Vallarta Tribune - Issue 1178 October 31 - November 06, 2019

NEWS

LOCAL VOICE

LOCAL VOICE

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Dialogues for the Estuary

Tianguis de Mojoneras

Jaguars of Jalisco

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Welcome

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t the Vallarta 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 and the southern part Nayarit are on Central time – if you’re heading further north than Lo de Marcos, Nayarit, remember the time change so you don’t miss your flight.

BUSES: A system of urban buses can bring you from El Tuito in the south to San Pancho in the north and all the spots in between.

Fares vary according to distances travelled, but the base fare is 10 pesos. If you’re going further than San Pancho, head to the main bus terminal to catch a ‘Pacifico’ bus.

TAXIS: There are set fares within defined zones of town. Do not enter a taxi without agreeing on the price with the driver. 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 cheaper than a taxi usually.

GETTING AROUND: In many places such as Centro Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta there are paths for bikes and pedestrians. Please be respectful of these designations.

MONEY EXCHANGE: The most hassle-free way to exchange money is to use your debit card in the ATM to withdraw pesos.

Exchange houses offer higher rates and banks are remiss to change dollars to pesos if you don’t hold an account with them. Best to use ATM’s that are affiliated with a reputable bank located in well lit secure areas.

TIPPING: In general you should tip 10-20% in restaurants and bars. Taxi or Uber drivers – 10-20 pesos. The person who bags your groceries or helps load your car – 10-20 pesos. Don’t forget to tip

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CALLING IN MEXICO

your maid, bell boy, masseuse, the band, the entertainment on your tour. And by all means, tip more if you want, wages are extremely low in Mexico.

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.

Don’t wreck your holiday – buy bottle water.

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.

The process is inexpensive and only takes a day or two. You only need a certificate of health from a local vet and check with your airline for additional requirements.

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, politeness is paramount. 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 very expensive. You can go to jail and your vehicle impounded.

There are many checkstops on the weekends, and you will be asked to take a breathalizer test 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 often 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.

Director Noemi Zamora noemi.zamora@cps.media Editor Neil Gerlowski neilg@vallartatribune.com Sales Team editor@vallartatribune.com Designer Cynthia Estela Andrade Gutiérrez cysandra@gmail.com

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019 (UPDATED AUGUST 2019)

LOCAL CALLS WITHIN MEXICO All calls within Mexico can now be dialed using the 10-digit telephone number (usually a two- or three-digit area code plus an eight- or seven-digit number) from a landline or cell phone, eliminating the need for prefixes, such as 01, 044 or 045. In Mexico, most cities use a three-digit area code, notable exceptions being CDMX, Guadalajara and Monterrey.

LONG DISTANCE CALLS WITHIN MEXICO Same procedure as above applies.

LONG DISTANCE CALLS TO MEXICO FROM ABROAD If you are making a long-distance call to Mexico from abroad, simply add the country code (52) to the 10-digit number as described above.

CALLING TOLL-FREE NUMBERS (The following procedure predates the August 2019 update. We are waiting for specific information regarding toll-free calls within Mexico and to numbers elsewhere.)

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

INTERNATIONAL LONG-DISTANCE CALLS FROM MEXICO US & Canada: Dial 001 + Area Code + Number Elsewhere: Dial 00 + Country Code + Area Code + Number

FIRE DEPARTMENT: 322.223.9476 AMBULANCE: 322.222.1533 IMMIGRATION: 322.224.7719 CONSUMER PROTECTION: 01.800.468.8722

Emergencies: 911 Red Cross: 065

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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

In the month October and November Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit welcomes 94,932 passengers!

Bienvenido!

NAME CARNIVAL CRYSTAL CRUISES LINE HOLLAND AMERICA PRINCESS CRUISES PRINCESS CRUISES WINDSTAR CRUISES NORWEGIAN CRUISES CARNIVAL PRINCESS CRUISES NORWEGIAN CRUISES CELEBRETY DISNEY CRUISES LINE ROYAL CARIBBEAN HOLLAND AMERICA HOLLAND AMERICA PRINCESS CRUISES DISNEY CRUISES LINE

PASS DATE 3,200 02.10.2019 940 03.10.2019 2,106 06.10.2019 2,600 07.10.2019 3,600 10.10.2019 212 11.10.2019 3,883 14.10.2018 2,680 15.10.2019 2,400 21.10.2019 2,240 22.10.2019 2,850 23.10.2019 2,500 24.10.2019 2,435 26.10.2019 1,820 27.10.2019 2,104 29.10.2019 3,600 30.10.2019 2,500 31.10.2019

ROYAL CARIBBEAN

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02.11.2019

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2,680 05.11.2019 2,046 06.11.2019 3,600 06.11.2019 2,500 11.11.2019 3,080 11.11.2019 2,046 12.11.2019 2,680 13.11.2019 2,104 19.11.2019 2,680 20.11.2019 2,240 20.11.2019 3,600 20.11.2019 3,883 21.11.2019 2,850 23.11.2019 2,680 26.11.2019 2,240 27.11.2019 3,600 27.11.2019 3,883 28.11.2019 2,435 28.11.2019

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Editorial

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Editor’s Note Neil Gerlowski

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November is Jaguar Month

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uch of Mexico remains wild and teeming with biodiversity! This is great news for us who understand how all life on earth ultimately relies on the continued maintenance of the fragile balance of our natural systems.

In our local forests, the animal best poised to help maintain this balance is the jaguar. As apex predators, jaguars exert the greatest influence over the entire food chain, with implications over the vegetative composition of our forests and even the courses of rivers.

As covered in John Warren’s article, “Jaguars of Jalisco” in this week’s edition of the Vallarta Tribune, these animals are not only essential to our forests, but to Mexican culture, especially as celebrated by indigenous peoples. During El Mes del Jaguar (Jaguar Month), everyone in Jaguar territory from Mexico to Argentina and even those beyond these lands are encouraged to celebrate this big cat and to learn

about what’s needed to protect it in our rapidly changing world.

If you keep your eyes peeled this month as you’re out and about in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding region, you’ll see plenty of artwork and artisanía (handicrafts) prominently featuring jaguar motifs.

As you journey into our local forests, allow your mind to wander a little and imagine how these majestic cats roam, hunt, nourish their young, and otherwise thrive in our wild areas.

Remember, just because you don’t see a jaguar the next time you wander through the forest, doesn’t mean a jaguar didn’t see you!

Saludos tropicales, Neil Gerlowski Editor, Vallarta Tribune

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News

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Third Annual Brewmasters Festival de la Cerveza Artesanal, Puerto Vallarta Lizeth Contreras

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uerto Vallarta will host its third annual “Brewmasters Festival de la Cerveza Artesanal,” a craft beer festival, which this year is estimated to attract more than three thousand attendees. Locals, Mexican nationals, along with tourists from throughout the world, are sure to be equally delighted by the variety of brewed flavor and inventive creations by professional mixologists. Canadians may feel particularly at home this year as one of their countrymen will be a guest of honor.

This year’s offerings will include more than 120 varieties of beer plus a host of exquisite culinary selections prepared by celebrated local chefs and restaurants. The public can enjoy pourings from 15 different breweries from throughout Jalisco, Nayarit, to as far away as Hidalgo and Nuevo León.

Another of this year’s special invitees is the municipality of Autlán, and participants from this unique region will provide several

Miguel González Guerra, Tribuna de la Bahía Translation by Neil Gerlowski

traditional dishes to try. Dining areas will allow guests to sample gastronomic offerings, including tacos, ceviches, aguachiles, birria, homemade ice cream, and aguas frescas.

In participation with the international environmental movement and to raise awareness among festival

participants, this year we join the “DESPLASTIFICATE” (plastic-free) campaign, inviting attendees to bring their own reusable glasses or to purchase them as official souvenirs of the event. A craft market will also feature the wares of local purveyors and artisans offering organic coffee, handmade clothes,

desserts, drinks, and personal care items. The following special activities will also be available: a soccer tournament, beer pong, target shooting zone, beer pairing workshop, trampolines, plus a large musical repertoire with such diverse genres as rock & roll, cumbia, reggae, house, and mariachi.

As announced by event organizer Edgar Cisneros in collaboration with the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board, this year’s festival is scheduled for November 16 and 17 and will take place at the Instituto Vallartense de Cultura on the Río Cuale Island with activities running from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm both days.

Dialogues for the Estuary Begin on November 8th

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uerto Vallarta, Jalisco - With the announcement, “We want to hear your voice and invite you to participate and build together the best course for the estuary,” a call to the community has been shared to begin dialogues about Puerto Vallarta’s natural protected area of paramount ecological and conservation importance, El Estero El Salado. Celia Andrea Ramírez Aréchiga, Liaison for the State of Jalisco’s Secretariat of Planning and Citizen Participation, visited Puerto Vallarta last week to finalize details for the first stage of public input and surveys. This public input is intended to define the as-of-yet unnamed project that Governor Enrique Alfaro announced would be developed in what specialists call “the lung and kidney of Vallarta.”

The dialogues are scheduled as follows: - November 8, 16:30 - 20:00 Preparatoria Colegio Cultural de Puerto Vallarta - November 9, 10:00 - 13:30 Auditorium of the UNIVA - November 15, 10:00 - 13:30 Los Mangos Library - November 16, 10:00 - 13:30 Crocodile Aquarium of the Estero El Salado

- November 22, 11:00 - 14:30 3rd floor meeting room of the UMA All interested in this topic are invited: academics, citizens and other local residents, and neighbors of the estuary who are encouraged to express their concerns and form a basis from which they can make well-informed decisions.

Dialogues will be coordinated by the Puerto Vallarta’s City Hall, the Government of the State of Jalisco, and the University of Guadalajara, who have defined the methodology of these sessions with the participation of the State Secretariat of the Environment and Territorial Development in collaboration with the Regional Strategic Projects Agency.

Each session will include the following: registration, initial activities, a plenary session, note-taking, moderation, and reporting.

Supporting materials will be provided for participants to communicate graphically as well. Information gathered will be systematized and the results will be shared among participants.

The information gathered at these sessions will be used to prepare surveys that will be conducted at the end of November or beginning of December. These surveys will be both online and face-to-face, with a scientific and transparent methodology.

The state official asked for the

benefit of the doubt that she and her colleagues will be looking for diversity at the work tables, at which she said it will be important to ensure that everyone can hear each other, “We also don’t expect these to be forums of 300 people, because we could not hear each other, nor would the conversation flow to systematize the information.” They are hoping for an attendance of at least 30 people per event.

Celia Ramírez reiterated the invitation of open participation, assuring that there is still a project, of which the governor presented about a couple of months ago, yet clarifying that this was intended as a conceptual proposal, but the idea is to consult

the citizenry for them to decide. “With the results [of these sessions] which we are going to present and deliver, and with the process that is going to be followed… this will provide us the benefit of demonstration with facts; we are not just simulating a process just to validate something. It is really a process of deep work,” and she stressed that all results will be transparent.

An informative page has been created, through which those interested may register for the dialogue(s) they would like to attend. The link is: https://gobjal. mx/EsteroElSalado. There will also be public postings and other news disseminated about these sessions.

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Local Voices

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Vanishing World Vanishing Home John Warren

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John Warren is in charge of publicity for the International Friendship Club in Puerto Vallarta (IFC). During the summer, he writes about traveling while also raising environmental awareness.

Jaguars Of Jalisco

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elieve it or not, the “killer of killers,” the jaguar, lives within less than an hour’s drive from the resorts of Puerto Vallarta.

Drive south of town for half an hour, and the road brings us to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Leave the car and trudge uphill, through the tropical jungle, along the banks of the Rio Los Hormones.

We come to the Ejido of Emiliano Zapata, where the Mexican natives routinely capture images with their camera traps of the king of the jungle, the Panthera onca.

The panther is this continent’s answer to the tiger of Asia and the lion of Africa. While it has been all but eliminated from the United States and is formally considered “Near Threatened” by the IUCN, this cat still lives in over eighteen countries in Central and South America and ranges over millions of square kilometers.

Jaguars once ranged from the United States’ arid Southwest to Argentina’s grassy pampas, but since the mid-1800s, they’ve lost more than half of their former territory and have been pushed deeper into less suitable jungle tracts.

A consistent thread in stories about wildlife, whether the stories are about whales, sea turtles, elephants, or bees, is that we, Homo sapiens, are killing the rest of the species.

The history of the jaguar is no different. As cities expand and the land is developed, clashes between humans and jaguars increase.

When their usual prey is gone, the big cats often attack livestock—and are killed in return. A market for their teeth and bones, prized for trinkets and folk remedies, increases their vulnerability.

But there are two sides to

every story. One good news, local, story is that the Vallarta Botanical Gardens is buying more forest to preserve, through the support of its members in Puerto Vallarta and around the world. A few recent generous donations have enabled the Gardens to increase its reserve from about eight hectares to nearly 30 hectares, and the organization intends to add virgin forest along the Río Los Horcones, where jaguars have been seen on camera.

Another good news comes from the organization, Panthera. It is the only non-government organization solely dedicated to the conservation of all the world’s 40 species of wild cats, from the small ones all the way through to the biggest tigers, including jaguars, leopards, lions, cheetahs, and snow leopards. It is active in over 50 countries with 100 projects.

One of its signature projects is the jaguar corridor, which has created a genetic, biological corridor from Mexico all the way through Central America into South America down to Northern Argentina.

Another long corridor, this one back into ancient times, leads us back three thousand years before the Europeans arrived on the shores of Mexico and Central America. Then, the indigenous peoples all worshipped this apex of predators, the jaguar. It was more than an animal; it was a god.

The Olmecs, who inhabited north-eastern Mexico between 1500BCE-400BCE, were the first Mesoamerican civilization and laid many of the foundations for the civilizations that followed. Their art featured pictures and sculptures of the big cats, and some of their gods are shown as half-human, half- jaguar. Today, these are known as were-jaguars, similar to were-wolves in European history.

After the Olmec, the Maya

also connected, spiritually, to this magnificent feline’s ability to see in the dark and even to shape-shift between life and eternity. The Mayas’ art and architecture are filled with their people’s creations on walls, balustrades, columns, and thrones.

The famous red jaguar throne, created 1500 years ago and found in El Castillo, the great pyramid of Chichén Itzá, is a superb example of the art of this era.

Aztec rulers, like the Maya before them, used the jaguar to accentuate their power. As the jaguar was the lord of the animals, an Aztec emperor was the ruler of men. The emperors wore jaguar skins and fangs into battle, and their thrones were covered with the animals’ dappled pelts.

In Aztec mythology, Tepēyōllōtl was the god of earthquakes, echoes, and jaguars. In the Mayan calendar, he is depicted as a jaguar

leaping towards the sun.

Jaguars have been in Mexico for thousands and thousands of years; they are still central to the beliefs of many indigenous people in Mexico.

They are the top predators of the

jungles that cloak the mountains behind this city. In a sense, they are our neighbors. We must fight to preserve them. If we don’t, part of our human spirit will be destroyed with them.

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Local Voices Thoughts from the Tile Park

Emily Murray

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Emily Murray writes about the stream of creativity at Puerto Vallarta’s Tile Park at Parque Lázaro Cárdenas in Puerto Vallarta.

All About That Custom Tile

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utumn greetings from all of us here at the Tile Park!

The following is a Public Service Announcement about your custom tiles and how they relate to the project as a whole.

Celebration Tiles are a very integral part of the project, but the whole thing won’t be completed for another couple of seasons. That means your celebration tile might not be received by us, or installed in the park, for many months after you make your purchase. This partly has to do with the overall design of the park, and it partly has to do with how much of the design happens on the fly.

We know this can be frustrating if you’re only in town for three weeks and you won’t get to see it

in person this time around. But it will be there; it will be a part of the park forever, just like you already are, as soon as it’s set.

There is a larger plan for the Tile Park, but to a degree it comes together organically, and your tiles… the shapes you choose, the colors you use in the design… these things play a part in where the tile is placed, as well as what colors and designs are used to best show off the area around your piece.

In other words, everything will have a perfect place when the park is completed.

This whole project is centered on love, celebration, and healing.

So indeed the celebration tiles are in many ways a central focus. Without your contributions, this wouldn’t be happening at all! That’s true for monetary

contributions as well as the pieces of your heart that you give freely to the park… the memories you share with us all.

The same is true for Sponsorship Tiles. There have been so many incredible contributors to the park. Sometimes it’s money, or resources. Sometimes it’s exposure in a magazine or newspaper, but there is no way this could all come together without some key players. Our gift to many of these people and businesses, is a personalized tile. These will all end up on one wall, honoring all the people who came together to make the park a reality. The sponsor wall will be one of the last parts to go up, so look forward to that in the future.

All tiles are being hand-painted by a local artist, to the specifications set forth in your design. There are hundreds of tiles already, and there are more coming all the time. This is all going to culminate in a public art installation for the history books, and we know you’re going to love being a part of it forever. Your patience is appreciated as the park unfolds before us all, little by little.

We thank you for trusting us with commemorating these celebrations of yours; they will be showcased like the jewels they are, we promise.

We’re excited to see how it turns out too... and we’re here all the time!

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

On The Water

Capt. Gregory Pilkington greg@FishTFC.com

With Capt. Gregory Pilkington of www.FishTFC.com. FishTFC operates private bay tours, marine and whale encounters, and world-class sport fishing charters. For more information contact greg@FishTFC.com or call +1 (435) 901-4564.

As Good as it Gets

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ast week we predicted that the fishing would be “off-thecharts” good, and we weren’t wrong. Dorado (Mahi-Mahi), Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, and Sailfish are spread out everywhere from the outer edge of the bay to Roca Corbatena. In the bay, Sailfish and Dorado made a strong showing, but I expect them to start moving out of the bay along with the debris from the storm which visited us a couple of weeks ago.

And, if like a lot of folks these days, you have Roosterfish on your bucket list, it is prime time to hit the beaches and rocks where you are sure to find some great action.

With calm seas, fantastic weather, and world-class fishing, there has never been a better time to get out on the water!

THIS WEEK’S BEST BET Pick a species and go for it.

Chances are good you will get what you wish for and probably more.

FISH FOCUS - ROOSTERFISH For more and more avid anglers, the Roosterfish sits atop their bucket lists, and with good reason. Recently listed by Sport Fishing Magazine as one of the top 3 species of inshore fish in the world, they are only found here in the eastern pacific.

Like a rooster, the Roosterfish is instantly recognizable by its comb-like dorsal fin. Although a 40 pounder is considered a trophy, they grow to over 100 pounds.

They fight as well as any fish that swims and can be taken using a variety of tactics.

While you can find Roosterfish off any of our beaches, particularly those with rocky outcrops, it pays to travel a bit beyond the easily accessible spots. Our favorite location for Rooster Safaris is off

a gorgeous and deserted beach, which runs south for miles and miles from Cabo Corrientes.

Here you will find more and bigger fish in season (September 1 to December 1), and your chances of getting multiple shots at a Roosterfish are extremely

high.

TOPLESS TIP By far, the easiest and most widely used method for catching Roosterfish is to slow troll live baits. If you are going to use this method we highly recommend that you insist that your crew use only circle hooks which increase dramatically the chance that your spectacular fish will survive.

For more advanced anglers looking for an even greater challenge and thrill, casting poppers, stickbaits, or even flies is the way to go. But be prepared, this is a lot of hard work, and you can expect to make hundreds of casts before you get one to do more than follow your lure to the boat.

In my opinion, the best approach is to combine both methods and take turns, which is probably one of the most fun fishing trips you will ever have with three tor four anglers on board.

Putting bends in rods with big fish is a near 100% bet.

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Local Voices

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Medical Matters

Paradise and Parenting

Pam Thompson

Leza Warkentin

Pamela Thompson operates HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta, a multi-faceted, independent, resource network that addresses all things related to your health and well-being. They offer assistance to help find a physician, hospital, and diagnostic service for any healthcare needs.

Leza is a nursery teacher and preschool coordinator at the American School of Puerto Vallarta.

pamela@healthcareresourcespv.com

Happy “Movember”

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ctober was a whirlwind of events as we promoted Breast Cancer Awareness Month! From our Pink Cocktail kick-off to our Pink Brunch in closing, we hope that everyone is aware of taking care of their breasts, both men and women. Early diagnosis can save your life! And now, we move on to November, which is “Movember”. This is the month of Men’s Health Awareness, particularly testicular and prostate cancer.

We are so very blessed to work with several top-notch urologists here. In next week’s column, I will have the entire month of events and the final one will be our great big Movember party on November 30, 2019 in the parking lot of DiagnostiK. Games!

Beer! Tacos! Mechanical bull! Those that attended last year know what a blast it was, and this year, it will be even better!

Testicular cancer mainly affects young men between the ages of 20 and 39. Symptoms include pain, swelling, or lumps in the testicles or groin. Testicular cancer is highly treatable, even when cancer has spread beyond the testicle.

Signs and symptoms of testicular cancer include: - A lump or enlargement in either testicle.

- A feeling of heaviness in the scrotum.

- A dull ache in the abdomen or groin.

- A sudden collection of fluid in the scrotum.

- Pain or discomfort in a testicle or

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the scrotum.

- Enlargement or tenderness of the breasts.

Nearly all testicular cancers begin in the germ cells — the cells in the testicles that produce immature sperm. What causes germ cells to become abnormal and develop into cancer is not yet known. Risk factors include: an undescended testicle (cryptorchidism), abnormal testicle development, family history and age. As many of the testicular awareness publicity says, “Know thy nuts!”

Incredible change in the weather this past week. Walking around, it is possible to not even break a sweat.

The temperatures go down and at the same time, the energy in the air is almost palpable, from all of our snowbirds returning from the cold North. Welcome back everyone! It still might feel super warm to you if you are coming from a colder climate, so be sure and ease in slowly and please, stay hydrated!

Dehydration causes a whole lot of strange symptoms. You do not want to be sick upon your arrival!

There are just too many people to thank for the successes and contributions to our October Breast Cancer Awareness month events!

A giant shout to Lic. Jesus Flores for the San Javier Pink Cocktail, Tracy Bonin for the Pink Wave event in Bucerias, Dr. Armando Joya for our Sanmare Pink Evening and to Michael Bouffard of Bravo’s Restaurant and Robina from La Sirena Reina, swimsuits for all sizes.

One thousand thank you’s!

Here’s to an invigorating week!

My Boy is Fifteen

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his week I celebrate the fact that I have kept a human being alive for fifteen years.

The fact that I have done this, despite accidentally killing each and every house plant I have ever met, is really quite an accomplishment.

This boy is alive and thriving and has me to thank for it. And, I guess on a fairly significant level, he has his father to thank as well.

For example, my husband stopped me from applying the ear drops orally when the boy had an ear infection (in all fairness, it was the infection that caused my sleep deprivation). He takes him for a drive when he’s been talking back, and my eye begins to twitch. He brings pizza when I truly cannot cook another food item for my growing, hangry boy.

So yes, my son, with a great deal of fatherly support, has survived fifteen years with me for a mother.

And it wasn’t easy, let me tell you.

He had his own ideas about how to live, and few of them were any good, especially when he was two and thought that sitting in the middle of the street was the best way to see the garbage truck up close.

Throughout the years, he’s had a number of bad ideas, like sand-eating and running in the road and turning anything into an object of impalement. But there I was, heart in my throat, grabbing him up and listing species of animals that do their toileting on the beach. I think it was easier back then, because, even though I had to be in decent physical shape, I could put my body between him and the sharp objects.

Nowadays, if he wanted to eat sand badly enough, there isn’t much I could do to stop him since he’s almost a head taller than I am.

But I’ve been able to turn him into what you could reasonably call a germaphobe. So in some ways, I’m glad he’s fifteen and much more

reasonable most of the time.

But in other ways, I feel like there are more dangers out there for him, and there’s less chance of me being able to put my body between them and him. When he was two, I could see the stick, but at fifteen, I can only guess at what could hurt him. Now, he can find trouble and heartache with just one click of the mouse on his laptop. He can make choices for himself that will have lifelong consequences.

Sure, I’m not helpless. I have parental controls, and I am fairly adept at nagging. I set rules, and I talk to this kid until I have said all of the words. I listen and try to keep my face calm no matter what he tells me.

But there are so many days when I want to pull him into the ol’ DeLorean from “Back to the Future” and make our way back to the sand-eating days. Because even though he’s taller and smarter and unlikely to lick a floor, he’s so vulnerable. He’s still much more innocent that he could possibly fathom. He’s just so good. And he doesn’t deserve to have his heart broken.

I know it will break anyway because that’s how life works. And I know that I’ll try to scoop up all the pieces the way I scooped him up and got him out of the middle of the road. I also know that I won’t be able to fix it the same way.

And really, someday he will be grown up and do most of his own fixing. All the lessons about sharp objects and staying out of dangerous streets will have to be enough as he grows from boy to man. I hope they are enough. And, if they’re not, I hope he knows who to call. Even if it’s his dad.

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Local Voices Curator’s Clippings Horticultural Tips

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Biking Around Vallarta

Robert Price

Ricardo Murrieta

Robert Price, Founder and Curator of the Vallarta Botanical Garden

Ricardo Murrieta is the owner of Aequilibrium Bikes + in Puerto Vallarta’s Versalles neighborhood on Calle Vienna near its intersection with Francisco Villa. He’s also on the board of Vallarta En Bici, a local non-profit dedicated to promoting biking in and around Puerto Vallarta.

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any of you have heard about how to plant a butterfly garden or a pollinator garden. Choosing the right plants can attract and provide nourishment to a host of different insects and animals for their benefit and the great delight of those fortunate observers who can marvel at their beauty up close. Such specialized gardens can actually result in a greater abundance of pollinators than what would occur naturally in a wild area without such specialized plantings.

For other animals however, conserving vast tracks of wilderness is the only way to sustain them and ensure their continued presence into the future.

In the Americas, jaguars are the animals that epitomize this need for vast preserves of wild lands.

No human-altered park, garden, or public green space can provide an alternative for their needs.

Our choice is to either secure conservation land now to provide for their future or doom them to local extinction and life in zoos.

The Vallarta Botanical Garden is actively expanding its forest preserve by purchasing nearby properties before their natural vegetation is removed for development. Recent purchases,

made possible by the generosity of our supporters and fellow conservationists, have grown our forest preserve to about 30 hectares and we are continuing to fundraise and continue this important initiative.

We're also monitoring wildlife in our forest preserve through camera trapping in collaboration with Panthera México.

Each Tuesday of November (the 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th) we are offering a special jaguar habitat and habits tour in our forest preserve in conjunction with Panthera's Mes del Jaguar (Jaguar Month). These tours are the only officially Mes del Jaguar activities offered in the Puerto Vallarta region as part of this exciting international celebration to inspire much-needed conservation actions to protect this great cat. For more information about the Mes del Jaguar and sign up for the special jaguar tour of the Vallarta Botanical Garden's forest preserve, visit: www.mesdeljaguar.com.

While plants are at the core of the Vallarta Botanical Garden's focus, we are nature lovers in the broadest sense of the term. Emblematic animals such as jaguars engage the imagination like few others and inspire the conservationist in each of us. Long live the jaguar, and long live the wild forests of the Puerto Vallarta region in all their abundance and glory.

Grégoire Dubois

A Jaguar's Garden

ricardomurrieta@gmail.com

“El Reto” Puerto Vallarta - San Sebastián

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rom October 31 to November 2nd, some of the world’s most accomplished mountain bikers will transverse Costa Rica from coast to coast on a demanding journey as they pedal along primitive roads through dense forests and up towering mountains and volcanos in “La Ruta de los Conquistadores.”

Here in Puerto Vallarta, our annual bicycle challenge, El Reto Puerto Vallarta - San Sebastián, is much more within reach of the average Joe and Jane, but difficult enough to scare away the average couch potato!

The challenge will begin on the morning of Saturday, November 16th, by the big whale statue at the entrance to Marina Vallarta. Our course winds its way through scenic highways (all completely paved) for 70 kilometers (43.5 miles), climbing from sea level to 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) in elevation.

While many serious cyclists join

the challenge, it is not a race: the only person you compete against is yourself. So while you may pedal as hard as you wish, a more leisurely approach allows you to best enjoy the incredible scenery surrounding the ride. A moderated pace is also better for groups of friends who prioritize sticking together over arriving at a destination ahead of someone else.

Our destination is San Sebastián del Oeste, a puebla mágica (magic town) and one of the best-preserved colonial-era mining towns of our region. Those visiting it for the first time are sure to fall in love with its many charms; those who know it already are always eager to go back for another experience.

“El Reto” (the challenge) is supported by a team of volunteers who crew hydration stations and follow behind with vehicles ready to provide any necessary assistance from fixing a flat tire to caring for a rider in case of an emergency.

To minimize the chances of an emergency, event planning and traffic control are carefully coordinated with local authorities.

This allows participants to focus on their ride and an incredible cardio workout.

For many, one of the most memorable parts of the weekend is the evening of camaraderie and celebration in San Sebastián with other cyclists. The Municipality of San Sebastián will through a callejoneada (traditional street party) for our group and their town.

Sharing stories of your day and other biking routes and adventures you’ve enjoyed in the past is a great way to create new friendships and fortify existing ones.

On Sunday morning, we’ll head downhill to return to Puerto Vallarta. Of course, the return isn’t all downhill—there is still some light pedaling required—but compared to the challenging ascent (which usually takes up to 7 hours), it’s a much-welcomed gravity-assisted coast back to the lowlands (completed in up to 3.5 hours).

And why your body returns to the seashore, a part of your heart and soul will remain in the mountains calling you back.

Bicycling is an excellent sport to promote sustainable tourism and is a healthy alternative to the proliferation of throttle twisting sports. Working your muscles rather than burning petroleum is not only good for the health of your body, it’s also a choice for a healthier planet.

To register for “El Reto” Puerto Vallarta - San Sebastián, visit: www

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Local Voices

Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Welcome Home

Life in the Slow Lane

Kelly Wilson

Sheryl Novak

Upon retiring in Ontario, Kelly and her husband finally arrived in Puerto Vallarta—via a one-way ticket during the summer of 2017—where they now call Bucerias home. As avid adventurers, they enjoy exploring the entire Banderas Bay area. Kelly owns an online career coaching business and spends time volunteering for various local organizations.

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.

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Double Your Pleasure

The cold truth about buying a fridge part III

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raft beer and tacos. Two of my favorite things. You might imagine my excitement in planning a visit to Vallarta on the weekend of November 16 and 17.

Although we frequent numerous high-quality restaurants right here in Bucerias, it is a foodie occasion that usually draws us to the big city, and we’re not missing this opportunity to make a great day of it.

The Brewmasters Festival de Cerveza Artesanal takes place on Isla Cuale at the Cultural Center.

Featuring dozens of varieties of beer presented by craft breweries around the bay, this two-day event will celebrate centuries of thirst-quenching.

Beer predates written language and is the third-most-popular refreshment in the world, after water and tea. Do you remember when Norm from” Cheers” landed a job as a beer-tester? Envious, me.

International Beer Day (IBD), the first Friday in August, is recognized in eighty countries across six continents and touts three purposes: To gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer.

To celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer.

To unite the world under the banner of beer, by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day.

IBD or not, count me in. Never miss out on the other 364 days of the year.

Meanwhile, Festival Del Taco will be held at Blvd. Francisco Medina 1417, across from the Sheraton Buganvilias. So many variations; corn, flour, soft, hard, fried, warmed.

And endless options for fillings; beans, cheese, vegetables, chicken, beef, pork, fish. Not to mention toppings like onion, guacamole, pico

de gallo, cilantro, squeeze of lime juice, radish, hot sauce...wow, the list goes on.

Tortillas have been a large part of the Mexican culture for thousands of years, long before Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who invaded and won Mexico as a gift to the Spanish throne, 1519-1521, supposedly served the first tacos for his captains.

What’s the difference between a tortilla and a taco? The tortilla is the “holder” of the filling and toppings you choose. Once your tortilla is full of oozing goodness, wrap it in your hand and, ta-da! you are now holding a taco, poised to enjoy.

Hint: have plenty of napkins at the ready. If you’ve chosen a particularly hot salsa, an icy beverage won’t hurt, either. How about a craft beer?!

Will you have Tacos al Pastor, Asada, Barbacoa, Chorizo, Carnitas, Lengua, Pescadito, Vegetal? Or, my favorite, Birria - more of a breakfast taco; includes goat and beef, marinated overnight.

Here are some interesting facts: dough for flour tortillas forms the base of tamales; women made tacos for their men who worked long hours in the field, something to easily wrap around food and reheat in the sun; NASA astronauts and the International Space Station inhabitants eat tacos, resulting in no errant, non-gravity borne crumbs.

Visit booths at both Vallarta events November 16 and 17 to support local entrepreneurs who have perfected the fine art of beers and tacos. ¡Buen Provecho!

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urchasing the right refrigerator in Mexico can be stressful. In the last two editions of The Vallarta Tribune, I offered advice on how to take the correct measurements, the different styles available, and how to select the best one for your needs. This week, we finish off with what you need to know about fridge capacity, energy efficiency, and my recommendation for where to purchase a fridge in Vallarta.

Fridge capacity The good news is you don’t have to become an expert on fridge capacity. As a rule of thumb, for a family of four, most manufacturers recommend 18 to 22 cubic feet. For each additional person, add another two cubic feet. Far more important is a good layout when it comes to the drawers and shelves.

Energy Efficiency With growing concern about our carbon footprint, energy efficiency is often an essential factor. New refrigerators are far more efficient than they were twenty years ago.

There are still some variances depending on the brand.

Look for fridges with an EPA Energy Star rating since this designation means it is rated as one of the best for its efficiency. Check out the Energy Guide label as well.

It will show you the estimated annual operating costs and kilowatt-hours used per year. Overall, top-freezer fridges are considered more energy efficient compared with other fridge-door styles.

Where to purchase?

There are two options when it comes to where you purchase your fridge - your local appliance store or a big-box chain.

Big-box retailers have national buying power, so their prices on specific models are sometimes a little lower than at local appliance stores.

Today, many local appliance retailers belong to a buying group. They buy in bulk to be able to offer about the same prices as big-box retailers.

Regardless, what most people do not realize is that the price difference is often quite low, sometimes only MXN 500 or MXN 1000 (USD 25 or USD 50).

I recommend supporting your local store. Most important, it keeps more money locally, meaning the support of local jobs and families.

Local retailers also have service technicians to work on your appliances should they need repairs.

Don’t under-estimate how important this is. Appliances are a lot less expensive than they used to

be, but they generally only last five to seven years, ten at the most. With all the features fridges have today, you are likely to need it serviced or repaired at least one to two times during its lifetime.

Another reason to buy from your local retailer is the knowledge of their staff. They sell appliances, not a warehouse of thousands of items.

Salespeople receive regular product training and updates. As a result, they are far more knowledgeable than big box store employees. They also hear feedback daily from their customers about features, advantages, disadvantages, problems, etc., after the sale, so they know which products to recommend.

Finally, remember to factor in the cost of delivery. Most big-box retailers do not offer free delivery, whereas most appliance retailers do.

You can hire an independent delivery company, but they usually do not unpack and install the appliance.

Sometimes, they won’t even bring the product inside the house or remove it from the box. Since local retailers deliver fridges every day, they have more experience and can make sure that your appliance will get into your home without damage.

Should you hire a third party for the delivery, with limited experience in handling fridges, you will likely end up holding the bag if the refrigerator gets damaged.

Need appliances for your home in Mexico? Email me at sa.novak@ solutionsmexico.com, and I will send you a coupon to get an additional discount.

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Oct. 31, Nov. 6, 2019

Vibes & Vices

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.

Tianguis de Mojoneras

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ne of my secondary superpowers as someone who has never been anywhere close to rich but still loves cool stuff is a keen eye for finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.

Years of Saturday afternoon practice at flea markets and thrift stores with Mama Freeman has empowered me to thrust a practiced hand into the sundry detritus of capitalist consumerism and come out with something worth far more for my purposes than the amount I would have to pay for it, and it is this set of skills I put on a bus to the far-flung reaches of the city on a Sunday morning for a treasure hunt at Tianguis de Mojoneras.

The Vibes: As usual at this time of year, it was a bright and sunny morning in Puerto Vallarta; a harbinger of the day’s good tidings that was reinforced as the bus that would take my trusted assistant and me to the site of the street market that day arrived almost as soon as we had reached the stop.

I’ll complain more about the recent changes to the bus system later, but all we have time for in this space is to say there were several significant downgrades in the last year or so which kindly did not manifest themselves on this day.

Anyway, after the rare air-conditioned ride to an area of the city not frequented by tourists, we arrived at the market, which unfolded before us over at least a dozen blocks. Each stand, stall, and station was home to an assortment of goods that would boggle the mind of all but the savviest secondhand shoppers, each item in most cases being one of a kind.

The sun stared intently at the bustle of bazaar merchants and bargain-hunters, seemingly taking a special interest in Puerto Vallarta as it often does. The landscape was rich with colorful sites of all descriptions-housewares and handbags, clothing and children’s toys, ointments and ornamentation, small carts selling snacks...it’s interesting to note that the human tradition of outdoor marketplaces hasn’t changed appreciably since Biblical times.

The Vices: Pocket beer in hand,

I scanned the wares of each vendor using the techniques I had learned in my youth. Drawing each interesting looking swatch of fabric hopefully toward my heart from the tangle below, I shuffled through vast and inscrutable piles of clothing, hoping to find that perfect addition to my aesthetic.

Of course, stockpiles of this description are naturally more friendly to fabulously fashionable females like assistant Nicky, who had little trouble identifying new additions to her wardrobe, among them a striking golden top finished with shimmering sequins and in perfect condition to enjoy a second life in her many, many selfies.

Now, it is important to understand that as a guy, my task is much harder than hers...most men’s clothing was boring as hell when it rolled out of the factory, plus the typical male seems to hold on to articles of clothing until they are physically unwearable before letting them

out of his possession. This means for the most part, all that typically remains for dapper gentlemen of the outdoor marketplace is pit-stained tees, sad-looking jeans, and factory-sealed packages of slightly irregular undergarments.

Or, at least, so it might appear to someone without my decades of experience. Through patient picking and more than a little friendly negotiation of the kind that is almost considered a national sport, I was able to come away with an authentic 2018 Paris Saint-Germain uniform shirt (with tags!), a pair of earrings, several decorative arm sleeves, and three brand new pairs of Andy Warhol-inspired socks, all for about 10 bucks American.

It was an outstanding reminder that retail goods are often prized far out of proportion.

A delicious lunch of huaraches con machaca was the perfect ending to our time at the market, and we boarded the bus back to

town heavy with new additions and not much lighter in the wallet. A Sunday afternoon well spent...Mama Freeman would be proud.

The Verdict: If you’re looking for something different to do on the weekend, you can’t really go wrong with a ride to the Sunday market.

Whether you’re looking for clothing, tools, housewares, kitchen supplies, or just random objects that spark joy, you’re bound to find them—both used and new—in stock somewhere at Tianguis de Mojoneras.

The sheer variety of offerings ensures there’s something for everyone, and coming to a consensus with a seller on the price of a product likely involves good practice with the national language.

Now you know my sartorial secret: you’ll almost never find me in the mall buying clothes, places like these are where I come whenever my closet needs a bit of a shakeup...maybe I’ll catch you there.

Info: Las Mojoneras in facebook

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From Here

Jennifer Mann

Marcia Blondin

Jennifer Mann is a long-time business writer who has covered everything from the maker of Twinkies to Hallmark Cards who now makes her home in Puerto Vallarta.

Aside from contributing to the Tribune for several years, Marcia is a skilled artisan, specialized in repurposing jewelry and selling her creations at the Marsol Friday Market by the Pier.

A Night in Nogales: “You Guys Going My Way?”

OPC Delights

marciavallarta@gmail.com

jenniferwriter@gmail.com

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confess. I was nervous. I was about to cross the U.S.-México border by myself in an SUV laden with the particulars of my life – photos, journals, art, books, lamps - moving from my homeland, to hopefully, a home of renewal. Those feelings of trepidation are known to most expats, all of whom made that initial mental and physical trek across a border, whether by air, land, or water, marking the beginning of a new whatever.

So that evening in early December last year, I pulled into the Americana in Nogales, Arizona - what better place to spend my last night in the good ole U.S.A. than the Americana!

I first noticed them in the parking lot because they had the two cutest, fluffiest golden retrievers I’ve ever seen. They weren’t so bad either - two handsome men with the familiarity of a married couple.

Later, I saw them at the bar. I was drinking Jack neat, and soon we were all at the same table, Tom drinking Chivas on the rocks, Craig gin, and tonics.

“OK, I have to know – are you guys driving to Puerto Vallarta?” I was looking for saviors. I wanted someone to swoop in and save me from having to drive by myself. If my knight in shining armor was actually a gay couple in an Audi, I was cool.

Alas. It was not to be. They are Vallartans, but also of northern California. Both their mothers live in that area, and thus, they were headed in the opposite direction, to el Norte for the holidays.

Besides, they had their own worries. Their home there was 15 miles as the crow flies from Paradise, a northern California community besieged by the fiercest of fires.

(Later, the world would learn the

aftermath was devastating. Paradise was gone.) But still, we talked. What do I need to do to correctly cross the border? I have all my papers, but still, I worry. What’s it like driving on the highways? I’ve heard horror stories…

They figuratively held my hands, reassuring me everything would be OK. They gave wonderful advice of a route to take as I neared Vallarta.

Turns out, it was todo bien.

But for some weird reason, we didn’t trade contact information. I kept hoping to run into them when I ventured from my colonia above the Hotel Zone to Old Town, the heartbeat of Vallarta.

Then, I had the stroke of fortune to get a column in the Vallarta Tribune.

After I’d written a couple of pieces, I received an email, and I paraphrase: “Dear Jennifer, I read your column in the Tribune, and I hope you don’t think I’m a stalker, but I think we actually met at a bar in Nogales…”

Ah. So they hadn’t forgotten either.

We quickly reconnected. We had a wonderful two-hour lunch at the River Café, where Gracie, one of the aforementioned fluffy goldens, snoozed as we dined. Afterward, we all agreed - it was like lunching with old friends.

A week later I went to their beautiful home south of Old Town, and then for the best burgers on the beach. Then coffee at La Comer. We’ve talked of a day trip to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, where we’re all members.

They remind me why I came here in the first place – Vallarta is magic, and this is part of the enchantment – the ability to easily connect with others.

I am grateful for the myriad friendships I’ve made over the past year in Vallarta – Shawnee, Gary, Marcia, Annette, Tony, Sherrie, Michael, Lidia, Rossy, and of course, Tom, Craig, and Gracie, although in the latter’s case, technically, Nogales…

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caught up with a friend and colleague John Warren for mango smoothies at the Vallarta Cigar Factory last week; be sure to read his interesting article about jaguars…they are tantalizingly close by!

He and his wife, Barbara, managed to get out of Lethbridge, Alberta, but not before being caught in the first snowfall of the season; nearly a meter fell in nearby Calgary. That means the Canadian snowbirds have a jumpstart on their winter vacations and are arriving ahead of schedule.

I had the pleasure of being at the inauguration of a new performing arts collective called “Thumb Tack Theater.” Their play, “toothpaste and cigars” – an unusual title, to be sure, was as intriguing as it sounds.

Written by a pair of Canadians and directed by Canadian Kami Desilets, who had to explain the Canadianisms to her two American stars.

AJ Jordan and Melissa Tropp did an extraordinary job of carrying this duet of words from start to finish.

I would love to see the two of them in something more dramatic. “toothpaste and cigars” required an underlying tension throughout the comedy that allowed aj in particular to shine. I kept hoping his character would seize the moment – and his co-star – and take care of matters.

That’s it for plot synopsis, you should go and witness good acting, a superb soundtrack, stage design, lighting; Thumb Tack is on the right path. Bravo. The last show is November 2nd over Nacho Daddy on Basilio Badillo.

Erica Maree, whose two stores have brought handmade clothing and accessories to Vallarta for a few years now, has added artisan

food.

Next to her shop on Basilio Badillo, “Ono” at 314 C, opened last Saturday. While I adore my smoothies in a tall glass, these are smoothie bowls – 100% vegan; they look lovely and are super healthy.

Listen to this: half a papaya filled with peanut butter, topped with bananas, blueberries, coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds, and granola! Everything is locally sourced and organic. There is coffee, tea, and Kambucha. Sure to be a winner, look for “Ono” when you are shopping on Basilio Badillo and stop for a blast of quick and tasty energy that’s balanced and good for you!

The OPC, Oficina de Proyectos Culturales, held their season opener on the weekend.

I became a member at their 5th-anniversary party when they found they could no longer sustain giving away their internationally acclaimed artistic exhibitions.

Rather than charge admission,

the OPC reached out to the public and asked for help. The response was generous, but the need continues. One feature of being a member is to be invited to a private introduction to the featured artist(s) an hour before the gallery doors open to the public.

My politico friend from Nayarit, Francisco Partida, was so excited to meet Michael Nyman, an English composer with his fingers in so many artistic pies.

Unfortunately, Michael was felled by flu in Mexico City and could not fly, but he will be here within the next couple of weeks.

Nyman is perhaps best known for scoring the music for “The Piano” that starred Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter; that album went platinum. Stay tuned for a full report on Meeting Michael Nyman soon!

Artist Yair Lopez was charming and engaging, speaking of his work mixing seismology with music. He was in Mexico City during the last earthquake, and his images and music can be seen and heard at OPC until spring.

Francisco Partida and I spent hours chatting with Yair, Josef Kandoll, Dean and Leslie Regehr, and Daniel Oliveros, the Director of the Vallarta Symphony, who is expecting his first baby, a boy, as he says, “any day now.”

By next weekend, all the Farmers Markets in Banderas Bay will be up and running. Find the list in this issue with places and times.

Drop in to say hello at the Marsol Friday Market by the Pier; hugs are free if you promise to pass them on, From Here.

Music & Sounds of the Sea Christie Seeley

vallartasounds.com

From Oakland, California to Puerto Vallarta… lured by music of guitars and sounds of the sea.

Guess who’s coming to town...

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ovember is around the corner, and many of our favorite musicians are about to make their first appearances of the season. I would be misleading you if I didn’t admit I am so excited to see Media Luna and their smiling faces once again on Sunday, November 3, at Babel Bar on the River Cuale Island with their exhilarating new music. Fresh in from their summer in Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende, the Cabrera brothers, Caleb and Jair, and cousin Gibran will fill the house so don’t delay in reserving a table for you and your friends from 1-3 in the afternoon. The lovely outdoor setting of Babel Bar is a perfect venue to hear this marvelous band, and they are sure to thrill us with new innovative arrangements of extraordinary gypsy rumba and Latin fusion music! BabelBar is located on the island of the River Cuale at Aquiles Serdan #437 just across the hanging bridge at Aguacate, or you can take a short walk from the bridge at Insurgentes, and find it on your right just before the Cultural Center at the far end of the island.

Two days later, on November 5, The fiery flamenco group Tatewari made up of maestro flamenco guitarist Esaú Galván, guitarist Alfredo “Mimi” Ramirez, bassist Dani Marquez, all from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle and Canadian Sonny Davis on cajón, will perform at Incanto Cabaret Theater at 7:00 pm.

Fresh in from their Western Canada tour, they too will have surprises for us, including the addition of the lovely and talented Perla Alarcón, who adds a new dimension to their already breathtaking music.

The group performs innovative arrangements of traditional flamenco and original themes

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as well as Mexican favorites, all enhanced by Perla’s magnificent performance. Tickets are available at the box office on Insurgentes at the River Cuale Bridge or online at incantovallarta.com. These two exclusive shows are going to make you know why you chose to live in this wonderful community.

I have already been enjoying the new season of Los Bambinos that started last week. Many of us have been following the four Morales brothers, Carlos, Lazarro, Immer, and Giorgio since they were indeed bambinos. The fellows are in great form after a summer of

family and travel and have come up with three great new shows for their fans. At their restaurant/music venue Trattoria Los Bambinos on Aguacate and Carranza, they also serve tasty Italian cuisine.

Reservations are recommended.

For Eagles fans, the Monday night show is sure to carry you back to the more carefree times of youth. The harmonic style of the Bambinos showcases these enduring pieces.

The Bambinos have been called the very best Beatles cover band found anywhere today, and the selection of pieces they have for us this year on Wednesday nights is thrilling.

For Friday the Latin Fiesta on Friday evening, the foursome brings us the latest in Latino music as well as their arrangements of traditional Mexican favorites. No wonder they were selected by readers of the Vallarta Tribune as the 2018 favorite band. (https:// www.bambinostrattoria.com) So the season is heating up, and we are in store for even more as the month rolls along. Happy listening!

For more details see my website vallartasounds.com

Life in La Cruz

Cindy Bouchard

cindy@VillaAmoredelMar.com

Cindy, an expat Canadian, is the Chief Rejuvenation Officer and owner of Villa Amor del Mar, a Boutique Hotel, in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. She and husband Chris are living and lovin’ in Vallarta–Nayarit. For info on La Cruz or if you desire… ‘A very special vacation’, contact Cindy@VillaAmorDelMar.com

Día de los Muertos

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igh season excitement in La Cruz The sights, sounds, and aromas of La Cruz enthrall one’s senses. Simply walking out of the marina, the town square is full of life, always with children playing, and if you’re lucky, you’ll happen upon music or a traditional event. This week La Cruz celebrates both Halloween and Dia del Muertos.

A fundraiser for the La Cruz Spay and Neuter Clinic combined an early Halloween celebration at the Tree House Bar last weekend where a Mermaid won the grand prize! This Thursday evening, children dress up for trick-or-treating around town, many visiting The La Cruz Inn and other bars where La Cruzer’s culminate sharing candy. I love seeing the little kiddo’s happy faces, even though they don’t quite grasp our “trick-or-treat” concept.

Various bars, restaurants, homes, and businesses create altars celebrating those who have passed.

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) reunites the living and dead where families create offerings to honor their departed. Altars are decorated with yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their food, and join in the celebrations! If you’re interested in partaking in a memorial, come to the Marina La Cruz on Wednesday, October 30th, at 6:00 pm to add some love with photos of your family or pets who passed. Día de Los Muertos is celebrated November 1st and 2nd.

“High,” or as I call it “Happening,” Season begins this week with the re-opening of the famed oceanfront Sunday market; extended last season making it even more delightful to shop, often eating as you go, listening

to great music. The market team has created a new artisan market beginning Thursday, November 7th at Higuera Blanca. Fifty vendors offer products closer to Punta de Mita at Rancho Vista Paraiso from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

The grand opening of a new branch of the Tree House Bar brought 150 people out in the pouring rain where four bands, including Flamenco dancers, celebrated a story of great love, great people, great music and a great menu.The good news, everyone was undercover proving this shall be an excellent concert venue. This is the third bar Alfredo and Marichuy have been a part of from conception.

Now, the entire family is involved in the business; three-year-old Dinah enchants the guests, Bilha fifteen and Leah seventeen help both serving customers and working in the kitchen. Together Marichuy and Alfredo manage the business creating a community center of sorts reminiscent of Philo’s, which they were part of from the beginning until sadly Philo passed away way to soon.

Marichuy told me, “We enjoy giving good service. When the people are happy and satisfied, we are thrilled!” Alfredo and Marichuy designed the restaurant/bar around a Huanacaxtle tree, which is over 50 years old, respecting rainwater flow to keep the large tree hydrated and nourished. Upcoming bands include Cheko Ruiz, Zoe & León, Media Luna, Tatewari, US Two, and many more surprises!” The menu will include the famous Lucido Burrito, BBQ ribs, special ‘show’ menus and a full menu including salads, snacks, and main course.

This week I’ll be walking around town for sure, adding to the Marina alter, stopping in at Ana Banana’s where, to date, my favorite altar is set up and handing out candy to the kiddos. This is truly a special week to live in small-town Mexico.

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Live Music Calendar

This list features bars and restaurants that may have live music and ongoing acts. We do not take responsibility for misinformation. Listings are published free of charge but are subject to space availability.

Email editor@vallartatribune.com to update or add your listings.

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NUEVO VALLARTA

Aloha Bar (Plaza Parabien #16) Thur: Dr. Groove 10 pm

Eddies (Boulevard Nayarit 70) Weekly - Live music 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Captain Don’s (Honduras 126) Fri: Tequila Rush 8 - 11 pm Sat: Da Crew 8 - 11 pm

BUCERIAS

Chasers Sports Bar (Avenida Mexico 570A) Fri: Gecko Band 8 - 11 pm El Oasis de Holi (River mouth by La Isla Mall) Sat: Dr. Groove 6 pm

Upcoming Events November 14-17 American Express Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf For the ninth consecutive year, the ultra luxury residential community of Punta Mita, will host the American Express Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf, one of the most sophisticated culinary and golf events in the country. The American Express Punta Mita Gourmet

& Golf will feature international guests such as Craig “The walrus” Stadler and Lorena Ochoa, two golf legends. Nayarit treasure and Chef Betty Vázquez and Antonio de Livier, founder and creator of the annual Pacific Cooks, as well 20 other nationally and internationally recognized chefs will create unique meals through the event as well as host cooking classes and more.

SPCA of Puerto Vallarta

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ur dogs love visitors!!

If you are interested in visiting and giving our dogs some cuddles, walks, or just receiving puppy kisses at our state of the art sanctuary outside of town, contact us at spcapv@ gmail.com to schedule a tour.

The last week of October, our tour leaves from the Costco parking lot on Wednesday, but

as of mid-November, we will offer them every Tuesday and Thursday again! Reservations are required.

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.

Purr Project’s Fall Garage Sale will be on Saturday, November 9!

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e are beginning to schedule truck pick-ups of large items you’d like to donate. Please let me know (a) what you’re donating, (b) the approximate size/weight of your donations, (c) your address and phone contact. When the schedule is compiled, I will let you know when we’ll come by for your items. If you have small items (bags of clothing, small boxes of books, etc.) I can

meet you at Los Mercados and accept your items there.

FYI—already collected for the sale are motorcycle helmets, a dehumidifier, large-screen TVs, table and floor lamps, rolls of upholstery fabric (some Sunbrella), a microwave, coffee-maker, scuba gear, a professional juicer, artwork, books, towels and linens, and tons of kitchen and decorator stuff. It’s gonna be another GREAT sale!

Kelly’s Pour Favor Saloon and Cookhouse (Lazaro Cardenas 245) Mon: Hoochie Coochie Men 8 - 11 pm Wed: Tequila Rush 8 - 11 pm Thur: 3Tones 8 - 11 pm Fri: Dr. Groove 8 - 11 pm Sat: Soul Trip 8 - 11 pm

Drunken Duck (Avenida Mexico, Centro | Bucerias) Wed: The Gecko Band 9 pm Sun: The Gecko Band 5pm

LA CRUZ DE HUANACAXTLE Ana Bananas (Tiburón #42 | La Cruz) Sun: Live Music 7 pm La Cruz Inn Tres Aires Thursdays 5pm

Murphy’s Irish Pub (484 Morelos, Malecon) Fri: Adriana and the Freaks 10 pm Sat: Adriana and the Freaks 10 pm

OSO’s Oyster Bar ( La Cruz Marina) Sat: The Remedy 7 pm

Que/Pasa (625 Aquiles Serdan) Tues: The Change at 7-10 pm Sun: Sylvie&The Zippers 7 - 10 pm

Britannia (Coral, La Cruz) Tues: Open mic with The Turn 7pm

Roxy Rockhouse (Ignacio L Vallarta 275) Nightly music after 11 pm with the house band

SAYULITA & SAN PANCHO Don Pato (Marlin 12, Sayulita) Live music nightly

Starwings (Avenida Fluvial 223) Wed: Black Mamba 9 pm

View these listings and more online at www.vallartatribune.com/eventos/live-music-calendar/

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Evening Under The Stars SPCA Fundraiser

e invite you to join us for our annual “Evening under the Stars” Gala on Saturday, November 30, 2019.

This year’s venue is the romantic Oscar’s Restaurant, surrounded by natural beauty at the tip of Rio Cuale Island.

Our guests will be treated with cocktails and passed appetizers, beginning at 6 pm; followed by a three-course dinner at 7 pm. The Open Bar will feature a number of tasty house-drinks, and there will also be a cash bar for those who would like to try the restaurant’s extensive Tequila selections or other specialty cocktails.A traditional Jalisco Mariachi

band will provide entertainment.

Our Silent Auction will offer guests the opportunity to bid on many beautiful items. The exclusive Live Auction, hosted by world-famous charity auctioneer, John Curley, will feature a few very unique things for those of you looking for something especially memorable.

Please consider donating items for either our Silent or Live Auctions.

We would genuinely appreciate your support! All of our rescue work is funded 100% through private donations and the hard work of many volunteers. If you would like to help by donating an item, please contact us at

spcapv@gmail.com Our mission to rescue abandoned and abused animals in Puerto Vallarta has led to the rehabilitation and adoption of approximately 200 animals a year! Your generosity helps us continue to provide these beautiful babies with a sanctuary, medical care, and love until a permanent home can be found for each of them! At only 2,000 pesos or 120 USD per person, tickets to this event sell out very quickly!

We have limited seating available, so get your tickets now.

For tickets or more information, please contact us at spcapv@gmail.com

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or many people coming to Puerto Vallarta is a celebration in itself. Whether or not your time here hits a major holiday, there are activities and festivities every night of the week. Especially during the winter months, traditional holidays abound, offering many opportunities to see parades in the streets, catch a firework spectacle or have a cultural experience. For those who have a special celebration, contact Los Bambinos to book Bambinos’ Trattoria to host your event. On your birthday, bring three friends for Los Bambinos Dinner & Show and your three-course meal, and the show are FREE! Bambinos Trattoria now serves Breakfast Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM- 1:00 PM come enjoy the culinary delights of inspired Chef Chimi, who translates decades of experience into pleasant morning meals. Great service, excellent flavor and wonderful ambience make Bambinos Trattoria a great “Old Town” spot to start your day.

Los Bambinos offer theme shows

this season. On Mondays Los Bambinos perform Hotel California featuring a special evening with songs by The Eagles. The Eagles repertoire offers smooth harmonies and songs that capture an era.

Wednesday’s theme show brings to life a whole Beatles show offering songs such as Hard Day’s Night, Here, there and Everywhere and Ticket to Ride. Growing up listening to the Beatles, Los Bambinos bring their own four-part harmonies to the stage.

Thursday nights join the Brothers Morales Music Legends theme show. Los Bambinos take you on a music tour offering a great compilation of the world’s most emblematic tunes from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80, and more! Revive those memories and experience a fun and touching evening of a spectacular selection of artists.

Friday evening, come on down for a full evening of Latin music in their famous Fiesta Latina Show!

This concert brings you the heart of Latin American music that is an intimate part of Los Bambinos’ own

musical history. In this performance, the group showcases their musical upbringing performing traditional Mexican music, contemporary favorites like Carlos Santana, and Gypsy Kings flamenco along-side rhythmic selections by artists such

as Celia Cruz.

Mark your calendar and get ready to experience a unique Dinner and Show in old town Vallarta.

Los Bambinos are pleased to offer their concerts at a restaurant venue: Bambinos Trattoria (www.

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bambinostrattoria.com). Bambinos Trattoria is located at Aguacate #314, in Old Town Puerto Vallarta, just before Mundo de Azulejos.

Ticket Reservations available now: Online (www.losbambinosmusic.com) or 222-4357.

English spoken. Seating is limited.

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