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     You are here, finally!                                                                                                     If you’ve been meaning to find a little information on the region, but never

     We wish you a warm
                                                                                                                                quite got around to it, we hope that the following will help. If you look at
                                                                                                                                the maps on this page, you will note that PV (as the locals call it) is on
                                                                                                                                the west coast of Mexico, smack in the middle of the Bay of Banderas -
                      Welcome                                                                                                   one of the largest bays in this country - which includes southern part of
                                                                                                                                the state of Nayarit to the north and the northern part of Jalisco to the
                                                                                                                                south. Thanks to its privileged location -sheltered by the Sierra Madre
                                                                                                                                mountains- the Bay is well protected against the hurricanes spawned in
                                                                                                                                the Pacific. Hurricane Kenna did come close on October 25, 2002, but
                                                                                                                                actually touched down in San Blas, Nayarit, some 200 kms north of PV.
                                                                                                                                The town sits on the same parallel as the Hawaiian Islands, thus the
                                                                                                                                similarities in the climate of the two destinations.

    AREA: 1,300 sq. kilometers                                                    that can only be boarded there. They have pre-fixed rates                    yet, if you have a “bank card”, withdraw funds from your
    POPULATION: 350,000 inhabitants                                               per passenger. City cabs are yellow or white, and charge by                  account back home. Try to avoid exchanging money at
    CLIMATE: Tropical, humid, with an average of 300 sunny                        the ride, not by passenger. When you ask to go downtown,                     your hotel. Traditionally, those offer the worst rates.
days per year. The temperature averages 28°C (82°F) and the                       remember that your fare covers the ENTIRE central area, so                       WHAT TO DO: Even if your all-inclusive hotel is everything
rainy season extends from late June to early October.                             make sure you are brought to the main plaza! Pick up a free                  you ever dreamed of, you should experience at least a
    FAUNA: Nearby Sierra Vallejo hosts a great variety                            map, and insist on your full value from the driver! Note the                 little of all that Vallarta has to offer - it is truly a condensed
of animal species such as iguana, guacamaya, deer,                                number of your taxi in case of any problem, or if you forget                 version of all that is Mexican and existed before «Planned
raccoon, etc.                                                                     something in the cab. Then your hotel or travel rep can help                 Tourist Resorts», such as Cancun, Los Cabos and Ixtapa,
    SANCTUARIES: Bahía de Banderas encloses two Marine                            you check it out or lodge a complaint.                                       were developed. Millions have been spent to ensure that
National Parks - Los Arcos and the Marieta Islands - where                           Uber has also been available in PV for the past year or so.               the original “small town” flavor is maintained downtown, in
diving is allowed under certain circumstances but fishing of                      Download their app in your smartphone.                                       the Old Town and on the South Side.
any kind is prohibited. Every year, the Bay receives the visit of                    TIME ZONE: The entire State of Jalisco is on Central Time,                    DRINKING WATER: The false belief that a Mexican vacation
the humpback whales, dolphins and manta rays in the winter.                       as is the area of the State of Nayarit from Lo de Marcos in the              must inevitably lead to an encounter with Moctezuma’s
During the summer, sea turtles, a protected species, arrive to                    north to the Ameca River, i.e.: Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerías, La Cruz            revenge is just that: false. For the 26th year in a row, Puerto
its shores to lay their eggs.                                                     de Huanacaxtle, Sayulita, San Pancho, Punta Mita, etc. North                 Vallarta’s water has been awarded a certification of purity for
    ECONOMY: Local economy is based mainly on tourism,                            of Lo De Marcos, Guayabitos, La Peñita, San Blas, etc. are on                human consumption. It is one of only two cities in Mexico that
construction and to a lesser degree, on agriculture,                              Mountain Time, i.e.: one hour behind PV time.                                can boast of such accomplishment. True, the quality of the
mainly tropical fruit such as mango, papaya, watermelon,                             TELEPHONE CALLS: Always check on the cost of long                         water tested at the purification plant varies greatly from what
pineapple, guanabana, cantaloupe and bananas.                                     distance calls from your hotel room. Some establishments                     comes out of the tap at the other end. So do be careful. On
    CURRENCY: The Mexican Peso is the legal currency in                           charge as much as U.S. $7.00 per minute!                                     the other hand, most large hotels have their own purification
Mexico although Canadian and American dollars are widely                             CELL PHONES: Most cellular phones from the U.S. and                       equipment and most restaurants use purified water. If you
accepted.                                                                         Canada may be programmed for local use, through Telcel and                   want to be doubly sure, you can pick up purified bottled
    BUSES: A system of urban buses with different routes.                         IUSAcell, the local carriers. To dial cell to cell, use the prefix 322,      water just about anywhere.
Current fare is $10.00 Pesos per ticket and passengers                            then the seven digit number of the person you’re calling. Omit                   EXPORTING PETS: Canadian and American tourists often
must purchase a new ticket every time they board another                          the prefix if dialling a land line.                                          fall in love with one of the many stray dogs and cats in Vallarta.
bus. There are no “transfers”.                                                       LOCAL CUSTOMS: Tipping is usually 15%-20% of the bill                     Many would like to bring it back with them, but believe that the
    TAXIS: There are set rates within defined zones of the                        at restaurants and bars. Tip bellboys, taxis, waiters, maids,                laws do not allow them to do so. Wrong. If you would like to
town. Do not enter a taxi without agreeing on the price with                      etc. depending on the service. Some businesses and offices                   bring a cat or a dog back home, call the local animal shelter for
the driver FIRST. If you are staying in a hotel, you may want                     close from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., reopening until 7 p.m. or later. In             more info: 293-3690.
to check the rates usually posted in the lobby. Also, if you                      restaurants, it is considered poor manners to present the                        LOCAL SIGHTSEEING: A good beginning would be to take
know which restaurant you want to go, do not let the driver                       check before it is requested, so when you’re ready to leave,                 one of the City Tours offered by the local tour agencies. Before
change your mind. Many restaurateurs pay commissions                              ask «La cuenta, por favor» and your bill will be delivered to you.           boarding, make sure you have a map and take note of the
to taxi drivers and you may end up paying more than you                              MONEY EXCHANGE: Banks will give you a higher rate                         places you want to return to. Then venture off the beaten path.
should, in a second-rate establishment! There are 2 kinds                         of exchange than the exchange booths (caja de cambio),                       Explore a little. Go farther than the tour bus takes you. And
of taxi cabs: those at the airport and the maritime port                          though not all offer exchange services to foreigners. Better                 don’t worry - this is a safe place.
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                                                                              Had probably been in there for 50       listen to those people who beg to

                       From Here                                              years... maybe more!
                                                                                Do you get where I am going
                                                                              with this? And since there are
                                                                              no such things as coincidences,
                                                                                                                      differ.) No amount of prevention
                                                                                                                      could help the fact that 32 teeth
                                                                                                                      were NOT going to fit inside this
                                                                                                                      mouth. And, oh, how they tried.
                                                          Marcia Blondin
                                                                              I immediately sent a message            And tried.
                         marciavallarta@gmail.com
                                                                              to Orlando pleading for an                 My first “Dental Moment”
                                                                              appointment a.s.a.p. while my           happened when I was probably four
                                                                              tongue continued to try and dig out     because I started elementary school
  By now, I am sure you know           socked away for the bucket list        even more metal to play with.           at age five, and a dental check-up
my lifelong dream was shattered        trip.                                    Nobody likes to go to the dentist.    had to happen in the early, dark age
because of this pinche virus.             Coincidence               number    Even though I think they are            part of the 20th century before one
My fabulous trip to Sweden to          one: a lovely client of Arte           fine, decent human beings with          could start school.
celebrate my brother’s birthday,       Viviente asked me if I could refer     a peculiar but necessary calling.          I didn’t like that dentist, and have
then five days in Saint Petersberg     her to my dentist, which I did         Some people go to them - actually       totally blocked what the monster
so I could cross the ONLY things       without a second thought. Three        twice a year. I get it, prevention,     did to my mouth, but vividly
left on my bucket list, off: the       days later, coincidence number         cleaning, quick polish before           remember peeing in his enormous
ballet May 6th and the Hermitage       two: I bumped into Doctor              you get married - all those good,       torture chair before being rushed
Museum.                                Orlando crossing the Presidencia       NORMAL dental things.                   the hell out of there in my mother’s
  I have had a few weeks to deal       plaza. We had not seen each other        However, I could fill the rest of     arms. I think that was the last time
with the crushing heartbreak of        for a year, so we stopped and caught   this column and next week’s with        she appeared with me in public.
it all and the anger, sadness, all     up a bit, and off he went to his       nothing but a list of dental frickin’   Anyway, a big line was drawn
the blah blah and then the adage,      office on Libertad. Two days after     nightmares I have endured during        across a great stretch of sand on
“Don’t get mad, get even” popped       that, during breakfast, coincidence    my Long-in-the-Tooth existence.         that day.
into my head, and I started to think   number three: a piece of non-food        All of these problems stem               Dentists were evil.
of other things I could do with a      dropped onto my tongue. I spat         from one thing. I have a very
year’s supply of MONEY I had           out a black chunk of metal filling.    small mouth. (And, please, don’t                  Continued on next page...
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Continued from previous page...

   Teeth were pulled out to
make room for more teeth to
come in. Still didn’t work so
a full set of metal braces were
applied to my teeth for two
long years. I was ten then.
And on and on, the expensive
saga of my teeth continued
with crowns, bridges, bridges
breaking (!), a “sinus lift’.
Sounds adorable, doesn’t it?
A lift for your sinuses. Oh,
and what a relief! No. What
it really is is this: a highly

                                          Welcome, Home!
trained surgeon comes from
                                                                                                                         If your bamboo furniture is sopping
Guadalajara, hazmat-suited,
                                                                                                                         wet from being left outside during
scalpel-wielding guy who                                                                                                 the rainy season, there is a higher
cut inside my upper lip from                                                                          Sheryl Novak       likelihood it could be attractive to
my front teeth to my wisdom                                                                                              termites.
tooth, yarded my lip over my                                                                                                I am proud to introduce you
head and proceeded to add
more than ten millimeters of
                                       Nothing beats the beauty of bamboo                                                to Pedro Marin Flores, owner of
                                                                                                                         Pedro’s Bambu. He is a fantastic
cow bone into my upper jaw.                                                                                              bamboo artisan who does all
Then he sutured me up, put              Searching for outdoor furniture        not only a lower cost but also that it    his work by hand. He and his
my upper lip back down, and          that looks beautiful, lasts, and does     is much easier to move around.            family make stunning bamboo
then I waited six weeks to           not break the bank? Instead of               The natural color of bamboo            furniture, including chairs, sofas,
see if my body would reject          hardwoods such as teak, which are         ranges from pale yellow to medium         tables, headboards, nightstands,
the new bone or not. It did          expensive, consider bamboo for            brown. Although most people prefer        and loungers and swinging chairs
not so I could continue with         your outdoors.                            natural color, it is relatively easy to   for outdoors. If bamboo décor is
another fun dental game called          Bamboo has been used for over          stain, making it easy to get bamboo       what you prefer, he offers lamps,
IMPLANTS!!!!                         7000 years. The Chinese used              furniture in different colors.            lampshades, plant stands, bamboo
                                     bamboo before they used paper.               What makes bamboo so attractive,       curtains, mirror frames, and more.
   All of this drama was because
                                        It is also used for shoes, clothing,   and the reason for its appeal is that     He also repairs most bamboo and
I refused dentures. So, I know
                                     tiles, and when cooking. Did you          it has a light earthy feel. It looks      weaves items if the wrapping has
it’s all my fault. I am not
                                     know that Alexander Graham Bell           beautiful on terrazas and balconies,      worn over the years and needs a
complaining, just saying.                                                                                                tightening.
                                     used bamboo when he made the              especially surrounded by green flora.
   That particular drama was         first telephone? The first light bulb        When it comes to care and                 Right now, it is difficult financially
twenty years ago, and old            had a bamboo filament! Bamboo is          maintenance, bamboo is one of the         for people like Pedro and his family
crowns can look as nasty as          considered a grass, with over 1000        easiest materials to manage. It is        who own small businesses. The
old fillings. Soooooooo, I am        different species. They can grow          sensitive to water, so if you spill       quarantine and lack of tourists in
having some of them replaced.        up to 40 meters in height. It takes,      liquid on it, make sure to wipe off       Vallarta are causing great hardship.
With my European Trip Money.         on average, one year to reach its         immediately. Otherwise, it could          If you are interested in bamboo
   I am hoping to finish             full height, so it is a sustainable and   stain or leave a watermark. Routine       items, please visit his website at
with my excellent, young             environmentally friendly option. It       cleaning is a breeze. Wipe it down        www.pedrosbambu.com,               where
dentist      Doctor       Orlando    is fast-growing and abundant. It is       every so often with a dry or slightly     you can purchase items online, and
Godinez (322 213-6830) in a          one of the few plants that require        damp cloth to remove dust. Although       he will deliver them to you. Want
week or ten days, so will have       effort to control rather than protect     bamboo is very scratch resistant, it is   to see any item or try out a chair
new tales to share next week.        it. Even though it is lightweight, the    a good idea not to use abrasives, or      before you decide? He is happy to
   Stay healthy everyone and         bamboo stem is incredibly strong.         you will not only scratch the bamboo      bring it to your home! If you have a
let’s get this tourist community     When glued together, it is perfect for    but also make it brittle.                 picture of an item you would like a
                                     pillars and scaffolding.                     Bamboo furniture should not be         quote for, or an item you would like
back on its feet and quickly.
                                        Appropriately built, bamboo            left out in the rain. Under normal        repaired, you can also contact me at
I am sending virtual hugs
                                     furniture can have the same structural    circumstances and if the bamboo is        sa.novak@solutionsmexico.com I
to      everyone,        including
                                     strength as hardwood furniture. The       dry, termites will bypass it because      would be happy to assist.
Orlando, From Here.
                                     benefit of bamboo over hardwood is        they like damp and warm materials.
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                                                                                  On this special date, on the construction site, they play the radio all
                                                                               day long and dance with their friends and family to the rhythms of
                                                                               mariachi music, or ranchera, Mexican country style music. They have
                                                                               tacos with all sorts of delicious fillings: carnitas, pork meat, barbacoa
                Anna Reisman                                                   meat from sheep, black refried beans, tamales, topped with fantastic
                                                                               very hot salsas. Later, the masons and the employers pray together. In
  …about those holidays                                                        the prayers, “we turn ourselves over to Our Lord’s care for the year, to
                                                                               protect us from the many dangers of this trade”.
                                                                                  And then there is Cinco de Mayo on May 5th - a holiday that celebrates
  Every year for the last couple of decades during                             the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862, victory over France at
which there have been English-language papers,                                 the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day is also
dailies and weeklies, readers were given information on the various            known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday
events that occur every year in the months of April and May.                   in Mexico, in the U.S. it has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican
  I’m referring to celebration days and official holidays. Under the           culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American
present circumstances, our readers were deprived of such information           populations, such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. Revelers
in this publication due to lack of space in the last couple of issues.         mark the occasion with parades, parties, mariachi music, Mexican folk
Although there isn’t anywhere enough space for me to tell you all about        dancing and traditional foods.
them, I will use that which was given to me in this issue to try and tell         In 1861, Benito Juárez - a lawyer and member of the indigenous
you a little about each.                                                       Zapotec tribe - was elected president of Mexico. At the time, the country
  In April, we start with April Fools’ Day of course, and we end with          was in financial ruin after years of internal strife, and the new president
International Children’s Day – El Día de los Niños, not including              was forced to default on debt payments to European governments.
Passover or the two weeks of Easter – with which we are all familiar.             In response, France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz,
(N.B.: The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most rapidly           Mexico, demanding repayment. Britain and Spain negotiated with
ratified human rights treaty in history. More countries have ratified the      Mexico and withdrew their forces.
Convention than any other human rights treaty in history – 196 countries          France, however, ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity
have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only           to carve an empire out of Mexican territory. Late in 1861, a well-armed
the United States of America has not ratified the Convention. By signing       French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large force of troops and
the Convention, the United States has signalled its intention to ratify, but   driving President Juárez and his government into retreat.
has yet to do so.)                                                                6,000 French troops set out to attack Puebla de Los Angeles, a small
  The sacrifice and battles of the Mexican workers more than one hundred       town in east-central Mexico. From his new headquarters in the north,
years ago are commemorated during the first few days of May, packed            Juárez rounded up a ragtag force of 2,000 loyal men - many of them
with three Mexican holidays: Worker’s Day a.k.a.: Labor Day (Día del           either indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry - and sent them to
Trabajo), also known as May Day (Primero de Mayo) - a federal public           Puebla.
holiday in Mexico. It is a day off for the general population. Banks,             The vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans fortified the
schools, government offices and many businesses are closed. Labor Day          town and prepared for the French assault. On May 5, 1862, the French
parades, rallies or demonstrations featured large crowds holding banners       army, supported by heavy artillery, led an assault. The battle lasted
to promote workers’ rights in the main streets of major cities, and Puerto     from daybreak to early evening, and when the French finally retreated,
Vallarta too. Having the day off means people can either relax at home         they had lost nearly 500 soldiers. Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been
or spend time with family or friends. Leisure activities include going to      killed in the clash.
the theatre or movies, or going out for coffee or a meal.                         The Mexicans’ success at the Battle of Puebla represented a great
  Mexico’s labor movement was repressed in places such as Cananea in           symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the
the north. However, the Constitution of 1917 instigated significant social     resistance movement. In 1867, thanks in part to military support and
reforms to labor laws. According to some sources, a Labor Day parade           political pressure from the U.S., which was finally in a position to aid
was held in Mexico as early as 1913, but the holiday was first officially      its besieged neighbor after the end of the Civil War, France finally
commemorated only on May 1, 1923. Labor Day is not exclusive to                withdrew.
Mexico – many other countries also celebrate Workers’ Day.                        Within Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is primarily observed in the state of
  The Day of the Holy Cross – El Día de la Santa Cruz (May 3rd) is             Puebla, where Zaragoza’s unlikely victory occurred, although other
fascinating to see in PV, especially these last few years, with all the        parts of the country also take part in the celebration.
construction going on all over town. It is celebrated everywhere in               Traditions include military parades, recreations of the Battle of Puebla
Mexico as the feast day of masons. Faithful Catholic Spaniards used to         and other festive events. For many Mexicans, however, May 5th is a day
adorn a cross with flowers on this day and place it on top of their houses.    like any other: It is not a federal holiday, so offices, banks and stores
Later, the Spanish missionaries brought this tradition to this country.        remain open.
  Since in the early years of the Spanish colonial period in Mexico, most         We’ll tell you about the importance of Mother’s Day in Mexico in
churches were still under construction, on May 3 the priests asked the         next week’s issue, I promise.
masons to make crosses and put them on the highest point of the building.         In the meantime, please obey the regulations wherever you are, stay
Over the centuries, masons came to make this their own celebration, and        safe, stay well. sheis@ymail.com
they and their families now have a special feast on this day.
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               Paradise and Parenting                                                        Mamas, you are tired. You are working twenty-four hour
                                                                                           days, sweating over algebra assignments and recording video
       Mother’s Day, 2020                                                                  responses to class assignments. You feel guilty and stressed
                                                                                           when the Zoom audio won’t turn on, and when the dismal
                                                                                           math grade is posted. Some of you are even working outside
                          Leza Warkentin                                                   the home in essential services, coming home to a set of math
              www.mommyinmexico.wordpress.com                                              problems to re-do, dinner to un-burn, people to cheer up (ladies,
                                                                                           I need to lay down just typing these words).
     If you are a mother to children who carry two passports, this                           You’re cooking and preparing meals when you’re not looking
    Mother’s Day is going to be difficult for you in a few different                       up essay samples on global warming. These children are eating
    ways. For one thing, this day is celebrated on May 10 in all                           more than they are complaining about the WiFi signal. You are
    three countries this year. In Mexico, Mother’s Day is always celebrated       breaking up fights between people who are spending too much time
    on May 10, while in Canada and the U.S., it is celebrated on the first        together.
    Sunday of May. So that means you will get only one Mother’s Day this           You are giving in on rules that were written in stone just weeks ago.
    year and not the customary two days of wringing out every last drop of         At night, there are more nightmares than ever. Your children are
    appreciation from your bicultural offspring.                                  waking you up at 2 a.m., tears tracking down their chins, climbing into
     The other reason it’s going to be difficult (and strange) is that, for       bed with you for comfort. They wake up in the morning with more
    most of us, we won’t be able to go somewhere to stand in line for             unanswerable questions than ever. In fact, their questions are your
    a buffet brunch with free mimosas. And that’s because we can’t go             questions too.
    anywhere. Also, neither lines nor buffets are allowed.                         Sometimes you want to run very far away, leaving a trail of graph
     Plus, mimosas are less special when you drink them more often.               paper and mac and cheese boxes in your quickly dissolving wake. You
     So there you all are, in your homes, mothering on a pretty intense level     would even settle for a minute or two of silence, where no one calls to
    every day. There are no quiet moments to yourselves, no school drop-          you while you take a shower or read a paragraph in a book you might
    offs, no playdates. You are their teachers, referees, and playmates. You      enjoy. But you don’t run away. You swing those legs out and set those
    are the confidantes, the coaches, the judges, and the juries. It never lets   feet on the floor every. Single. Morning. And you get it done.
    up until you wave the white flag, and they fall asleep until morning.          In other words, mothers, no one deserves to be celebrated more than
    And then it starts all over again.                                            you do. You deserve a five-course dinner with a bottle of bubbly all to
                                                                                  yourself (orange juice on the side). Your labor for these last weeks is
                                                                                  worthy of a marching band parade. Heck, it’s deserving of a marching
                                                                                  band leading an entire Macy’s Day parade. You deserve five days alone
                                                                                  in a bubble bath that is always warm, frothy, and raspberry-scented.
                                                                                   Of course, you are a mother, so you are a realist. You know that, even
                                                                                  though you deserve all this and more, you’re going to get a day that’s
                                                                                  pretty similar to yesterday. You’ll get some kids and possibly a partner
                                                                                  who aren’t going anywhere for a while longer. You might even get a
                                                                                  work shift outside your home. You’ll probably at least get an “I’m so
                                                                                  borrrrred.”
                                                                                   But you’re here. And those kids, sitting in front of the TV or their
                                                                                  phone or just under your nose, they’re here too. You’ve worked to your
                                                                                  absolute limit to make sure that it is so.
                                                                                   All around the world, there’s an army of mothers doing the same. You
                                                                                  are holding together a planet full of families; desperate, sleepless, and
                                                                                  afraid. You are the ones holding them in your arms, whispering, “it’s
                                                                                  going to be ok” into their hair, even as your heart is icy with your own
                                                                                  fears.
                                                                                   We see you, mamas. We know what you’ve done these last weeks.
                                                                                  We feel the love that surrounds us even as we sleep, even as you face
                                                                                  your own doubts and uncertainties.
                                                                                   May you enjoy a minute of silence that doesn’t end in a baby covered
                                                                                  in syrup. May you have the best coffee you’ve ever tasted, with real
                                                                                  cream and maybe a delicious scone from Dee’s Coffee Company.
                                                                                   May every simple pleasure you hang on to with all your strength be
                                                                                  multiplied one thousand times today.
                                                                                   Happy Mother’s Day to our strong, courageous mothers who hold us
                                                                                  together, all around the world.
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Surplus oil that Pemex can’t sell will fire                                           Son of Mexican official probed
  CFE’s old and inefficient generators                                              over ventilator sales to government
                                                                                       Mexico will investigate a report that a company owned by the son of
  The federal government will use           The      Business       Coordinating    a top official sold overpriced ventilators to the government during the
fuel oil it is unable to sell to fire    Council (CCE) was also critical of         coronavirus crisis, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on
old and inefficient power plants         the plan, stating that it favored state-   Monday.
operated by the Federal Electricity      run plants over private renewable             Mexicanos Contra la Corrupcion y la Impunidad (MCCI), a civil anti-
Commission (CFE).                        energy companies. The former               corruption group, said a state arm of Mexico’s social security institute
  Energy sector experts charged that     pollute more and produce more              (IMSS) bought the devices from Cyber Robotic Solutions, a firm owned by
the plan announced by the National       expensive power, the CCE said.             Leon Manuel Bartlett, son of Manuel Bartlett, head of national electricity
Energy Control Center (Cenace) last         The influential business group          company CFE.
week “to improve the reliability of      charged that without technical or             In the May 1 report, the group said IMSS purchased 20 ventilators last
the electricity system” is designed      legal justification, Cenace “has           month for 1.55 million pesos each, or nearly double the sum paid by the
to make use of excess fuel oil           disregarded its legal mandate to           government for some other ventilators in separate contracts around the
produced at Pemex refineries.            protect the national electricity           same time.
  They also criticized a decision        system and competition in the                 The younger Bartlett denied the allegations in a letter on Twitter, saying
to suspend trials that allowed wind      electricity market.”                       the contracting process was transparent, featured reasonable prices and
farms and solar parks to provide            Thousands of commercial and             that other ventilators had been sold to the public authorities for more.
electricity for the national grid.       industrial CFE customers will be              CFE chief Bartlett was last year himself the subject of an ethics probe
  The state oil company produced         adversely affected, the CCE said.          when critics alleged he had failed to make public the full extent of his
11.44 million barrels of fuel oil in        The business group said that it         wealth in official declarations, or ties to companies that represented a
the first quarter of the year but was    would take legal action against the        potential conflict of interest.
only able to sell 43% of it because      Cenace plan on the basis that it              The government-led probe into Bartlett, a close ally of the president,
new environmental rules prevent          prevents new clean energy plants           exonerated him of any wrongdoing.
tanker trucks from using the Pemex-      from completing the trials required           Lopez Obrador has put rooting out corruption at the heart of his
produced derivative.                     to begin formal operations.                administration. Critics accuse him of failing to apply the same standards to
  “They were processing 400,000             In addition to announcing that fuel     his allies as he does to adversaries.
barrels per day [of crude] in the        oil would be used to power CFE                When asked at a regular news conference about the case involving
refineries and … 26% [of that            plants, the energy control center said     Bartlett’s son, he initially mocked MCCI, referring to the group as
amount became] fuel oil; now             that trials that allowed wind farms        “Mexicans in favor of corruption” rather than “against corruption” as its
that they are planning to increase       and solar parks to inject electricity      name in Spanish denotes. He then reiterated his commitment to eradicating
production, they will logically          into the national grid in high demand      corruption before launching an attack against media that criticize him.
generate more barrels of a product       periods would be suspended on May             “In this case, the Public Administration Ministry has to do its job, do
that no one in the world wants.          3. During the coronavirus health           its investigation and if it shows that this person is responsible, he will
Now they’ll be able to burn it at        emergency period, the injection of         have to be sanctioned just like the official who gave this contract,” Lopez
CFE plants,” said César Cadena,          additional energy from so-called           Obrador said. “But what I want to underline, what’s behind this, is this
president of the Nuevo León Energy       “must run” power plants operated by        desire to weaken our government,” he added, then spent several minutes
Cluster, a civil society organization.   the CFE will be prioritized to reduce      complaining about what he said was a campaign by hypocritical media to
  Independent       energy     analyst   the possibility of supply problems,        discredit his administration.
Ramsés Pech also said that the           Cenace said.                                  Lopez Obrador has previously criticized MCCI, which is backed by
plan to re-fire or make greater use         At least 28 wind and solar projects     business leaders with whom he has long fought.
of old CFE plants is motivated by        will be affected by the suspension            (Source: nytimes.com)
the desire to use the unwanted fuel      of trials, said Víctor Ramírez of
oil. Jorge Arrambide, a lawyer who       the Mexico Climate and Energy
specializes in energy matters, said      Platform, a renewable energy
that CFE plants that run on fuel oil     advocacy group. The CCE said that
are generally expensive to operate       Mexico’s renewable energy sector is
and big polluters.                       worth more than US $20 billion and
  The experts told the newspaper         must be protected.
Reforma that the fuel oil plan will         “The private sector will take the
allow the CFE to reopen or make          legal steps necessary to defend a
greater use of inefficient power         level playing field and the right of
plants whose operation is harmful to     Mexicans to a healthy environment,”
the environment. They also said that     it said.
their use could cause power prices          (Sources: mexiconewsdaily.com,
to go up.                                       El Economista, Reforma)
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                                                                                Do you remember these songs? Blue Bayou… You’re No Good…
                                                                                 Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me… Just One Look… Alison… Heatwave…
                                                                                                    It’s So Easy… and more?!?
                                                                                  Now you can enjoy them all, LIVE, in Act2PV’s live-stream tribute
                                                                                show, “LINDA RONSTADT, In My Voice,” starring the beautiful
                                                                                Brenda Gaviño! Brenda has always had a special affinity for the music
                                                                                of the timeless living legend, Linda Ronstadt, who won 11 Grammys,
                                                                                three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards,
                                                                                and an Emmy! Brenda’s stunning likeness, as well as her beautiful, clear
                                                                                voice and refreshing smile is the perfect combination to take on such an
                                                                                amazing performer!
                                                                                  To tune into this exciting one-time broadcast, log in to the Act2PV fan
                                                                                page on Facebook. Here is the direct link: https://cutt.ly/act2pvlive
 See your favorite performers                                                   Donations are greatly appreciated and can be sent via Paypal to https://
                                                                                www.paypal.me/act2pv 100% of the donations of this show will go to
   on Act2’s Facebook LIVE!                                                     Brenda and the Act2 staff to help them survive these difficult times!

                     Mondays – 6 p.m.                                                                    TripAdvisor ★★★★★

               (new link) https://cutt.ly/act2pvlive                              “Brenda Gavino put on a wonderful show. I was thrilled when she
                                                                                performed the Lowell George tune Willin’ that Linda recorded on Heart
  Act2 is very excited to present our “ISOLATION STATION SERIES,”               Like A Wheel. Brenda really captured the sound of Linda and brought
a weekly live-stream performance featuring our amazing entertainers every       tears to my eyes several times. I recommend this tribute to anyone who
Monday at 6 p.m.! People are raving about these great shows, and it is Act2’s   loves Linda Ronstadt.”
way of helping EVERYONE get through this difficult crisis.  All donations         “Beautiful, energetic Brenda Gaviño sings both English and
are gratefully accepted and can be made at https://www.paypal.me/act2pv.        Spanish selections from the Ronstadt catalogue with a voice that
100% of your donations are given to the entertainer and Act2PV staff!           is clear and strong. Despite a recent auto accident leaving her one
                                                                                legged, she danced and performed with great energy and dynamism.
                                                                                This show is well worth seeing. Highly, highly recommended!”
                                                                                “Superb. Brenda was fantastic. Such raw talent! Beautiful. Great backup.
                                                                                Flawless. Knocked her role out of the park. Linda herself would be proud.”

                                                                                 Be sure to tune to Act2PV Facebook Live every Monday at 6 p.m.!
                                                                                             More Live-Streamed Shows Coming soon!
                                                                                      May 18 – Marc Lopez     |    May 25 – Daniela Treviño
                                                                                                   June 1 - Best of Broadway

                                                                                                       VIRTUAL AUDITIONS!
                                                                                Act2 is looking for potential cast members for our 2020/2021 season! If you
                                                                                would like to audition, please send us a video of yourself singing, dancing
                                                                                and/or reading a monologue. If you have questions, please contact us at
                                                                                info@act2pv.com (A big thank you to those of you who have responded!)
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                The Healing                                                     The new mixed people of Spanish and Aztec descent eliminated
                  Power                                                       a lot of the native food-stuffs, but the surviving native population

                 of Plants                                                    continued to gather, plant, and eat the Quelite plants.
                                                                                Quelite plant nutritional properties generally have abundant
                                                       Ricardo Mazcal
                                                                              quantities of fiber, generous doses of vitamins and minerals, have
                    mazcalteotl@gmail.com        Herbalist and Nutritionist
                                                                              significant levels of vitamins A and C, contain minerals including
                                                                              iron, calcium, potassium, carotenoids, lipids, bioactive substances,
              Mexican superfoods                                              omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, and much more. We now know
                                                                              that they are actually super plants that produce exquisite dishes full
                             Part 2
                                                                              of nutrients, minerals, and vitamins.
   Thank you for your emails and calls wanting to know more                     There are more than 358 species of Quelite plants, and many are
 about pre-Hispanic superfoods. This article is a continuation of             still consumed every day by Mexican people. Below are some of
 last week’s.                                                                 these superfood plants.
   The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built on an island in the              Malacote, squash (calabaza), beans (frijol), corn (maíz), radishes
 Texcoco lake and had a population of more than 250,000 people.               (quintonil rojo), nabo, patita de pajaro, alaches, mafafa, romerito,
 They had an efficient and ingenious farming method on small man-             papalo.
 made islands, owned and maintained by families. Quelite plants                 Berro (Nasturtium officinale) is great for salads. It contains
 were farmed on these small islands constructed of woven reeds,               calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium, zinc,
 willow trees, wooden posts, fibers, and the fertile lake-bottom silt.        glycine, arginine, alanine, fiber, and other amino acids.
 Crops were fertilized with bat and bird guano.                                 Medicinal uses: Renal and liver repair. Helps the cardiovascular
   This type of small-island farming was able to produce four                 system and is a strong anti-inflammatory.
 (4) crop rotations a year. The Aztec population, therefore, had a              Chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa) Uses: Salads and soups. It is
 constant ready supply of fresh vegetables and plant foods, which             high in protein. Medicinal uses: reduces diabetes, liver, and kidney
 provided a daily diet of more than 2600 calories. Additional protein         problems.
 sources were guajolote (domesticated turkey), eggs, fish, and other            Chepil, or chipilín (Crotalaria guatemalensis), Quelite cenizo
 animals, including iguanas and snakes.                                       or Quelite verde (Chenopodium album). Medicinal uses: clean
   The result was that the well-fed Aztec population was taller               wounds, digestion issues, dysentery, laxative, kidney inflammation,
 than the surrounding people in the central and southern regions of           skin cleanser, and conditioner, promotes healthy kidneys and
 Mexico. The Zapotec and Mayan people were smaller in stature                 abundant urine.
 and had a type of slash and burn farming, which took a lot more                Verdolaga (Portulaca oleracea) great for salads or steamed.
 land, and crops were annual or biannual at best, providing a diet of         Has more potassium than spinach and contains neurotransmitters
 only 1200 calories.                                                          such as dopamine.
   From the islands, fresh plants and vegetables were collected                 Hoja Santa (Piper sanctum) used to flavor fish, eliminates, or
 daily by flat-bottom boats called chinampas and taken to markets             reduces asthma and rheumatism.
 around the city.                                                               Huauzontle has many types: Chenopodium bonuus, Chenopodium
   When the Spanish arrived, they brought with them their staple              bonus-henricus, Chenopodium berlandieri, and Chenopodium
 foods like wheat and sheep, having grossly under-estimated the               berlandieri nuttalliae) good in soups, main dishes, salads. High in
 native food crops, including corn.                                           protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A, B, and C.
                                                                                Medicinal uses: Stress reducer, lowers cholesterol, an anti-
                                                                              oxidant good for memory, and the immune system.
                                                                                Pápalo o Papaloquelite (Porophyllum macrocephallum). Soups,
                                                                              salads. Medicinal uses: laxative, epilepsy, liver.
                                                                                If you have any comments or questions, contact me by email,
                                                                              or you can find information and herbal supplements at Arte
                                                                              Viviente (Living Art) at 800 Morelos downtown. The store is
                                                                              currently closed to the public due to current events, but we open
                                                                              by appointment. Please contact Marcia Blondin at 322 159 9675.
                                                                              Email me at mexicasupplement@gmail.com for additional
                                                                              information about herbal supplements, tinctures, antiviral herbs,
                                                                              and food recipes to achieve your nutrition and health goals.
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                                         Awakening intuition                                                                body and energy fields to increase
                                           / gut feelings                                                                   levels of intuition and pure knowing
                                                                                                                            of right action in tough situations.
                                                                                                                              Here are a couple of exercises and
                                                               Krystal Frost                                                observations you can practice to get
                                                                                                                            the energy flowing.
                                                                                                                              Imagine you have a third eye
                                                                                                                            situated at the point mentioned
  During this time when the coast        with emotional intelligence, she         television, computers, over work,         above. Place your middle finger on
is clear, the streets are quiet, the     mentioned the deep connection of         and over saturation of our physical       the bridge of your nose and push
song birds are back and the noise in     awakening the power of intuition         senses, primarily through food and        up a couple of inches, breathing
our heads is subsiding, I see friends    and getting in touch with one’s          sex. We all know that emotional           deeply, imagining you are opening
moving toward self realization in        personal spiritual gifts as a tool       charges have very little to do with       the eyelid. This is a tool you can
the form of cooking, baking, arting,     in working through unsettled             logic. By fine-tuning our intuition,      use before going into a confusing
journaling, sewing, teaching as we       situations. (I think you can call this   we may be able to choose more             and difficult situation.
start peeling back layers of object      time unsettling.) Everyone seems         effortlessly and with less pain the         Stop justifying, defending and
power to get down to who we are          to have some closeted unsettled          direction our lives could be taking.      explaining yourself in your day-
and WHY we are here.                     emotional baggage.        Also, her        Discernment,           precognition,    to-day conversations. Every time
  It’s an exciting time that invites     comment suggests human beings            empathy, visionary skills, dreaming,      you do, you discount what you
growth.                                  have the inherent power of intuition,    recognizing miracles, powers of           “know” to be true and right for you.
  I found this piece in the file from    and capacities that are meant to be      healing, including self-healing, and      These encounters ring with simple
2011, dusted it off and thought it       used to guide and direct our lives.      manifesting reality are essential tools   truth and honesty even in the most
still has a readable value.                We have become conditioned             born through intuition and being a        difficult exchanges.
  So… One day, we were having            to using our physical senses and         human. It can sound a little too out        Stop using the phrase “I don’t
lunch with a friend who is a             logical thinking minds as the            there, however, your gut feeling is       know.” Every time you express that,
psychotherapist.      During       the   compass in any given situation.          your intuition kicking in where your      you shut down your intuition. Take a
course of conversation in dealing        Our natural intuition is dulled by       logic thought process leaves off.         moment to get in touch with yourself
                                                                                  Intuition alerts have a physical alarm    and define what you do know.
                                                                                  system feeling like butterflies in the      We are essentially spiritual and
                                                                                  stomach, loss of appetite, anxiety,       highly intuitive beings. Sometimes
                                                                                  depression and moodiness. Sit up          we run into trouble trusting what
                                                                                  and take notice of these feelings,        we know, and all too often look
                                                                                  they are your intuition trying to tell    outside ourselves for permission or
                                                                                  you that something is out of whack        validation. Confusion sets in when
                                                                                  with your world.                          actions and attitudes are in conflict
                                                                                    Intuition is a clear knowledge          with your intuition. You may be
                                                                                  or insight of what is right for you,      able to pull off this role playing for
                                                                                  free of any logical or rational           a while, but sooner or later, your
                                                                                  processes. Intuition is a function of     true nature will unfold, like a caged
                                                                                  the sixth chakra. Chakras are energy      bird taking flight. Then everyone
                                                                                  stations in a line along the front of     wonders what happened.
                                                                                  the body and head. Accessing and            I say trust your gut. Those who
                                                                                  developing intuition is a natural gift    are willing to use their intuition
                                                                                  we can all develop more fully. With       play a great role in the time in which
                                                                                  the natural gifts of nurturing comes      we live. Trust your inner knowing,
                                                                                  the sixth sense, or “gut” feeling,        develop your intuition, and you will
                                                                                  which comes easily to us all. If          not only enrich your life by being
                                                                                  you are one of those who practice         true to yourself, but the lives of
                                                                                  yoga or meditation, you already are       those around you as well.
                                                                                  working this sense                          See you around.
                                                                                    The sixth chakra is located in the
                                                                                  center of the brow, above both eyes,
                                                                                  just above the bridge of the nose.        Krystal Frost
                                                                                  In metaphysics, it is referred to as      For questions and comments -
                                                                                  the “third eye”. My friend claims         Cell: 322 116-9645
                                                                                  you can activate these areas of your      Email: krystal.frost73@hotmail.com
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                                  PV fishing and related                                                      cards will suck up that “fun funds”.

                                  mixed bag information                                                       We know this from the last “Swine
                                                                                                              Flu”, it will take months to return to
                                                                                                              normal. It was actually years before
                                                                                      Stan Gabruk             things got back to “normal” from that
                                                           (Owner of Master Baiter's Sportfishing & Tackle)
                                                                                                              event (which never hit this town).
                                                                                                                 On the positive side, May for us
                                                                                                              in PV is widely known as a very bad
                                                                                                              month for tourism. In my opinion
                                                                                                              it’s worse than September. Normally
                                                                                                              people in PV are pretty flush coming
                                                                                                              off Easter. This year will be different,
                                                                                                              our economy will get rolling again in
                                                                                                              November, if the gods smile upon us.
                                                                                                              By then, we’ll know what we have                For those of you still coming to
                                                                                                              economy-wise. But PV will endure, it          Puerto Vallarta this summer, we’re
                                                                                                              always does. I guess we’ll have to stay       booking reservations now. Timeshare
                                                                                                              tuned to see how this all plays out.          hotels will not be letting clients out of
                                                                                                                 It’s funny, the fish don’t know there’s    their maintenance fees so the hotels
                                                                                                              a crisis. Those fishing for food, private     will have people in them this summer.
                                                                                                              boats with no clients, can still go fishing   Those thinking of traveling to our
                                                                                                              in the bay. We were told that this was        beautiful area should keep in mind
                                                                                                              not possible under any circumstances,         all 5 of the reported deaths (probably
   As we continue into this “never                       8bdF4aQ9Q6Pwr1PkFBkSBvgfA_                           but it’s happening daily, so if you have      more to be honest) happened away
ending” situation, things in Puerto                      pUCNTNMSq89kpmGrx8C6042-                             a private boat I guess the bay is open        from Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto
Vallarta are much the same. We really                    WmuRM                                                to you for “food”. Charter boats are          Vallarta for the most part. There really
don’t see anybody sick from this                                                                              under a different set of rules, but under     is no reason to think a “time buffer”
pandemic, but we are all playing it                         This is the official statement                    this category for catching food, don’t        will make things safer on any level.
safe. We have gotten some interesting                    from the Governor of Jalisco, the                    captains and crews eat also? I am               Keep positive, be informed and
news. As many places open again                          largest state in Mexico. Places like                 getting word there are Spinner Dolphin        when you can, Puerto Vallarta is here
in the United States, we in Mexico                       Guadalajara and Mexico City could                    at Corbeteña and they normally run            to welcome you with open arms and
never really had the same level of                       take a little longer to get back to                  with “Football” Tunas and right now           big smiles!
hysteria as what the rest of the world                   what we would call normal and most                   they’re in the 40-lb range. Tasty, not          Until next week, don’t forget to kiss
was experiencing. Warm weather                           likely will happen gradually, like with              too hard to get on the boat, it’s rapid       your fish...
and humidity may be the enemy of                         theaters and gyms for instance. When                 fire fishing. Water temperatures are
this pandemic and we have plenty of                      it comes to Puerto Vallarta, the Marina              still under 70 degrees, but the days          Stan Gabruk
each. With the actual death toll of                      Vallarta Port Authority has stated that              are longer now, which means warmer            Web page: www.MasterBaiters.com.mx
less than one in a hundred thousand                      fishing charters can commence again                  temperatures inching up daily. This           Local Phone at: 322 779 7571 or
in Jalisco, we’re all asking where this                  on this date (May 18th, 2020), let’s                 is also a transition period for fishing,      our international number is: 011
                                                         hope that doesn’t change. Who knows                  breeding season is always frustrating.        52 322 209 1128 10 to 9 local time.
pandemic really is. We’re all in the
                                                                                                                                                            #MasterBaitersSportfishing on Instagram
same boat, but here in PV, even with                     what that will look like? There may                  Mid-June we’ll see warm water
                                                                                                              species moving back in, like Marlin,          Master Baiter’s ® Sportfishing and Tackle
an international airport, we’ve seen                     be a limitation on people on a boat, but                                                           is protected under trade mark law and
pretty much nothing. Which of course                     that would be impossible to enforce                  Sailfish and smaller football Tuna.           is the sole property of Stan Gabruk.
is great, but now we have a light at the                 so it would be just a waste of words at
end of the tunnel, it looks like Jalisco                 that point. For now, we’re expecting
has established an “opening” date and                    to be open for fishing on this date.
it’s not far off.                                        Which of course means tours will be
   It’s been announced that May 18,                      operating and if that’s all happening,
2020, Jalisco will begin taking steps to                 everything will start getting back to
gradually open the entire state again.                   normal. Which is good news, but it
It finally looks like a small light at the               leaves many questions to be answered
end of the tunnel. You can check out                     like “what’s next”? If PV opens like
more here:                                               we expect, that doesn’t mean people
h t t p s : / / w w w. m i l e n i o . c o m /           will be banging on PV’s door, it’s
c i e n c i a - y - s a l u d / c o ro n a v i r u s -   going to take time to see travelers
                                                         trickle in again. Travel is for those
transmision-mexico-disminuido-
                                                         with disposable income, drained bank
hugo-lopez-gatell?fbclid=IwAR1_
                                                         accounts and leaning heavily on credit
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                   Viewpoint
                                                                                homes and permanent homes. Our          expect they will be adding new
                                                                                client base, historically through       flights to the key cities in North
                                                                                prior crises, continues to seek         American who have flyers coming
                                                                                locations. As soon as the ¨pause¨       to our Mexican beaches and iconic
                                                          Harriet Murray        ends and we open up, we will begin      colonial cities.
                                                                                to learn about demand of properties.       Right now, Mexican airlines
                                                                                We hope to establish a reasonable       owned and managed by North
                                                                                supply, which can service the           Americans have regular routes to
Positives for Mexico Real Estate Market                                         demand without being so large that      major destinations such as Montreal,
                                                                                                                                    Toronto,      Vancouver.
  First:     The    Mexico      City     This information can be                                                                    They service key cities
government has authorized the          provided either online or                                                                    in California, Oregon
construction of 17 real estate         in booths set up near the                                                                    and Washington. Florida
projects in the capital as part of a   construction site.                                                                           and Texas are well
plan to combat the economic impact       Developers will also                                                                       served. In addition to
of the coronavirus pandemic.           be required to obtain all                                                                    other departures from the
  The government has announced 14      environmental and other                                                                      northern east coast, New
projects on Paseo de la Reforma in     permits which apply to                                                                       York has historically had
the central borough of Cuauhtémoc,     construction projects. The                                                                   may departure flights
and three others along the avenue’s    projects must be sustainable,                                                                to both our eastern and
extension in the boroughs of Álvaro    with ecological design                                                                       western coasts.
Obregón and Cuajimalpa.                features, and use of solar                                                                     Granted there will be
  A public notice in the               panels, rainwater collection             we have an over-supply (which           adjustments and innovation to handle
government’s      official   gazette   systems, and green walls.                lessens demand).                        heath issues while maintaining an
states that developers must register     Second: For our tourism areas,           Our location needs to be accessible   economy which can support its
their interest in building one or      airline flights from Mexico, Canada,     by car, plane and boat. We do not       residents who need employment.
more projects within 15 days. If       and USA are key to success. The          know yet who the demographic               Mexico        has      advantages
their application is approved, they    more flights, leaving and coming at      will be exactly and what they will      geographically and economically
must begin construction within 30      times convenient for the travelers’      be requesting. Perhaps short-term       which some countries do not have
days of the lifting of restrictions    point of origin, the better.             rental, long term rental, second        in as much abundance.
put in place to limit the spread of      So, it looks like now, with the cash   homes, permanent homes. But we
Covid-19.                              flow problems of major airlines          expect to learn this in the coming        This article is based upon legal
  The notice, signed by mayor          and selling off of airline stocks by     weeks and months.                       opinions, current practices and my
Claudia Sheinbaum, states the          icon Warren Buffet, restructuring          We are fortunate to have              personal experiences. I recommend
projects are being supported in        and reinvention to a new business        Aeromexico, Volaris, Interjet, as       that each potential buyer or seller
order to stimulate the economy.        model is incumbent upon these            well as other Mexican airlines,         of real estate conduct his own due
And developers are told to offer       airline giants.                          taking care of current routes. We       diligence and review.
jobs to people who live near the         Mexico has some opportunities
area where the project will be         here. It is fortunate that Mexico,
built. Those chosen as developers      as part of North America, is so          Harriet Murray
and builders will also be required     close geographically to its partners
                                                                                Can be contacted at harriet@casasandvillas.com | www.casasandvillas.com
to provide information about their     Canada and the United States of
projects to people who live and        America. We expect buyers and
work in the area within 15 days of     sellers from all three countries to
commencing construction.               continue to want vacations, second

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Emergency                          Ongoing Events & More...
             The Historical Naval Museum (right next to Los Arcos Amphitheater) may still be open. $45. Pesos.
            Voladores de Papantla usually performed @ 6 p.m. on the Malecon in front of La Bodeguita del Medio.

                                                                   - Fridays – Virtual Shabbat Services until
                                                                 further notice. Info & Reservations:
                                                                           Rabbi@chabadvallarta.com

                                                                                 PLEASE NOTE!
                                                                           In accordance with authorities’
                                                                   recommendations, all markets in the Puerto
                                                                  Vallarta area were cancelled until next season.

                                                                   SPCA - To find your perfect companion animal
                                                                 rescued by the SPCA, please contact:
                                                                                spcapv@gmail.com

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              virtual tour. Please check out their Facebook      charity groups and non-profit organizations
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                                                                                                                     You’re able to take “portrait           endurance. For instance, Apple says
                                                                                                                   mode” pictures, meaning the               that the iPhone SE 2020 delivers 13
                                                                                                                   background blurs away from the            hours of video playback, versus 17
                                                                                                                   subject in the photo.                     hours for the iPhone 11.
                                                                                                                     In terms of video, the overall            In general, fans of smaller phones
                                                                                                                   power of the iPhone SE 2020 is as         will appreciate how compact the
                                                                                                                   good as anything Apple is offering        iPhone SE 2020 is. And the Touch
                                                             iPhone SE 2020                                        elsewhere in its line-up. You can         ID button lets you easily unlock the
                                                                                                                   shoot 4K video at up to 60 frames         device with one hand.
                                          A while back, I gave you my        that’s used an iPhone recently…       per second (fps). Although Apple            The iPhone Se 2020 comes in
                                       opinion of the rumor mill regarding   very similar to the iPhone 8, with    has offered Face ID on all of its         white, black and red. Base 64GB
                                       a low cost iPhone Apple was           a 4.7” inch LCD screen (1334 x        newer phones for the past couple of       model is $399US, 128GB $499US
                                       planning on releasing this spring.    750 pixels… so not full HD). But      years, the new iPhone SE 2020 uses        and 256GB runs $549US and are
                                       Well, that has now happened. There    under the hood, things are much       a Touch ID sensor home button for         available for order online now.
                                       were various opinions out there as    improved notably the new A13          unlocking the device. This same             So to summarize, this is the phone
                                       to the name of this new low cost      Bionic processor inside (same         sensor can be used for authorizing        to get if you just want a new iPhone
                                       iPhone- iPhone 9, iPhone SE2 but      processor family as iPhone 11),       App Store downloads, Apple Pay            to replace your aging iPhone 5, 5s,
                                       they kept it simple… just iPhone      adds speed and really does improve    and entering passwords.                   6 or 6s… and one that will last you
                                       SE 2020.                              the performance over the older 4.7-     Using this same form factor and         a few years, but don’t want to pay
                                          The iPhone SE 2020 is built        inch models.                          screen of the iPhone 8 hardware,          a lot for it. If you’re after decent
                                       around one goal which is to create      The iPhone SE 2020 has the same     allowed Apple to keep the cost of         but not top-end performance, then
                                       a new iPhone for less money - and     body, screen, and storage (64GB,      the device as low as it has, as it        that’s what the iPhone SE 2020 will
                                       it achieves that well. A lot of the   128GB and 256MB) as the iPhone 8      didn’t need to invest in a whole new      offer you… with a good camera and
                                       parts are taken from various iPhone   from 2017. It has the same modem,     manufacturing process. It’s a very        enough power under the hood, to
                                       models from the past few years, to    and front camera as the iPhone        well made handset with a sturdy           take you forward.
                                       cobble together a decent iPhone       8-with a 12MP camera.                 glass front and aluminum back.              That’s all my time for now. If
                                       that is good value for the money.       The selfie camera is a 7MP lens,    There is no wireless charging,            you’d like to download this article
                                          The outer design of the phone      and has also been given smarter       obviously at this price point.            or previous ones, you can do so
                                       is going to be familiar to anyone     capabilities.                           If video watching is important to       at www.RonnieBravo.com and
                                                                                                                   you, the screen on the iPhone SE          click on “articles”. See you again
                                                                                                                   2020, does date back a few years,         next week... until then, remember
                                                                   Dear guests,                                    being the same one that was used on       only safe Internet! AND stay safe
                                                                                                                   the iPhone 8. It’s not the greatest       personally by staying home!
                                          We want to inform you that given the situation, we have made             out there in bright light, and it lacks
                                           our entire menu available for take away as well if you want             the sharpness of newer screens,           Ronnie Bravo
                                                    to enjoy our cuisine at your home instead.                     but the speakers are respectable to
                                               You can pick it up during our normal service hours.                                                           Ron can be found at CANMEX
                                                                                                                   help improve the movie-watching           Computers. www.RonnieBravo.com
                                          Notice: We do have normal a la carte service in the restaurant           experience.                               Sales, Repairs, Data Recovery,
                                                as well and operating according to the authorities                   The iPhone SE 2020 is rated for         Networking, Wi-Fi, hardware upgrades,
                                               with the highest hygiene standards and precautions.                 less battery life than the iPhone 11,     Graphic Design, House-calls available.
                                                                                                                                                             Cellular 322-157-0688 or just email to
                                                   Check our menu —> https://bit.ly/2xcybPa                        so you shouldn’t expect the longest
                                                                                                                                                             Canmex@Gmail.com
(See location number on Central Map)

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