By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the December 2013 Edition I’m Stan Wood. My wife, Marguerite and I are a pair fifty eight year old Canadians from Vancouver Island in Canada who love to tour on motorcycles and all terrain bikes. We have two children in their thirties. Both of whom have young families of their own. […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the December 2013 Edition I recently received this email, so I am sure you may have received similar types of requests. If you have, do not, I repeat, do not respond. Paypal or your bank, or any other reputable institution will contact you this way. This type of message is commonly […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2013 Edition Ravenala madagascariensis Family: Strelitziaceae (Also known as Traveler’s sometimes spelled with two ‘l’s – Tree, Palma de Viahero, or Nepal Laburnum) This highly recognizable and very unique ornamental “palm” is not a palm at all. Furthermore, from the outset, let’s dispel the myth that they orient themselves toward the […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2013 Edition This bread is slightly sweet and used on the altars of loved ones during “Day of the Dead” festivities. The dough is formed into bone-like shapes to decorate the top of the loaf before baking it. Prep Time: 3 hours Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 3 […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the November 2013 Edition The following is a brief extract of a treatise published in September 1995 by Alejandro Melchor. His entire paper is a lot more than can ever be put here but in honor of this month containing the Day of The Dead what better way to convey the start of […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2013 Edition (pronounced ‘Meek-teka-see-wahdl’or ‘Meek-teka-kee-wadl’) This Aztec Goddess is known as “the Lady of the Dead” or the Queen of “Mictlan”. She was the caretaker of the bones of the dead. The holiday to celebrate the Goddess by the pre-Hispanic peoples of the land now known as Mexico, lasted […]
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By Señior Tech from the November 2013 Edition Everyone is talking about social media; but what is it? Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest are some of the best known social media sites. They all want you to come to their sites and stay there. Why? Because you, or rather your data is worth money to them. I […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2013 Edition I camped under canvas for many years in my youth and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was fun, free and easy. Plus in some instances, I could go without a shower for a weekend and truly commune with the smell of nature. My parents had joined the […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2013 Edition Approaching the border we took the truck route #189 as we always do. We had two vehicles and parked them in the secured area outside the immigration offices and approached the Copy Booth. It is located approximately 26 kilometers shy of the actual border. We had copies […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2013 Edition (This information was received from Gerry Szakacs, President, Manzamigos A.C. and is paraphrased below) I (Gerry) received an email that as of September 14th, all 3rd party or virtual registrations (as described below) were stopped. Lo and behold, as of Wednesday. September 25th, they’ve opened it back […]
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