The Acapulco Surf Pro Open surfing tournament is scheduled for April 4, 5, and 6, 2013, in the Diamante Peninsula development, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. It will be a two-category event: open short board with a $60,000 peso purse and body board with a $30,000 peso purse. The surfing tournament is open to surfers of all [...]
My tropical garden right now is at what must be the height of lushness for the season. Most of the plants are fully grown and providing me with wonderful organic fresh produce. I harvest splendid bunches of greens daily, enough for my smoothies and salads and soups, but not so much that I have to [...]
The local Zihuatanejo animal shelter, Humane Society of Zihuatanejo “Helene Krebs Posse” A.C. (SPAZ-HKP) has impressive credentials regarding its achievements during this past year. In 2012, the humane society received 2,000 animals into the refuge, performed 943 sterilizations, placed 162 dogs and cats in adoptive homes, and treated and released 101 wild animals that were [...]
The Alternative Daily published an article about the health benefits of gazpacho*, a cold, tomato-based soup that is brimming with flavor and nutrients, citing research published in the journal of Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases** that points to the ingredients of gazpacho containing properties helpful in protecting us against conditions such as high blood pressure [...]
This week, my Bedouin tomatoes began ripening on the vine so I’ve finally been able to give them a taste. I had started the plants from seed in individual pots on October 4 and transplanted them into their permanent home around the middle of November, some five weeks after planting. I moved the two starts [...]
When in the Patzcuaro area of Michoacan, Mexico, with my cousins last month, we visited the lakeside town of Tzintzuntzan with its old churches set in an ancient olive grove and its crafts market replete with straw Christmas decorations, baskets, painted pottery, and miscellanea. Outside the gates of the church sat an elderly local woman [...]
Last summer I was looking for vegetable seeds suitable for cultivation in the tropics: things that would accept (and hopefully thrive) in a climate of hot, damp, and salty. One summer’s day while garden shopping, I was inspired by a friend of mine (thanks, Kat!) to pick up a packet of seeds of the Winged [...]
Here’s a quick list of some of the special things I am aware of that are going on around town during the months of January and into February. Much of it has to do with music! If anyone has any updates, please let us know through the comment form. Friday, January 11, 2013: Joint exposition [...]
Fuerte de San Diego, Acapulco The Fort of San Diego, a pentagonal-shaped stronghold commanding a fabulous view of Acapulco bay, is located very near what is now Acapulco’s core downtown area, Originally constructed between 1615 and 1617, the fort was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1776. Reconstruction began in 1778 and continued over the [...]