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The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: of Cell Phone plans and currency ex-change…” (apologies to Lewis Carroll)

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Señior TechLeave a Comment

By Señior Tech from the November 2016 Edition We live in Manzanillo, but our main bank accounts are in Canada, so we use Intercam Bank to convert our Canadian dollars to Mexican Pesos. Our account manager, Carlos, gives us a better exchange rate than those posted at the other banks. I write a cheque drawn […]

Mexico’s indigenous and folk art comes to Chapala

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Ruth HazelwoodLeave a Comment

By Ruth Hazlewood from the November 2016 Edition Each year Experience Mex‐ECO Tours promotes a trip which we call the ‘Chapala Arts and Crafts Fair’, but this is much more than just a shopping trip; so what’s it really all about? The Feria Maestros del Arte (Masters of Art Fair) is the name given to […]

Huitzilopochtli, The God of War

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery from the November 2016 Edition In modern society, we have two magic numbers out there that have a constant effect on our very being in dealing with physical science. One of the numbers is Pi which is 3.14, something, something, something. The other is 37 or 73 which I see cropping up […]

O.J. Simpson: Made in America

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2016 Edition (Crave TV.ca – ESPN Network) Documentary – Five Part Series Featuring: Interviews and archive footage with: Bea Arthur, Marcia Clark, A.C. Cowlings, David Gascon, Robin Greer, Peter Hyams, Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson, Peter Weireter, David Zucker Director: Ezra Edelman “It is the defining cultural tale of modern […]

At the Movie-Inferno

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2016 Edition Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan Director: Ron Howard “Academy Award® winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest bestseller in Dan Brown’s (Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues […]

Vacations and Water Part 2 of 2

November 1, 2016January 2, 2018Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil from the November 2016 Edition In the last article we talked about Dry Drowning and Secondary Drowning. This time we’ll talk more about prevention, safety and drowning. Like most emergencies, we want to try to focus more on the prevention aspects but you must be ready to respond if something should happen. Here […]

Tonalá, for seriously great shopping!

October 1, 2016January 2, 2018Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2016 Edition There exists a fascinating and exciting manufacturing district on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It’s named Tonalá. I use the word fascinating because you’ve likely never seen anything like it elsewhere. And I say exciting because the pricing is such a bargain you think you’ve died […]

Pan de Muertos – Day of the Dead Bread

October 1, 2016February 18, 2021Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the October 2016 Edition 15 servings 166 calories per serving 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 […]

The Mexico City earthquake, 30 years on

October 1, 2016February 18, 2021Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the October 2016 Edition Though now 31 years have past, the following extract from an article in The Guardian reminds us of just how resilient Mexicans are. If you meet anyone from the Mexico City area, they can likely tell you first hand stories of just how difficult this was […]

Day of the Dead – Mexico’s Cultural Heritage

October 1, 2016February 18, 2021Ruth HazelwoodLeave a Comment

By Ruth Hazlewood from the October 2016 Edition Most of us, when we think of Day of the Dead, think of those elaborate skeleton figures (Catrinas) and perhaps the image of people sitting around gravestones by candlelight, but what is the significance of this tradition in Mexico? Many different cultures celebrate their dead, and despite […]

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