 27,000 currently accepted species, in 880 genera – not counting more than 50,000 registered hybrids! The Dendrobium varieties, alone, have somewhere around 1,500 species in their genus. To be […]

Our Water Footprints

October 1, 2017December 8, 2017Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil from the October 2017 Edition There is a great deal of concern, discussion and, in some countries, denial on protecting our resources. One of our most crucial resources is water. If our oceans die, we will too. We all share a common resource so we need to work together! What can regular citizens, […]

Anahaw Palm-I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2017February 1, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2017 Edition Anahaw Palm Livistona rotundifolia var. ‘luzonensis’ Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Round-Leaf Fountain Palm or Footstool Palm Until recently, I thought ours was simply a Livistona rotundifo-lia. But my pal, Anders Lindstrom, of Nong Nooch Gardens near Pattaya in Thailand, patiently explained it to me thusly: “At […]

Xanadu-I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2017February 1, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2017 Edition Xanadu Xanadu philodendron Family: Araceae Also known as: Philodendron Xanadu, Philodendron ‘Winterbourn’, Philodendron ‘Aussie’ or Philodendron Xanadue But for our immediate, horticultural purposes, Xanadu is a dramatically attractive, evergreen, low shrub that can spread to ten feet by ten feet (3.05 meters) and grow to around two feet, […]

Dwarf Papyrus-I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2017February 1, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2017 Edition Dwarf Papyrus Cyperus isocladus Family: Cyperaceae Also known as: Miniature Flatsedge, Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus, Cyperus papyrus Nanus, Cyperus haspan, Cyperus aequalis or Cyperus papyroides (Like so many things in life today, every day, change seems the absolute constant. Hence, names of plants – be they common or Latin […]

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