Bravery-Scorpions

By Jim Evans from the March 2010 Edition Last night around 6 pm, I had just finished acid washing the front bathroom tile and walked into my bedroom. I was treated to my first visit from a Mexican scorpion. Now I am a pretty big guy, but I broke the record for short distance withdrawal. […]

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Russet-Crowned Motmot

By Howard Platt from the March 2010 Edition MOMOTUS MEXICANUS Motmots are permanent residents of the American tropics, but they appear reasonably happy to share their home with the many migrant birds that just come down for the winter, even us “snow-birds”. They are closely related to kingfishers, and have many of the same habits. […]

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PATA Poker

By Jim Evans from the March 2010 Edition PATA held their Second Annual Poker Tournament on Wednesday February 10, 2010 at the Oasis Restaurant in Club Santiago. Originally scheduled for the third of February the tourney was delayed due to some minor flooding caused by yet another winter bout with our un-seasonal friend “ El […]

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PATA

By Diana Stevens from the March 2010 Edition PATA which means “paw” in Spanish stands for Personas Ayudando a Todos los Animales – people helping all animals. As we all know, in some areas of Manzanillo the streets are overrun by mangy, hungry dogs and cats ferreting in garbage bags left out for collection. This […]

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