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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

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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

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A vacay from my vacay

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ack from Canada and I promptly took off for a two-night vaycay to Guayabitos, about an hour north of Vallarta. Guayabitos sits in the middle of a large bay and has one of the best beaches, with slow rolling waves and shallow waters.

The town is a mixture of terrible shops selling made in china crap, fantastic restaurants that serve possibly the greatest tortillas ‘hecho a mano’. My favourite spot for ridiculously large quesadillas is Restaurant Anahi. The Papa Relleño, a double baked potato filled with cheese and the grilled meat of your choosing, topped with cilantro, onion, nopales, and salsa is the closest you’ll come to cholesterol heaven and oh boy, is it worth it!

To the south is the smaller town of Los Ayala, which was out original destination but it has no cell phone coverage, which creeps me out, it’s overcrowded, jam-packed with holiday revelers blasting banda as loud as they can and most of the pools seemed to have more humans than water. Ick. This is my

second time in Los Ayala, and I had hoped since it wasn’t a holiday it would be quieter, cleaner, but nope.

I can find nothing redeeming about that little town.

To the north of Guayabitos is its harder working neighbor, La Peñita.

Here you’ll find hardware stores and dentist offices, services geared to the local population, and one of my favourite restaurants El Pollito. I stumbled upon it years ago. I guess they specialize in fried chicken, but I usually have the molcajete with its this cheesy, saucy, gooeyness, cooked with all my favourite things. This time we were there for breaky and I had hotcakes with fruit. Perfect.

We rented a villa overlooking Guayabitos and spent one day just laying in the infinity pool reading magazines. IT WAS HEAVEN. That evening we drove over the Vista Guayabitos Restaurtant for a delicious meal poorly served. But the view more than made up for the lack of service. It was interesting to see the space was painted by Mara Diaz, a well known Vallarta muralist.

I tend to avoid Guayabitos because it’s a bit too grubby for me.

The hotels cater to large Mexican families and rarely offer any luxuries, be it, comfortable beds, cotton sheets, any art other than

a painting of the crucifixion and all usually embraced in baby’s diaper of orange and brown tiles. So it was nice to tour the Cabañas del Capitan hotel and its adjacent café and cocktail bar. These places are more on par with San Pancho or Vallarta – and sold out to clientele eager for this modernized experience. And there were other hotels and restaurants following suit.

If you’re in Guayabitos, the thing to do is rent a boat and explore the remote beaches and islands.

Apparently, the snorkeling off Coral Island is excellent. I’ll have to be honest, the water was really freaking cold, so I passed on snorkeling, but we made plans to head back in September when rates will be at their lowest and the water the warmest. It is pretty amazing what you can find when you point your car any direction but west and drive for an hour or so.

This week we have a new author JC Green who is going to write on Mexican politics and national issues as we head into the upcoming elections. For those of us who live here, this is a pivotal election and one worth paying attention to.

And many of us have no idea how the Mexican political system works or who the players are, so JC is going to school us between now

Dare to Dream!

By Emily Murray any artists, particularly ones who do public installations, love to have their work out there in a way that people can really experience it. To not only be able to see it, but to touch it, study it, spend some time with it. Creating bold, eye catching pieces that help conjure a certain feeling or a special time for their viewers.

Parque de los Azulejos, located in Lazaro Cardenas park in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of Old Town, takes this concept a step further.

Upon completion, not only will the entire park be resurfaced in beautiful

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mosaic designs, but many of Vallarta’s residents and visitors will have a hand in creating the final design. Talk about audience participation! Last week another 3-day workshop was held, and more designs were completed in the park, thanks to generous participation from local folks just like you!

Do you want to be a part of this too? Don’t miss out on this experience; here, you have a chance to not only be a part of history, but to actually create your own part of the story.

So, what will you make? The sky’s the limit! Anything you can dream up, you can create and contribute

and July.

Other writers have fallen to the side, some from sheer exhaustion and others because they’ve gone back north. You’ll begin to see some changes and new faces around here in the coming months as we start to reorganize for next fall.

If you’re not in PV and can’t get your hands on this newspaper – you can always read up online at vallartatribune.com or check out our facebook/vtatribune.

We are down to the crunch for most of the farmer’s markets. If you’ve been coveting something, do not delay we have two market

weeks left. Get out there and support our local artisans and treat yourself too!

But don’t despair – we have Pride, Restaurant (Three) Week and the Altruism Festival along with all the Centennial events the city is hosting. For all the details on the city events check out: www.puertovallartaalcien.com As always, thank you for reading each week. Your support is what keeps us here, doing what we love.

Please tip generously, support local and say no to that straw!

Safe travels, Madeline

This Weekend We Recommend: Kick off Fiestas De Mayo Fundraiser

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rab your dancing partner because this Saturday, April 21 at Lázaro Cárdenas Park, a dinner and entertainment spectacular will raise funds for the Fiestas de Mayo event for the Parish of Santa Cruz in Colonia Emiliano Zapata. From 5:30 – 10 pm you will enjoy cocktails, live music, performances, dancing under the stars and a buffet dinner featuring local chefs, all for only 500 (in advance) - 600 pesos at the event. This will be one of the

last big fundraiser events until next November. Don’t miss this chance to see great friends and support our local communities.

To get your tickets – contact Benjamin at 322-111-0118/229-0989

to making our park a more beautiful place for all who visit. The last 3-day workshop of the season is starting very soon, April 24th! Learn more at https://www.tileparkpv.com/workshops and sign up today! info@tileparkpv.com What will you make? Dare to dream!

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hen each evening from the 23rd of April to May 3 you are invited to experience a true Mexican tradition, in Old Town Puerto Vallarta. Join in all the festivities during the Fiestas De Mayo being held outside of Parroquia de la Santa Cruz, on Calle Aguacate and Lazaro Cardenas in Colonia Emiliano Zapata.

Starting with a parade on the 23rd, you’ll enjoy a variety of food booths, games of chance, and rides for the children, contests and nightly entertainment featuring different folkloric dancers, clowns and singers.

Next week at the Farmers’ Market you will find great things!

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hen Marcelo Martin came to Puerto Vallarta in 2008 he had nothing. “The Argentine is not patriotic. He goes where he can make a living,” says Martin. A desire to be close to his two daughters is what brought him to PV. At that time he had no idea that his business would become as successful as it has today.

“It’s a family business,” explains Marcelo. “I couldn’t have done it without the help of my wife, Pamela.” They started in Bucerias in 2009 with an Argentine restaurant.

Then the influenza epidemic hit and he had to close. But Marcelo didn’t give up. He started making empanadas and selling them in the gas stations. In 2011 he opened a small restaurant in Valle Dorado selling empanadas and choripanes.

That’s where his business really took off.

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Other markets followed-Bucerias, Nuevo Vallarta and Marina Vallarta. He decided to open another restaurant.

This time it was a food truck in Bucerias in 2015, Taco Tango, where they sold empanadas, choripanes, tacos and cuts of meat. In 2016 he opened another restaurant.

This time in Marina Vallarta, Taco Tango.

They have a more extensive menu and seating for 60 people. Marcelo believes in keeping it simple. Even though they offer more dishes at Taco Tango in the marina he still focusing on three main foods-empanadas, choripanes and pierna de cerdo.

“The empanada is a typical Argentine dish. Every region of the country has its own version. Mine are from Cordoba,” explains Marcelo.

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spinach and cheese. They are served with chimichurri.

The choripan is another typical Argentine dish. It is a type of sausage made with pork and beef and spices and cooked on the grill. It is served on a fresh bun with vegetables and chimichurri.

The third dish is the Big Sandwich pierna de cerdo.

This is a cut of pork which is cooked slowly over a low fire on the grill for five hours so that it doesn’t dry out. It is also served on a big bun with vegetables and chimichurri.

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Torta Tango coming soon.

Marcelo and Pamela can be found at the Olas Altas Farmers Market on Saturday, the La Cruz market on Sunday, Nuevo Vallarta on Tuesday, Bucerias on Wednesday and Marina Vallarta on Thursday nights.

They also offer catering with one week’s notice.

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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,

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On the Scene: Puerto Vallarta Centennial Marathon (candidates from left to right: López Obrador, Meade, Zavala, Anaya, Rodriguez)

Mexican elections: What you need to know By: Juan Pablo Green

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ith the Mexican presidential elections less than 90 days away, there are now a total of five candidates on the electoral ballot battling for the presidential chair. Mexico’s future president is elected in a single round of voting where a candidate can win with less than 50% of the votes, the winner will serve a six year term without eligibility for reelection. The 2018 elections come at a critical time for Mexico, as the country seeks to branch out commercially to reduce Mexico’s economic dependence on the United States, amidst fears of economic isolation.

Andres Manuel López Obrador, commonly referred as AMLO, is the current leading candidate in the polls. López Obrador was Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005. During his tenure he renovated the historical district of the city, created a bus rapid transit system and added second stories to the main roads of Mexico City’s congested roads.

The Tabasco native is on his third presidential campaign after narrowly losing the 2006 election.

Since then, he has founded his own party abbreviated as MORENA (National Regeneration Movement).

He is campaigning for an end of the “lavish” lifestyle of the political class, a referendum on the energy reforms that ended the state’s oil monopoly.

Ricardo Anaya Cortés is currently the runner up in the polls.

Anaya is the nominee for the National Action Party (PAN) after previously being the president of the party.

He is the youngest candidate at 39 years old, rising through the ranks of Mexican politics in a way never seen before. Anaya is campaigning on a platform of strengthening law enforcement and transparency inside the government. Anaya has faced scrutiny from both his party members and opposition as he faces charges over alleged money laundering over

a factory he sold in Queretaro.

Jose Antonio Meade is the candidate representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Meade boasts a PhD in Public Finance and International Economy from Yale University and has been in charge of various branches of government over the last two presidential terms. Meade has emphasized that he is not a “militant” of the party he is representing. Pepe, his nickname, has been struggling in the polls in third place as his candidacy is tied to an unpopular presidency and an authoritarian regime that ruled Mexico for 71 years.

Margarita Zavala is an independent candidate and wife of former president Felipe Calderón. Zavala began her campaign after losing the presidential nomination for the National Action Party (PAN). Zavala shares a lot of PAN’s ideals for economic and social development.

Margarita represents the traditional side of the party founded on catholic ideals and family values.

The latest addition to the electoral ballot is Nuevo Leon and Mexico’s first independent governor Jaime Rodriguez Calderón, also known as “El Bronco”. An ex-member of PRI for most of his political career, he campaigned for governor of Nuevo Leon, promising to jail the state’s previous corrupt governors and politicians. During his interrupted tenure as governor he failed to deliver those promises.

The following weeks will be critical for the rest of the candidates as López Obrador currently holds an average of a 10-point lead in most polls.

(Juan Pablo Green is a second year student at Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) in Guadalajara, majoring in International Relations.

A keen student of Mexican history and politics, JP plans a career in the diplomatic corps after graduation. JP can be reached at jpgreen. lopez@gmail.com)

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t’s always a wondeful time to be in this city by the sea, but 2018 is a particularly perfect time to be a resident of Puerto Vallarta. This year marks the city’s 100th as a municipality, and on the local agenda are a dazzling array of affairs spotlighting the area’s journey from a humble coastal fishing village to the global lifestyle destination it is today.

One of the most anticipated events on the calendar for 2018 was the inaugural Puerto Vallarta Marathon this past Sunday. The full route invited its intrepid challengers on a scenic if well-earned 42-kilometer (26 miles) tour of the city, winding through neighborhoods like Fluvial and La Aurora before coming to a triumphant finish at the city’s blooming cruise ship terminal and entertainment complex known as Puerto Magico.

The Puerto Vallarta Centennial Marathon offered cash prizes for the fastest times in various categories such as male runners, female runners, and seniors, with top ganadores gaining up to 10,000 pesos for their efforts. Still, in the end, there were no winners and losers, only varying speeds of success for these determined and capable individuals.

Spectators at the event enthusiastically cheered on the athletes, with cries of “animo!” and “corre!” filling the air along with spirited applause in both English and Spanish. They were also invited to enjoy live music while participating in a number of games and other special activities, including a raffle in which one lucky winner drove home in a brand new car.

The festivities were focused on fun as much as fitness, and so also featured a 5k for families and recreational runners as well as a half-marathon, which proved to provide the perfect balance of merit

and mercy for the bulk of this year’s participants.

The event was an unqualified success, welcoming over 1,500 runners from around the world to the city’s first ever marathon. The coming years may even see the event expanded to include a festival, tapping into the running community that thrives in the country as well as attracting fitness enthusiasts and weekend warriors from around the world. The buzz brought to the city by the PV Centennial Marathon virtually guarantees future editions will become a fixture on the yearly calendar. It’s much more fun to watch than run for this writer, but if you’re going to wake up at dawn to jog over 50,000 steps in the pursuit

of happiness, it’s hard to imagine a better place to make it happen than on the sparkling shores of the Banderas Bay.

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Sustainably Yours Emily Magewski

marciavallarta@gmail.com he coolest thing this week: USA Today has nominated our Vallarta Botanical Gardens as one of the top 20 gardens in North America! When the Vallarta Garden Club sent out the message a few days ago to vote (every day!!), our Gardens stood at 13 out of 20. As of today, we are at #3!!! Our beloved Gardens has yet to celebrate its Quincinera, and here we are rubbing shoulders with – and surpassing Butchart Gardens in Victoria that has had more than 115 years of being open to the public. So you have until the end of April to vote and re-vote.

And! We are the ONLY garden in Mexico to be nominated. Imagine if we could say we were the BEST Botanical Garden in three countries; an entire continent! All up to us to make it happen.

To Bob Price founder and curator of the Vallarta Botanical Gardens: we are behind you 100%. Go to: http://www.10best. com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden/vallarta-botanical-gardens-puer to-vallar ta-mexico/ share Bob Price also founded (in his spare time), the Vallarta Garden Club, of which I am a member, although I don’t do anything like many of the members who volunteer to plant, prune and get dirty on a regular basis. If you’ve not been to the main square by the church lately, have a look. Thousands of new plants bought and installed by the VGC. The City gave them some staff to help do a lot of the work. And, the pretty streets you see around town?

All greenery donated and maintained by the Garden Club. If any newbies out there want to meet a great bunch of foreigners whose love of Vallarta is proven with every tree and flower planted (after building the planters!) join them. The next meeting will be in May - I’ll let you know time and place.

The tireless Gary Thompson of Galeria Pacifico winds up his two free sculpture tours this Thursday, April 19th, at Demetro Galeria. We’ll have wine, and a bit of a party so stop in, across from Parque Lazaro Cardenas around 7 pm.

Some parts of “The Fishermen” have been bronzed already (the dog and the bucket of fish) and returned

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emilyannmajewski@gmail.com to the Demetro Galeria. The sculpture, created by Jim and daughter Christina Demetro, is scheduled to be dedicated on May 31st, the 100th anniversary of the Municipality of Vallarta, on the Malecon across from McDonald’s.

The most significant change in seasons in Vallarta for us fortunate enough to live and work here is that we have time to lunch. Calmly and quietly. Shared a fantastic arrachera pizza at Incanto with my friend Joan Kagan who is the owner of Red Gate Pottery on Lazaro Cardenas.

She has gone back to Vancouver Island for the summertime but will be throwing pots come November.

She is donating time and energy to helping Nat Moraga in her mosaic work in Parque Lazaro Cardenas.

Joan is making the actual tiles that are beginning to spring up in the Park. Remember to look up, and you’ll see them.

Then lunch with my Swedish gf Margareta Loughran at La Palapa along with her dog Lily. The three of us sat in the sand and spent hours nibbling and chatting. Margareta was the first expat to push everybody to help Rodolfo, the blind tenor who you can read about in past issues of the Vallarta Tribune. She is a delightful, caring woman.

And, in an hour from now, I’ll be lunching at Seasons P.V. with my favorite editor Madeline Milne. Full report next week!

Enjoy the cool weather and keep kindness in the front of your heart always, From Here.

A horticulturist and sustainability consultant for 18 years Emily runs a part time business in the Bay called Small World Probiotics, the region's largest fermented foods venture. Emily’s passion is ecology: whether it's our human micro biome or the greater ecology we are all fortunate to be a part of. She lives with her husband, daughter, two dogs, fourty chickens, ducks and plant collection outside of Lo de Marcos, Nayarit.

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lot of people extract life lessons from the hobbies they are passionate about.

“All you need to know about life is in the game of golf”…or surfing… or fishing. For me, life analogies spring from my love for gardening.

Gardening is a treasure trove of lessons on self-betterment, wise living and perhaps even the question, is there life after death?

I think it was GK Chesterton who provided the analogy that humans are like trees- with roots in the ground and branches in the air. How true this is, with our physical nature as a carbon based life form but our spirits interacting (photosynthesizing) with the ether – be that a life force in general or, for the less spiritually inclined, simply the invisible electrical forces that potentiate every aspect of our brains and nervous systems.

Another lesson in gardening is the interconnection of worlds.

I remember hearing a program on Nova, years back that was a broadcast on the music of the stars.

Literally, it was a kind of humming or buzzing sound. At the time, I was working on an estate garden in Ireland and thinking about the program of the night before

while I was weeding away. All of a sudden, a swarm of bees was lazily buzzing around my spot and, gosh darnit, it sounded exactly like star buzzing. It was one of those

lifes moments of feeling COMPLETELY CONNECTED that was unforgettable.

It is obvious to the point of cliché that the practice of weeding gardens is a great analogy for each of us noticing and rooting out weeds in our character, then supplanting them with more desirable traits. One doesn’t have to be a monk tending a monastic garden to see that in gardening, one is also cultivating one’s own spirit in the process. And that a sense of personal beauty and satisfaction, a garden, emerges from the practice of personal discipline.

These are just a few thoughts that getting down and dirty in the garden can inspire about life. Next article, we will delve into how the garden can guide entrepreneurial endeavors.

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Medical Matters Pam Thompson

pamela@healthcareresourcespv.com

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

Dementia? Alzheimer’s? Maybe not!

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ren’t we lucky to have an outstanding neurosurgeon here in Puerto Vallarta? I sure think so. Dr. Luis Robles is IMHO, somewhat of a genius. He is quiet, sort of shy but is able to open up someone’s brain (or spine) and calmly do meticulous surgery. There is no BS-ing with Dr. Robles. He is straightforward and clear. It is a very common request that I receive, someone asking about dementia, Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Robles says: “People should not assume that all dementia is incurable Alzheimer’s and that their situation is hopeless.”

We spoke about normal pressure hydrocephalus which is a treatable cause of dementia. He says that 5 to 10 % of people that are diagnosed with dementia could actually

have a treatable condition known as “normal pressure hydrocephalus” or NPH. This occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain, which are hollow fluid-filled chambers. As the brain ventricles enlarge with the excess fluid, they can disrupt and damage nearby brain tissue, causing symptoms of NPH. NPH primarily affects people in their 60’s and 70’s. In most cases, he says, the cause of NPH is never known.

The following symptoms are considered hallmarks of normal pressure hydrocephalus: Difficulty walking that is sometimes compared to the way a person walks “on a boat”, with the body bent forward, legs held wide apart and feet moving as if they are “glued to the deck”.

A decline in thinking skills that includes overall slowing of the

thought processes, apathy, impaired planning and decision making, reduced concentration and changes in personality and behavior.

Loss of bladder control, which tends to appear somewhat later in the disease than difficulty walking and cognitive decline.

The dementia symptoms of NPH can be similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease. The walking problems are similar to those or Parkinson’s disease. Experts say that many cases of NPH are misdiagnosed as one of these diseases. The good news is that, unlike Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, NPH can be reversed in many people with the appropriate treatment. But first it must be correctly diagnosed.

If symptoms and an MRI or CAT scan strongly suggest NPH, a large volume spinal tap may be used to identify those who may benefit from a shunt. The treatment for NPH can sometimes be treated with the surgical insertion of a shunt which is a long, thin tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain into the abdomen. The shunt system includes a programmable valve that controls the flow of the fluid.

I have personally seen patients that have had this procedure performed by Dr. Robles. They are now back to living a normal life!

If you have further questions regarding this, you are welcome to email me and we can discuss with Dr. Robles.

Thank you Dr. Robles for sharing this information!

Here’s to a swell week!

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Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the bay and town from this charming home showcasing contemporary Mexican style and lovely details.

The bright and open floor plan features a stunning sunken living room with vaulted ceilings, cozy dining around a colorful custom made table, and fantastic outdoor covered terrace with amazing views of the bay, town and verdant foliage.

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Welcome Home

Sheryl Novak

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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.

Where do I put this?

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o matter how hard I try to downsize, I always seem to have more stuff than places to store. (Who else remembers George Carlin’s spectacularly funny monologue about “stuff”? If not, google it to have a great laugh).

Before moving to Riviera Nayarit, I tried to divest myself of most of my possessions. Now, ten years later, I seem to be back to trying to either find a place to tuck something or trying to remember where I put it!

That’s why I love any piece of furniture that can do double duty.

A beautiful piece of furniture with storage ranks right up there on my list of perfect items for any home.

If you are like me, here are some great options for your home in Mexico.

Armoires. I love armoires. They are perfect for every room. In the living room, you can hide your electronics including your TV, digital box and speakers when not in use for a cleaner look when company visits.

In the bedroom, you can tuck away extra linens and clothing. In the kitchen, you can store additional plates and dishware. In the laundry,

you can have a stylish location to hide detergents and cleaning equipment. Most armoires come with double doors in front of large shelves and three or more drawers.

I just saw some stunning mahogany armoires at a liquidation sale last week. The wholesaler supplies

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thousands of armoires to hotels throughout Mexico because they are the ideal item for every room.

Bed bases with drawers. There is so much unused space under wood bed bases. What a great space to store items that you infrequently need. Put a lock on the drawers, and you now have a secure place to store your personal linens and pillows.

Some beds have drawers that pull out from the sides, and others from the foot. Be cautious with the ones that pull out from the sides.

Although this gives you the most storage, there is always a risk the drawer may not be entirely closed and cause a problem when you get out of bed.

Storage ottomans. I cannot get enough of these in my home.

Perfect for propping up your feet

when you want to binge watch programs or curl up with a good read. Place a tray on top, and you can use it for your cup of coffee or glass of wine. When you finish, fold up your blanket and tuck it into the storage ottoman. I always recommend that if you are getting an ottoman, get one with storage.

They also a great way to get seating for a few extra people when you have guests over.

Storage chests.

Everyone usually needs a place to sit down to put on their shoes. Why not use the end of the bed to put a beautiful storage chest? A great place to store extra shoes yet keep your home looking neat and tidy.

Looking for some storage furniture for your home in Vallarta?

Email me at furniture@solutionsmexico.com.

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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.

Beautiful Life

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ife is beautiful. It is, although I hesitate to type the words, because some might say I am bragging, or trying to present myself and my family as an impossibly picture-perfect Instagram post.

Some might equate “beautiful” with “perfect” and declare that nobody’s life could possibly be that.

And I would agree that beauty is never perfect. In fact, I think beauty is almost always improved by some small flaw, some little blemish or fault that makes it seem a bit more attainable. And with that line of thinking, my life is downright gorgeous.

It is imperfect is some pretty major ways, quite frankly. My husband and I live far from any close family. He has two wonderful, talented kids who have made their home in Canada. His brother, sister and dad live in Mexico City. My parents, brother and his family, along with most of my huge extended family and my dearest childhood friends live out their days digging themselves out of snow banks in Manitoba.

My husband has had significant health struggles over the years, and our financial portfolio would realistically be better labeled “At Least Our Own Children Can’t Turn Us Away When We Are Old”.

Life is not perfect in some of the day to day issues as well.

When you live in a tourist town in Mexico, June to October can get a little bleak. We have an air conditioner, but every time we turn it on, there goes another college course for our children that we will be unable to pay for someday. We are parenting a pre-teen and a teen whose moods can be problematic every time we make nosy, invasive comments such as “Hi”.

Life is even imperfect in many small ways. Like, why do our cup holders in the car have a sticky substance in them approximately seventeen minutes after they are cleaned out? Why can’t ramen noodles be good for you? Why is my purse always filled with receipts except for the ones I actually need?

But that’s just it. You have this life filled with huge problems, daily annoyances, and small irritations.

And wrapped up all around it is this beauty that stops you mid-rant and forces you to inhale deeply and sigh.

It’s the palm trees across the street from my house, or the bazillions of roses my husband insists on planting and fussing over. It’s the crashing of waves on the rocky shore of the Malecon, and the sun that insists on shining even when

the traffic is terrible.

It’s in my son, who comes and wraps his arm around my shoulders once in awhile and tries to act casual. It’s in my daughter, who lets me sing along with her to her favorite songs in the car. It’s all over my husband, who smiles at me after work like I’m the best thing he’s seen all day.

And we surround ourselves with people who bring beauty to our lives, who lift us up when things seem overwhelming, who take us for dinner or invite us to their pools or listen to us whine over Messenger once the kids are in bed.

Sometimes, after a long day of work, driving to swimming class, and helping with math homework, I’ll sit outside in my little yard. There I am surrounded by the roses my husband plants for me, which I don’t touch because then they would immediately die. There are dogs barking, including mine, and my neighbors are still working outside in their gardens with a variety of loud tools. My husband hasn’t arrived home yet, and any minute one of my children will need something that cannot be accomplished unless I stand up and go inside.

But, in that minute, I take a deep breath, look around at my roses, and recognize grace for what it is; often furtive, sudden, or achingly flawed. That’s life, that’s what we have. And it’s beautiful.

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Luis Villanueva Sings! Media Luna and Gypsy Rumba rock!,

Juan Gabriel Tribute and ‘Dinner and a Movie’ at Incanto

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ocalist Luis Villanueva, originally from Chiapas, MX, has won many national singing competitions over the years, and has starred in Incanto’s piano bar performing standards and showtunes in English and Spanish, as well as being a featured singer in ‘Gospelicious’ Gospel Brunch, and a weekly co-host of Open Mic. He and Musical Director, Fernando

Uribe, who is an accomplished pianist and composer from Mexico City, present an evening of Juan Gabriel’s music, in a tribute featuring many of your favorite songs in ‘Me Nace Del Corazon’.

They will be joined by several other musicians on stage, for what promises to be a memorable evening of live music and entertainment at Incanto.

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 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. Last tour April 19.

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 21 Riviera Nayarit Open Water Tournament This is a competition with

categories that include children to masters, professionals, and disabled swimmers and a circuit that extends for 1.25 kms within Banderas Bay. aguasabiertasnadoseguro.com April 21-22 19th Guayafest 2018 Rincón de Guayabitos, is preparing for the “bug” festival - Guayafest 2018, with the participation of over 400 Volkswagen cars from all over Mexico, and the United States. facebook.com/fbtpcbugs 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.

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edia Luna presents an evening of high-energy, passionate Flamenco, Rock and Huapango music that is captivating audiences. Special Guest musicians join. Next performances April 20, 27 at 8pm in the main theater. Gypsy Rumba plays traditional and original Flamenco, Gypsy and Latin rhythms with their full band on Sundays at 8pm. They will also present a tribute to The Gipsy Kings on select Sundays starting in May. See calendar.

Gospelicious Gospel Brunch featuring ‘The Holy Host Singers’ and pianist/Music Director David Troy Francis. Hosted by Tracy Parks. Light on religion and big on entertainment. Sunday, April 22 12pm. Final show of the season.

Paco Ojeda presents ‘Dinner and a Movie’ on Tuesdays at 7pm starting April 24. He will give a brief overview of the films presented, which will include musicals and comedies. All films are presented in English, with Spanish subtitles when available. A special dinner menu will be served in the main theater during the films. Visit Incan-

to’s website for more details.

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 for a limited run.

Vocalist Luis Villanueva will present a tribute show to Mexican singer/entertainer Juan Gabriel, accompanied by Music Director Fernando Uribe at the piano and other musicians. May 3 at 8pm.

Weekly shows begin on Thursdays at 8pm starting May 24.

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 covers in English and Spanish Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm.

Singer-songwriter Zoe Wood

and Eduardo Leon (Piel Canela) play Nuevo Flamenco instrumentals, Jazz and Latin Standards on Thursdays at 5pm.

Open Mic is on Thursdays at 7:30pm. Arrive early to sign up.

‘The Joanie Show’ starring Joan Houston and Bob Bruneau present the American songbook Fridays at 5pm. Bingo with Pearl is on Saturdays at 4pm. Special guests include Ballet Folklorico Tradiciones.

Moruno plays acoustic Mediterranean, Arabic, Flamenco on Saturdays at 7pm.

Cheko Ruiz and Alex Gonzalez of Gypsy Rumba play Latin/ Flamenco covers 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 5pm & 10pm, Tuesdays at 5pm, Wednesdays at 10pm, and Fridays at 7pm with singer Luis Villanueva.

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

Friendly, supportive group. Newcomers welcome.

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Vibes & Vices: Bar La Playa AJ Freeman

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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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eading the name of this bar with all the Spanish Dora taught you in mind may give you a certain impression, so let’s get it out of the way from square one: no, Bar La Playa is not on the beach. Don’t feel bad, it even confused a future employee.

Located instead on the north side of Lazaro Cardenas park at the nexus of the city’s entertainment district, Bar La Playa is still more than worth a stop whenever you find yourself in the area, be it noon or midnight.

The Vibes: My first experience with Bar La Playa was well over a year ago when I attended a birthday party for one of my colleagues planned at the establishment.

Even though the open storefront-style bar offers stools and tables on the inside along with a few tables’ worth of sidewalk seating, I was a bit surprised at how small it seemed. I soon discovered that held to a measurement of good times per square centimeter, it may have the highest density rating in the city.

Turns out there’s a very good reason to bring a group of 8-10 people to a bar with a standing-room only capacity of maaaaaybe 25.

The Vices: The drinks. That reason is the drinks.

Bar La Playa consistently makes an enduring impression on first-time visitors with both the originality and quality of their cocktails.

Each ingredient from the rainbow of fresh produce as well as premium recipe elements such as aromatic bitters and hibiscus flower syrup is hand-selected by bar owner Alex and artfully implemented by the friendly (and beautiful) barkeeps.

Some of the star selections include the “Pacific Whiskey,” an unconventional concoction of bourbon, mint and peach liqeur that arrives on your coaster in an outrageous red, and the “Red Hot Chili Peppers,” named for one of the most iconic bands in recent American history as well as the capsacin content delivered to this twist on the margarita by the titular ingredient.

One of the other signature drinks at this bar is the Ultimate Bloody Mary, which combines the day drinking classic with strips of crispy bacon and what appears to be a small salad as well as some shrimp which I obviously ate before I remembered to take a picture.

Hey, happens sometimes...just get there early, they run out of meal prep ingredients sometimes.

The complex and delicious recipes at Bar La Playa often mean intricate preparation processes can become a show of their own, as the staff wields an arsenal of oddly specific tools to turn colorful bowls of fruit into even more colorful craft cocktails. It’s also a popular destination for happy hour, offering all the discount Corona you can pour down your gullet and classic margaritas for under 50 pesos, but for me that sort of misses the point.

The Verdict: Bar La Playa may not be directly facing the sand and sea, but staff and regulars alike

can still find their happy place here. Among good friends, interesting personalities, and a compe-

lling cocktail menu, many a vibrant evening gets its start here. Maybe I’ll catch you there.

Christ Church by the Sea

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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 Becas Breakfast April19 Daiquiri Dick’s 9:30 a.m. 250p Christ Church by the Sea with Fr. Jack has always welcomed people from all walks of life and denominations.

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

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Marsol Friday Market by the Pier T he Bazaar is coming!

Next week, Tuesday, April 24 from 10 am to 2 pm. Tons of furniture for all you new condo owners who need everything! Or, if you are renovating this summer and have a lot of stuff you need to get rid of, come to the Marsol Friday Market

Pandamonia Boutique FINAL TWO WEEKS! Clearance on all clothing, pillows wine bags & more!

Three Hens & A Rooster Market V. Carranza 466 Saturdays 9 to 1 Contact Pat Thunherst Wagner at ptwagner@comcast.net

and talk to Sherry; she’ll make all the arrangements!

Many of our vendors have begun their summer vacations. However, you will still find Ricardo Mazcal and his treasure trove of creams, lotions and excellent extracts to ward off almost every illness or malady. His herb

mix and crepey skin cream are being bought up by the bag full by folks heading north for the next few months.

Juan Manuel Hernandez continues to create his wire and stone creatures.

From tiny to life-size iguanas, these marvels-tobehold are super conversation pieces indoors, and a collection of some of Juan Manuel’s ‘monsters’ in your garden may very well keep unwanted critters away!

The fantastic array of jewelry continues at the Marsol Friday Market – from simple to the sublime; from silk to sterling and a bit of everything in between.

We will be adding new vendors over the next few weeks so drop by and see what’s happening. We’ll see you Friday and again next Tuesday for our Grand Bazaar!

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

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Three Hens & A Rooster Market

FABFABRICFELLOWS Aprons - Pillows Masks - Cooling Ties Three Hens & A Rooster Market V. Carranza 466 Saturdays 9 to 1 Contact Bill Kelly at

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e are NOT closing: Three Hens Market is moving.

When we know where exactly, we’ll share our new address with you, far and wide. Meanwhile...Bill Kelly, one of the Fabulous Fabric Fellows, has the most darling mother/daughter apron set ever seen. His boutique is overflowing with brilliantly colored cushions, aprons and cooling ties (summer is coming up fast!).

Pat Wagner is closing out her women’s plus-size clothes, and shoes and her wine bags are also on sale.

Don’t forget to take home some of her peanut butter fudge.

Carol-lynne is back from the still-frozen North. Her whimsical fabric collages hang on the wall between Pat’s Pandemonia Boutique and Marcia’s Boutique. They are made with repurposed fabrics entirely by hand – including the embroidery. Be sure to look at Carol-lynne’s dolls. Again, made by hand with vintage fabric, they evoke a long-past tradition when nothing went to waste.

They belong on every granddaughter’s bed.

Barbara Peters is stocking her table with different types of pickles, and her pickled

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MURPHY’S irish pub Located on the Historic Malecon across from the lighthouse statue (El Faro) beautiful sunset views every night!

Delicious traditional pub menu.

Live Rock Music - Wed - Sat @10:30pm Watch all sports w 2 satellites.

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484 Morelos - 2nd floor - Centro Vallarta Open daily 11 am

beets are excellent. Kristian and Agnes are making up sauces from recipes of Oaxaca; try before you buy!

Alan and Ausel have various blends of their Chiapas coffee and fabulous Peanut Brittle.

Gloria Sue’s salads are fresh, crisp, and ready to go to the beach or your home.

Jeanine and Barbara, our head hens are always in the kitchen creating delightful entrees and desserts every week. Three Hens & A Rooster Market is open from 9 am to 1 pm at Venustiano Carranza 466 in Old Town Vallarta. Saturdays – April 21st and 28th.

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bazaar Tuesday, April 24 10 am - 2 pm Furniture, HOME ITEMS, clothes and more

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The Bucerias Beat

Life in la Cruz Cindy Bouchard

By Kiri Westby

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

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.

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La Cruz festival days: visit, play and enjoy!

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uckle your seat belts La Cruzers! Just when the slow season vibe has locals relaxing, the biggest festival of the season comes to town to celebrate La Cruz’s patron saint.

The 10-day celebration commences on April 25 with a parade reminiscent of my childhood small town days. Children dressed in costumes dance, make music and entertain. The local queen and her princesses and those vying for this years honour ride beautifully decorated floats along with businesses sharing their success.

Every year brings traditional events, as well as new features.

The delegado will be presenting a more traditional cultural fest this year including local music groups including the flamenco wonder of Tatewari and singer songwriter Checko Ruiz who will perform on the main stage at the town plaza.

There will be folkloric dance, the crowning of this year’s queen and so much more.

Surrounding the plaza there is always lots of food and drink (and yes, alcohol is very much accepted, served in lovely clay pots). Locals wear traditional dress, they sing and dance both on stage and in the streets. They get together and bless our town every night with a religious parade. Best of all they include those of us that love La Cruz de Huanacaxtle as much as they do!

There are always lots and lots of horses dancing in the street.

I await them on the beach every May 3 when hundreds of horses march down the beach coming from Bucerias and headed to the plaza to perform in the streets. The horse owners are so very proud of them. The bonding between horse and human is impressive.

Just like local carnivals ‘back home’ there are games and rides but here it’s more basic.

One of the games is where a wall has glass beer bottles attached and folks are invited to throw rocks, yes real rocks at the bottles with the intent to break those bottles.

Every year I howl with laughter as I stay way back watching! There is a big floaty castle for the kids, as well as many other rides.

There are always the pyrotechnic noisemakers, cuetes or cohetes, shot off at dawn and dusk, for 10 days before religious events to get people out to church. They are shot into the air, making a loud noise and emitting a small smoke effect at the same time. Very basic, very loud!

On the final night of the event a grand bull standing 40 feet or higher, made of wood and metal, shoots colorful flames and fireworks into the air in the main plaza. I stand back, way back, as I delight in the colourful show.

May 3rd, the day of the Holy Cross and our Patron saint of La Cruz day is the final day and tranquility returns to our lovely pueblo.

If you haven’t experienced it, please visit our quaint town and enjoy the festivities!

spent time this week with Alison Normanton, the creator of Bucerias’ Forever Spring Farmer’s Market, discussing why it is truly unique among markets in the Bay of Banderas. Alison began the market out of difficult circumstances when her partner unexpectedly passed away, and she was left alone to run their organic farm, Rancho Limon. She needed a new place to sell her produce and knew a few other Mexican vendors who were interested in starting a handicraft/food market in Bucerias, similar to the one that was thriving in La Cruz.

In 2009, they held their first market day, with just nine vendors, on the inland side of the highway.

Since then, the market has expanded and moved locations to accommodate the growing number of vendors and popularity among tourists, but has maintained its commitment to keeping products local and hand-crafted. Today the market is still made up of 90% Mexican entrepreneurs, who come

from all over Mexico to peddle their unique crafts and culinary treats.

I spoke with several vendors who praised Alison’s vision and expounded on what a great experience it is to participate in her market. “Alison is so respectful and maintains a terrific community vibe that prioritizes the products of local entrepreneurs, keeping the commerce and profits here in our town,” said Caroline Caliz, who hand makes the world’s softest and most comfortable skirts and flowy Palazzo pants. I spied at least three vendors who work closely with Human Connections, whose popular tours support authentic, traditional craft makers in our town. And when I looked closer, I realized that many of the items for sale were also recycled in some way or another. That part is important to Alison too, who shared that for her, "the point of a market is to bring people together, with all of our talents, colors, and idiosyncrasies, and use those gifts to uplift our community."

Unlike many of the tianguez in Mexico, where the majority of the goods are made outside of Mexico and re-sold, the Forever

Finger Painter, Pablo Venegas, dazzles crowds with his colorful creations.

Spring Farmer's Market is packed with gifted artisans who can tailor their wares to meet your specific desires. See something you like, but it's not the right size or color?

These capable crafters can create a custom piece in a matter of hours. I was especially taken with the whacky creatures and statues fabricated from scrap metal, and the young bag-makers turning can tabs into stylish accessories. As visitors meandered slowly around the large market square—bopping to the sounds of live music while taste-testing hummus, salsa, and artisanal cheeses—most of the vendors kept on crafting, giving us an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse of how they create. The finger-painter mixed magic before our eyes with his speed and precision; while the gentleman hand-rolling cigars captivated his audience with extensive knowledge of tobacco and the proper way to roll a quality cigar, "better than anything in Cuba!"

I could hear the pride in Alison's words as she described each vendor and the distinctive role they play, not just in the Forever Spring Market but also in our town. "This is exactly what it means to say ‘what goes around, comes around,'" she beamed, taking in the entirety of her hard-earned vision. If something so beneficial to our community can grow out of a painful loss, I thought, maybe humanity isn’t so doomed after all.

The Forever Spring Market runs every Wednesday from early December through April, is open from 9 am to 1 pm, and is located on the South East corner of Lázaro Cárdenas and Javier Mina. For updates and questions, visit facebook.com/ foreverspringfarmersmarket.

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From Misery To Hope

By John Warren ofi Annan, the guy who was Secretary of the United Nations and Nobel prize winner, said “Literacy is the bridge from hope to misery” and “Literacy is the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”

Wow! That’s powerful stuff and in Puerto Vallarta we have free programs at the Biblioteca los Mangos (the library) that encourage Mexican parents to help their very young children to become literate.

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ment from the womb to the tomb.

We know from scientific research that a baby in the womb sometimes reacts to different music that is being played in the room; pound out something from the Sex Pistols and the baby boisterously rocks around the clock but play a soothing sonata

by Bach or Beethoven and baby is more likely to take a nap. Reading aloud to your unborn angel may have similar effects.

From the moment child is born, his or her literacy journey begins.

Children’s literacy abilities are nurtured through their families and communities: the infant smiling or

crying to communicate their needs to a parent, the toddler forming their first words, a young child interpreting the symbols around them, a preschooler singing a song and a parent and child laughing over a story together. That’s what the library’s Apapacho program is about, listening and learning together.

Once the child has passed her second birthday she can enrol in the Apapacho program at the library and bring two family members with her. The three of them commit to attend sessions each Saturday morning for six weeks and to experience, together, many steps along the road to literacy.

Angelica, the library’s teacher/ facilitator, does not try to teach reading to two-year-olds but does encourage the young children and their parents to participate in experiences that help build the six crucial steps to early literacy.

These developmentally centred planned activities are based on six basic skills of early literacy and take place in eight or nine learning centres scattered around the room. The child and the parents have fun with books, notice print, develop the child’s vocabulary by talking to each other, tell stories,

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develop knowledge of letters in the alphabet by looking for the shapes of letters and hearing their sounds everywhere and also taking the time to rhyme, sing and play word games. The whole idea is to have fun and to learn while enjoying the library’s “young patrons” space with its lounging, lying and sitting spaces designed for those with very short legs.

Why bother with early childhood literacy? Years and years of scientific studies show that there is a direct correlation between a high level of literacy in the early years and the child’s likelihood to stay in school, to graduate, to develop more self confidence, to stay away from criminality and to develop better communication skills.

The author, Taylor Ellwood, wrote “Literacy isn’t just about reading, writing, and comprehension. It’s about culture, professionalism, and social outlook.”

Biblioteca los Mangos is very fortunate that the Apapacho program is designed and mentored in Puerto Vallarta by Dr. Candace Kaye who has spent her professional life researching and developing early childhood literacy programs and who, although living in Puerto Vallarta for much of the year, is a

faculty member of New Mexico State University and of the university in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia.

The Apapacho program has been so successful that there is now a waiting list for children aged from 24 to 36 months and, in May, the library will be testing the next program, Abrazo, which will be centred around children who are three and four years old. In the fall the Bebe program is planned. No news yet on a program to help those babies who are still “in uterus”!

As always, the Biblioteca Los Mangos receives no funding from any of level of government for this very important program and the cost of running one Apapacho program for ten children is about $18,000 pesos.

The International Friendship Club will be funding one of the programs next season but the library still needs help with other sessions so if you or your family or organization are able to help please contact the Director, Adriana Garcia - (322) 224-9966 or visit the website http://bibliotecalosmangos.org/ People want their children to go to school because literacy gives them hope, progress, and the possibility of controlling their own destiny. Let’s help them!

SPCA of Puerto Vallarta ADORABLE DOG IN THE SPOTLIGHT...PALOMINO A

By Janice Gonzalez

reminder to everyone that schedules have changed for visits to our sanctuary.

At this time of the year we 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.

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.

And, April 26 will be the last date we can be found at the Marina Art & Market.

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 through April 26.

We want to take this opportunity

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

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.

by Janice Gonzalez This young boy has a perpetual smile on his face! Palomino is an English Pointer mix, about two years old and weighing a bit over 37 pounds. He has a mediumhigh energy level and just loves his

playtime with other dogs after they have been properly introduced.

He is probably best in a home with a dog-savvy cat as Palomino won’t attack but will give chase. He just loves the companionship of his humans and enjoys spending

time with his “pack”.

Palomino has been neutered, dewormed and vaccinated. Contact us at spcapv@gmail.com if you think Palomino would be the perfect addition to your family and request an application to adopt.

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Los Bambinos Reveal Summer Plans

By Christina Larson he lightening of tourism during the upcoming months means some great opportunities for Los Bambinos during the 2018 Summer season. On the calendar -to the delight of their fans- is studio-time where the group plans to record their third original album. Yes, they will add updates to their Facebook page, so be sure to friend @LosBambinosMusic where you will find updates on how they are progressing. On this album, you can expect a unique, new sound as the four brothers matured vocal harmonies and musical skills come together in a new way. They are excited to put together the best of each Bambino on this 13 track album. Los Bambinos also have big plans for the upcoming season for Bambinos Trattoria, their much anticipated “show house.” Re-opening their doors in the beginning of September with some new selections on the restaurant menu capturing the same love and art of Italian cuisine. The group has revealed plans to further collaboration with other artist and select local talent for select shows during the 2018- 2019 season.

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success, thanks to all our supporters and excellent kitchen team. We are excited and can’t wait this next season to give the people the best that Puerto Vallarta has to offer. Lázzaro, lead guitar. Do not miss the last few shows of the season. Mention this article for 2x1 on Los Bambinos shows this week with your group of 4 or more people. Now is the perfect opportunity to come and discover why hundreds of people joined the Morales Brothers at Bambinos Trattoria this season and keep coming back for more.

At Bambinos Trattoria, the Los Bambinos conquer you with their music while they enchant you with an exquisite dinner at a warm and casual environment design to make it easy to enjoy this great local group 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 Each of their shows highlights the tasteful mix of traditional and International tunes that Vallarta loves about

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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. Show and ticket information online or (322) 222-4357, English spoken. See you at Bambinos Trattoria!