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Vibes & Vices: Devil’s Bar on Rio Cuale Page 08

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Media Luna and Gypsy Rumba at Incanto Page 14

Life in La Cruz: La Ballena Blanca A family legacy Page 16

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t the Tribune we want you to have the best experience possible while you explore Puerto Vallarta, the Bay of Banderas and Riviera Nayarit. Here are some helpful tips for traveling.

TIME ZONE: The entire state of Jalisco is on Central Time, as is the southern part of the State of Nayarit starting from San Blas in the north.

BUSES: A system of urban buses with different routes can bring you from one end of the bay to the other and all the spots in between. If you’re going further than San Pancho, head to the main bus terminal to catch a ‘Pacifico’ bus. Current fare is 7.50 pesos and passengers must purchase a new ticket every time they board another bus. There are no “transfers.”

TAXIS: There are set rates within defined zones of town. Do not enter a taxi without agreeing on the price with the driver first. Make a note of the taxi number in case you leave something behind. Drivers typically do not carry change.

UBER: New in 2017 to Puerto Vallarta, Uber is still experiencing some growing pains particularly in the state of Nayarit. Uber is about 25-50% cheaper than a taxi, but this is subject to change. The benefits of using Uber are set fares and the ability to follow up directly with your driver if there is an incident or you leave an item behind.

MONEY EXCHANGE: Typically a bank will give you a higher rate of exchange than the exchange booths (Caja de Cambio). You will need your passport. Better yet, use your bank card to withdraw funds from any ATM. Note that ATM’s in the banks are the safest to use and charge lower fees.

DRINKING WATER: While Puerto Vallarta’s water has been

awarded a certification of purity for the past two decades, the quality of the water tested at the source varies greatly from what comes out of the tap at the other end. So do be careful. If you want to be doubly sure, you can pick up bottled water just about anywhere.

EXPORTING PETS: Falling in love with the street dog outside your hotel is easy to do and it’s also easy to bring them home with you too. The process is inexpensive and only takes a day or two. You need a certificate of health from a local vet among other things. For the most up-to-date information contact the Puerto Vallarta SPCA at spcapv@ gmail.com.

COMMON SENSE: Just as you wouldn’t walk around your hometown drunk and belligerent, it is not acceptable to do that here. While Mexico is a tolerant culture, basic politeness is appreciated. Don’t pee in the streets. Don’t flash your money or expensive gadgets. Pay attention to your surroundings.

Know where you are going. Pay your bills (and don’t forget to tip).

And have fun!

DRINKING AND DRIVING: First off – just don’t. The consequences are not worth it. Taxis or Ubers are cheap and plentiful. Fines are as much as 12,000 pesos. You can be taken to jail and your vehicle impounded. There are many checkstops on the weekends, and you will be asked to blow if they suspect you have been drinking.

LEGAL SYSTEM: Not knowing the law is not a valid excuse in Mexico, or anywhere. If you find yourself caught in a legal situation be aware that guilt is presumed until your innocence can be proven.

This is a very difficult lesson to learn if you are visiting from the United States or Canada. Immediately contact your consulate for assistance.

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Calling in Mexico Calling phones in Mexico can be tricky. There are different codes you need to use depending if you are calling landlines or cellular phones and if they are local or long distance.

LONG-DISTANCE CALLS FROM WITHIN MEXICO For national long-distance calls (within Mexico) the code is 01 plus the area code and phone number. For international long-distance calls, first dial 00, then the country code (U.S. and Canada country code is 1), so you would dial 00 + 1 + area code + 7 digit number.

CALLING CELL PHONES (FROM A LAND LINE) If you are calling from a landline within the area code of the Mexican cell phone number dial 044, the 10 digit number. Outside of the area code (but still within Mexico) dial 045 and then the 10 digit phone number. Cell phone to cell phone only requires the 10 digit number.

PHONE CARDS Phone cards (tarjetas telefonicas) for use in pay phones can be bought at newsstands and in pharmacies.

Pay phones do not accept coins. When buying a phone card for pay phone use, specify that you would like a tarjeta LADA. CALLING TOLL-FREE NUMBERS Some toll free numbers work from Mexico to the US and Canada, but many do not. Those that do work are often not toll-free. You need to dial a different prefix. To call the following toll free prefixes, dial as follows: 800 numbers Dial 001-880-then the number 866 numbers Dial 001-883-then the number 877 numbers Dial 001-882-then the number 888 numbers Dial 001-881-then the number

Emergencies: 911 Red Cross: 065 Fire Department: 322.223.9476 Ambulance: 322.222.1533

Ahoy Cruisers!

NAME PASS DATE CARNIVAL SPLENDOR 3,200 04/04/2018 NORWEGIAN STAR 2,900 04/04/2018 INFINITY 2,240 05/04/2018 ISLAND PRINCESS 1,974 06/04/2018 RUBY PRINCESS 3,782 10/04/2018 CARNIVAL SPLENDOR 3,200 11/04/2018 INFINITY 2,240 14/04/2018 CARNIVAL SPLENDOR 3,200 18/04/2018 DISNEY WONDER 2,400 19/04/2018 INFINITY 2,240 20/04/2018 RUBY PRINCESS 3,782 21/04/2018 NORWEGIAN 2,900 22/04/2018

Immigration: 322.224.7719 Consumer Protection: 01.800.468.8722 Tourism Offices Jalisco: 322.221.2676 Nayarit: 322.297.1006

Consulates American Consulate 24 hrs 01-332-268-2100 Canadian Consulate 322.293.0098 322.293.0099 24 hrs: 1.800.706.2900

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In the month of April Puerto Vallarta welcomes 44,816 passengers!

NAME PASS DATE CARNIVAL SPLENDOR 3,200 25/04/2018 NORWEGIAN STAR 2,900 25/04/2018 MAASDAM 1,258 25/04/2018 NEUW AMSTERDAM 2,200 27/04/2018 ZAANDAM 1,200 28/04/2018

Vallarta Tribune is an activity and entertainment guide and publishes information as it is provided by the advertiser or event host. We do not assume responsibility in errors or omissions other than to correct them as they are made known to us regarding event schedules, locations and/or prices. In addition, we do not assume any responsibility for erroneous inclusion or exclusion of information except to take reasonable care to ensure accuracy, that permission has been obtained to use it, and to remove it as soon as is practical upon receiving your notification of error. We recommend you always confirm prior to attending or visiting an event or establishment. Weekly publication edited, printed and distributed by Ediciones y Publicaciones Siete Junio, SA de CV Grupo Editorial Tribuna Calle 21 de Marzo # 1174 Col. Lomas del Coapinole Del. El Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco México CP 48290 Tel. 226-0800 editor@ vallartatribune.com * www.vallartatribune.com * www.facebook.com/vallarta.tribune

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Be warned, it’s still cold up north

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f you’re reading this you survived Semana Santa. This weekend will be another party weekend as families take one last trip to the beach before school starts again.

Take a moment in this lull to grab some groceries, fill up the tank and make plans for next week and all the great events that are happening at the end of April and through the month of May. There’s an important Expat Info Fair being hosted by the US consulate in Nuevo Vallarta on April 14. While a couple of the live music venue have shuttered for the season Incanto, Act II and many bars and restaurants are still offering live music and shows. ArtVallarta has number of new classes and of course we have all the artisan markets going until the end of April. Marsol Friday Market continues through the season.

Coming in May we have Pride,

the Centennial (won’t it be exciting when the city reveals what they have planned), Altruism Festival and an extended Restaurant Week.

I always tell people, if you can, be here for April and May. The weather is still wonderful, the ocean has warmed up and there are so many great events to enjoy.

In the whirlwind of holidays and travelling north, I completely spaced the 21st Anniversary of the Vallarta Tribune and my 5th Anniversary as Editor. The newspaper has grown immensely both in pages and profits, but also in style and quality over the past ½ decade (!!) This is entirely because of the team we have assembled at the newspaper, our generous (and deadline abiding) contributors and of course the advertisers who appreciate our efforts and keep us out of hock.

You, the readers, both in print and online, are who we do all of

this for, week in week out. Fun fact: No matter where I am in the world, I have produced every issue in the past five years, 260 weeks in a row.

Isn’t the internet a wonderful thing?

It has always been my intention to share information that engages, inspires and informs you about the culture of Mexico. Whether you pick this rag up just once or every week, my hope is you find something in its pages that helps you love Mexico just a little bit more each time.

This week we are short on pages. So I’ll cut this here. Needless to say, it’s freezing cold up north. I don’t know why any of you are leaving. I’m back in a week. See you then.

Let our advertisers know you found them in the pages of the Vallarta Tribune. Support local. Tip generously. Say no to that straw.

Safe travels, Madeline

Vallarta Garden Club Spruces Up City Spaces

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he past week, the public spaces in the Plaza de Armas in front of the municipal buildings have received new ornamental and native species plantings in preparation of the municipality’s 100th anniversary at the end of May. A joint project of the Vallarta Garden Club and the municipality, the garden club supplies the plants and consultation from landscape specialist Andre Lategan at no cost, and the city will supply ongoing labour and erect a plaque in recognition of the work of the Vallarta Garden Club.

The Vallarta Garden Club has long been responsible for beatification projects in the Romantic Zone, along the Rio Cuale and Avenida Mexico.

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Upcoming Events More events can be found at www.vallartatribune.com

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f you have an event you’d like to include here, please email editor@vallartatribune.com.

Non-profit/community events are listed free of charge. For a calendar of all events visit vallartatribune.com/eventos Tuesdays – Malecon Sculpture Tour from 9-11am - Meet the artists, learn about the sculptures that line the Malecon and support the local library. Starts in front of the Millennium Sculpture (in front of MacDonalds) Wednesdays – Vallarta Artwalk from 6-10pm through 13 galleries in Centro. See advertisement for more details.

Thursdays – Evening Malecon Sculpture Tour.

Starts at 6pm at Galeria Pacific on Aldama in Centro and ends at Demetro Galeria across from Lazaro Cardenas Park.

April 20-22

Paradise Cup – hosted by the Vallarta Yacht Club Paradise Cup 2018 is inviting the J70 fleet for three days of excellent racing in what is widely believed to be one of the best racing areas in the world.

April 25-28 Cuisine Of The Sun 2018 Villa La Estancia – Third annual gourmet Food and Wine Festival will bring together some of the biggest names in food as well as top chefs from around the world.

Toll Free: 1 800 831 1191 May 6 Altruism Festival Annual fundraising festival featuring top restaurants that supports twenty local charities. Hosted at the Marriot CasaMagna. Stay tuned for more details.

May 25-26 RHA Festival in Punta Mita rhafestival.com

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By Mary Stehley n 1872 the Sad family arrived to the port of Veracruz, refugees of the military problems in Lebanon.

They set up shop in Mexico City in 1880 and opened a bakery where they sold Lebanese pastries such as baklava and belewe.

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baklava as a child from his grandmother in Mexico City. Baklava is made of filo dough, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, almonds and rose water. It is prepared in large pans by alternating many layers of filo dough and nuts. Before it is baked it is cut into pieces such as parallelograms, triangles, diamonds or rectangles.

After baking a sweetener

Meet Geoffroy of Baklava such as syrup, honey or rosewater is poured over the cooked baklava and allowed to soak in.

Geoffroy moved to Puerto Vallarta in 2013 to follow the family tradition. He and his brother are the only ones who have commercialized the Lebanese pastries. At first he sold the baklava in different malls in the area.

Then they were invited to sell in the local farmers markets.

In 2017 he joined the Olas Altas Farmers Market where he sells baklava, burma,

namura, date cake, baklava roll, and spanakopita. You can also find Geoffroy at the Nuevo Vallarta market on Tuesdays, Marina Vallarta on Thursday evenings and La Cruz on Sundays.

To place an order contact Geoffroy at bluber1979@ gmail.com or 449 198 4281.

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music and delicious artisan food, look no further than the Olas Altas Farmers Market. We offer over 90 booths of “Handmade and Homegrown” goodies as well as prepared foods such as tamales, tacos, homemade ice cream, paella, fish tacos, pozole, Indian food, empanadas, Thai food, gourmet hot dogs, vegan and vegetarian dishes and baked goods, all just steps away from the famous Los Muertos Beach. You can also find musical instruments, soaps, jewelry, meat

pies, cheese, leather bags, jams and jellies, blown glass, produce, herbs, honey, baklava, cigars, clothes, paper mache figures and fermented foods.

We’re open from 9:30 to 2:00 pm every Saturday from the first Saturday in November to the last Saturday in April.

We’re located in the Lazaro Cárdenas Park in Vallarta’s Emiliano Zapata neighborhood. For only 20 pesos an hour, you can park in the garage directly beneath the park.

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Vibes & Vices:

Welcome Home

Devil’s Bar Rio Cuale

Sheryl Novak

AJ Freeman

Sheryl Novak is an expat Canadian who has owned a home in Mexico for over ten years. She is the owner of SOLutions Mexico and The Furniture Store by SOLutions Mexico. She is an expert on sourcing all styles of furniture for all sizes of budgets, in Mexico.

AJ Freeman is an adventurous spirit, serial friendmaker, and general enthusiast. He lives his everyday life hoping to demonstrate the nearly infinite potential for discovery and wonder on this small wet rock orbiting a dim yellow star in the backwoods of the Milky Way.

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More Tips for Rental Properties

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hank you to everyone for all your emails this past week requesting our easy checklist for furnishing and decorating a rental home in Mexico. Based on the interest in this topic, I am going to continue along this theme in this week’s article. For those who would like to read this series, you can check out the first two articles online at www.vallartatribune.com and www. solutionsmexico.com.

Renting out your property when you are not using it is a great way to help finance your home in Mexico. I am happy to share my experience and recommendations from over ten years of furnishing rental properties in Mexico. Here are some more tips!

One of the new ways to secure your home is with a digital or smart lock. Digital locks install on your main doors. Instead of a physical key to open the lock, you punch in a numerical code to its keypad. These are fantastic devices for rental properties.

Physical keys tend to get lost, and copies can easily be made. Digital locks allow you to change the code for each renter, making your property more secure. Once you have used a digital lock, you will find it hard to go back to one with a physical key.

Renters love digital locks because they do not have to carry and worry about a key, especially if they are going down to the pool or out for a walk. Digital locks are available at most hardware stores. Always do a little online research to ensure you buy the most secure available.

One easy way to get additional revenue from your rental property is

to increase the number of guests you can accommodate.

Owning a studio size or one-bedroom rental property does not mean you are limited to only two guests.

Murphy beds and comfortable sofa beds can double your rental capacity from two to four people. In some cases, this means you could increase your rental rate per night.

It will also expose your listing to a broader pool of people since more renters search for two-bedroom units than one. The cost of adding a Murphy bed or a comfortable sofa bed is negligent in comparison to the increased rental revenue it will drive.

Murphy beds are making a huge comeback. For our humid, oceanfront climate, make sure you invest in the best Murphy bed mechanism available. Avoid the cheap models that are prone to rust, without good warranties.

Rental properties with three or more bedrooms may not be fully booked for the season. We hate to see our clients lose rental revenue.

Most renters look for two-bedroom properties, so these tend to book first.

To increase your occupancy rate, we recommend that about two months before the open rental weeks, once the chance of renting out your three bedroom property rented is unlikely, offer your property as a two bedroom.

Install locks on the bedroom doors and lock off the additional bedrooms. Better some money than it sits empty.

Buying a rental property in Mexico? Contact me at sa.novak@ solutionsmexico.com for a free and handy checklist!

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he original Devil’s Bar on the seaside strollway known as the Malecon is a great place to enjoy a sunset and a Cielo Rojo, but the sunny little open air bartop had one significant limitation: approximately 5 seats in the entire establishment. That’s right, unless you were lucky enough to spy an empty barstool on a walk-by, you were...um, simply out of luck.

Enter Devil’s Bar Rio Cuale.

Perched on Isla Cuale, the strip of land that unofficially divides the Centro and Old Town districts, this expansive new venue finally gives the bar’s concept room to breathe... and includes restrooms, which is always nice.

The Vibes: The exterior deck at this new Devil’s Bar outpost offers one of the more picturesque views in this rapidly developing concrete jungle.

Situated directly on the tributary as it opens into the Banderas Bay, it provides prime perspective for people-watching as tourists traverse the Malecon’s bridge segment as well as an ocean view that invites guests to consider just how fortunate they are to find themseleves in this sunny city by the sea.

The interior features a large dining area with plenty of room for serving up a full menu of pub munchies including fresh fish tacos and fried jalapeno poppers, as well as enough space for people like me who enjoy these treats at an above-average level. There is even live music from local

bands featured regularly, or at least whenever the residents of a nearby condo see fit not to phone in the fuzz at 4pm on a Monday.

Yeah, I said it. Maybe come down and have a drink instead, you’ll nap even better afterwards.

The Vices: The new Devil’s Bar sits at the bottom of a stairway leading down from the Rio Cuale overpass, so the location of the establishment can be a less than intuitive find for a first time visitor.

However, the place is worth seeking out for the pizza alone.

This pizza is the clear result of meticulous fine-tuning, the woodfired oven creating a crust that

strides that rare territory between crispy and chewy along with an ample application of a flavorful house made tomato sauce. The toppings are generous, and many, including the secret-recipe sausage, are made in the kitchen.

I feel confident in saying it’s the best damn pizza I’ve had during my 3 years living in PV, although I fully expect to be challenged on that.

Your move, pie guys.

Devil’s Bar Rio Cuale also distinguishes itself among area bars by incorporating time-tested brew house games such as pingpong and darts, because there are few things more entertaining than watching socially-enhanced leisure drinkers flail wildly at fast-moving objects and hurl sharp objects through the air and this has been proven over generations.

The Verdict: Where the original Devil’s Bar was a fun little pitstop on the Malecon, the new location is a destination in and of itself.

Devil’s Bar Rio Cuale is essentially a big-budget remake of the original, placing the diverse signature drink menu along with the colorful cast of staff and regulars in a bold new vision. Maybe I’ll catch you there.

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Paradise and Parenting

Marcia Blondin

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Leza Warkentin

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I am the preschool coordinator and nursery teacher at the American School of Puerto Vallarta. I am also both unsurprised and not a bit sorry that this list of my favorites is mostly about places to eat. If you can live in Vallarta without appreciating some of the good eatin’ around here, you have to be at least half Vulcan.

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y dear friend, sculptor Jim Demetro, spent part of this week in the hospital with heart problems. He’s home now resting but scared the bejabbers out of us. He’ll be back at work finishing up The Fishermen at his gallery across from Parque Lazaro Cardenas. Drop in this week and add a touch of clay to the sculpture before it heads to the foundry to be bronzed and give him a big hug. Be sure to join us Thursday evening for wine and nibblies around 7 pm when Gary Thompson’s Free Sculpture Tour ends at Demetro Galeria.

Paul Aleman and Renee Armand open tomorrow night at the Red Room. I am so excited to see them and get lost in their incredible voices. I will have a review next week but don’t wait – get tickets. They can do nothing but brilliance so don’t miss them. Their show dates are April 05, 07, 10, 12, and 14 at 7:30 pm.The Palm Cabaret has closed for the season.

I caught Kevin Levesque’s outrageously funny “Where in the World is Miss Conception,” last week. I have seen Kevin’s Miss C almost every year but have to say; the current show topped them all. His costumes – always masterful – are now being built here in Vallarta and are stunningly fabulous! Kevin will be back for the Fall opening of the Palm and has some grand plans including a Christmas show he

has nearly finished writing. We will be getting together for a chat this summer; stay tuned for new things happening on Olas Altas.

My colleague at the Vallarta Tribune, Leigh Thelmadatter, who writes Creative Hands in Mexico, wrote an article about me and my creations! If you are interested, the URL is below, and my talented friend Paco Ojeda took most of the photos. Enjoy his current work at Paco Ojeda Live. https:// creativehandsofmexicodotorg. w o r d p r e s s . c o m / 2 018 / 0 3 / 2 7 / beads-and-baubles/ I hope everyone’s Easter was as lovely as the weather. Take care of each other with gentle kindness, From Here.

o we are almost finished Easter break 2018 and the crowds are just beginning to thin out. I mentioned in my last week’s column that our family tends to stick close to home during that time, unless we leave town completely.

I explained that the reason for this is because there is a ton of people in town, and that means tons of traffic and crowds everywhere you go. I didn’t mean to complain, but I DID hear from a few people who felt that it is important as expats to enjoy Vallarta no matter what time of year it is, and to enter into the festive spirit of this time of year.

I agree with this in theory, because I love Mexico in general and Vallarta in particular. I love the sun and the waves. I love the friendly, helpful people. I love trying out new foods and experiencing new customs. Most of all, I love spring break in this country, which is two weeks long.

But in actual practice, I like to spend much of my time at home during Semana Santa. One reason for this is that I don’t like trying to place my four foot long towel on a twelve inch square space. I don’t

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like walking down the Malecon in a shuffle because if I extend my leg farther, I will kick someone accidentally.

Full confession: I happen to be rather claustrophic. My son has inherited this condition from my side of the family. You may have enjoyed watching me trying to keep my son calm when we were trapped in an elevator during a power outage in Guadalajara. Good thing the lights went out so he didn’t have to see my face as I tried not to hyperventilate.

But the other reason that I hang out at my house for a lot of my spring break is because I have a LOT of stuff to do there that I’ve been putting on my “mañana ” list.

A few things like: Lots of boring, hateful home improvement items. So now I’ve had time to get out the list and come up with new reasons to do them next spring break.

Realizing how often a person has to wash dishes when they prepare three meals a day for four people, one of whom is a thirteen-year-old boy with a hollow leg.

Reading books that are of no educational value whatsoever Making pie (for the children. I swear).

Trying out a couple of restaurants on off hours (The Jazz Foundation’s new vegan menu is incredible, by the way, and The Green Place is a must-visit).

A family sleepover. We are busy people, and Gil and I have opposite schedules most of the time.

So we have spent more time as a family during the last two weeks. I demanded a sleepover in the living room where we watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (if you grew up in the eighties, this is required viewing for Family Movie Night once you have teens). My kids weren’t convinced until they realized the movie is basically a kids’ guide on faking an illness.

So we stay near home. And that’s ok. But maybe you prefer to enjoy Vallarta’s Semana Santa crowds.

And that’s also ok.. I begrudge not one person their holiday on the sand, because I have fifty other weeks of the year to enjoy it. I don’t need to grimace-smile while I fight over the last beach chair at Cuates y Cuetes because I can come back in a week and have five to myself. I am so happy for everyone that can come here and have a dream vacation in my favorite town.

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Medical Matters Pam Thompson

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Pamela Thompson operates HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta, a multi-faceted, independent, resource network that is here for your total health and well-being. We offer assistance to help find a physician, hospital and diagnostic service for any healthcare needs. www.healthcareresourcespv.com

Doctors and Madeline!

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’ve said it before and I will say it again: we are so very lucky to have such astonishing physicians here. I firmly believe that a large part of this is the “culture”, the way of thinking, the compassion. Once he/ she finishes medical school, they must do their “servicio social” (social services). It is sort of like a lottery as far as where this will be done, where they will be sent. It can be up in the jungle somewhere. It can be a small pueblo/rancho type location. It can be a massively large public hospital in a big city. There is a “salary” (and I use the term loosely) because it is a barely livable amount. The hours are long and grueling. I am absolutely enthralled when my physicians tell me about their servicio social experiences. Many say they were in tiny little villages where the people pretty much “adopted” them. They

became part of the locals families who shared meals with them, spent holidays with them. They have returned over the years to visit the families and are always welcomed with open arms. One physician told me that he lived in an open palapa, far up in a jungle.

His daily challenge was the scorpions. Day after day, night after night, people being stung by scorpions. Imagine that you are a very young person, just finishing numerous years of intense studying. You are ready to go out in to the world and begin your career as a physician. You have most likely been away from your hometown, family for a long time. But first, you need to leave once again and put in to practice (with minimal resources/materials/supplies) your book knowledge in a remote location. Oh the experiences! I have thought in the past that this would be a wonderful “series” of

presentations, of our physicians sharing their experiences during their servicio social. I have put this on my “Summer To-Do” list. I think it would be fascinating! Though payment is minimal and there are many obstacles, what an incredible concept, this requirement of a year of social service.

I would like to take some space here and acknowledge Madeline, the editor of this paper. She is celebrating five years with the PVTribune this month and she deserves a gigantic round of applause. I can barely get a weekly article out (or my monthly newsletter) so I cannot fathom the work involved in putting together an entire paper on a weekly basis and in a timely manner. And to top that off, have it be as varied, as interesting and as brilliant as it is. She is so easy to work with and doesn’t send nasty notes if my articles are late. We most certainly appreciate you Madeline and all of your hard work and dedication!

For some reason, legions of people seem to think that after Easter and as we continue into the summer months, stuff just shuts down around here. That we just sort of curl up and hibernate until next fall. Really? I wish! Life goes on!

It’s busy! Long gone are the days of “low season”, for numerous reasons.

Sure, some of the social whirlwind settles down but this is our home and we continue living, working, socializing and everything else that is involved in life as we know it. Sure, we might sweat more but that’s about it!

Here’s to a bountiful week!

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Three bedrooms, three bathrooms and stunningly furnished! Bay and city views. If you don’t want to cook, go to the restaurant, or have the chef send food to your condo. Full gym, massage rooms, jetted spa and three connected pools. Walk to town via Santa Barbara or walk on the beach to Los Muertos. This is what you’ve been working for!

entertainment Incanto’s Spring Season Spotlights Gypsy Rumba, Media Luna and Canada’s Sylvia Gallant April 5 - 11, 2018 www.vallartatribune.com

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3 Nights Only! Sylvia Gallant

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n ‘Cabaret La Vie En Rose’, Canadian entertainer Sylvia Gallant presents a delicious mix of glamour, humor and tenderness while singing many great hits of the last century. Edith Piaf is featured in the show, as well as other music of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. Sylvia takes you for a wonderful tour of some of the fabulous cabarets from around the world, including Paris, Berlin, London, New York and more. Born in Quebec, Canada,

Sylvia grew up in a lively and very talented family of 15 children. She started her professional career in the 80’s, singing for conventions throughout Canada and the U.S. Sylvia loves glamour, feathers and was born to entertain! Join her for a special evening of fun and music.

And please wear, or add a touch of pink! Three nights only, April 10, 12, 14 at 8pm in the main theater.

Tickets available at IncantoVallarta.com

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anadian entertainer/singer Sylvia Gallant presents ‘Cabaret La Vie En Rose’, a delicious mix of glamour, humor and tenderness, featuring the music of Edith Piaf and the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. April 10, 12, 14 at 8pm. Gypsy Rumba plays highenergy Flamenco, Gypsy and Latin rhythms with their full band on Sundays at 8pm in the main theater. They will also present a tribute to The Gipsy Kings on select Sundays. See calendar.

Media Luna plays high-energy Flamenco, Rock, and Huapango with Special Guests. Fridays at 8pm through April.

Bohemia Viva’s closing performance of ‘The Sound Garden’ featuring Latin rhythms, beautiful ballads and gorgeous harmonies plays Wednesday, April 11 at 6:30pm.

Gospelicious Gospel Brunch with ‘The Holy Host Singers’ and pianist/Music Director David Troy Francis. Hosted by Tracy Parks.

Sunday, April 8 & 22 12pm. Final shows for the season.

Lobo and Latcho present an encore performance of ‘Primal Groove’ (Gypsy/Flamenco) with Special Guest, Andrea, from ‘The Blond Gypsies’ on Sunday, April 15 at 8pm.

Paco Ojeda on Music presents a music appreciation lecture featuring ‘Sweeney Todd’ on April 17 at 7:30pm with Special Guests. He will also present a follow-up screening of the 1980 touring company

performance starring Angela Lansbury and George Hearn on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm.

Classic stage comedy ‘Greater Tuna’, starring Ron Spencer and Tracy Parks has been extended by popular demand. Performances resume on Wednesdays starting April 25 at 8pm.

In the piano bar Tongo plays Latin/Cuban rhythms on his handmade flutes/ drums on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

Also select mornings starting at 10am on the riverside terrace.

Joby Hernandez plays pop/rock favorites in English and Spanish on guitar Wednesdays at 5pm.

Also select mornings starting at 10am on the riverside terrace.

The Red Suitcases play Classic Rock/Pop in English and Spanish Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm.

Singer-songwriter Zoe Wood plays Nuevo Flamenco instrumentals, Jazz and Latin Standards, and originals on acoustic guitar.

Special Guest musician Eduardo Leon joins her on select Thursdays at 5pm.

Hulda Hix presents the all-new ‘Thirsty Thursdays’ with wine tasting and entertainment at 7pm.

Open Mic is on Thursdays, now at 9:00pm. Sing, dance, play… the stage is yours.

‘The Joanie Show’ starring Joan Houston and Bob Bruneau plays Fridays at 5pm.

Bingo with Pearl is on Saturdays at 4pm. Special guests

include Ballet Folklorico Tradiciones and Amber the male belly dancer.

Moruno plays Mediterranean, Arabic, Flamenco on Saturdays at 7pm. Cheko Ruiz and Alex Gonzalez of Gypsy Rumba play their duo show in the piano bar on most Saturdays at 9:30pm. See their full band in the theater on Sundays at 8pm.

Pianist Dennis Crow plays standards and showtunes Sundays at 5 & 10pm, Tuesdays at 5pm and Fridays at 7pm with singer Luis Villanueva.

Salsa dancing/lessons is held on Wednesdays & Sundays at 8pm on the upper terrace. All are welcome.

Happy Hour daily 2-6pm. ‘The Zen Hour’, is 4-5pm daily with soft music in the piano bar. 2x1 show tickets offered during this hour only on select current shows.

Limited quantities.

For online tickets with no booking fees and more detailed information visit www.IncantoVallarta.com.

No cover in the piano bar.

Beginning April 9, Incanto will be closed on Mondays. Box Office hours are 9am to 11pm Tues-Sun. Casual dining is always available. Contact General Manager Gilberto Figueroa for group and special event bookings at Incantopv@gmail.com.

Incanto is located at Insurgentes 109 (at the Rio Cuale). Call 322 223 9756 for reservations.

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The Bucerias Beat

By Kiri Westby

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Kiri Westby is an international activist and a writer, whose unique blogs have been featured on HuffPost and Good Morning America, and translated into multiple languages. Kiri is a mother of two and a practicing Buddhist, who was born in Boulder, Colorado, but has lived all over the globe. She recently relocated with her family to Bucerias. Nayarit.

A Holiday Trifecta

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s I write this Easter morning, having just returned from an early Mass at Our Lady Of Peace in downtown Bucerias, I am simultaneously feeling extra tired from “springing forward” into Daylight Savings time, and wondering what pranks to pull on my family for April Fool’s Day. What are the odds that these three distinct events fall on the same day?

Easter, which follows the lunar

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April Fool’s Day, now celebrated on April 1st, has been

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observed in some form or another since ancient Rome, who set aside a holiday just for frivolity and pranks. The practice of tricking friends and family exploded in the 1700s when English pranksters popularized the tradition on what became known as “All Fools’ Day.” Mexico has only been observing Daylight Savings Time since 1996, changing the clocks forward on the first Sunday in April, and back on the last Sunday in October, which means the actual calendar date changes annually.

Next year, we will celebrate foolishness on April 1st, change our clocks on the 7th, and come together for Easter dinner on the 21st, each holiday occupying a separate place in our lives. But this year we got the trifecta of holiday magic!

A rare, celestial opportunity to gather for a prank-filled Easter feast and gain an extra hour of sunlight before bedtime. I spent a moment online and discovered that this wouldn’t happen again until the year 2029, and hasn’t happened since 1956!

While Easter is international, the way we observe it isn’t. Mexico has developed particularly unique customs that hardly resemble the

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egg hunts, bonnets and neighborhood potlucks of my American youth.

The rituals of staging elaborate crucifixion reenactments (Passion Plays), public self-flagellation displays, and massive silent processions are specifically Mexican, with such events taking place nationwide from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. Many believe that to attend the most famous Passion Play in Iztapalapa—begun in 1843 after a terrible cholera outbreak and now attended by nearly two million people annually—transports viewers back in time to witness history.

I scoured my local stores for chocolate bunnies and plastic eggs to hide for my kids, (explaining to each confused clerk about my people’s bizarre custom of eating marshmallow chicks for Easter), and felt grateful that the commercialization of Easter has not really taken root in Mexico. We would have to adjust our family’s sails and create our own American-Mexican holiday traditions.

And I realized that our beautiful bay represents the unlikely coming together of three distinct cultures,

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three unique trajectories meeting in one exceptional place, not unlike the auspicious April 1st we were having.

Canadian, American and Mexican traditions blend here to form new customs, as history meets modernity in the minds and choices of the next generation; and I suppose it’s always been that way, as migration intertwines families, traditions morph to include the ebb and flow of our mores.

Walking around the Bucerias plaza early Easter morning, there was a sense of community and richness that can be lost in our individualistic world. “Feliz Pascua!” Families called out to one another, rushing into the basilica delayed by the time change, towing children with prank-filled sparkles in their eyes (or did I imagine that?).

The priest addressed a packed house of every shade of Melanin—from sunburnt red to indigenous chocolate—intermingling our language, our faith, and our customs to generate our own distinctly blended culture…and to collectively celebrate the rebirth of something new, the way Spring has always done.

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Life in la Cruz Cindy Bouchard

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Cindy Bouchard, an expat Canadian runs a Boutique Inn, Villa Amor del Mar in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. She and her husband Chris are living and lovin’ in Vallarta–Nayarit. If you want more info on La Cruz or desire… A very special vacation contact cindy@VillaAmordelMar.com

A Family legacy: La Ballena Blanca Restaurant-Bar in La Cruz

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ou may know Katia as the owner of Café Shule’l on the plaza at the opening to the Marina Riviera Nayarit. Her café caters to locals and visitors for breakfast, but this year she’s expanded in more ways than one!

She and her man, Arnie, gave birth to beautiful Isabella and Katia and her parents took over the running of La Ballena Blanca Bar and Restaurant.

It was exciting to watch the location that is now La Ballena Blanca [translated to The White Whale] transformed into a restaurant. I marvel at what can be done with a blank, semi-outside space in Mexico. During high season, due to very little rain, a ceiling isn’t necessary as proven with the sail shades hung decoratively yet serving a much-needed function. The delightful bar made from a speedboat gets much attention, but the creativity only starts with the design!

Katia’s parents, Tomas and Connie operate the business with her, fulfilling her mom’s passion of cooking for many! The dream made

possible with help from her Uncle Francisco Robles and Aunt Maria Eloisa Robles who own the building. It’s a family tradition to operate La Ballena Blanca. Katia’s grandfather, Rosendo Robles, gave it that name nearly forty years ago when a white whale washed ashore.

La Ballena Blanca’s menu is mostly seafood and always fresh. I so enjoyed the red snapper! Their

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The only Legally Licensed Anglican Parish Location of the Diocese of Western Mexico in Puerto Vallarta

“Celebrating 10 years at the same location” Services Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 4 to 12 yrs English-Traditional Holy Communion All faiths welcome-Casual Dress Christ Church by the Sea with Fr. Jack has always welcomed people from all walks of life and denominations.

We are open to all race creeds political and sexual orientation.

Christ Church by the Sea has been serving Puerto Vallarta for 18 years supporting schools, teaching English language, serving the hospitals with layettes for the new born, serving in prison ministry and the handicapped schools Across from airport, northbound service road next to Sixt and Thrifty Car Rental Blvd. Fco. Medina 7936, Puerto Vallarta Questions? Father Jack Wehrs e mail: jackandshirley1@att.net Text 1 619 300 7377 Tel 044 322 229 1129

Web site: www.christchurchbythesea.com Complimentary parking at Sixt Rental Car

coconut shrimp are fantastic. They have tacos, filled with your choice of fish, shrimp, octopus or arrachera beef. They also serve ribs and dear aunt Tia Lorena’s tortilla soup. Mom/Chef Connie’s favourite recipe is Chile Rellenos filled with seafood and is only available on Wednesday’s!

Like so many of the restaurants in La Cruz, La Ballena Blanca

supports local live music in high season every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Fun fact: Katia’s grandfather was the 53rd person born in Puerto Vallarta. He loved to cook and shared that love with his children. All twelve of his offspring (six girls and six boys) cook and own restaurants. Various members of the family run all the restaurants on the block where Katia’s restaurants are located. Owned by their grandmother, they all use the land. “It is great to have everyone so close and we always know we will have the help we need.”

On one corner is the Green Tomato run by Katia’s cousin, Jose Eduardo, specializing in hamburgers with a fabulous shrimp burger.

They also have tacos and other items on the menu; Then there is Café Shule’l.

Between Katia’s two restaurants is Uncle Pita who serves Asada (barbequed meat) tacos. On the corner closest to the marina is La Ballena Blanca.

I highly encourage everyone to visit Katia and her family at Café Shule’l for breakfast or La Ballena Blanca for lunch, dinner and cocktails.

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Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit are the Mexican west coast’s hidden gems

By Howell Davies

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atching a baby turtle, just hours old, make its desperate journey into the sea was something I thought I would only ever see on a David Attenborough documentary.

Yet hours after touching down in Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s west coast, I was the one releasing an olive ridley sea turtle into the wild, observing it flapping its tiny flippers into the waves as the sun set.

Some 50,000 of the creatures have been released from the Marriott’s conservation hatchery this year alone.

But there were even more critters I would come face to face with during my week-long getaway.

For years, Mexico’s east coast, with the sandy beaches of the Mayan Riviera and party towns of Cancun and Tulum, have been hot spots for British travellers.

But 1,500 miles away, on the country’s west coast, picturesque Puerto Vallarta and neighbouring Riviera Nayarit offer a more relaxing alternative.

In the last decade it has become more and more popular with American and Canadian tourists.

Now we are getting in on it too, thanks to weekly direct TUI flights from Manchester and London.

As snow fell back home, it was the perfect winter getaway, with temperatures only dropping to a more-than-balmy low of 25C during the day.

The area is at its best from November to April, avoiding the rainy season and maintaining a near-perfect climate, whether you want to sunbathe or sightsee.

For me, it was a mix of the two, and the day after experiencing the cuteness of the baby turtles, I was swimming with dolphins in the wild.

Wildlife Connection runs boat trips out into Banderas Bay, where I dived straight in to mingle with pods of inquisitive dolphins which clicked and squeaked as they swam around me.

Biologist Maru is part of every trip the company runs, and has become well accustomed to the animals and ensures all dives are done in their best interest.

There are more than dolphins in the bay though, as I discovered days later while relaxing on a yacht with a margarita in hand after snorkelling around the local coral reefs.

Suddenly the boat’s crew ran

to the bow and pointed straight ahead, where two humpback whales splashed around.

One of the most widely visited attractions here is the world-famous hidden beach — only accessible by swimming (and with a very necessary hard hat to avoid bashing your head).

Vallarta Adventures operates marina safari trips to the idyllic, secret shore, which has been carved out in the middle of an island, and has rare blue-footed booby birds flying overhead.

From surfing in hippy-chic Sayulita, strolling along the cobbled streets of the Zona Romantica, or enjoying the equivalent of a West End show with the Rhythms of the Night concert at Las Caletas, there are plenty of non-animal activities to keep you occupied.

All of this was more than enough

to make it one of the most incredible trips I’ve ever been on.

But the accommodation here takes things to another level.

The coast is full of places to stay and there are infinity pools as far as the eye can see.

I checked into the most impressive hotel, the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit.

It promised what they call a “beyond all-inclusive” experience, and it certainly delivered.

With personal concierges, sea views from every room, three fine dining restaurants and a gigantic pool overlooking the beach, it was the ideal place to relax.

In the rooms there is even free tequila, wine and more snacks than you can imagine. Perfect.

The Hilton offers a slightly more affordable experience, with some of the most impressive views at sunset

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Sea Turtle Nesting Season The Bay of Banderas is home to thousands of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, that each year return to the beaches on which they were born to lay their eggs - one of Puerto Vallarta’s most visible and interesting ecological cycles.

From June through December, female sea turtles come ashore and lay their clutches. The eggs incubate for approx. 45 days.

There are a number of ecological groups that run turtle camps and nurseries in the greater Banderas Bay area, where you can help newborn turtles through the first steps of their lives. Among them are: Campamentos Tortugueros Puerto Vallarta, a 2 km stretch of beach from Playa de Oro to Playa los Tules in the northern part of Puerto Vallarta; and, in Riviera Nayarit, Campamento Tortuguero Sayulita and Grupo Ecológico de la Costa Verde, A.C, in San Pancho.

During the summer and fall months, travelers can volunteer or go on tours of these nurseries and nesting sites to learn about the fascinating life cycle of sea turtles. For more information, visit project-tortuga.org or contact your hotel concierge.

from its rooftop bar, complete with another infinity pool. Well, why not?

For a more secluded stay, there is the back-to-basics Casitas Maraika — with its beautiful wooden buildings that are guaranteed to have the Instagram likes pouring in — or the boutique W Hotel with its divine Spice Market restaurant.

And of course, millions of tourists flock to Mexico each year for the food alone, which far exceeds the hybrid tex-mex the British are used to.

I had a go at making a traditional meal, with the help of chef Julio Cesar at Restaurant Gaby’s, which offers very affordable cooking lessons and serves some of the biggest margaritas in town.

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ties to try incredible street food (but watch out, traveller’s tummy is real).

You can experience Hollywood Glamour at Casa Kimberley, the lavish home given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton Or sample a touch of Hollywood glamour at Casa Kimberly, situated in the lavish home given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton for her 32nd birthday.

Puerto Vallarta’s incredible views, beautiful beaches, picturesque streets, perfect climate and luxurious accommodation makes this an absolute no-brainer for a return trip.

Apart from anything else, the lashings of tequila and mountains of guacamole and chips will have me coming back.

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he Sweet Life aka La Dulce Vida bakes anything and everything that can go into an oven. Andrea is happiest creating what you want in a cake precisely, for an anniversary, birthday, going-away, moving-in, it’s Tuesday, let’s get a cake and have a party! She has yet to be stymied by an original request so go for it! You can pick up your cake at Three Hens Market, or she will have it delivered to you. And delicious carrot cake loaves, buns and bread. Contact La Dulce Vida on Facebook and place your order.

Barbara Peters makes the best-pickled beets in the city: Crunchy with a hint of garlic. Her pickles are equally as good. She also makes jewelry and represents other artist’s work with pendants and bracelets and intriguing paintings small enough to fit in your carry-on.

Pat’s Pandemonia Boutique is having a huge clearance sale: new women’s plus-size clothes and shoes and don’t forget her cotton wine bags in dozens of colors and patterns.

The Art Guild PV is introducing “Open Studio Saturdays at Studio 22” starting this weekend. You can come to Market, do your shopping then go upstairs and work on your painting or a sculpture or whatever it is you do. Everyone is welcome, and there are artists on hand that can help you.

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ake some time away from the madding crowds on Playa Los Muertos and the Pier and slip into the lobby of one of Vallarta’s oldest beach hotels. Enjoy the coolness of the thick adobe walls and take your time walking through our year-round Market offering goods and services not found anywhere else. You will find Mexican silver jewelry, traditional nuts and candies, textiles, and herbal extracts to cure what ails you. Venezuelan food and products served up by gorgeous

people from that country famous for its beauties.

Summer is coming to Vallarta with the heat and humidity rising each month. See Elizabeth – one of our newest vendors - for her handmade cooling ties that will lower your body temperature immediately. Choose from lots of bright, exciting patterns; these are lovely gifts for your gardener and housekeeper and if that means you then buy two!

If you are not familiar with Bark

Art, then check it out at Marsol Friday Market. Stunning results from a long and involved process that begins with mashing up tree bark. An ancient art revived and thriving in Vallarta. Huichol Art is well-represented as well. Often you can watch Hilario affix tiny glass beads with beeswax to a figure of a deer or jaguar, both sacred symbols of their culture.

The Marsol Friday Market by the Pier is open year-round from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

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well behaved on her walks. Faith has been spayed, dewormed and vaccinated.

She is now ready for her forever home and is available for adoption.

If this well behaved young lady is just what you have been looking for, contact us at spcapv@gmail. com for an application to adopt Faith. www.thewitcherysalon.com

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t seems as though the International Friendship Club (IFC) has got its calendar in a knot. Here we are in Semana Pasque and the club is giving away buckets of money, just like it’s Christmas. But it doesn’t matter because the effects that their generosity will have on many communities in Puerto Vallarta will be life changing.

Every year IFC does the business-like thing of preparing a budget and 2017 was no exception but at the end of the year the club found that, due to excellent results achieved by the many volunteers running the IFC Home Tours and other club functions, it had a considerable surplus.

As the mandate of the club is to distribute the highest prudent amount to the programs and charities it supports the board decided to invest an additional $400,000 in Puerto Vallarta. The recipients include the following: - Corazon de Niña will now be able to set up a new classroom at the orphanage to accommodate the increased number of girls they are providing a home to.

- The Community Service program at the American School can purchase equipment to re-cycle and process some of the tons of plastic that would otherwise find its way to the ocean and landfill.

- IFC’s dental clinic in Boca De Tomatlan will buy an electronic tooth cleaner, rather than having to use those tiny hammers and chisels to clean teeth.

- The club will provide cheques to three musical groups (IAMPV, ALAS Escuela de Canto, and OEPV) so they can all buy more musical instruments and allow music to be taught to and enjoyed by more children who, otherwise, would be unable to afford it.

- SETAC, the AIDS education association, will now be able to hire a facilitator to go into school classrooms and teach children in grades three through six about AIDS and

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- Asilio CAIAM is a home for the elderly. Its manager will now be able to buy much needed tables, large print books, a rechargeable speaker and a power washer to clean the floors.

- Kindergarten Salvador Novo will now have more children’s building blocks, assembly games, a microphone and a projector.

- Close to the PV airport is Colonia Colorado; one of the most economically deprived areas in the city. Its community centre, with the help of IFC’s support, will install a protective wire fence and a roof and this will allow children to play safely and for teachers to teach.

- In the backstreets of another colonia, Las Portales, is La Floresta Primary School, which has a population of 240 students. IFC is providing them with enough money to set up a library and community centre so that children will be encouraged to read and their moms and dads can take classes and workshops.

- CANICA needs six used computers and a part-time teacher to help kids who have to spend some schooldays getting chemo and other treatment for their cancer.

Now they can help these children more than they could in the past.

- Volcanes Education Project has found that some of their students who receive scholarships score low grades in math and this jeopardises their financial support that depends on an average of 85%. With IFC support the project will hire a math teacher.

- Clinica Santa Barbara is a rehabilitation and therapy clinic that provides services to very poor people in PV. The club’s support will enable the clinic to buy more supplies and to expand the number of patients it can help.

- Mayto is a village on the coast of Jalisco a couple of hours south of here. Scorpion stings occur about once a week and, for kids under five, can be fatal. The club has agreed to finance the purchase of serum and this will, perhaps, save lives in the future.

Each charity or program that IFC supports is visited by an IFC member each year to ensure that the money provided by the club is being used in the manner that was agreed when application was originally made.

This follow-up and the allocation of funds is only possible because dozens of the IFC volunteers believe that, whether it’s Easter or Christmas, the season for giving back to our community never ends.

e are pleased to announce our newest corporate sponsor— Diamonds International. “Puerto Vallarta is world famous for its resorts, which bring thousands of tourists from all over the globe annually. With resort communities designed to accommodate a wide range of travelers and budgets, it’s no wonder our fair city is as popular with families as it is for those seeking exceptional entertainment and nightlife. Like Puerto Vallarta, Diamonds International has something for everyone as well, from incredible bargains on fine jewelry to the most respected names in designer wristwatches.

Stop by our Boulevard Francisco Medina and 31 de Octubre locations to experience the best in duty free jewelry shopping in the city.”

Things are winding down here as the low season we will soon begin. April 28 will be the final opportunity for you to come and visit us and all the other incredible vendors at the Olas Altas Farmers Market.

We have had some wonderful visitors during this season.

Special thanks to our friends who recently left some donations at the markets or at the sanctuary: Sharon Orlowski, Joy & Carrie Crocker, Myllin & Joan Misura, John & Lynne Winkelmann, Kim & Dennis Flatgard, Alison Ross, Roxanne & Glenn Mackenzie, Bev & Brian Weaver and Nelson Bailey. At this time of the year we also lose our volunteer drivers and tour guides who return to their homes out of country for the low

season. Consequently, Thursday April 26 will be the final regularly scheduled tour out to the sanctuary. After that date, special arrangements will be necessary.

Contact us at spcapv@gmail.com.

We want to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you! See you again next year.

Be sure and come by to visit us at the Olas Altas Farmers Market each Saturday from 9:00 am until closing at 2:00 pm through April 28. The market is located in Lázaro Cárdenas Park. This is in addition to our presence at the Marina Art & Market each Thursday from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm.

To see our animals available for adoption, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/spcapv.

There are photos and also individual albums of our rescues as well as a bit of their history. Please be aware that our adoption fee within Mexico is $2,000 pesos. Contact us at spcapv@gmail.com to obtain an adoption application.

To make donations via PayPal, select the “Donate” option on our Facebook page www.facebook. com/spcapv or on our website at http://spcapv.com/donate/.

You can drop off any donations for the SPCA Hacienda San Angel located at Calle Miramar 336, above Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in El Centro.

Get involved…rescue, adopt, foster, volunteer, donate or educate. You can learn more about the SPCA Puerto Vallarta by checking us out at www.spcapv. com/home or on Facebook.

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Rooster Market, on Saturdays and at the Amigo’s de La Cruz table at the La Cruz Sunday Market. In addition to all of our advertisers, look for the Vallarta Tribune in restaurants, resorts, galleries and salons around the Bay of Banderas and north into

Sayulita. We distribute 10,000 copies in high season every Thursday.

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17 Son of Akhenaten 18 "Mad Men" creations 28 Words of denial 29 Blarney Stone home 30 ﬔe Phantom of the Opera 34 In pieces 35 Attractive one?

36 Benjamin's bill 37 Anxious med. condition 38 ESPN figures 39 Russian crepes 41 Hardest to hang on to 42 More than enough, usually 43 Odds end?

44 Cornerstone abbr.

46 Tandoori bread

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Los Bambinos thank Vallarta for a great season!

By Christina Larson

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os Bambinos are so grateful to their community for record breaking show season. They had the opportunity to perform over 50 sold out shows. Furthermore, the group with the support of an all star kitchen support the restaurant and food reviews were shining. Do not miss the last few shows of the season!

During the last two weeks, the group had the unique opportunity to welcome talented guest performer Axel Solis of Fundación Corazón de Niña A.C., a registered Mexican non-profit. “For me, it was a very moving experience to work with a young man who carries so much passion for the music and genuine willingness to study and perfect the selection for the show. Axel rocksolid demeanor shows the excellent upbringing the Corazón de Niña family. It was a pleasure to work with Axel and I hope we have the opportunity to share the stage with him again" -Lazzaro Morales, lead guitarist.

Los Bambinos are happy to offer a donation to Corazón de Niña

Foundation. They invite you to do the same. Currently, this home supports 56 children and they are looking for an education sponsor for the young bright children. For more information and to make a donation please visit their website www. fundacioncorazon.mx or contact the director Melisa at (322) 224 9209.

Only for this week, mention this article for a 2x1 entrance to any of the show.

Come to Bambinos Trattoria to feed your body with an authentic Italian meal, while Los Bambinos nourish your soul with heartfelt harmony and masterful music Los Bambino's six weekly, 8-10 PM shows: • Monday & Tuesday Beatle Mania: Tribute to the Beatles • Wednesday & Thursday Big Girls Don't Cry featuring Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons • Friday & Saturday Fiesta Latina | Latin Party featuring Axel Solis March 30th and April 6th Each of their shows highlights the tasteful mix of traditional and International tunes that Vallarta loves about this talented group.

Los Bambinos present their shows at Bambinos Trattoria (www. bambinostrattoria.com) located at

Aguacate #314, at the corner of Carranza street in Old Town Puerto Vallarta, just before Mundo de

Azulejos. Dinner seating begins at 6:30 PM Music starts at 8:00 PM. Bambinos

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