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Obituary - October 17, 2015

Miguel Miramontes Carmona

Renowned sculptor Miguel Miramontes Carmona, a longtime...

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10 Tips for Living Successfully in Mexico

A while back, I answered an email filled with questions by creating a list of ti...

Arts & Entertainment

Entertainment Guide - October 24, 2015

-1 DAYS AGO

Contemporary Dance 

The 18th Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea Onésimo González kicks off with two shows: “Touching Time” by the Shin Eunju Dance Company from South Korea on October 23 and “Ballenas, historias de Gigantes,” by Larumbe Danz...

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Tlaquepaque to fete the Grim Reaper

-1 DAYS AGO

Tlaquepaque is expecting up to 80,000 visitors for its fifth Festival de Muertos scheduled Thursday, October 29 through Monday, November 2. Around 100 separate events are planned around the municipality, with most happening in the suburb’s artistic downtown core. 

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LLT offers interactive theater workshop next week

7 DAYS AGO

“Verb Play,” a two-part intensive theater workshop headed up by L.B. Hamilton, will allow participants to learn how the bold use of active verbs can create a compelling performance on stage, and in real life. 

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State Ballet in Ajijic for first time

7 DAYS AGO

The Joven Ballet of Jalisco will formally introduce itself to the residents of Lake Chapala with diverse and interesting performances at the Auditorio de la Ribera in La Floresta on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. 

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Ribera Arts Review - October 24, 2015

-1 DAYS AGO

Glossy mags needed

Participants in the Children’s Art Program of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) need glossy magazines to clip images to make collages. 

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Ribera Arts Review - October 17, 2015

7 DAYS AGO

Piano Four Hands

Brilliant European trained pianists Marita Zimmer and Blandine Tricot will perform music for piano four hands (two pianists on one piano); including Eight Waltzes by Johannes Brahms, Petite Suite by Claude Debussy, Danzas Eslavas by Dvorak and a Sonata by Francis Poulenc, when Viva l...

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007’s all-action Mexico City scenes set to backdrop of Day of the Dead

-1 DAYS AGO

The world premiere of the new James Bond movie “Spectre” takes place in London, England on Monday, October 26,  with worldwide release set for November 6.   

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At the Movies: Ricki and the Flash

7 DAYS AGO

In this uplifting comedy loaded with music and live performance, Ricki is a guitar heroine who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom, but is now returning home to make things right with her family.

Director: Jonathan Demme. Cast: Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Kevin Kline,&...

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Columns

Self-healing: the best doctor you will ever meet

-1 DAYS AGO

Some years ago, during a long flight from Oman, I contracted some kind of respiratory disease and got very sick. Doctors prescribed antibiotics and I took them while slipping deeper and deeper into a zombie-like state in which I could barely move.

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Los Chorros revisited: Picturesque falls, ‘magic rocks’ & cozy cabins in the woods

7 DAYS AGO

Los Chorros are the only “serious” waterfalls along the entire length of the river known both as Rio Caliente (Hot River) and – after it cools down – Rio Salado (Salty River). They are located 23 kilometers west of Guadalajara and reachable via Highway 70, the route to Tala a...

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Never, never, never click on links in emails, especially from people you trust

20 DAYS AGO

It is rare for more than a few days to go by without my receiving a call from a friend, client, or a reader asking about some strange email they have received.  Almost every time someone asks me what they should do, my answer is to inquire “Does your computer not have a [Delete] key?&rdqu...;

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Tech industry spawns confusion with its interchangeable language

2 MONTHS AGO

As I write this I have just finished a telephone support call made all the more difficult by a failure to communicate.  I really want to blame this problem on an Englishman by the name of Peter Mark Roget, but in truth he did not create the problem in 1805; he just documented it and quantified ...

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Canada’s ‘long’ election campaign, back to the future & fresh start with Mexico

-1 DAYS AGO

Similar to Margaret Thatcher, Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper unified conservatives, won three elections in a row and utterly dominated the political landscape for almost a decade. 

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Sombrero silliness or cultural stereotyping?

13 DAYS AGO

A university in England has banned students from wearing sombreros after they deemed the Mexican hats to be “racist.” 

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10 Tips for Living Successfully in Mexico

-1 DAYS AGO

A while back, I answered an email filled with questions by creating a list of tips for living successfully within the prevailing Mexican culture and rules. When I found a copy this week I realized how many of these tips are still pertinent and vital for success. 

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Don’t be afraid of the dark

7 DAYS AGO

I’ve heard there are people who periodically put all of their electronic devices into a locked drawer for a week or two – just to take a break. Frankly that never made much sense to me. Why not use the items you have? Then there are the folks who swear that they never watch television ex...

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A midwesterner moves to Mexico - It’s Always a Guessing Game

-1 DAYS AGO

I wrote a blog post several years ago about finding myself confused in a hair-care aisle. It came about after one of my daughters told me that if I wanted my hair to look good I needed to put “product” in it.

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A midwesterner moves to Mexico - Traveling By Plane

7 DAYS AGO

When you wake up at 5:20 a.m. (after also waking up at 12:30, 2:40 and 4 a.m. out of fear of sleeping through your 5:20 alarm) to get to the airport by 6 a.m. for your 7 a.m. flight and there’s no time for breakfast or for coffee, you know it’s not going to be one of your better days.

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Expat Living

Free breast cancer screenings

7 DAYS AGO

Free breast cancer screenings are available to all women aged between 40 and 70 at the Hospital General de Occidente in Guadalajara, as part of  Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  

Jalisco Health Department clinics have been able to carry out more than 140,500 mammograms during 2013 and 2014 t...

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Canadian food at Palacio de Hierro

13 DAYS AGO

Canadians pining for more “tastes from home” following their Thanksgiving holiday might wish to head over to the plush Andares mall in Zapopan. 

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City Living - October 24, 2015

-1 DAYS AGO

Zoo allows  kids a break 

Children can enter the Guadalajara Zoo for just one peso this weekend. The special offer is only for Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. The regular price is 42 pesos. Adults pay 70 pesos as usual.

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City Living - October 17, 2015

7 DAYS AGO

Get up early to see marathon Sunday

Exactly 4,000 runners (the maximum) have signed up to participate in the 31st Guadalajara International Marathon on Sunday, October 18. 

The 42-kilometer race begins at 7 a.m. at the Glorieta Niños Heroes, at the corner of Niños Heroes and Chapult...

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Tribute to la reina del lago

-1 DAYS AGO

As a throng of devoted pilgrims accompanied the Virgin of Zapopan in the traditional Romería procession held last week in the state capital, Chapala’s faithful congregated for a simultaneous celebration at the waterfront Malecón.

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Lake Chapala Society’s 60th birthday bash

-1 DAYS AGO

An all-day Free-Esta on Saturday November 7 will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Lake Chapala Society. 

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Laguna Chapalac - October 24, 2015

-1 DAYS AGO

Lucky Dog

The residents waiting at Lucky Dog for a forever home are hosting their 3rd Annual Open House on Sunday, October 25, 1-5 p.m. The pups are anxious for community members to visit, enjoy the afternoon of fun events and see the extensive renovations to the local rescue and adoption shelter jus...

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Laguna Chapalac - October 17, 2015

7 DAYS AGO

‘You Like to Sing’

La Bodega Restaurant’s “You Like to Sing” competition to benefit local charities ended with a grand finale and packed house on Thursday, October 8.  

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PV writer’s conference stressing publishing

8 MONTHS AGO

As aspiring writers well know, authoring a book is one thing, getting it published is another.

An opportunity to bridge that gap will be offered at the Puerto Vallarta International Writers Conference at Bibioteca Los Mangos March 6-8. Evelyn Bryne of White Bird Publications will be attending to give...

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Suspense in Bucerias: expat pens first novel

11 MONTHS AGO
Suspense in Bucerias: expat pens first novel

After more than two decades wintering and living on the Jalisco coast, Barbara McKinley Morrison has used her experiences to pen her first novel.

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North Banderas Beat - March 27, 2015

6 MONTHS AGO
North Banderas Beat - March 27, 2015

Altruism Festival

Paraiso Felino, the no-kill cat shelter in the northshore inland town of San Juan, will again be  one of the 24 Vallarta-area community service organizations to benefit from the annual International Altruism Festival, set for May 17 at the Hotel Marriott, in cooperation with Ke...

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La Manzanillo Memo – April 4, 2015

6 MONTHS AGO
La Manzanillo Memo – April 4, 2015

Bare Bones Theatre 

Since 2011 La Manzanilla’s Bare Bones Readers’ Theatre, headed-up by Arleen Pace, has been entertaining us with their annual productions. During their inaugural shows the group had us laughing and blushing during lively performances of The Vagina Monologues.   From intim...

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Barra de Navidad and Melaque Journal – March 27, 2014

6 MONTHS AGO
Barra de Navidad and Melaque Journal – March 27, 2014

The International Language

Barra’s families come from fishing and agriculture ancestry, so locals are drawn to certain musical styles. Of course, the town’s population includes tourists and expats, who along with locals, like to kick back and groove to banda, norteña and grupera sounds. 

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Puerto Vallarta Bulletin – March 6, 2015

7 MONTHS AGO
Puerto Vallarta Bulletin – March 6, 2015

Cat Tails

A cool cocktail, awesome hors d’oeuvres, live music and a spectacular sunset awaits at the PuRR Project Sunset Cocktail at Daiquiri Dick’s on on Tuesday, March 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

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Mexican Lifestyles

A winning day out: Swimming to a hidden beach

3 MONTHS AGO
A winning day out: Swimming to a hidden beach

It’s a glorious feeling as you swim into the beautiful secluded beach of the Marieta Islands (Islas Marietas). As you pass under a rocky arch in the island there is a moment when the tide turns in your favor and washes you gently towards the sandy shoreline. It is as if the island has deemed y...

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Direct flights to Costa Rica in Sept.

4 MONTHS AGO

Discount airline Volaris will connect Guadalajara with San Jose, Costa Rica, with two direct weekly flights, beginning September 10. The flights will leave Guadalajara on Thursdays and Sundays at 7:20 a.m., returning the same days at 7:05 p.m.  Tickets are already on sale on the airline’s...

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Mandragora introduces pop-up dining to lakeside

1 MONTHS AGO
Mandragora introduces pop-up dining to lakeside

Artist and gastronomic guru José Melendrez is bringing novelty to Ajijic’s dining scene with the launch of Mandragora, the area’s first pop-up restaurant.

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US winemaker conquers Baja & the gender barrier

2 MONTHS AGO
US winemaker conquers Baja & the gender barrier

I met Valley Girl wines’ Sitara Perez at the “100 vinos mexicanos” festival in Queretaro earlier this year. During a check of the participants before the show I came across the winery’s website and discovered she was an American who had recently moved to Mexico to make wine.&...

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New anthology on Mexico transforms the trite to the truthful

7 DAYS AGO

It’s hard to know how to take on an anthology of 22 works about Mexico by living, English-speaking authors who live or at least have spent a lot of time here.  Where to begin? While the stories and essays in “Mexico: Sunlight & Shadows” have been evenhandedly listed in alph...

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The top-selling Mexico-themed new books of 2014

6 MONTHS AGO
The top-selling Mexico-themed new books of 2014

The production line of books on Mexico seems to get longer with each passing year. Dozens of tomes were published in 2014, the best selling titles of which appear below (guide books excluded) in no particular order.   Only one of the books in this list was self-published, which goes to disprove...

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Chikungunya virus spreading throughout Mexico

4 MONTHS AGO

The chikungunya virus has extended to ten Mexican states, and while only two cases have been reported in Jalisco, neighboring Colima has 34 confirmed cases.

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The dangers of expired meds

5 MONTHS AGO
The dangers of expired meds

Elias Iñiguez Mejia, the president of the Health Committee in the Jalisco Congress, is pushing for a statewide campaign to disseminate the risks posed by out-of-date medicines, as well as their correct disposal.

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News

Keeping city sidewalks clear

-1 DAYS AGO

Drivers who park illegally in the downtown Guadalajara area will be fined 3,276 pesos in a new campaign launched jointly by the Jalisco Traffic Department (Semov) and municipal authorities this week.

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Stone masons compete for 400,000 pesos

-1 DAYS AGO

Twenty-three stone masons from all over Mexico have been chipping away at blocks of rock for the past two weeks in a bid to land one of the prizes on offer in the Concurso Nacional de Labrado en Cantera y Lapidaria. 

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Chapala Red Cross third quarter figures show a loss

-1 DAYS AGO

The final figures for the July through September operating period at Cruz Roja Chapala indicate a significant short fall of income versus expenses, according to Norm Pifer, president of the Cruz Roja Chapala Consejo (board of directors).

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Men at work on Chapala’s main drag

-1 DAYS AGO

To kick off a grand plan to transform Chapala into a prime tourist destination, the new municipal government is refurbishing the median strip in front of city hall to create a wider, pedestrian-friendly esplanade.

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Hit men target former Colima governor survives

7 DAYS AGO

The former governor of Colima, Fernando Moreno Peña, is in stable condition in hospital after surviving an assassination attempt Monday in the state capital.

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Landmark judgment: cops convicted for torture

13 DAYS AGO

A judge has handed down the first ever guilty verdict for “torture” in Jalisco.

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Sting demands gov’t action

-1 DAYS AGO

British rock musician Sting met with families of people who have disappeared in Mexico prior to a concert he gave recently at the Arena Tequesquitengo, near Cuernavaca. 

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Daylight saving time ends Sunday

-1 DAYS AGO

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Mexico on Sunday, October 25 at 2 a.m. Clocks must be turned back one hour.

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Tourists flooding into Puerto Vallarta

2 MONTHS AGO

Tourism is on the rise everywhere in Mexico and nowhere more so than in Puerto Vallarta.  

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Vallarta night club cited for discrimination

2 MONTHS AGO

Puerto Vallarta may be renowned as one of the most gay friendly cities in Mexico, but discrimination still rears its head from time to time.

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Eight Mexicans killed in attack on Guadalajara tour group in Egypt

1 MONTHS AGO

A local musician, spiritualist and activist for indigenous rights has been named among the victims of a mistaken attack on group of Mexican tourists by the Egyptian military that killed 12 people and injured nine.

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El Chapo can be extradited ... if he’s caught

2 MONTHS AGO
El Chapo can  be extradited  ... if he’s caught

The Mexican Attorney General’s Office has obtained a court order that would allow drug capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be extradited to the United States if he is recaptured. 

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Financial indicators as of Thursday, October 15, 2015

6 DAYS AGO

-Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 44,064.43, an increase of 1,232.4 points from Thursday, October 8, 2015.

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Financial indicators as of Thursday, October 8, 2015

13 DAYS AGO

-Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 43,832.03, an increase of 1,199.49 points from Thursday, October 1, 2015.

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Obituary - October 17, 2015

7 DAYS AGO

Miguel Miramontes Carmona

Renowned sculptor Miguel Miramontes Carmona, a longtime Chapala resident, died in a Guadalajara hospital Wednesday, October 14 at the age of 97.

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Obituaries - October 3, 2015

20 DAYS AGO

Catherine Elizabeth McGrath

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Baseball fan revels in opening day ambience

7 DAYS AGO

Opening day of the 2015-16 Liga Mexicana del Pacifico was just perfect for baseball  aficionados in Guadalajara.

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Full house sees Charros win winter Pacific League home opener

10 DAYS AGO

The Charros de Jalisco bounced back from an opening day defeat to tie the two-game series against the Tomateros de Culiacan with a 6-4 victory Saturday evening at the Pan American Baseball Stadium in Zapopan.

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Coming up in Manzanillo

As winter sets in up north, the expanding expat community in Manzanillo is cranking up its activities. Here are some upcoming events locals and visitors might care to note in their diaries (or digital devices).

- Sunday, December 9, 9 a.m. 2012 PATA DOG JOG. Santiago Peninsula. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. Pledge forms will be on the PATA website (patamanzanillo.com) shortly. PATA is a non-profit Mexican association for animal welfare based in Manzanillo.

- Saturday, December 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. BILL Y BOB’S REHABILITATION CENTRE BAZAAR. In front of the Iglesia de Esperanza (Church of Hope), on the Blvd. de Miguel de la Madrid next to Juanito’s restaurant’s parking lot. For more information call Ginny Ruiz at (314) 335-1955 or Jean Scheifele (314) 335-1064.

- Tuesday, December 25, 10 a.m.  ENGLISH ECUMENICAL WORSHIP SERVICE. Vida del Mar, adjacent to L’Recife pool. A Christmas Service of hymns and scripture.

- Friday, January 25. CASA HOGAR LOS ANGELITOS 16TH  ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER AND AUCTION. Gran Pavillion, Manzanillo. Silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m.; the dinner & program at 7:30 p.m. Cost 45 U.S. dollars.  Reservations for tables of 10 are available. For more information contact Marge Tyler at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Janice Morganat This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

- Saturday, January 26, 4-7 p.m. CASA HOGAR LOS ANGELITOS 16TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND CHILD SPONSORSHIP DAY. Casa Hogar Los Angelitos Home Facility, #16 Privado Pedro Flores, Salagua, Manzanillo. Meet the children and staff, tour the facilities, enjoy program presented by the children. For more information contact Casa Hogar at  (314) 334-0878 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

- Tuesday, January 29.  PATA POKER TOURNAMENT, SILENT AUCTION, ART SHOW. Club Oasis. Details to be announced later.

- Tuesday, February 12. SANTIAGO FOUNDATION 30TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION & DINNER. Tesoro Hotel. Silent auction begins 6 p.m.; dinner & live auction at 7 p.m. For tickets contact Jeanne Bradner at (314) 335-0875.

- Friday, March 7 to Tuesday, March 11. MARCH PATA STERILIZATION CLINIC. Casa Ejidal Salagua. For further information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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