Issue 875, Jan 10-16, 2014

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Friday Jan 10 - 16, 2014 PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fernando Gonzalez Corona Director Victor Falcon victorfalcon@Outlook.com Editor Lic. Madeline Milne mmilne@Vallartatribune.com Editorial Board Marcia Blondin Raymond C. Beaty Lois Ellison John & Christie Forget Landon Hollander Nancy Van Landingham Robina Oliver Sales Team Dora Luz Luna dora@vallartatribune.com Ma. Yolanda Meza yoly@vallartatribune.com Rebeca Castellón rebeca.castellonn@gmail.com Community Manager / Sales Julie Mongeau juliemongeau@gmail.com Designer Cynthia E. Andrade G. cisandra@vallartatribune.com Distribution Oscar Villalobos - 225 4982 Vallarta Tribune is an activity and entertainment guide and merely publishes information as it is provided by the advertiser or event host. We do not assume responsibility in errors or omissions other than to correct them as soon as they are made known to us regarding event schedules, locations and/or prices. In addition, we do not assume any responsibility for erroneous inclusion or exclusion of information except to take reasonable care to ensure accuracy, that permission has been obtained to use it, and to remove it as soon as is practical upon receiving your notification of error. We recommend you always confirm prior to attending or visiting an event or establishment. Weekly publication edited, printed and distributed by Ediciones y Publicaciones Siete Junio, SA de CV Grupo Editorial Tribuna Calle 21 de Marzo # 1174 Col. Lomas del Coapinole Del. El Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco México CP 48290 Tel. (322) 226-0829, 226-0800 editor@vallartatribune.com * www.vallartatribune.com * www.facebook.com/vallarta.tribune

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Welcome to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit Here is some advice to make your trip a little easier and more enjoyable.

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

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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. Current fare is $6.50 pesos per ticket 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. Price is per trip not person.

MONEY EXCHANGE: Although you may have to wait in line for a few minutes, banks 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 machine.

Note that ATM’s in the banks are the safest to use and generally charge lower fees.

DRINKING WATER: For the 17th year in a row, Puerto Vallarta’s water has been awarded a certification of purity for human consumption. The quality of the water tested at the purification plant 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: Fall in love

with the street dog outside your hotel or a puppy on the Malecon doesn’t mean they can’t come home with you. The process is fairly inexpensive and only takes a day or two. You need a certificate of health from a local vet among other things. The time of year that pets can travel in the cargo section of the plane may be your biggest challenge. 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 beligerent, it is not acceptable to do that here. While Mexicans are a forgiving bunch, basic politeness is appreciated.

For the guys, peeing in public is a major faux pas and if you are caught, can get you tossed in jail or an expensive fine. Pay attention to your surroundings. Pay your bills. Be courteous. And have fun!

DRINKING AND DRIVING: First off – just don’t. The consequences are not worth it. Taxis are cheap and plentiful. Fines are as much as 10,000 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 an 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 in particular. Immediately contact your consulate for assistance.

Calling in Mexico Calling phones in Mexico can be tricky as it is different than in the US or Canada. 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 (for the U.S. and Canada the 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, then the 10 digit number including area code. 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 newstands and in pharmacies in denominations of 30, 50 and 100 pesos. Pay phones do not accept coins. When buying a phone card for pay phone use, specify that you would like a “tarjeta LADA,” because pre-paid cell phone cards are also sold in the same establishments.

Calling Toll-Free Numbers Some toll free numbers work from Mexico to the US and Canada, but many do not.

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: 060 Red Cross: 065 Non-Emergency Police 322.290.0507 Fire Department: 322.223.9476 Ambulance: 322.222.1533

Consulates American Consulate Nuevo Vallarta: 322.222.0069 24 hrs Guadalajara: 333.268.2145

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

Canadian Consulate 322.293.2894 24 hrs: 1.800.706.2900

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Editor´s Note

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n my defense I don’t even remember putting together last week’s paper. I don’t want to complain about my cold/flu anymore but honestly, I was so out of it last week I have only a vague recollection of being alive let alone editing a newspaper.

So for that I apologize for the myriad of errors that were throughout the paper.

Also, I have to note, Lois Ellison has been so kind to write the My Life in Vallarta column and I continuously forget to add her mugshot. If you know Lois, you know she is adorable and there is no excuse for me not to include her photo in the paper.

Not that I am resurfacing I am looking forward to getting out of the house and attending some of these great events we have upcoming.

There are some excellent live acts in town right now.

The Palms, Boutique Theater, Act II and Paradise Stage are busy most evenings with song, dance and drama. We have a schedule of events listed in the back of the Tribune.

There are some big festivals coming up including the Taste

of La Cruz on January 16th and the first Sayulita Film Festival that runs the 16-19th of January.

This week we have the first ‘Ballenarte’ Whale Festival in Puerto Vallarta from Jan. 8 – 13th. Events are taking place across the Bay. More details at whalephoto.org.

Apparently the Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship will be in town from the 11th to the 13th.

The boat will be open to the public and will present a photo exhibit along with two showings of the award winning documentary Un Salto de Vida (A Leap of Life).

More information at subetealbarco.org Always plenty to do in the Bay. Get out and enjoy your time here!

As always, I am happy to receive comments, corrections and cocktail invitations. All my best this week, Madeline

Coming next week: Artist Bill White Cover: Nayeli at Noon Galeria: The Loft

Letters to the Editor Always a smile through the falling rain Dear Madeline,

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am sure that I speak for so many of your readers who enjoyed their wonderful Christmas and New Year’s, while you were feeling under the weather and in bed, we wish that you had a rapid recovery, and to say what a wonderful, special, and interesting Editor of the Vallarta Tribune, you are.

The rainy day picture that accompanied your Editor’s Notes, brought back many memories and experiences that we have had on our many trips to Puerto Vallarta’s rainy days.

Although San Francisco is expe-

riencing warm sunny days, and an extended drought, I remember our last drought that lasted for years, and upon arriving to Puerto Vallarta in the driving rain, the first thing after checking into my hotel, was to go walking without umbrella or rain coat, out into the wonderful rain. And the next several days while the rain continued, to spend time in the Canto del Sol pool, with the rain falling on my head and all around me.

What is important is not so much what is on the outside, but what you feel on the inside.

Frank Norton San Francisco, CA USA

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Around Town with Julie

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s I sat watching the sunset with my husband, a glass of wine, a baguette (well the closest thing I’ll get to a baguette), cold cuts and some cheese, I couldn’t help but think about how grateful I am to be living here. Then I got nostalgic, this week marks a big moment in 2014, already life changing events so early in the year.

I’ll be flying solo while as my husband goes back ‘home’ to win us some bread money. Back to reality for him while I stay behind and remain on my “workcation”! Life just won’t be the same without him, but life is grand and life is beautiful, it could be worst, it could be me! SHHHH! Don’t tell him I said that!

On a happier note, we decided to make the best of our last week together and enjoy simpler things in life, hence our sunset picnic.

We also splurged a day at Los Muertos beach where the waves were curiously high and muy peligroso (very dangerous). We had the chance to share a few chuckles as we watched many people brave the ocean, clearly the undertow won!

A good friend of mine once shared with me a very important piece of knowledge, “Never turn your back to the ocean”, well that day a few people should have

Cruise Ship Arrivals

Ahoy! Welcome to Puerto Vallarta 15-Jan-14 3747 passengers Carnival Miracle, Crystal Serenity

been let in on that little tid bit of info. On Sunday night, I was feeling a little under the weather so we decided to take it easy and go to ACTII to watch The Voice of Vallarta.

Well to take it easy was the plan, but it ended up being a rocking night. Man, they can sing!

Even when it’s Telenovela (Soap Opera) night! We had such a good, corny, fun filled evening.

On Sunday, January 26th, I invite you to come giggle with me,

as I will be strutting the catwalk at the Not Your Typical Puerto Vallarta Fashion Show! Sponsored

by Curvas Peligrosas, Luisa’s and Alberto’s Jewelry Designs.

From 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Vallarta’s hottest new southside dining spot “Bravos”! on Francisco I. Madero #263 – only $200 pesos, tax and tip are included.

Tickets will sell out quickly due to very limited seating, for more info you can contact me juliemongeau@gmail.com

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Chiapas’ Zapaturismo Translated by Michelle Fuller

Originally posted on BBC Mundo

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olls of Subcomandante Marcos and Comandante Ramona. Zapatista Shirts.

Guided Tours of Zapatista territories. Bars bearing in their name the words Revolution or Revolt.

‘Tours’ by Zapatista territory. Bars with the name of revolution or revolt. A menu features the image of a black ski mask, or balaclavas.

Welcome to the Zapatista Revolution packaged up for tourism consumption.

This historical phenomenon had a precise birth date: the first days of January 1994. Exactly 20 years ago, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) uprising began.

The emerging digital technology, the charisma and mystery of the leader Subcomandante Marcos and the certainty of Mexican and foreign youth that the cause was a just one, made what happened in a secluded corner of Mexico have a global resonance.

One of the unexpected effects is that thousands and thousands of people, especially young people, began to travel to Chiapas to learn more about the

Zapatista phenomenon. Tellingly, this has a name as evidenced by entries in Wikipedia under the name of ‘ zapaturismo ‘.

A quick walking tour through the narrow downtown streets of the state’s third largest city, San Cristobal de las Casas, gives you a feel for the Zapatistas’ allure.

San Cristobal was where the armed uprising was concentrated two decades ago.

In the ‘tianguis’ (street markets) Subcomandante Marcos dolls are sold for 50 pesos. For the same price, you can also grab a figure of the deceased Comandante Ramona, which according to followers of the Zapatistas, organized the capture of the city of San Cristobal. Keychains of both commanders fetch15 pesos.

The same person who told me about Ramona (and who prefers to remain anonymous) assured me that the Zapatistas do not benefit from this and have not authorized anyone to merchandise on their behalf. He adds, however, that they do not try to stop it, knowing that it would be virtually impossible. In fact, in the Caracol of Oventic (one of the Zapatista communities), there is a small cooperative selling the same Zapatista merchandise.

In San Cristobal, there are thri-

ving businesses including bars, restaurants and even clothing stores with revolutionary paraphernalia, particularly of Che Guevara and the Zapatistas.

In 2010, then- Secretary of Tourism of Chiapas, Juan Carlos Franco Cal y Mayor, joked that Subcomandante Marcos should be given gifts for the promotion of the state. It was not just tourism that the movement helped along.

Following the uprising, the federal government poured enormous

economic resources in the area.

Behind all the ‘zapaturismo’ there is obviously a political interest. In addition to youth eager for a just cause, during the 1990s, Chiapas was visited by colorful, left-leaning characters like Oliver Stone, Eduardo Galeano, José Saramago and Danielle Mitterrand.

The global rise of the Zapatistas contributed, in no small part, to a new message from the left which was left crestfallen by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union Paradoxically part of this message was anti-globalization.

Moreover, Luis Daniel Vazquez , a professor and researcher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, FLACSO , states that part of the anti-globalization movement was born when young people held meetings organized by the Zapatistas in Chiapas.

“One of the strongest is the 1997 meetings, where several of the people who were already beginning to form the anti-globalization movement attended.

This anti-globalization movement culminated in Seattle in1999.

When you talk to the people who were behind this demonstration, they recognize that the source was two years earlier at the meeting in Chiapas.”

It is also clear that the international popularity of Marcos and his Zapatistas was propelled by extraordinary media savvy. In the chapter devoted to the Zapatista leader, the book “ Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America’, the historian Enrique Krauze writes: “The masks, of course, was an extraordinary invention, a

powerful symbol with all the benefits of a wonderful brand: different, simple, cheap, useful, reproducible itself or on posters or t-shirts”.

However, Marcos said that this was improvised. The real symbol was intended to be a red bandana.

The allure of “zapaturismo” is undeniable. This was clear upon meeting Kevin Maloney and Kelly Mery, two Americans, at one of the typically Zapatista-showcasing sites in San Cristobal - a restaurant in the town’s center.

Kevin says he came because the area is very beautiful, but added that the issue of the Zapatistas is of interest to the United States’ ‘democratic collective’, including, he clarifies, the Democratic Party.

Mery confirms that in the area of San Francisco where she lives, the Zapatistas are very popular almost on par with Che Guevara.

People like Maria Elena, responsible for library headquarters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in San Cristobal , who says that the flow of visitors seeking information about the Zapatista movement has been more or less constant over the 20 years that have elapsed since the uprising.

“They are mostly young foreigners. Some have even been established in Chiapas. There are people who have stayed forever - are inserted in an activity they enjoy. They come from Spain or Europe. I think they find a meaning, a meaning in their lives.”

‘Beto ‘, who runs a hostel for cyclists, also believes that the influx of visitors has not diminished.

“There are many people interested in the subject. I do not know whether to call it ‘tourism’.

Folks come to participate and learn more about other things.

They are not only here to visit the communities and take pictures.

They have a real interest.”

“Some are researchers, other kids studying for their Masters or PhD in social science. The people I’ve met here are informed- not your typical tourist,” Beto says.

On the streets, some of them can be distinguished at a glance: dreadlocks, scarves and colorful “colorines” pants. It’s a fascinating combination - people arriving from abroad interested in the problems of indigenous communities in southern Mexico.

Traveling the world with a strong anti-globalization sensibility.

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Mexico: Mexico Approves An Increase To The Minimum Wage For 2014 For Geographic Zones “A” And “B Originally published on www.mondaq.com

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n December 18, 2013, the Council of Representatives of Mexico’s National Minimum Wage Commission approved a general 3.9% increase in the minimum wage for geographic Zones “A” and “B.” The wage increase will be effective January 1, 2014.

For Zone A, the 3.9% wage increase will raise the minimum wage to $67.29 Mexican pesos (approximately $5.18 USD) per day.

The geographical areas covered under Zone A include Mexico City (Federal District) and its metropolitan area; the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur; the cities of Acapulco, Guerrero, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Jalisco and its suburbs, Monterrey, Nuevo León and its metropolitan area, Hermosillo, Sonora, Matamoros and Reynosa, Tamaulipas and Coatzacoalcos and Veracruz.

For Zone B, the 3.9% wage increase will raise the minimum wage to $63.77 Mexican pesos (approximately $4.91 USD) per day.

The most important federal localities covered under Zone B are as follows: Aguascalientes, Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chiapas, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Yucatán and Zacatecas.

Zone B also covers specific municipalities within the states of Chihuahua, Guerrero, Jalisco, Estado de México, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Veracruz, not included within Zone A. A complete list of the minimum wage levels for Mexico that will take effect on January 1, 2014, is published on the governmental agency’s website “Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos” (http://www.conasami.gob.mx/t_ sal_mini_prof.html).

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Microenterprises Lead Employment

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uring 2013, microenterprises created the most jobs collectively in the state of Jalisco. Of the total 80,701 companies integrated into the Mexican Business Information System ( SIEM ), 91% are micro - totaling 71,554.

According to the analysis of the Jalisco State Information System (SEIJAL ), microenterprises are divided as follows: trade sector (51,000), industry (3,588) and services (18,000) .

According to Department of Economic Development (SEDECO), microenterprises such as WF Jeans are critical to the economy. Because they are deemed as vital, the agency lends them special support.

Joshua Ochoa started working at WF Jeans eight years ago.

During that time, the pant brand, through perseverance and thirst for professional achievement, has undergone a successful transformation. While working at the factory, Ochoa earned his BS in International Business, allowing him to acquire more skills and

move up the professional ladder, eventually managing the firm.

The company experienced economic downturns eventually almost reaching bankruptcy.

Ochoa’s belief in the brand never wavered and with the help of his family, he was able to raise the capital needed to buy the company.

WF Jeans now produces 35,000 garments per year. The company has now become a family affair with Joshua Ochoa’s parents and sisters becoming a

fundamental part of this company that continues to grow. With the support of SEDECO, WF Jeans has managed to maintain the level of sales and greater liquidity.

Though WF Jeans was once exclusively a pant brand, the product offerings have now expanded into uniforms designed for large companies.

This type of microenterprise not only provides direct employment, but also generates indirect employment to several factories, embroiderers and screen printers.

Mexican Judge Throws out Monsanto Appeal Originally published at www. sustainablepulse.com

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Mexican judge has thrown out the appeals of Mexico’s SEMARNAT (Environment and Natural Resources Ministry), and Monsanto, who were attempting to overturn a September court ruling that banned the planting of GM maize in Mexico.

Rene Sanchez Galindo, the attorney for the group Acción Colectiva, revealed the failure of the appeals in a special announcement late last week.

Acción Colectiva, a group of 53 scientists and 22 organizations, which successfully brought the case to ban GM maize in Mexico, is led by Father Miguel Concha of the Human Rights Center

Fray Francisco de Vittoria; Victor Suarez of ANEC (National Association of Rural Commercialization Entertprises); Dr. Mercedes Lopéz of Vía Organica; and Adelita San

Explore Banderas Bay

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uerto Vallarta is located in the middle of Banderas Bay, one of the largest bays in Mexico at nearly 100km in length.

It is bounded in the north by Punta de Mita and in the south by Cabo Corrientes. It straddles the states of

Jalisco and Nayarit, divided along the Ameca River.

The bay is home to many wonderful communities and an abundance of natural wonders.

In the winter and spring seasons you can witness the awe inspiring

Vicente, a teacher and member of Semillas de Vida, a national organization that has been involved in broad-based social action projects to protect Mexico’s important

beauty of the humpback whales as they calve in the warm waters of the bay, in the summer you can experience the majesty of the sea turtles hatching and returning to their watery world.

The fall brings renewed vigour to the mountains and rivers with the fresh rains and revived vegetation.

status as a major world center of food crop biodiversity.

Sanchez Galindo stated that “the new court decision will maintain the temporary suspension of all trials and commercial planting of GM maize in Mexico, ordered by the first court ruling in September.”

The latest decision also goes further in securing the first judgment by stating that even if a new court case is filed on this subject

by Monsanto and its government supporters, the suspension shall remain in effect until the appeals court has made a final ruling.

The Mexican federal government had allowed trial crops of GM maize to be planted in Mexico since 2009 before the shock decision in September made by

No matter when you visit, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit will share their wonders with you. Here is a selection of some of the many things you can do while visiting us.

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the Twelfth Federal District Court for Civil Matters of Mexico City.

Judge Jaime Eduardo Verdugo J. cited “the risk of imminent harm to the environment” as the basis for the decision.

The Judge’s ruling means that multinationals such as Monsanto and Pioneer are legally banned from releasing GM maize into the Mexican countryside.

Father Miguel Concha said the Judge’s decision reflected a commitment to respect the Precautionary Principle expressed in various international treaties and statements on human rights.

Concha emphasized that the government is obliged to protect the human rights of Mexicans against the economic interests of big business.

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This is Paradise...

By Marcia Blondin marciavallarta@gmail.com

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xcept for the Saturday Co-op Farmer’s Market at 9 am and Church at 10:30 am, we have all had a bit of time off at the Paradise Community Center to regroup during this still brand-new year. I had plans to get a few things organized in this “spare time”; kind of my New Year’s Resolution. And, guess what?

Yup, still up to my neck in chaos and am starting to like it.

Moving right along... the first full week of 2014 has the Film Series returning every Tuesday night at 7pm. Wednesday, Latcho and Andrea, the Blonde Gypsies come back to the Paradise Stage with their wildly fabulous sound starting at 8pm. Thursday, the 16th, is the debut of Luna Rumba at 8pm. Just the name of this Latin group makes me want to dance. Join us please in welcoming them to the Paradise Stage! Back to this week! The incredible Banderas Bay Jazz Allstars will sell out Friday the 10th so get your tickets at the PCC box office the second you read this and while

you’re at it get tickets for Saturday night’s back-by-popular demand BEDAZZLED BROADWAY starring Sharon and David, Todd and Gaye, Kathy and... ELVIS! He’s new, he’s great, so: Be there!

I would like to take the rest of my space this week to publicly thank all of you who have literally given me so much. The decor in my new B & B reflects kindnesses in gifted fabrics and furniture and cool, much needed knick-knacks.

As our steadfast readers and Market-goers know - everything I make/sell is recycled somehow. For those of you who have taken the time to pack up jewelry pieces that your moms and aunties and grandmas wore happily while they were alive and thought of ME when deciding what to do with the left over bits and pieces, carefully packing them, making room in already heavy suitcases and gifting them to me to play with, is generosity I don’t even have words expansive enough or succinct enough to express my thanks.

Explore Banderas Bay Walking Tours Take a tour through Puerto Vallarta’s Historic Downtown to learn about this city’s rich history, famous people, architecture, and cultural and ecological heritage; all this on an easy to moderate two-hour stroll

led by a certified guide. Tours leave from the Municipal Tourism Office every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.

Shopping in the Zona Romantica – this charming neighbour-

Some women have brought me their favorite silk shirts worn and torn beyond repair or scarves - again belonging to a mother no longer with us.

Or the woman who scolded her newly-retired husband for throwing his silk ties “in the garbage”. She retrieved them and brought them to me. So I could play. New fabrics and jewelry don’t affect me at all but making something that has been touched or given or worn with love... that moves me. For all the broken necklaces and the single earrings that finally got taken out of drawers and into my hands to be used again somehow, thank you. The hand/ made bracelets and rings made from the simplest everyday things 60 years ago delighted their makers then and do the same for me now.

And there are those who have perfectly good things they simply don’t wear anymore and trade for something I have that they want.

What a great fun job I have! Thank you all for participating in my LIFE, my livelihood and my passion. A dear friend and brilliant sculptor, Jim Demetro, once encouraged me; no, URGED me to try sculpting. I said to him, “Jim, you take NOTHING and make SOMETHING; I take something and make it SOMETHING ELSE”. Until next time, this happy Found Artist gives thanks to all of you again. Remember to take care of our tourists and lend them a hand.

The Paradise Community Center, Pulpito 127, between Olas Altas and Amapas Streets in Old Town Puerto Vallarta across from Coco’s Kitchen.

hood is also called Old Town and is a popular residential area for expats and Mexican families.

Along the main streets you will find shops galore, filled with wonderful authentic crafts, clothing, jewelry, excellent restaurants, spas, theaters and more. Vibrant and friendly, this area offers an excellent day or

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Paradise and Parenting

By Leza Warkentin

Our Ice Capades t was Monday, December 30 and I was staring out at the rain pouring down on the car outside and running through a mental list of my current reasons to live. It had been raining on my vacation parade for several days now. I had had these visions of me spending every day of my holiday in a beach chair holding a fruity drink, watching my totally non-violent, super content children frolic in the waves (whatever, it’s MY vision). Instead it was turning into lockdown at our house, with scurrying trips to the store to get more popcorn.

Whatsapp on my cell beeped an incoming message and I jumped on it, needing a distraction from the crushing loss to my nine-year-old in Monopoly (only a parent could know this strange combination of shame and pride).

I found a message from another mom in my son’s class, who was informing all of us that we could take our children to Patinolandia in San Jose Del Valle, located in Bahia de Banderas.

This set off a chain reaction of beeped requests for information that sounded nearly as desperate as I felt.

I proposed the activity to my family. My kids, having ice skated once before in Canada, felt that it would be a unique opportunity to be better than their father at something.

My husband agreed that it would be a chance to a) have some fun b) try something completely new c) escape the people we were becoming while marooned in the house.

It’s been less than a week

since this experience and I can give you only sketchy directions on you how to get to San Jose Del Valle. I can say that you turn right at the lights in Mezcales and from there, just keep driving for a LONG TIME until you have to stop at an Oxxo on your left to get away from the children who keep telling you how their sibling keeps singing in their ears. Turn at the Oxxo, and on a lateral dirt road you will find a massive, new sports complex, a visual contrast to the quaint, friendly town that surrounds it.

Here you will find, from 4 – 10pm (until January 18), a group of lovely people handing out skates and keeping you from head injury on the ice.

It is a free activity, and although we could only be on the ice for about 20 minutes (to be sure all the waiting kids get a turn), it was absolutely the right decision for our family.

Just being Canadian doesn’t seem to guarantee any ability in skating.

In other words, within my first 30 seconds on the ice I went down, wind-milling wildly, taking my son down with me in my attempt to right myself.

My husband helped us while shooting me a look of deep disappointment, his hopes dashed that I would have at least TRIED to impress the entire town population with my Canadian Winter Sports Skills.

He, on the other hand, did not fall once on his very first skate, and even managed to keep our children’s feet on the ice most of the time.

Yep, I got owned. But, just as I had hoped, we were all laughing again. Let it rain.

two (or more!) of exploring. Close to Los Muertos beach, consider ending your day with a sunset margarita at any of the many beachfront restaurants.

Sunsets on the Malecon - Sitting on the edge of the Pacific Ocean never fails to give us a sunset each night. Grab a seat at any of

the number of excellent bars and restaurants along the malecon, order your favourite cocktail and let it all slip away. Once the sun has set, the malecon comes alive with families out for a stroll, plenty of live entertainment and later in the night, the nightclubs beckon.

Sayulita – A short 45 minutes

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Wanderings on Olas Altas

By Poncho Davalos alfonso@tropicasa.com

First luncheon 2014

Margarita Grill will be host for the next luncehon on January 14th from 14:00 to 16:00 about “the New Taxes Laws and how they Affect Businesses.” For more information you can join the Facebook group: www.facebook.com/ groups/GEGPV/ Guys, I never miss their luncheons because of the opportunity to network and see how I can help bring more business to town; I really believe its always better to work together in benefit of Puerto Vallarta.

Currently, there are now more than 250 members in their facebook fan page and that will soon increase.. Soon their membership drive will start with developing a website, where you’ll find the list of certified providers, events, photos, articles, etc. It looks like ACT LGBT has a lot of plans for 2014.

Guys, see you around Olas Altas.

I wish you the best on 2014. If you have any questions please e-mail me at alfonso@tropicasa.com

Explore Banderas Bay north of the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Sayulita is the surfers mecca of Riviera Nayarit.

A funky town with a wonderful protected beach, this laid-back town has a hippie vibe with the organic cafes and the yoga studios

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n 2013 you probably heard about ACT LGBT. If you have not, ACT LGBT is the newly formed Gay Business association in Puerto Vallarta. ACT LGBT was formed out of the need of the community to have a voice in policy decisions downtown and in promoting the destination worldwide.

According to Armando Sanchez, chair of PR for ACT LGBT, the business community had come together and produced the first LGBT pride in Puerto Vallarta in May of 2013. The three-day Prode event was a huge success across the whole city, with many businesses, visitors and locals participating.

Armando went on to say that ACT has been having monthly luncheons for networking and education on important business topics for the community such as: marketing to nationals, customer service, how to open a business in Puerto Vallarta, the new work laws, taxi safe program and how to be a good ambassador - to name a few. As a way of supporting local restaurants, ACT LGBT always holds their monthly luncheon in these businesses.

Last December ACT LGBT’s Christmas luncheon was held at Encuentos Pizza. Members were asked to bring piñatas to be donated to needy families to help keep alive the tradition of the posada. Armando mentioned one of ACT LGBT’s mission is to support tourism and the idea was that if more families enacted the posada throughout the city, it would give visitors a reason to come to Puerto Vallarta at Christmas time.

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to prove it. Visit the Huichol Cultural Centre for some wonderful handmade beaded jewelry or grab a surf lesson from one of the many vendors on the beach.

Cooking Classes – Recognized as one of the world’s leading cuisines,

f you’re in the market for something truly original, be sure to stop by the Old Town Farmers Market-Tiagnuis Cultural this Saturday. Many of our over 80 producer-only vendors will happily provide “make it, bake it, grow it” customizables for you and your loved ones.

Banderas SoapBlends – From handcrafted, all-natural bar soaps to rich body butters, Pat Light and Ramon Ortega (a.k.a. Dr. Soap) can customize the colors, scents, labels and sizes of your order. Visit Banderas SoapBlends at Calle Basilio Badillo 326. www.banderassoapblends.com Caroline DelMar Collective – Designed for travel and for life, Caroline’s handmade, all-in-one skirts are comfortable, light weight, wrinkle resistant and perfect for day-to-night styling.

Chelow – Designer Consuelo Zepeda Núñez features a line of original, Mexican inspired jewelry.

Visit Chelow at Pelicanos #50 Esquina Revolucion in Sayulita.

322-224-5799 Eder Flores Arte Floral – Owners Eder Flores and David Israel create breathtaking floral arrangements made from flowers and foliage grown around the Banderas Bay. (322) 223-8288 or www.ederflores.com Greeting Cards by Helen – Helen Drake creates fun, festive greeting cards for all occasions. Express

there are a number of great schools in the Puerto Vallarta area that will teach you how to master tortilla soup, enchiladas, salsas and more.

Fresh seafood, abundant fruit and veggies and a sophisticated community make Vallarta a foodies dream destination. Look for a school that will take you to the markets or

your sentiments with loved ones around the world with her unique designs and customized creations. feldra2(at)gmail.com Liliana Arte – Liliana Medina creates colorful cuffs bracelets made from dyed leather purchased in Leon and Guadalajara. Each is unique, and is beautifully partnered with her line of earrings and rings. lilianaarte(at)yahoo.com.mx or 185-2673 Tesoros de Mar y Tierra – Bring the ocean home with these beautifully handcrafted seashell flowers, spheres and lamps. Bertha Salazar Maciel creates custom pieces to make the perfect gift or home accessory. berthasm123(at)hotmail.com or 223-0077 TY-Bikinis – Look “beach-a-licious” in your very own, customized bikini or bathing suit. Simply choose the color and design, and send your measurements in to Teresa Moreno.

She makes it as easy as 1-2-3!

Also visit these OTFM-TC vendor for additional customized

options Erica Maree (Mexican embroidered handbags and accessories), Chantel~Vintage Spoon Jewelry, Begoña Sandalias (embellished sandals), Patricia Gawle (ceramics and sculptures) and Laura Lopez Labra Designs (white cotton clothing for men and women – 322-125-1069).

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!

Impassioned by responsible food production, entrepreneurial development and the “buy local” movement, our OTFM-TC is a North American style market celebrating the tradition of Mexico’s tianguis markets.

Stop by for home décor, fashions, accessories, farm-fresh produce, international cuisine and readyto-eat foods. Located in Lazaro Cárdenas Park, the OTFM-TC is open every Saturday from 9:30 am to 2 pm from the first Saturday in November to the last Saturday in May. Visit us on www.oldtownfm. com or Facebook.

introduce you to the farmers and fishermen for a truly cultural experience. Don’t want to cook? Try one of the Food Tours available.

Eat like a local and for three hours you will enjoy everything from Tacos to Pozole at the food stands and small comidas around town.

Art Galleries – It is said there are

more galleries per capita in Puerto Vallarta than any other place in Mexico.

Many of these galleries are along the side streets that run through Centro. Stop at the Tourism Office in the Main Plaza for a map or take advantage of their free walking tour.

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ith businesses to serve all your needs including a major grocery store, media and design, gym, dental care, healthcare, beauty, fashion, first run English and Spanish movies, arcades for the young at heart, and international and Mexican cuisine, plus the services you need like cable, internet and telephone. It is truly a one-stop shopping centre.

Plaza Caracol holds regular community oriented events including musical presentations, pet rescue, art shows and holiday festivities.

There is always something exciting going on here! Visit Plaza Caracol today to experience the warmth and hospitality of a truly Vallartense destination. We welcome you to Plaza Caracol.

Located across the street from Canto del Sol and the Cornerstone Hospital, Plaza Caracol is centrally located in Puerto Vallarta’s Versalles neighbourhood, only minutes from downtown, Fluvial and the hotel zone.

Visit these excellent locations and more at Plaza Caracol Boutique simarik: everything for the modern woman. Most current fashion trends with the best prices.

Season clothing, shoes, accessories, perfumes, bikinis. We pride ourselves on offering the best personal attention. For christmas we have an excellent selection of gifts. Visit us to learn why Simarik is the best fashion boutique. We are waiting for you.

Same day on-site service for most eyeglass and contact lenses.

TK: Original designs of necklaces, bracelets and earrings made with natural stones, pearls, crystals, goldplated, silver-plated and aluminum. We create custom designs to your style.

Dr. Carlos Diaz-Medical Spa is a health and beauty medical center that offers: anti-aging treatments, Botox, facial fillers, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), micro-peels, facial rejuvenation, mesotherapy, massage, laser hair removal, vein removal, diminished sun and age spots and homeopathic medical services.

Optical Alvarez: is the top vision care provider serving Puerto Vallarta since 1990. We give your eyes the best care possible using advanced equipment.

LIMAC: With 25 year of experience with all types of electronic accessories including audio, video and computers. Now offering repairs services for computer equipment and security systems. We also offer home delivery.

Plaza Caracol is the most established shopping centre in Puerto Vallarta with over 25 years in the community.

At Plaza Caracol you will find more services, shops and events than any other shopping centre in the city.

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Banderas Bay Initiative

By María del Mar Zamora maria.zamora@bbini.org

New Year’s Resolutions

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appy New Year to all the Vallarta Tribune readers. I think it is a very worthwhile tradition to take these first few days of the year to reflect on our growth for the past year and on the hopes and goals for the coming one. Most of the time these reflections focus on our personal achievements or shortcomings, but I’d like to take a moment with you to think about some environmental New Year’s resolutions. These are seemingly small changes we can make in our daily lives which ultimately can make a big difference in the future of our planet. I’ve tried to make a list that includes both the most common “green tips” (since we

often need a reminder anyway), and also some more subtle ones.

I think it is also interesting to point out that while doing this will certainly help the planet, most of these tips are also directly beneficial to YOU, whether it be in your finances, your health, and even your enjoyment of day to day life. a. Find out which is the recyclable material most often used in your home. Is it glass, aluminum, paper, PET? Hang a separate bag near the trash can you use the most (for me this is the kitchen), and use it to separate that material. Add a new material to your separation routine every year. Even if it all gets taken away by the same garbage truck, readily separated items are more likely to be picked up and recycled by the pepenadores. b. Head over to the Community Center Entre Amigos in San Pancho when buying gifts for your friends and loved ones back home.

They have the most amazing and beautiful array of toys, accessories and household items, all recycled from materials in the community.

There are a few other organizations in town that make souvenirs and household items from recycled materials; you can help both the environment and the local commu-

nity with a single purchase. c. Wrap your late-season gifts, birthday presents, or gifts for any occasion in the lovely images you are holding in your hands right now. Search online for ideas on how to re-use everything from your Tribune newspaper to your wine and beer bottles! d. Donate clothes, toys, and other useful items you no longer use to any of the several social service organizations around town.

Those communities will find new life for all those old t-shirts you have abandoned at the back of your closet. e. Buy a stylish water bottle from the Estero El Salado to carry around with you during the hot summer months and stop buying disposable water bottles! Same goes for getting a coffee mug to replace the awful styrofoam cups used in most offices. f. Be conscious of little things we use every day: Avoid using plastic straws (especially the individually wrapped ones), plastic stirrers (I read a tip to use a piece of pasta from your cupboard instead! - creative!), or plastic bags for that single packet of chips you got at the OXXO. g. Try “Meatless Mondays”

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(or any other day of the week). It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef, and about 55 square feet of forest!

Try buying locally grown meat, fish and produce, there are many great markets around town, this will also save you a good deal of money and you’ll be getting fresher ingredients. h. Re-think your air conditioner use. Open up the windows and doors to your apartment and let the sea breeze flow and cool you down

instead. Turn the ac one degree higher when you are going to bed, our body temperature naturally drops while we are sleeping. For every 1o C you save on the ac, you are using about 10% less energy! i. Join your personal new year’s resolutions with your environmental ones. Walk more and drive less. Or have your personal adventure on the city’s public bus system!

I hope this year brings you lots of love, laughs, and growth, and may it be greener than 2013!

PV Sea Dive

By Sue Keevil pvseadive.com

A happy and healthy new year to you all!

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igh season doesn´t really mean too much to me apart from feeling the need to expand, which I quickly nip in the bud due to a severe bout of not wanting to work any harder, but this high season started in a very bizarre way indeed.

After spending the whole of last year healthy, the PV Sea Dive team that consists of me, my instructor Marc and my captain Carlos took a nose dive into a bottomless pit of health issues.

Day one of high season for us was the 10th of December.

After having a little 2 day break to prepare for the madness, Marc and I rock up to the marina, all full of the joys of Christmas, to find Carlos slumped in a seat suffering from Dengue.

This can´t be. He has a sick note in his hand that has him signed off for 2 weeks. I am feeling his pain and am concerned for his health, but I have a full boat of excited divers to take out and Captain Sicknote is looking grim.

I say to him that it can´t be helped and that I will go and get a captain to cover for him.

At this, he leaps to his feet and tells me he is not that sick and is just feeling a bit under the weather and can captain the boat perfectly well. Poor guy is a single father and loves working every day and the thought of someone else earning his money is just not happening.

So we carry on with our day, with Carlos showing everyone his sick note and being fed cookies

out of sympathy by the dozen. I know at some point I wondered if it was all an act to get more cookies.

Now to the 11th. Marc, my lovely instructor, arrives at the lock up at 7.30 each morning and gets all of the gear ready for the day. Such is the glamorous life of a scuba instructor. I jump in my preloaded truck at 8 to find Marc with a very funny look on his face.

He not only has an ear infection, but he has a heavy cold. The latter in the worst thing ever for a diver, and for a man, I am told it is worse than childbirth!

He had started his pre prepared course of antibiotics and was squirting something or other in his ear. Diving is near impossible to do with an ear infection and excruciating contractions going on, but he has mustered through and is nearly fixed, although I had to work way too hard for a few weeks.

But then, and more importantly, as we were unloading the truck that afternoon, I didn´t quite get hold of a tank correctly and got my arm caught between 2 tanks and am now sporting a fractured arm. I am not sure what the doctor said when I paid for the x-ray and walked away, but how can I dive with a lump of plaster attached to my arm. Really. What was he thinking?

I am glad I looked after my boys while they were sick as I am enjoying being treated like a little princess again. We wish you good health and happiness this year.

Well, we will as soon as we can.

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Fun on the Riviera Nayarit

By Cat Morgan www.rivieranayaritfun.com

Turtles, Turtles and more Turtles!

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ven though the turtles are not normally laying eggs this time of the year, there have been a couple of recent nests found this last week in San Pancho. Due to the fact that the turtle nurseries have collected so many turtle eggs from the nests there are turtle releases almost every evening at sunset from the Grupo Ecológico de la Costa Verde, A.C. in San Pancho and the Campamento Tortuguero Sayulita group, led by Odette Gordo who is a co-founder of the Sayulita hatchery.

San Pancho had by the end of December almost 83,600 hatchlings released from both nurseries while the box nursery still contains 18 nests and the beach nursery has 32 late season nests.

To date, they have recorded 1,165 nests and by the end of the season we may release over 88,360 baby turtles. The good news this season is that the box nursery produced an outstanding 88.32% survival rate, which is close to their record high! Sunset hatchling releases began on January 4th. Look for the yellow dune buggy in front of the malecon at the end of the main avenida.

Funding has been way down this year. If you would like a San Pancho directory or a tee-shirt, please contact Frank Smith, director of the Grupo Ecológico de la Costa Verde, A.C. Drop by, or you may also call Frank at 258-4100. All monies go towards the turtles.

Also, bear in mind that at this time of year they do not have hatchling releases every day. You can check with their Facebook page for up to date information at San Pancho Turtles, and you will get a reply right away.

Public Turtle Releases There are things to be aware of during public releases: Please listen to the directions of those guiding the release. First, if you are planning to touch a turtle please wash your hands in the beach sand to cut any lotions or grease from skin.

Do not use flashes on your cameras as this temporarily blinds the turtles and interferes with the baby turtle’s walk to the ocean (which it must do its self).

Optimal time for releasing is sunset as birds are less active and the turtles won’t be silhouetted for fish to see from below.

The point of the turtle project is antpoaching during the time that the turtles are laying eggs, which means education is a main focus. Please put Mexican children and other children first when participating. This helps them learn, and pass the information on.

The volunteers in the Sayulita and the San Pancho programs are locals hoping to make a positive change and could use any help via donations as this funds the improvements in hatchery and education out-reach and supplies needed for the entire year. Or purchase a groovy Tshirt which gives you a cool memento and helps spread the message. Volunteers always need flashlights and other equipment is appreciated. This is also about empowering local communities to have compassion and make local projects possible.

“We did it here in Sayulita and want to encourage other communities to do the same.” If you want to know more or how contact the Sayulita turtle crew to find out about turtle releases, you can contact them through facebook: Campamento Tortuguero Sayulita.

If you have never been to a turtle release, it’s amazing for everyone, and you can learn a lot about these wonderful creatures. Enjoy the turtles on your vacation, and help support the local Riviera Nayarit Turtle nonprofit foundations.

Cat Morgan owner of RivieraNayaritFun.com Regional Network is open for comments, questions and Riviera Nayarit events, and can be contacted at Cat@ RivieraNayaritFun.com

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his rare epiphytic orchid is found only on rotting tree trunks in the high jungle of Mexico’s Gulf coast. Its showy fragrant flowers can be found blooming anytime from spring until fall.

Many thanks to Vallarta Orchid

Society President T. J. Hartung for permission to draw on information from his publication “Orchids Found ONLY in Mexico,” available in the Gardens’ gift store. We continue to seek sponsors for the Vallarta Conservatory of Mexican Orchids; please donate today!

VALLARTA SHOPPING DIRECTORY The only complete guide for Vallarta´s best galleries, boutiques, spas, restaurants and more. vallartashoppingdirectory.blogspot.mx

What is a Vallarta Food Tour?

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ur 3-hour food tasting and walking tours offer a local’s view into Mexican culture! How? We show you a taste of Vallarta, its delicious and intricate cuisine, rich history and stunning architecture, while walking through town. Choose from any of our 3 tours: Downtown/Centro, Taste of Pitillal, and The Street--An Evening Taco Adventure.

Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, Vallarta Food Tours guides will take you on a culinary and cultural adventure.

Experience off-the-beaten path eateries and their colorful owners and staff, taco stands and regional delicacies. Walk away with an enriched understanding of Puerto Vallarta and Mexico, a satisfied stomach and new insight to continue on

your discovery of authentic Puerto Vallarta!

More info! More info!: www.vallartafoodtours.com * Phone: 322.151.4426 or 322.181.7196 (Local) * 1.678.778.5928 (Us) Email: info@vallartafoodtours.com

MEN AND WOMEN’S JEWELRY AND ACCESORIES. CASSANDRA SHAW JEWELRY 223 9734 BASILIO BADILLO 276 OLD TOWN OPEN DAILY Nacho Daddy Mexico is the place in Puerto Vallarta where American, Canadian and European ex-pats and tourists across the globe gather to drink, eat, dance, listen to great music,watch football and having a rip-roaring good time.

287 Basilio Badillo in old town 322 223 0838 www.nachodaddymexico.com

Three Kings Day

ADORABLE DOG IN THE SPOTLIGHT...SANDY

By Dale P. Hansen

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n January 7, 2014 the Puerto Vallarta Navy League AC along with the Casa Magna Marriott Hotel delivered over 5000 toys to children in Puerto Vallarta and areas of Nayarit in celebration of Three Kings Day. At each school, a representative told a brief history of the three kings.

The children listened with excitement which quickly turned to euphoria with the distribution of the toys.

Each child waited patiently in line to receive their toy and then ran with excitement to confer with their friends about what a great day this was!

Money to purchase the toys is mostly raised through a Golf Tournament at the Vista Golf Course and a Banquet hosted by the Marriott. Both events are held

in December and all the money collected is used for the purchase of toys as Vista Golf and the Marriott donate everything.

There are several other contributors who help to make this a successful event every year.

Many volunteers put in countless hours planning for these events as well as blowing up balls and sorting thousands of toys.

Three Kings Day is held annually and creates much joy in those who participate.

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andy, a short haired lab mix, was found wandering the beach looking confused and sad. After a few visits we realized she had no home so we brought her to a safe refuge at our Sanctuary. She shows her gratitude every day as she kisses everyone who comes to say hello. Sandy

enjoys her treats and, of course, loves to play on our sandy beaches.

Surely someone here in Vallarta wants a sweet and relatively small lab mix to enjoy those long walks and watch the sunset. Sandy is still a relatively yound lady, around a year and a half old. Please contact us at spcapv@gmail.com.

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Playa el Anclote, Litibu, Punta Sayulita and Sayulita Buying Beach Front VI

By Miguel Fernández Miguel@g3mex.com

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n our final article on Buying Beachfront in Puerto Vallarta, we are going all the way to the northern-most tip of the Bay of Banderas. Soft tides, and luxury exemplify this part of the Bay.

Punta de Mita: Playa el Anclote Playa Anclote is a perfect spot for spending the day—or the rest of your life, if you’re lucky! The beach is protected from some of the stronger ocean currents by a peninsula of land hugging the area.

Here you can relax for hours at one of the many palapa style restaurants eating perfectly prepared seafood, sipping a drink and utterly and completely forgetting about your worries back home. The children have a gentle beach to swim in, which is always a plus for mom and dad.

Punta de Mita has several personalities. One is that of a sleepy fishing village, with easy and less expensive access to boat rental to take advantage of a day on the bay.

The other is that of a super elegant and luxurious resort. This is where the rich and famous (or the rich and discreet) come to play and get away from it all. Fabulous condos and villas abound.

And, we just heard that Bill Gates

bought the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort out this way, to give you an idea of what to expect.

Great golfing; exquisite architecture; and every amenity that you can imagine—it’s all here in Punta de Mita.

Litibu Heading north from Punta de Mita is the exclusive resort area of Litibu. Gorgeous golfing, perfect beaches, with some stronger tides, as you are now directly on the ocean and not protected by the Bay of Banderas, there’s a lot of surfing in the area.

Also, some very eco-friendly property ownership options are available, which are nestled in the beautiful jungle. You can purchase your own lot at Rancho Litibu and build the house of your dreams.

Punta Sayulita and Sayulita Punta Sayulita is up from Litibu and is located at the very point on the ocean that leads into the Bay of Sayulita.

Another beautiful jungle hideaway, with some spectacular lots and development properties available for purchase and construction.

We can’t say anything about the town and beach at Sayulita

that hasn’t already been said— a beautiful and totally unique spot on the Riviera Nayarit. Here you can surf, shop, eat, and flashback to 60’s. A little piece of Santa Cruz California tucked away on the west coast of Mexico.

The properties here range from simple open-air casitas to luxury villas. Pretty much anything goes on this beach. A great spot for people- watching and for letting your freak flag fly!

If you have real estate questions, or want to know more about beachfront properties, contact me anytime at G3MEX Real Estate Group: 322-2090832. Saludos!

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Random thoughts from the Tribune Sports desk

By Joel Hansen

• New year. New BCS champion.

Congratulations to the Florida State Seminoles, and congratulations to all the hungover FSU fans over at Icon. The unofficial headquarters for the Puerto Vallarta branch of the FSU alumni.

• That was easily the best BCS final since Matt Lienart and Vince Young battled it out in the 2005 Rosebowl • Now I understand that Steve Yzerman is one of the greatest hockey players of all time and has forgotten more about the sport then I will ever know, so I will be cautious in both my praise and criticism of Team Canada’s final roster.

I am happy for the inclusion of Dan Hamzuis, I have always admired his game and think he plays a solid, quiet game. But how can we leave Claude Giroix and Milan Lucic off the team? I worry about the lack of sandpaper on this roster? Who will go into the dirty areas? Jeff Carter? Not likely. It looks to me like Yzerman is planning on out-skilling the rest of the teams.

• Over the weekend, word emerged that Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had been fined $50,000 for not talking with the media. Well it seems that the 12th Man has his back. And his wallet.

Seahawks fans have already raised $2,000 via an online fundraising site to offset Lynch’s punishment. I am all for supporting your team, but come on the dude has a salary of $7 million per season.

• Remember when RG3 was the NFL’s darling? Seems so long ago, now word has come out that he has been bragging to teammates about how he can manipulate owner Dan Snider and how he got the old grump Mike Shanahan sent packing.

• Another thought on the Team Canada selection. It must have been a tough call for Yzerman to make when he dialled up Martin St. Louis and gave him the bad news about not making the team, who I thought was a no-brainer, especially considering that Yzerman is St. Louis’s boss in Tampa.

• Looks like Johnny Football will be bringing his act to the Pros in this year’s draft after all.

• I have a good friend that works for NBC sports and he recently arrived in Sochi to begin set up for the Olympics. This is his third Olympics after working Vancouver and London. I talked to him last night and when I asked how things were looking, there was a long pause on the other end and after a few seconds and a deep exhale he confided that he has all his fingers crossed that work will be completed in time. He described most of the venues as “still construction wastelands” • This weekend’s picks.

Seahawks, Broncos, Patriots, 49ers.

Feel free to hit me, I will be the one sitting at the bar still wearing my Eagles jersey and hoping for next year as usual.

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Local Hero Dr. Lupita

By David J. Rohde Friends of PV Animals

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NN has a roster of ¨Heroes¨ and Puerto Vallarta needs to take note of its own.

Dr. Maria Guadalupe Davalos Villaseñor is a native Vallartan, born in Colonia 5 de Diciembre.

She majored in veterinary medicine at Universidad de Guadalajara and now shares a clinic, Veterinaria Animalito, established in 2001 in Bucerias, with her husband and daughter, both

veterinarians.

In 2000 Dr. Lupita, as she is familiarly known, was involved in developing regulations to protect animals in PV, trying to create a culture that protects and cares for animals. She is the head of Centro de Acopio, better known as the city pound.

Dr. Lupita has made the shelter into a NO KILL facility supported

by Jalisco laws to limit the number of animals housed there. It is not obliged to pick up all strays which would overburden and overtax the

shelter. The aim of the Centro de Acopio is to educate the public about animal welfare and to house healthy, vaccinated, adoptable dogs and cats. In these efforts Dr. Lupita is assisted by Dr. Olga who works directl with the animals.

Staff members circulate to low income colonias on Fridays for spay and neutering clinics.

These services as well as low cost health services are available at Centro de Acopio Tuesday through Friday. Adoptions are available every day at Centro de Acopio and every fourth Saturday at the Presidencia, the city hall, in Centro.

marciavallarta@gmail.com

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pening night, sitting in the Palm ready to review the latest act flown in from L.A., watching the crowd, mostly gay men sipping martinis, chatting and waiting like me to hear this new-to-Vallarta performer sing. A surprise for me to see Beata Stankiewicz, incredibly beautiful classically trained (in Warsaw) flautist step on stage followed by Luis on guitar. Luis is the other half with lovely Andrea, of Bohemia Viva - certainly my favorite duo in Vallarta. The percussionist, Jesus, and pianist John, I met later. This fine group of musicians each a star in their own right had less than 5 hours to work together AND back a singer they had never met!

Performances by all? Flawless.

Back to Spencer...he is a crooner. A 35 year-old who looks

younger than 20 cannot be a crooner; that’s for old guys who wear suits, drink lots of alcohol and smoke cigarettes for show and to give their voices an added roughness and make old ladies swoon. Spencer has smashed that image into smithereens with a Dennis-the-Menace haircut, polo shirt and jeans and his heart clearly visible hanging on one short sleeve.

He was very comfortable on stage (bear in mind he has played the Kennedy Center) and chatted between songs about growing up Mormon in Utah. His voice, as the set progressed, became mellower and sweeter and I found myself calming down and feeling him sing rather than listening. Some of his comments about his difficult childhood, said always matter-offactly and without rancor, touched nerves in the audience who had all experienced some of the inhe-

Fashion Show and Brunch Daiquiri Dick’s Olas Altas #314 in Old Town January 28 ~ 10:30 a.m.

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ou are invited to an elegant brunch and fashion show at Daiquiri Dick’s on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:30 a.m. Included in the ticket price will be a threecourse brunch (with mimosas!), beautiful original fashions by Selene Soucy (www.selenesoucy. com) and Chak-Ra (www.chak-ra. net), original jewelry by Angela Lovett (facebook: Angela Lovett Designs) and Yesa Jewelry (facebook: Yesa Jewelry), a raffle for fabulous prizes – and live music

by Vallarta’s own Jorge Acosta!

Tickets are $250 pesos in advance or $300 pesos at the door, and can be purchased at Daiquiri Dick’s, at the PuRR Project booth at the Paradise Community

Center Saturday Market, at PuRR Project Bingo at Margarita Grill on Wednesday, January 8 and 22, or by emailing Marilyn Khan at exkhan@usfamily.net.

Dr. Lupita and Dr. Olga are assisted in their endeavors by Friends of PV Animals, a support group that volunteers at the shelter helping to socialize the animals and raises funds for both food and medicines. Both organizations can be found on Facebook: Centro de Acopio (Spanish) and Friends of PV Animals (English) with photos of available dogs. Cats are also part of the shelter program. Donations are always needed and GREATLY appreciated.

Galeria June Rosen Lopez Open Monday to Friday 12 to 6

Spencer Day at The Palm

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rent problems of being “different” growing up. He sings Billie Holiday better than Billie Holiday and the audience LOVED him.

Spencer is a gifted songwriter with a terrific sense of humor, much of it self-deprecating which endears him even more to all who listen. I would go again and again to his show... to be soothed, just so.

He will be at the Palm for a couple of weeks; take a break from frantic and truly enjoy Spencer Day and Company.

Esmeralds and Rubies

One block up from Olas Altas 200 Francisca Rodríguez 322 222 5049 1 646 291 6852 cell 322 779 6491 Same street as the new pier

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Une invitation spéciale!

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hers amis(es) francophones, Je vous lance une invitation spéciale à venir me rencontrer et à participer le 16 janvier prochain au spectacle du groupe musical LUNA RUMBA qui sera présent au Paradise Community Center.

Que diriez-vous d’arriver vers 18h30 pour l’apéro suivi d’un souper amical avant le spectacle.

Si cette soirée vous intéresse, veuillez me faire parvenir par courriel avant le 14 janvier le nombre de personnes qui vous accompagnera afin que je puisse planifier et réserver vos places.

Une soirée inoubliable entre nous.

Au plaisir de vous rencontrer.

Alors cette semaine je tends la plume à une amie qui est venue passer le nouvel an à Puerto Vallarta, malgré la plage et les palmiers imbibées de pluie, elle a su prendre son mal en patience et quand même profiter de la vie loin de la neige et du temps froid.

Bienvenidos à Puerto Vallarta!

Après avoir contourné les vendeurs de tours ou de “time

share”, nous avons le plaisir de mettre le nez et prendre une bouffée d’air chaud et humide. Le soleil et la plage nous attendent!

Malheureusement, durant notre séjour, la région a plutôt choisi de nous faire découvrir une autre signification à PV: Pluvieux Vallarta!

Alors, que faire quand la pluie est au rendez-vous? Si vous êtes dans un tout-inclus, vous pouvez profiter de la piscine, comme certains… Il y a toujours le bar à volonté si un des buts de votre voyage est d’être dans un état second…

Sinon, sous une petite bruine, la plage n’est pas désagréable, vous permettant de profiter de l’odeur de la mer et du bruit des vagues, tout en ayant les pieds dans l’eau.

Sous une pluie plus forte (et sous un parapluie), le Malecon et le Vieux PV restent tout de même sympathiques, les arrêts dans les églises, les bijouteries, les dulcerias, les boutiques de tequila et de cigares vous

permettant de vous sécher.

Un must est de visiter les galeries d’art fort variées, tant celles présentant les œuvres des Huichols, l’art contemporain ou les superbes poteries : vous y serez agréablement surpris.

Quand le ciel se déchaîne, PV vous propose deux petits musées, soit El Museo Rio Cuale, traitant de l’art pré-colombien et El Museo Historico Naval, donnant un aperçu de l’histoire navale mexicaine. Et quand vous êtes totalement détrempés, trouvez refuge dans un bon restaurant de cuisine typique et commandez des plats épicés pour vous réchauffer! Ou pourquoi ne pas apprendre à préparer ces délicieux plats en vous inscrivant à un cours de cuisine mexicaine?

Peu importe ce que le ciel vous réserve, profitez bien de votre passage dans cette ville aux attraits variés!

Hasta luego, Eve juliemongeau@gmail.com

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Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations For visitors to Puerto Vallarta who wish to support the less privileged in our paradise, this is a list of some of the many organizations that could benefit from such kind gestures. If you would like your organization recognized here, please email details to editor@ vallartatribune.com.

Acción En La Cruz: aid residents of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle by providing provisions in exchange for community services performed. www.landon5120.wix.com/ accionenlacruz Alcoholics Anonymous: In English Puerto Vallarta Alanon Club - Basilio Badillo 329 www.recoverpv.com American Legion Post 14: raises resources and manpower to improve facilities needing building maintenance www.americanlegion14.org Asilo San Juan Diego Home for the Elderly Contact: Lupita Sanchez Covarrubias 222-1257 or malupita88@hotmail.com or www.mexonline.com\asilosanjuandiego.htm Asociación Down - Assistance to persons with Down’s Syndrome – Contact: Ana Catalina Eisenring at 224-9577.

Banderas Bay Women’s Shelter - Safe shelter for

women & children victims of domestic violence. www. compassionforthefamily.org Becas Vallarta, A.C. – Provides scholarships to high school and university students.

Tax-deductible in Mexico and USA. Polly Vicars at (322) 223-1371 or Buri Gray at (322) 221-5285. www.puerto-vallarta.com/amf

taken. Contact: cez@rogers. com or 322-104-6609 CompassionNet Impact – Transforming the lives of people living in chronic poverty. Job creation, education, emergency food, medicine & clothing. Tax-deductible. Cell: (322) 133-7263 or ric@4compassion.org

Bucerias Bilingual Community Center: Supporting families, seniors in Bucerias. www.buceriasbilingualcommunitycenter.org

Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Handles hospital and emergency service in Vallarta. It is the only facility that is authorized to offer assistance to injured people on the street.

Contact: 222-1533, 222-4973

Casa Hogar - A shelter for orphaned, abandoned, disadvantaged or vulnerable children. Luz Aurora Arredondo at 221-1908, Rita Millan (322) 141-6974. casamaximocornejo@gmail.com

Desayunos para los Niños de Vallarta A.C. Feeding programs, education programs, day care centers for single mothers.

22 343 11 or 22 225 72 FB/ desayunosninosvallarta

Centro Comunitario SETAC-GLBT – Services the GLBT community, including treatment and referrals, education, English classes, HIV testing and counseling.

Paco Arjona 224-1974 or paco@setac.com.mx

Discapacitados de Vallarta, A.C. (DIVAC) association of handicapped individuals dedicated to helping one another. Ivan Applegate at 221-5153.

Clinica de Rehabilitación Santa Barbara - Rehabilitation of the handicapped.

Contact: Laura Lopez Portillo Rodriguez at 224-2754.

Families At The Dump: Supporting families living in the landfill or garbage dump thru education and sustainable opportunities. www. familiesatthedump.org or 297-7425

COLINA Spay and Neuter Clinic - Free and by-donation sterilization clinic in Old Town.

Only open Sundays, arrive by 8am, no reservations are

Grupo Ecológico de Puerto Vallarta: Arq. Luz del Carmen Pérez Alvarez c ay ro _ 13 @ h o t m a i l . c o m grupoecologico.com

Friends of PV Animals Volunteers working to enhance the lives of shelter animals. They supplement food, medications and socialization for unwanted and stray cats and dogs housed in PV´s city pound. For info and donations visit www. friendsofpvanimals.com Horizonte de Paz: Shelter for men of all ages who are troubled with alcohol & drug addiction. Donato Schimizzi: 322 199 9523 or Roberto: 281 0644 dschimizzi@ yahoo.com La Brigada de la Basur:a A weekly meeting of neighborhood children to clean Vallarta Streets. Contact Que?Pasa 223-4006 Navy League - assists in the transportation of donated medical supplies from the U.S., organizes work groups to paint and repair facilities, and operates the local Toys for Tots program. www.vallartanavyleague.org.

New Life Mexico Challenging Child Poverty with health and education programs. Philippa Vernon pvp@newlifemexico.com Paraíso Felino AC Refuge and Adoption Centre for cats and kittens in the Bay of Banderas. Luis Donaldo Cel. (322) 120-4092 Pasitos de Luz - substitute home for low income children with any type of handicap, offers rehabilitation services and special support to their families. 299-4146. www. pasitosdeluz.org PEACEAnimals - Free mobile spay/neuter clinic operating 48 weeks a year, primarily in Puerto Vallarta.

Tax-deductible. www.peaceanimals.org Pro Biblioteca de Vallarta Raises funds for Los Mangos Public Library. Tax-deductible Ricardo Murrieta at 224-9966 or Jimmie Ellis at 222-1478.

Proyecto Pitillal, “Busca un Amigo” - Association created by underprivileged

mothers of paralyzed children. Contact: 299-4495.

Puerto Vallarta Garden Club: Beautify and protecting the environment. www. vallartagardenclub.com PuRR Project - A no-kill cat shelter, a natural un-caged environment. www.purrproject.com Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza- Shelter for Children. Tax-deductible. Madre Mari at 222-7857 or Sudy Coy at 222-5765. www.ccshf. ca Roma’s Kids - Educate the children of the Volcanes and surrounding area: Math, English and computer programs a priority. 100% goes to the kids. www.kids. romamexico.com The International Friendship Club (IFC) Supports the Cleft Palate Surgery Program & families in need. 322-222-5466. www. ifcvallarta.com. ifcvallarta@ gmail.com.

Toys for Tots Vallarta Distributes toys and constructs playgrounds for less-advantaged kids in the Puerto Vallarta area during the Christmas holiday period.

Jerry Lafferty 322 221 6156 or Lourdes Bizarro lourdes. bizarro@marriotthotels.com.

Vallarta Saludable (Healthy) – Healthy living through organics, stevias, cooking workshops, serums reversing dialysis and reality show. NAOTF.org Suzy Chaffee suzynativevoices@ aol.com Mexico Ministries & Mission, Inc. is a Calif.

501.C.3 nonprofit corporation that raises funds to help feed and clothe the poor in Vallarta, as well as provide school supplies, a prison ministry, and baby blankets for the newborns at the Regional Hospital. It is affiliated with Christ Church by the Sea, an Anglican church in Vallarta. Contact Fr. Jack+ 044 322 229-1129 christchurchbythesea.org

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IFC Open House January 14

by Janie Albright Blank on’t miss the fun at the first big Open House of 2014! The International Friendship Club (IFC) will host its 3rd annual Open House at the newly renovated clubhouse and pleasant outdoor terrace on Tuesday evening, January 14, 2014 from 6:00 -8:00 pm.

It is located at the northeast corner of the Rio Cuale Bridge above the HSBC Bank Phone: 322-222-5466.

Website: ifcvallarta.com. Email: ifcvallarta@gmail.com.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

By Marcia Blondin

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lthough this story originates in Genesis, the cool version emerged from the brilliant Andrew Lloyd Weber nearly 50 years ago, got pared down somewhat cast-wise and exploded at the Boutique last week with six singers/dancers/ actors. Yes, six. Only. Everyone played multiple parts obviously; but cleverly, smoothly and swiftly.

Laughter rippled through the crowd frequently as we realized who we were looking at. I am referring right now to David White who is, in my opinion, an incredibly handsome, extremely talented actor, singer, viola player and always

well put together became downright goofy with his pants rolled up to his knees in one of his parts on stage. And his equally talented wife Sharon, who sings the narration and also gets goofy in a Texas sort of way. Diametrically opposed to her daily persona - far more “Evita” than Dale Evans or in this case, Roy Rogers! Hilarious both. Then, Paul (choreographer of Fosse, which is coming back!) played not only one of Joseph´s wicked-at-first brothers but also Pharaoh’s wife - coquetta to the max - hitting on poor unwilling Joseph relentlessly that leads ultimately to Joseph´s imprisonment.

Freddy became Joseph, his technicolor coat long gone, wrists

Banderas Bay Butterfies

bound, on his knees in prison in a circle of light sang “Close Every Door” beautifully and, I was close enough to see, tearfully...or maybe I saw the tears through my eyes.

Bravo, Freddy.

A wonderfully done super drunk scene had us howling with laughter. Paul can do things with his face you have to see to believe.

A happy ending, of course, jubilant even, sending all in attendance out into the night humming and charmed by a truly stellar production. Well done everyone!

A note: Starting January 13th, Joseph takes the stage at Boutique: that´s Monday everyone when most theatres are dark... curtain is 7 pm.

4th Annual Every Tuesday Night Film Series Costa Banderas Chapter of Democrats Abroad January 14

Even the Rain For more information, go to the following website http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1422032/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Films are shown at the Paradise Community Center, 127 Pulpito.

Gates open at 6:00 pm and all films begin at 7:00 pm.

Advance tickets are available for a donation of 60 pesos at the Paradise Community Center. 70 pesos at the door.

by Moralea Milne

The Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)

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hese enormous, tropical moths (11-15 cm or 4-6 in) are found throughout Mexico and south to Brazil, and apparently can migrate as far north as Newfoundland! The males are a dark brown, marked with patches of iridescent purple, while the females are lighter and more colourful, with a distinctive pale band. They have a small, comma shaped (also described as the number 9), iridescent spot on each forewing, which is a distinguishing identification feature. I found a dead specimen on a trip to Puerto Escondido in August, and they have been seen around Puerto Vallarta recently.

These harmless moths are the subjects of much folklore, purporting powers to both bestow blessings and as harbingers of death.

Known commonly in Mexico as “Mariposa de la muerte” and in Nahuatl as “Miquipapalotl” or “Tepanpapalotl” (miqui = death, black + papalotl = moth), they are, as the name implies, considered to foreshadow death, following a sickness within the house.

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Conversely, in the Bahamas where they are referred to as Money Moths or Moneybats, their presence means you will win the lottery! Another Mexican superstition is that if one flies over your head, you will suffer hair loss.

The caterpillars grow to 7 cm (2.75 in), coloured brown to black with three irregularly shaped pale splotches and two parallel dark lines running down their backs.

Their host plants are members

of the legume family, favouring acacias, candle bush, mesquite and edible figs (where it can be an agricultural pest).

Apparently, like many moth and butterfly species, the caterpillars are active at night and rest hidden under bark during the day.

The adults feed on tree sap and overripe fruit, especially bananas.

You might try setting out some rotting fruit as bait in order to see these beauties.

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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

UROLOGIST Dr. Pedro López Cueto Tel. (322) 22 5 11 83 www.anku.com.mx

Emergency Phone Numbers Havre No.111 Col. Versalles Fluent Englis Spoken

The police station or the fire department is 060. For Non-Emergency calls, dial (322) 290-0507 for the Police Dep & (322) 224-7701 for the Fire Department.

Ambulance Services Red Cross Ambulance: 222-1533 Global Ambulance: 226-1014

Hospitals Ameri-Med Hospital: 226-2080 Cornerstone Hospital: 224-9400 San Javier Hospital: 226-1010 Medasist Hospital: 223-0444 C.M.Q. Hospital: 223-1919 I.M.S.S. Hospital: 224-3838 Regional Hospital: 224-4000

Other Important Phone Numbers American Consulate: (322)222-0069 or 01-333-268-2145 Canadian Consulate: (322) 293-0098 Motor Vehicle Dept: 224-8484 Consumer Protection (PROFECO): 225-0000 Immigration Office: 221-1380 National Telegraph: 224-7970 Electric Company (CFE): 071 Water Company (SEAPAL): 223-1516 Municipal Services: 223-2500 Tourist Protection: 223-2500 Ministerio Publico: 222-1762 Animal Protection: 221-0078 Wake-Up Service: 031

LIVE MUSIC VENUES Please be sure to contact the venue to confirm all events.

Beboteros Diaz Ordaz 565 Malecon 322.113.0099 Benito’s Paninoteca Bar Nima Bay, Local 12, “Marina Vallarta” 322.209.0287 Café Roma Encino 287 Centro Mon-Sun 10:pm -3:00 am El Dorado Pulpito # 102, Playa los Muertos” 322.222.4124

Emergency Phone for Sayulita Dial 066 from any standard land line. Dial 080 from Mexican cell phones. To report suspicious activity in Sayulita, please dial 045-322-141-5994.

El Patio de mi Casa Guerrero 311 esq.

Matamoros 322.222.0743 El Rio BBQ Bar 322.222.2510 www.elriobbqbar.com

Emergency Numbers for Bucerias & La Cruz

Encore Lazaro Cardenas51, Bucerias 329.298.0140 India Gate Allende 124 Centro 322.223.2424

Paradise Stage Concerts ParadiseCommunityCenter.com Pulpito 127 at Olas Altas 322.133.7263

La Bodeguita Del Medio Paseo Diaz Ordaz 858, Malecon” 322.223.1583 Tu-Sun 9:30-2:00 am

La Palapa Pulpito#103, Playa los Muertos” 322.222.5225

Garage sale

White handmade queen/king afghan, Farberware grill, new DVR plus blank disks, 17 piece pottery coffee set, large mirror, entertainment center. 222-5505

Numbers for the Police Department in case of emergency are 291-0049 and 291-0666.

Emergency number: 066 Police, Bucerias & La Cruz: 298-1020 Civil Protection (Fire, Ambulance): 291-0295 Ambulance, Santa Rosa Clinic: 298-0157

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SUDOKU easy

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Challenge your brain! Sudoku is easy to play and the rules are simple. Fill in the blanks so that each row, each column, and each of the nine 3x3 grids contain only one of each of the numbers 1 through 9.

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Number Blocks

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Word Search

What’s a number block you ask?

The numbers in each row add up to the totals to the right. The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right. Some of the numbers are missing. Try to fill in the missing numbers between 0 and 12.

Can you find the hidden names? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards. ANN BAXTER, AUDREY HEPBURN, AVA GARDNER, BETTE DAVIS, CAROLE LOMBARD, GLORIA SWANSON, GRETA GARBO, HEDY LAMARR, INGRID BERGMAN, JANE RUSSELL, JANE WYMAN, JEAN HARLOW, JEAN SIMMONS, JOAN CRAWFORD, JUDY GARLAND,LANA TURNER, LAUREN BACALL, MARILYN MONROE, MERLE OBERON, MYRNA LOY, RITA HAYWORTH, VERONICA LAKE,VIRGINIA MAYO, VIVIEN LEIGH.

1. Loan - Pool - Great White 2. Clog - Pump - Flat 3. Rain - Fur - Trench 4. Silver - Tin - Nickel 5. Coffee - Oil - Air 6. Tulip - Lamp - Onion 7. Saturn - Dirty Shirt Collars - Newleyweds 8. Date - Cook - Phone 9. Spock - Suess - Phil 10. Fire - Soda – Safe

Commonym 7 Answers 1. sharks 2. shoes 3. coats 4. metals 5. filters 6. they have bulbs 7. they have rings 8. books 9. doctors 10. crackers

What’s a commonym you ask? A commonyms is group of words that have a common trait in the three words/items listed.

For example: thewords; A car - A tree - An elephant.. they all have trunks. These will make you think!

Wuzzle 7 Answers 1. Cry all the way to the bank 2. The stakes are high 3. That’s too bad 4. Eyes in the back of my head 5. Miniskirt 6. All in All

Commonym

Wuzzles

What’s a wuzzle you ask? A wuzzle is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way.The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to represent.

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