2020 – Page 2 – Manzanillo Sun

To Jupiter and Beyond!

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Ken WaldieLeave a Comment

By Ken Waldie on the November 2020 Edition Having lived most of her life in various parts of Mexico, Dana, our fearless editor and my lovely wife, has undertaken to show me the Mexico she knows. As a result, every year we travel to new areas and often we bring family and friends along for the […]

Curiosity Plant- I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Curiosity Plant Cereus hildmannianus v. monstrose Family Cactaceae Also known as Cereus monstrose (For more, read on!) Curious and concerned about the health and well-being of various – like me, aging – family and friends, I recently took off from Manzanillo, embarking upon a nearly six week driving […]

Arrowhead Philodendron – I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Arrowhead Philodendron Syngonium podophyllum Family Araceae Also known as Arrowhead Plant, Arrowhead Vine, Goosefoot, African Evergreen or American evergreen, Tri -Leaf Wonder, Nephthytis or Five-fingers (In Volume II of this series, I wrote about the Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum). For all intents and purposes, this is the very […]

Where Have all the Snowbird RVers Gone in Los Cabos?

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Dan and Lisa GoyLeave a Comment

By Dan and Lisa Goy on the October 2020 Edition Since our first visit to Baja, in 1985, what remains constant is change, nowhere more apparent than the change we have witnessed in Los Cabos (San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas with a 30 km (18 mile) corridor running between them). At the time, […]

Goliath

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall on the October 2020 Edition Creators: David E. Kelley, Jonathon Shapiro for Amazon Prime Video Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tania Raymonde, Nina Ariana, Diana Hopper, Ana de La Reguera, Amy Brenneman, William Hurt “Billy McBride, a disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance ‘chaser’, agrees to take on a wrongful death lawsuit in hopes […]

Monkey Twins

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery on the October 2020 Edition In the past, I’ve talked about the “Ball Game” and its importance to the Mayan and Aztec people. And, while looking back over the various issues of The Manzanillo Sun, I seem to be painting a rather bland and warlike picture of the Mesoamerican cultures and their lifestyles. […]

Living in the Times of COVID-19

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Señior TechLeave a Comment

By Señior Tech on the October 2020 Edition If you haven’t heard, we are in the middle of a nasty pandemic! While there are numerous claims of remedies and treatments, it is hard to know which information is correct and which information is bogus. Unscrupulous individuals are trying to sell un-proven and even dangerous products […]

An Unexpected Double Storm Disaster

October 1, 2020February 17, 2021Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall on the October 2020 Edition As the summer heat was upon us this season, we kept our eyes out to sea. This year, the weather experts are predicting more than the usual number of tropical storms. On the Pacific side, I have found that this number is typically less than on […]

Red Aglaonema – I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2020 Edition Red Aglaonema Aglaonema Creta Family Araceae Also known as Chinese Evergreen In Volume I of “The Civilized Jungle” series, I wrote about theChinese Evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum) or, sometimes, called an A. pseudo bracteata. Ours prolifically grow beneath a large and beautiful Bougainvillea to the left and on the […]

Choco Palm – I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2020 Edition Choco Palm Astrocaryum mexicanum Family Arecaceae Also known as Lancetilla or Chichon The genus Astrocaryum is comprised of eighteen, very spiny, pinnate leaved palms. As a whole, they grow naturally in the West Indies, through Mexico, through Central America and into South America. The genus name is derived […]

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