In this issue: Letters to the Editor Nature Planting Roots – Cycad – Tommy Clarkson Red Tide – Suzanne A. Marshall Living in Mexico Cinco De Mayo – Kirby Vickery Traveling the “Wright Way: Part II” – Mark Wright Living in Manzanillo Shopping Translations – Freda Vickery Herbs & Spices General Interest A night at […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition If you want to buy an investment property, but don’t have the cash in a non -retirement account, a recent trend has been to use your Self Directed IRA: An individual retirement account (IRA) can legally own real estate, as well as other alternative investments, such as gold […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition When visiting those lands south of the border it is surprising to find that there are actually several programmes available in English on the local cable network or on Dish TV. In Manzanillo there are only half a dozen or so programs but they are generally pretty good […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition Director: John Lee Hancock Starring: Emma Thomson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Bradley Whitford, Paul Giamatte “Inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s classic ‘Mary Poppins,’ made it to the screen.” When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition A few years ago, for the ‘Manzamigos Association’, I put together a book of translations for everyday items at the grocery store. It was very successful but because of the immense amount of work that was entailed, the cost of production, and the lack of available help it […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition “That’s Mexico’s national day of Independence. Right?” Well, no it isn’t really. That date is actually on the 16th of September and is called “Grito de Dolores” (“Shout of Dolores”). There’s another wonderful story about that holiday which actually starts on the 15th of April. “Well if it’s […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition More than 1.6 billion people ride Mexico City’s subway each year making it the world’s eighth largest people mover, just behind New York. While not displaying the mayhem we’ve seen on TV, etc. of India’s public transportation where people cling to the outside of trains and buses, it […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2014 Edition Many years ago, my young son and I would leave the Canadian prairies and head west to Vancouver Island where my mother had settled following the loss of my father at the age of 54. They had moved there for his health and to escape the harsh winter […]
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By Yann Kostic from the May 2013 Edition If you’ve received a tax refund this year, or if you expect to receive one next year, what is your plan for the money? One option is buying a long-awaited luxury, but financially astute investors know there are alternatives that might be more beneficial in the long […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2013 Edition Part 1 Most of the early Aztec mythology leads to the north of what was then Mexico. Many of the stories relate to happenings centered along the Gila River deep within their own time lines. In the beginning of time the Nahua people held belief in […]
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