Volume 2 - Issue 8
October 2000
Welcome to Another Day in Paradise.
Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo's first and only English language magazine
for expatriates and visitors alike.
We hope you enjoy our informative and entertaining publication
and welcome any feedback or contributions.
This is the first issue of our second season.
| Sea Turtles of Mexico |
| Sea
Turtles are air breathing marine reptiles that have existed in our
oceans for over 15 million years, since the age of the dinosaurs. It
has only been in the last 1 years that their numbers have plunged. Of
the estimated 1s of sea turtle species that once lived, only eight
remain. |
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| Karma 2 Surf Contest Held at Escolleras |
| After
3 days of rain Saturday dawned clear and beautiful for the Karma 2
surfing contest held at Escolleras, on the beach next to Marina Ixtapa,
on the final day of September. |
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| The Taste of Mexico - Cilantro |
| CILANTRO
(Coriandrum Sativum) was widely used in Ancient Egypt as a medicinal
plant and for sacrificial purposes. It was grown originally in India
and the Mediterranean basin and is also used profusely in Mexican and
Thai cooking. |
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| Fishing - Meet the Captains |
| Ixtapa
/ Zihuatanejo is gaining recognition as one of the top year round
sailfish producing areas in the world. So much, it now attracts some of
the best fishermen on the globe to the several tournaments that are
held here each year. |
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| Fishing Report - October |
| The
end of the rain season is near. The humidity starts to lower and the
temperature starts to decline as we go into our "Fall". Not so the
fishing. This is traditionally the start of the season for us. |
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| Taking the short bus to Ixtapa |
| There
are a large number of Taxis in Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa that will take
you just about anywhere you want to go at a pretty reasonable rate (13
pesos for anywhere in Zihua, 2 from Centro to La Ropa or 3-45 to
Ixtapa depending on the time of day). But if you want something a
little more interesting and economical, take the bus. |
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| Driving Adventures In Mexico - Nogales to Zihuatanejo |
| ¡Bloodthirsty
banditos around every corner! Extortionist Federales on the
straight-aways! No gas stations and disgusting washrooms if you find
one. Ominous warnings from friends wake you from your sleep.
¿You're driving to Zihuatanejo? |
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| Daytrips from Zihua - Shopping Lake Pátzcuaro |
| I
was asked to go on a scouting/shopping expedition to Michoacan,
specifically the area in and around Pátzcuaro, with a friend. I
have been to Pátzcuaro before and thought a return to the city I
had become so enchanted with would be a wonderful reprieve from the
rainy season on the Pacific Coast. So off we headed one cool morning,
on the road for Michoacan. |
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| Beach Reading - The Rum Diary |
| When
the rum drinking starts before noon, you rarely make it through the
night. Or so goes the tale of Hunter S. Thompson's, The Rum Diary, set
in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the late 5's. |
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Photo: Catherine Krantz
Zihuatanejo school children marching at the Dia de la
Independencia, Independence Day Parade, September 16, 2000.
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