2019 – Page 7 – Manzanillo Sun

Rail Transport in Mexico

June 1, 2019June 11, 2019Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Path to Citizenship on the June 2019 Edition Mexico has a freight railway system owned by the national government and operated by various entities under concessions (charters) granted by the national government. The railway system provides freight and passenger service throughout the country (the majority of the service is freight-oriented), connecting major industrial centers with […]

Pier House Key Lime Pie

June 1, 2019June 11, 2019Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer on the June 2019 Edition Graham Cracker Crust ✓ 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs ✓ 1/4 cup sugar ✓ 1/4 cup butter Pie Filling ✓5 egg yolks ✓1 cup sweetened condensed milk ✓1/2 cup Key Lime juice (about 5 medium limes) ✓1 teaspoon grated lime rind Blue Heaven Restaurant Key Lime […]

The Great Investment Risk

June 1, 2019June 11, 2019Yann KosticLeave a Comment

By Yann Kostic on the June 2019 Edition Some people believe they risk losing some or all of their money by investing. But did you know that not investing could be even riskier? Let’s say a 35-year-old has decided to invest for her retirement and is putting $750 a month (a total of $9,000 a year) in […]

Battle of Puebla

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Path of Citizenship on the May 2019 Edition The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla City during the Second French intervention in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army over the occupying French soldiers. The French eventually overran the Mexicans in subsequent battles, but the Mexican […]

Try These Three Tips for Retiring with Minimal or No Debt

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Yann KosticLeave a Comment

By Yann Kostic on the May 2019 Edition Ideally, we would all retire debt-free, but we are a nation of borrowers. As of December 2016, the average American household debt totals more than $135,000, according to a Nerd Wallet credit card debt study. Credit card debt for the average household carrying a balance totals more than […]

Traveling with Pets

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Dana ParkinsonLeave a Comment

By Dana Parkinson on the May 2019 Edition I recently had the pleasure of being part of a great group of volunteers that banded together to give a rescue animal a new home. My part in the chain of events was escorting Brisa on the flight so she could be with her new human and pet […]

Red Latan-I Planted Roots in Mexico

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Julieann GamitLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2019 Edition Red Latan Latania lontaroides Family Arecaceae Also known as Latanier (I feel in the smallest of childish, self-satisfied ways a bit vindicated from my sometimes emergent feelings of botanical inadequacy! You see, my specimen of Latania lontaroides is but a small though beautiful and healthy -youngster palm. […]

The Wonderful World of ChocolatL

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery on the May 2019 Edition Whenever the subject of what the New World gave to the Old World comes up, one of the first things that gets listed is corn or ‘maize’ as its known down here. What it looked like, and consisted of, back in the days before 1492, is a far […]

Chile Petin-I Planted Roots in Mexico

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2019 Edition Chile Petin Capsicum annuum Family Solanaceae Also known as Chile Piquin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Pepper or Cayenne Peppe Often asked of me is “OK Tommy, how hot are these to eat?” Endeavoring to keep it all in perspective on the Scoville scale […]

At the Movies -Vice

May 1, 2019June 11, 2019Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzzane A. Marshall on the May 2019 Edition Directed by:Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, and more. “The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still […]

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