By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2014 Edition Hector & Malena A recent article in the Calgary Sun (a widely read daily paper that one finds in almost every coffee shop in our part of Alberta) carried this headline: ‘N.E Calgary Home Shot Again.’ In the article is a comment from a neighbour, Jim McCracken, […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2014 Edition When we Americans and Canadians think of Mexico, we think of its language as Spanish with some local Indian thrown in here and there. If we plan a trip or start to make arrangements to move and live in Mexico, a Spanish (Mexican) English (American) phrase book is […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2014 Edition On taking up the reins of government Montezuma had married this lady to one of his most illustrious servants, the governor of Tlatelulco, and after his death it would appear that she continued to exercise his almost vice regal functions and to reside in his palace. In course […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2014 Edition The Aztec New Year arrives in Springtime rather than the beginning of the Western Year and is determined each year by the ancient Aztec calendar. Generally, the New Year occurs at sunrise somewhere around the 12th March and is celebrated in outlying Nahuatl villages. At that time pine […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2014 Edition In Manzanillo there exists a really wonderful group of people called ‘Manzamigos’. For a token annual fee, the group is pretty much open to anyone living in Manzanillo but it serves to bring many permanent and semi-permanent people from outside Mexico largely (but not exclusively) from the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2013 Edition Last year, my husband and I were invited with friends to enjoy an annual celebration in the town of Santiago. The Manzanillo area is like many cities with small towns forming part of the surrounding populations such as Salahua and Santiago. So we pass through these towns […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the December 2013 Edition My Story Riding motorcycles from Vancouver Island Canada to Puerto Escondido Mexico and then back up to Phoenix Arizona has been quite an adventure and will continue to be so until we return home I’m sure. My husband Stan and I have been told that we must […]
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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 Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2013 Edition There are many different experiences to be noted about buying groceries in Manzanillo. I won’t write about where, as I have already shared the best places to shop for groceries in a previous article. I thought that I would share some of our experiences having tried […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the July 2013 Edition In Mexico all months have their own special beauty, and really, it depends upon your interests as to which you prefer. Many people, who live in Manzanillo for the winter season, also have a second home or rent an apartment in Ajijic or Lake Chapala […]
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