By Tommy Clarkson the April 2019 Edition Amazon Lily Eucharis Amazonica Family Amaryllidaceae Also known as Eucharist Lily The Eucharis Amazonica comes from the South American Andes of Columbia and Peru –not, as the names implies, the Amazon. But the confounding, plant identification monster has, again, reared its ugly head with some botanists, stating there […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall the April 2019 Edition Directed by : Peter Farrelly Starring : Virgo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardell “A working class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of the venues through the 1960’s American South.” This movie is the 2019 ‘Best […]
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By Tommy Clarkson the April 2019 Edition Cyclamen Colchicum Cyclamen Colchicum Family Primulaceae Also known as Sowbread or Swinebread (Steven, our close pal who, for a number of years, owned and operated a couple of funeral homes outside of Kansas City, shared that, as a result of their lovely flowers and delightful leaves no few […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition Pre-Columbian Times (overview):I have found that history has almost forgotten Manzanillo’s first inhabitants, even though we have some Nahuatl ruins in the State of Colima which are superb. Archeology for the history between 2000 BCE and 500 BCE for this area reads like a dart board. I even […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition The international popularity of the game of bocce is evident here in México, as seen in Manzanillo’s third annual Bocce Ball Tournament. Held on February 21, 2019, on the sand in front of the Oasis Beach Club, the competition this year had 48 teams of two players who […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition Have you ever been to ruins of Uxmal? Have you noticed the many turtle motifs and wondered what kind of a relationship the Mayans had with this particular animal? The turtle figures prominently in the Mayan Creation Myth, as transcribed from the Popol Vuh. The god of corn, […]
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By John Chalmers the April 2019 Edition On February 21, 2019, the seaside at the Oasis Beach Club was again the venue for a bocce tournament on the sand. The third annual competition began at 9 am, with 48 teams of two players competing for prizes in first, second, third and fourth place. As well, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall the April 2019 Edition If you live in Manzanillo or ‘winter’ here, chances are you’ve needed some medical intervention or advice at some point. Where we all hail from, be it Canada, USA, Scotland or some other part of the world, chances are you’ve never had the privilege of calling a […]
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By Terry Sovil the April 2019 Edition The coffee article last issue talked about coffee in Colima and ways to brew it. I was intrigued about how Colima compared to Mexico and the world. Coffee Types There are more than 80 coffee types! Out of the 80, two dominate our tastes and purchases: Arabica and […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2019 Edition Across 1 zero 3 vote 7 goddess 8 river 9 company; business 13 south 14 (she) was bringing 16 echos17thing Down 1 elbow 2 (it) laughed 4 others 5 smell 6 cart 10 March 11 this; east 12 every; each 15 garlic Last month’s crossword […]
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