Volume 3 - Issue 21
April 2002
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.
Editors note:
Another Day in Paradise comes out once a month during
high season. We have articles of interest to tourists and locals alike,
featuring History, Culture, Travel, Entertainment, Fishing, Food, Upcoming
Events, Things to do in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Playa Larga, Barra de Potosí
and Troncones.
Our web site receives over 1,000 readers a month. Each
issue is archived on the web site and is available year round. Over 40,000
people have read our magazine since it began only 2 seasons ago.
On the Cover: Reddish
Egret at Laguna de Potosi. Photo: Catherine
Krantz
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Meet the Captains - The Vargas Clan
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When we are out on the ocean and searching for fish, a common question always seems to arise. Do we communicate by radio with the other boats to find the fish? |
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April 2002 Fish Report
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The annual green water current is moving out, with the 78º blue water coming back in to about the 8 mile mark. The first part of April has been a little slow for all species, but there has been a definite improvement. |
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Food - It's Mango Season
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The mango. A magnificent, juicy, drippy, somewhat messy experience - somewhat akin to visiting a tropical resort like Zihuatanejo. Just as a first visit can be enriched by knowledge gleaned previous to going - so the eating of one's first mango can be enhanced by knowing a bit before the first delectable bite. |
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Finance - Can you say "RFC"?
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Late last year the Mexican Congress decided to bring about a badly needed tax reform. Not liking what President Fox proposed, they waited until the very last days of 2001 to seriously discuss and pass new laws. Unfortunately, there is general agreement among tax and constitutional attorneys, as well as accountants, that this new legislation contains many mistakes... |
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Z-Scene - April 2002
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PRETTY IN PINK
Let's Hear It For The Boy! Great fun at the surprise party for birthday boy DAVID CONNELL at his "fabienda" in Troncones. Everyone was "pretty in pink"... |
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MTV Latin American Party - Ixtapa
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Forget Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Acapulco, or Rio de Janerio. This year MTV Latin America decided to film their annual spring break party at Playa Linda in Ixtapa... |
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National Surf Team still in need of Sponsorship
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The new Amateur Mexican National Surf Team is in need of sponsors to help with the expense of sending the team to Durban, South Africa May 24th - June 2nd 2002 for the International Surfing Associations World Surfing Games. For most of these young participants the amount required for the trip is more than they and their parents will make in a year. |
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Daytrips - Birdwatching at La Barra de Potosí
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Hundreds of tiny webbed feet slap the water getting airborne, thunderous applause breaking the morning silence. Flocks of cormorants and coots are fleeing, squawking their displeasure in protest to our entry into their private lagoon... |
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Travelling Mexico - Guanajuato
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Guanajuato is a vibrant bustling city of young people, sometimes too young. A university town as well as a popular student exchange destination. The noises that keep you up at night could just as easily be drunken college students as packs of carousing eighth graders... |
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Netzahualcoyotl School Update
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by Lisa Martin
Construction of the new buildings for the Netzahualcoyotl school for indigenous children moves forward, well supported by the local and tourist communties alike... |
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