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February 2012
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elcome to Mazatlán, the pearl of the Pacific, where the average temperature hovers around 82 degrees, the sun shines every day,
and outdoors is the place to be. The activities
this city has to offer will appeal to everyone.
Here on the Sea of Cortéz, Mazatlán’s coastline beckons you to stroll along its numerous
beaches, or its 10 kms of Malecón—seawall,
or to hike to El Faro—lighthouse, the second
highest natural lighthouse in the world.
Beaches – Our beaches all have lifeguards
for your protection, and warning flags along
the beaches indicate by their color the condition of the water. Swimmers should know:
FLAG WARNINGS:
Green — calm
Red — danger
White — jellyfish
Yellow — caution
Orange & Yellow — manta rays
B E A C H SPORTS—try them all: parasail,
kayak, boogie board,sail on a catamaran, jet ski,
banana boat, shore fish, swim, bodysurf, play
beach volleyball...or laze the day away under a
palapa.Do as much or as little as you want.
In the area of the Golden Zone: Playa
Sábalos: Sábalo beach is on the north side of
Valentino´s nightclub (castlelike structure).
Playa Gaviotas extends from Hotel Playa
Mazatlán to El Cid Mega Resort.
here is new leadership at the helm of
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Friends of Mexico. Recent elections
yielded new board members, including
new president Dr. Steven Backman.
Friends of Mexico is a communityminded organization working to support
the education of students in impoverished
Mazatlan schools while enhancing the
experience of its members living in
Mazatlan. The group meets monthly at
the Vineyard Church.
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. - Lillian Dickson
In the area of the Hotel Zone, you will
see three islands rising offshore. Las Tres
Islas: Wolf, Deer and Bird islands. Deer
Island (center) has a small beach with
great tide pools for snorkeling and can be
accessed by boat cruises.
Isla de la Piedra – Stone Island is located at the southern end of the city and is
actually a peninsula but is easily accessible
by taking a water taxi from the harbor (20
pesos return) This is a laid-back destination
where you can walk, horse ride, or rent an
ATV to explore the miles of undeveloped
beaches, or hang out in one of the several
open-air restaurants.
Olas Altas means high waves.
Located in Centro Historico— Old Town,
Olas Altas is the starting point for the
Malecón, the city´s seaside walkway and
continues for 10 kms, up to Valentino´s.
Shops, galleries and restaurants offer art, silver, souvenirs and great food.
Playa Los Pinos: between the Marine
House and Fish-erman´s Monument. Local
fishermen sell their daily catches here in the
early morning or late afternoon.
Playa Norte: North of Playa Los Pinos,
Playa Norte is a popular site to watch locals
play beach baseball and soccer.
Playa Marlin: Along Avenida del Mar.
Fresh seafood is served at beachside restaurants.
Punta Camarón: the rocky point next to
Valentino´s is a favorite with experienced surf-
ers who love this area´s big crashing waves.
North Beaches: Playa Bruja and Punta Cerritos—take any of the buses marked
“Cerritos” and you will find these more isolated beaches. Popular with surfers, it is also
a great area for horse riding and has a relaxing atmosphere with good open-air restaurants serving delicious seafood.
President Backman extends an
invitation to everyone who has ever
wondered about Friends of Mexico to
come out and find out what it is really all
about. The changing of the guard is a
fresh opportunity to re-focus the goals
of the organization and FOM welcomes
compassionate, good people who want
to make a contribution to this special
community. Come out to the February 14th
meeting, when Luis Ramirez and Wendy
Hardouin, local representatives of the
American and Canadian governments,
will be featured speakers. Breakfast is
at 9:00 a.m. and the business meeting
begins at 10:00 a.m.
FOM membership is 200 pesos
annually; dues go to purchase school
supplies for children in eight schools.
Your membership card also entitles you
to discounts at many local businesses.
Upcoming events include a shopping
trip to Guadalajara and the wine and
cheese fundraiser scheduled for March
25. President Backman welcomes
comments, ideas or questions at 044669-149-5497.
www.friendsofmexicoac.org
shops and restaurants. If you continue walking west, toward the sea, you will come to the
seaside area known as Olas Altas, Mazatlán´s
original tourist zone. Here you can visit the
Archeological Museum, the Museum of Art
and art galleries. If you are here on the first
Friday of the months between November and
May, you can tour the studios of local artists.
Further along Olas Altas, you can watch claSIGHTSEEING—Mazatlán is proud of vadistas—cliff divers, diving from the rocks,
its rich history, as evidences by the many into tidal pools.
monuments throughout the city that have become landmarks to us all. The Fisherman’s ACTIVITIES
Monument is the most prominent, located on Shop the Golden Zone: Handicrafts, silver
Avenida del Mar and Gutierrez Najera. The jewelry, leather clothes, huarache sandals,
Sinaloan Family, looking towards the future, handmade gold and silver jewelry, Mexican
is located near Valentino´s and was a gift to zarapes, hand-painted pottery, talavera dishthe city from our famous artist, Antonio Lo- es, fine wood sculptures, Mexican blankets
pez Saenz, at the turn of the century.
and so much more are available in the shops
El Centro – Downtown is the original of the Golden Zone.
Mazatlán where you will see neo-classical architecture and the European influ- Restaurants & Nightclubs: Enjoy different
ence of this port’s early settlers. Take a restaurant every night—from local, succulent
Sábalo Centro (green) bus that travels seafood to hot & spicy Mexican plates, to infrom the north of the city, to downtown. ternational fine dining. And the nightlife never
Visit the Cathedral, Central Market and ends. Happening clubs for those who like to
Plaza Revolución.
party long and late, and romantic dance floors
Centro Historico –Old Town—Walk a for easy listening and dancing. They´re all here.
little further south and west of Plaza Revolución and you will find Plazuela Machado Sport Fishing: The local waters are teemand the Angela Peralta Theater in Centro His- ing with swordfish, sailfish, marlin, tuna and
torico, the restored historic center of the city dorado. Farther north is the best fresh water
which now extends to many streets with new bass fishing in Mexico.
Friends
of Mexico Board
Members 2012
President – Dr. Steven Backman
Vice President – Ed Poses
Secretary – Lucia Lleras
Treasurer - Lavonne Turcotte
Events Committee Chair – Paul
Gastwirth
Membership Committee Chair –
Ken Turcotte
Foundation Committee Chair –
Lorena Audelo
Newsletter Committee Chair –
Sharon Laird
Website Committee Chair - Father
Jim Story
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February 2012
hey say that Mazatlan lives not from
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year to year but from Carnaval to
Carnaval.
If that’s true, this city has a very
special life experience coming up in
Carnaval Internacional Mazatlan 2012.
Management of the citywide celebration
is back in the capable hands of Raul
Rico Gonzalez, who has overseen it off
and on since the 1990s (depending on
the municipal government in power).
The theme that has been announced,
and will be carried through in the
pageants and parade floats as well
as the street decorations is “La fiesta
de los Imperios,” or the celebration
of the imperials. So it is that the decor
and costuming for the coronation of
the Queen of Carnaval, for example,
will be inspired by the ancient Chinese
imperial court. Every royal personage to
be crowned at this year’s pageants will
be dressed in the clothing of emperors:
Roman, Russian, French, you-name-it.
If this is your first visit for Carnaval,
you should know that the heart of the
festivities is the huge nightly street dance
along Olas Altas and Paseo Claussen,
with bandstands set up every 100 or so
feet offering different kinds of music for
the revelers’ delight. But that´s only a small part of
Carnaval. In addition, there are pageants
in the baseball stadium and parades
along the seaside boulevard known as
the malecon. The pageants are meant to
provide a backdrop for the coronations
of the King of Joy, Queen of Carnaval,
Queen of the Juegos Florales (flower
games) and Child Queen. Each is on
a different night, and each show has
its own flavor. The King’s crowning is
usually a free street show with a downhome mood, the Juegos Florales is in
the ball park and usually takes on a more
cultural aura, while the Queen’s pageant
usually stars a popular entertainer and
the Child Queen’s pageant is decidedly
more family-oriented.
The parades march down the
malecon on the Sunday and Tuesday
Imperfection is not our personal problem, it is a natural part of existing, - Tara Brach
of Carnaval, with the first one heading
north and the second reversing the route.
There will be up to three dozen floats in
the parade, interspersed with marching
units called “comparsas,” costumed to
match the floats’ themes.
Carnaval, as we think of it, probably
harks back to Old World
pre-Christian rites, but
here it’s definitely rooted
in the Roman Catholic
traditions of feasting
before the penitence of
Lent. The celebration has
been going on in Mazatlan
informally since 1810,
and formally since 1898.
No wonder people are
so steeped in this happy
custom that schools close
for two days and you’re
not likely to see very much
serious business being
transacted anywhere until
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Here’s a little bit of
background on the major
events of Carnaval:
* About the Carnaval
royalty:
People
who
aspire to be King of Joy,
Child Queen or Queen of
Carnaval generally have to produce
votes at a peso a vote. After they attain
the base amount required (it’s 50,000
pesos for the queen candidates, for
example), every additional “vote” goes
toward determining the winner. With
the queens, however, the candidates
undergo a juried examination for poise,
taste and outright good looks. First
runner-up will become Queen of the
Flower Games, and all winners go
into the annals of Carnaval history,
returning to celebrate their 25th and
50th anniversaries as rulers of the city’s
ultimate fiesta. Chuco Jimenez, King
of Joy in 1987, will be putting in a 25th
anniversary appearance at this year’s
king coronation.
* About the pageants: These are
accompanied by groups of collegeage marchers dressed in matching
costumes, whose job it is to animate the
crowds. The best ones win prizes.
“About the cultural aspects: All
is not carefree revelry at Mazatlan’s
Carnaval. The event has a long history
of giving awards for
the best poem, the
best work of fiction,
and more recently,
the best work of art.
Author of the best poem
submitted to the judges
each year is generally
honored at the Juegos
Florales pageant and
also wins a hefty cash
prize. The Mazatlan
Prize for Literature has,
in recent years, been
awarded at an Evening
of the Arts in the Angela
Peralta Theater on
Feb. 10. This year’s
so-called Velada de las
Artes takes the form of
a salute to composer
John
Williams
for
the quality of his
Carnaval 2012 Queen Candidates
background music for so
with official mascot Pericles
many memorable films.
Florales this year will feature Italian As for painting, that competition enters
singer Filippa Giordano, whose opera- a new phase as the Biennial of Visual
trained voice trills as readily on pop Arts, a competition open to artists not
tunes and on Mexican classics since merely from Sinaloa, but now from Baja
she married a Mexican businessman California, Sonora, and Nayarit as well.
three years ago and now lives in this Prize is a whopping 130,000 pesos, and
country. The Queen’s Coronation always the winner will be announced on Feb. 8,
stars a big name talent, and this year it’s when selected entries go on view at the
Cristian Castro who can belt out pops Antonio Haas Mansion (corner Mariano
tunes as well as more mellow romantic Escobedo and Heriberto Frias).
ballads. And paying homage to the Child
About the Carnaval carnival: Yes,
Queen will be a top recording star named there is an actual carnival-type fair Yuridia, whose career got started on a With rides and games during Carnaval
TV reality show like the Mexican version Mazatlan, and it opens at 6:30 p.m.
of “American Idol.”
Feb. 9 in the huge open lot next door
* About the parades: An eye-popping to Sam´s Club. It will run throughout
array of imperial grandeur will roll north the span of Carnaval and possibly
along the malecon (Av. del Mar) to beyond.
Valentino’s starting at about 5:30 p.m.
By the way, admission tickets to
on Carnaval Sunday, and it will return every event requiring a ticket can be
south starting at 4:00 p.m. on Carnaval purchased at booths in the Gran Plaza
Tuesday, leaving from the Aquarium and and the Plazuela Machado as well as
ending at Olas Altas.
at the Angela Peralta Theater box office
Meanwhile, in either direction, the where Carlos, the ticket seller, speaks
magnificent floats will glide along, English.
lavish productions with singers, dancers,
musicians, and -- oh, yes -- the coronation
of a royal personage. The King of Joy is
usually a popular local banda singer and
he stars at his own coronation in a free
show that also features other regional
musicians and entertainers. The Juegos
May you live all the days of your life. - Jonathan Swift
here’s not much going on this month
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that isn’t connected with Carnaval,
but those events that are slated for
outside the Carnaval dates (Feb. 16-21)
are included here in chronological order
so you can check this list day by day for
things to do.
Notable among non-Carnaval events
are the last of four Sunday matinee
concerts by the Camerata OSSLA,
selected members of the Sinaloa
Symphony playing Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons; the Dixieland jam sessions at
the La Siesta Hotel, and the usual First
Friday Artwalk, an enjoyable way to
browse the Historic Center of Mazatlan.
And the Mazatlan Film & Theater
Society also has slated activities that
don’t coincide with Carnaval time. They
will show art films with English subtitles
on Tuesday evenings except for Feb. 21
in the Municipal Center for the Arts. For
details, consult their website:
mazact.com
For word of any other happenings
that pop up at the last minute, please
check our website:
www.pacificpearl.com and click on
Cultural Updates on the right-hand side
of the page. Here’s what we’ve got so
far:
FEBRUARY
3 -- Final computation of the votes;
naming of King of Joy and Child Queen
6:00 p.m., Plazuela Republica, Free
show
3 -- February Artwalk, a self-guided tour
of galleries and studios, 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.,
streets of Historic Center of Mazatlan,
Admission: Free
4 -- Election of the Queens by a panel
of judges, 7:00 p.m., Angela Peralta
Theater, Admission charge (space
available)
4 & 5 -- Mardi Gras party with Dixieland
music by Kats ‘n’ Jammers, 6:00 p.m.,
Hotel La Siesta, Reservations required
5 -- Final concert by CAMERATA OSSLA
(from Sinaloa Symphony Orchestra),
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Haydn’s
Farewell Symphony, 12:00 noon, Angela
Peralta Theater, Admission: 150 pesos
7 -- Art film screening: The Disappearance
of Alice Creed (UK), 5:00 & 7:30 p.m.,
Municipal Center for the Arts (limited
seating), Donation: 25 pesos
8 -- Inauguration of selected art from
new regional Biennial Art Competition,
6:30 p.m., Antonio Haas Mansion,
corner Mariano Escobedo & H. Frias,
Admission: Free
10 -- Evening of the Arts: Salute to
composer John Williams with pianist
Rich Ridenour and Sinaloa Symphony
conducted by Nicholas Palmer, 8:00
p.m., Angela Peralta Theater, Tickets:
500, 350 and 250 pesos
14 -- Trova (ballads) for Lovers: Eliza
Perez Meza & Edmundo Carrillo, 8:30
p.m., Perez Meza Museum, Melchor
Ocampo no. 510, Centro, Admission:
150 pesos
14 -- Art film screening: Poetry (Korea)
5:00 p.m. only, Municipal Center for the
Arts, Donation: 25 pesos 16 -- Coronation pageant for King of Joy
with popular regional music, 7:30 p.m.,
Olas Altas, Admission: Free
17 -- Coronation pageant, Queen of
Juegos Florales, Show starring Filippa
Giordano, 8:30 p.m., Teodoro Mariscal
Baseball Stadium, Tickets: 400, 350,
250, 200 & 100 pesos
18 -- Coronation pageant, Queen of
Carnaval, Show starring Cristian Castro
6:30 p.m., Teodoro Mariscal Baseball
Stadium, Tickets: 450, 400, 250, 200 &
100 pesos
18 -- Naval Battle fought in fireworks,
10:00 p.m., skies over Olas Altas, Free
19 -- First Carnaval Parade, 5:30 p.m., on
Av. del Mar from Fisherman’s Monument
to Valentino’s, Free
20 -- Coronation pageant, Child Queen
of Carnaval, Show starring Yuridia,
Tickets: 400, 350, 250, 200 & 100 pesos
21 -- Second Carnaval parade, south,
4:00 p.m., southbound from Aquarium to
Olas Altas, Free
Every evening of Carnaval: Mammoth
street dance with bands, food and
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refreshment booths, souvenirs, games,
from about 8:00 p.m. into the early hours
of the morning.
21 -- Art film screening: “Sin Nombre
(Mexico/US), 5:00 & 7: 30 p.m., Municipal
Center for the Arts, Donation: 25 pesos
25 -- Bolero Caribe: Songs sung by Eliza
Perez Meza, 8:30 p.m., Perez Meza
Museum, Melchor Ocampo no. 510,
Centro , Admission: 150 pesos — J.P.
he program for the velada de las artes, or evening of the arts scheduled for 8:00
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p.m. Feb. 10 will resound with music from “Jurassic Park,” “West Side Story” and
“Harry Potter,” among other cinematic hits.
That’s because the theme chosen for this year’s salute to art and literature,
set to take place in the Angela Peralta Theater, is called a
Cinema Spectacular. And making the music
will be Nicholas Palmer, conducting the Sinaloa
Symphony Orchestra of the Arts, along with piano
soloist Rich Ridenour.
Among highlights of the evening will be a
performance of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
to top off the evening’s entertainment. The man
bringing it all to life, Nicholas Palmer, is a widely
known conductor throughout the American
Midwest as well as Europe. The evening is dedicated to the winner of the
Mazatlan Prize for Literature, acclaimed by a panel
of judges for the best novel written by a Mexican author in 2011.
Tickets cost 500, 350 and 250 pesos and are available at the theater box office.
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February 2012
ne of the many cool
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aspects of hanging
out in Mazatlan is that
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death - James F. Bymes
The name didn`t ring a bell at first, little octogenarian mystery host
but it turns out he is by far the most and a few select executives. They
important, prestigious and powerful listened politely to my humble
you never know who music producer/composer/director alive guitar strumming and her wonderful
you might run into. This
town is a magnet for
interesting
characters,
famous, infamous and
otherwise, and celebrity encounters
can happen anytime. For example,
one sunny afternoon I was walking
through the Plazuela Machado and
there, all alone setting up chairs, was
former Sinaloa Governor and PRI
Presidential Candidate Francisco
Labastida. We made eye contact,
exchanged smiles, and next thing you
know he`s walking over, shaking my
hand and we`re shooting the breeze
about the weather. Maybe he had me
mistaken for someone he actually
was acquainted with, or maybe he
thought I was going to help him with
the chairs, but I basked in the honor
all the same.
Yet another noteworthy encounter
occurred some years ago, when
a luxurious beach resort complex
expressed interest in contracting our
Eric Burdon, Wally and Greg
band for New Years´ Eve, so songstress
Cindy and I went as representatives in Mexico, as well as a virtuoso violinist singing, and Ruben approved the
audition. He then proceeded to give
to meet with the bosses. As we were and mariachi pioneer.
So there we were on the beach, us each a copy of an album he had
ushered in, the manager and her
entourage excitedly informed us that the slouching in lounge chairs shaded produced, conducted and directed
big cheese Ruben Fuentes was in town, by umbrellas, drinking expensive for Linda Ronstadt, Canciones de
on the premises, and wanted to meet us. tequila with our charming, dapper Mi Padre, a collection of songs
her Mexican father had loved.
Wikipedia calls it the biggest selling
non-English language album in
American record history. He even
told Cindy he would be delighted
to hear her interpret one of his
compositions on the CD, Hay Unos
Ojos. I imagine plenty of aspiring
songbirds would give their all and
everything for such an opportunity,
but Cindy modestly demurred,
saying her Spanish wasn`t good
enough.
When I later asked an old composer
friend if he had ever heard of this Ruben
Fuentes guy I had just met, he literally
jumped out of his chair. Another Mazatlan
brush with the big time!
Then there was the time Eric
Burdon of the Animals came to town.
You must remember him, arguably
the bluesiest pop singer ever to
come out of England (sorry, Mick).
Believe it or not, old EB came out
to the restaurant that my sidekick- I
mean, frontman- Wally and I were
playing at, after his big Angela
Peralta show.
So we`re in the middle of Kansas
City (the tune not the town) and
in walks this balding gnome, one
of Santa`s little helpers in shorts
and sandals, towered over by an
exquisite brunette on his arm who
looked just like Elizabeth Hurley
and probably was. Actually, I did
not recognize him at first, last I
remember he looked like one of the
mop top Beatles. They sat quietly
giggling and cooing in a dark corner,
keeping a low profile over wine and
antojitos until someone clairvoyantly
requested House of the Rising Sun.
I replied, sorry, but only one man on
earth can sing that song right, and
he`s over there taking a break. This
amused old EB so much he came
over and gave Wally a hug.
So, sharp reader, be ever alert for
the Extraordinary Encounter! Here in
Mazatlan, the unusual is normal, and
vice versa…
E.G. Brady has been writing
lighthearted columns for the Pacific
Pearl for over eleven years.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. - Victor Hugo
oday approximateT
ly 40% of marriages involve a bride
or groom who has
been in a previous
relationship
and
approximately 4 in 10
of all second committed relationships
end in separation or divorce. Opposites
may attract but they just don’t work.
People in second relationships are
less tolerating of behaviours or
attitudes they realize are not
likely to change. The Three
R’s in relationships are
Roles, Rituals and
Requirements but
the biggest is the
unspoken R ……
RENEWAL.
Roles
Grow beyond male and
female fixed roles. Other than
biological roles such as having a baby,
both sexes are capable of doing the
required tasks of modern living such
as cooking a meal, shopping, laundry
etc.
Rituals
New rituals and new beginnings allow
you to go beyond prior experiences. E.g.
The smallest of rituals such as asking
permission to switch channels when the
other is watching TV or starting a meal
February 2012
etc. How wonderful it is to grow beyond
workable second marriage.
previous rituals that may have stifled
One of the added benefits in love the
your spontaneity.
second time around is that you each
have had experiences which could be
Requirements
helpful to the other. E.g. Problems with
Relationships
have
practical young or adult children from a previous
requirements.
These
include relationship.
responsibility of legal and financial
When you look out for the best interest
obligations like house and car insurance of the other you smooth over the rough
etc.
spots before you speak. This can make
your transition into a new relationship
Renewal
seamless, effortless, new and original.
Sometimes in a new relationship a Many men never learn the secret that
partner can make all the difference most women know. Dressing in Go Go
in the world. For example prior
to your first relationship you
enjoyed water sports
but your partner
didn’t.
In this
relationship your
partner likes water
sports so you can
renew an activity
you once enjoyed.
New relationships take
time and the following are tips for
success:
• Discuss past events such as
divorce, death or separation.
• Analyze prior relationships for
behaviours and attitudes that
did or did not work.
• Know yourself first and look for a
partner who has similar interests,
values and beliefs because
these factors correlate with a
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boots and saran wrap is all you need to
keep a man happy. Happy Valentine’s
Day!
Notice Good, Laugh Loud and Love
Often
Michael & Phyllis are contributing
from their work to advise readers on
keeping the most important relationships
healthy toward happiness here in
paradise. Look for future articles and free
relationship workshops. Their website
address is www.lovesgps.com and email
[email protected].
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February 2012
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. - Henri-Frederic Amiel
Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life. - Buddha
CHILI RELLENO CASSEROLE
A recipe that is so versatile, use it as
an appetizer, a side dish; or as a main
entrée item, either for lunch or dinner. Quick and easy to prepare; it is a
much simpler version of Chili Rellenos;
which are simply cheese stuffed Chili
Peppers. Make this casserole using
fresh Poblano or Anaheim Chili peppers that have been roasted, charred,
skin removed; then cut into strips. Or,
use either the canned, roasted, peeled
Poblano Chili strips, or the frozen La
Huerta Brand, Rajas Poblano, available in 500 g pkg.
One canned brand available in
Mexico is San Miguel, Rajas de Chili
Poblano, (sliced Poblano pepper
Strips), a small size can, 215 grams,
yields approximate 1 cup drained. Another brand is CAREY, contains whole
peeled Poblano Peppers. With these,
they must be split open, seeds, stems
and veins removed, then cut into
strips. In the USA and Canada, substitute the brand, Ortega Green Chili,
a 4oz. can will yield approx. 1/2 cup
drained.
4
3/4 cup
1/4 cup
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/2 tsp
eggs
milk
flour –white, all-purpose
Baking Powder
Salt
Cumin, ground
METHOD:
Pre-heat oven 350F (180C)
Generously grease the bottom and
sides of a 9 inch square baking
pan with the vegetable oil. If using
canned chilies, drain before measuring. Mix and beat together until
smooth - eggs, milk, flour, baking
powder, salt, and cumin; set the batter aside. Assemble the casserole,
layering the ingredients. Spread the
Poblano strips across the bottom of
the baking pan. Next, scatter the one
cup of shredded cheese over the Poblano strips. The egg batter is gently
poured over to cover the ingredients.
The remaining one cup of shredded
cheese is spread over the top. Bake,
uncovered, in the pre-heated oven
for about 30 minutes. When set and
cooked, the casserole will puff up and
INGREDIENTS:
be golden brown, it will deflate as it
cools. For an entrée, cut into 4 even
2 TBSP
Vegetable Oil
1 cup
Poblano Chili Pepper squares. For an appetizer, cut into
1 inch squares. Cut the casserole
Strips
2 cups
Chihuahua or Monterey while still warm, using a thin bladed
Jack Cheese, shredded knife, first run the knife along the
- divide cheese 1 cup + edge to loosen.
Yield : 2 to 3 servings as a main dish
1 cup
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eye on everything, as most terriers do. She
is busy, busy until you pick her up and cuddle
and then she is very still and quiet, just enjoying
your hug She has been at the shelter for a few
months and nobody can understand why. She is
young, cute and energetic and does not yap. She
needs a few basic manners, but who doesn’t. If
you are looking for a sweet companion that would
be suitable with children and other pets, please
come and meet Roxy. February 2012
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Map Index:
Activities:
Aquarium
Estrella del Mar
23
2
Churches:
Vineyard Church / La Viña
1
Medical:
Dr. Juan Jaime Diaz
Dr. Morelos Chong
Dr. Velarde
5
25
6
Galeria Optica
8
Other Services:
Auto Shop
Coronado y Asociados
Dues
Ecosistemas
32
3
10
13
Ink Refill
Maz Book & Coffe Co.
Pacific Pearl
Post@Ship
Victoria Furniture
Real Estate:
Amaitlan
14
12
15
19
28
31
El Cid
Escondido Tower
Old Mazatlan Condo.
Paradise Bay
Walfre
Restaurants:
La Canoa Rest.
30
17
22
20
26
24
Social Cafe Lounge
The Last Drop
Twisted Mama’s
Yoopers
7
21
4
29
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February 2012
President of Mexico Felipe
Calderon ‘coptered over
to Sinaloa to place the last
brick in the roadway. With
that gesture, the suspension
bridge over the Rio Baluarte
-- biggest roadblock in the
path of the Mazatlan-Durango
superhighway -- was complete. That
left the roadway nearly finished except
for what the construction company called
“details.” The formal inauguration of the
superhighway is expected to take place
between November and December. Of this
year. Yes, this year!
For onlookers who have been waiting
since the 1990s for this to happen, it
almost seems like a dream. But what
does it mean for Mazatlan? More
business, more tourists and lots more
traffic for sure. All heading for streets
that are already log-jammed at certain
hours of the day, like Ejercito Mexicano.
It portends disaster. Ejercito is one of four
major arteries that get saturated during
rush hours. (The others are Gabriel
Leyva, Juan Pablo II and Santa Rosa.)
The city fathers have been looking
at the situation and trying to figure out
what to do about it. They’re looking
at drastic measures such as parking
meters, no-parking zones and the like.
What about banning parking altogether
on Ejercito Mexicano? That would free
up a lane to be used exclusively by
buses, which crowd the arterial now at
a rate of 308 an hour. Or, they could
change the bus routes to different
streets -- a plan that the bus people
say would greatly inconvenience their
riders since there are few nearby
parallel streets.
According to a survey recently
made by the Spanish language daily
Noroeste, there are 42 bus routes
in Mazatlan, and 30 of them make
use of Ejercito Mexicano. Aguilas del
Pacifico, the buses to outlying areas
of the municipality, has nine routes,
eight of them passing along the same
thoroughfare. Something’s gotta give,
I came alive when I started loving you. – unkn.
and it most likely will be all parking in
both directions along Ejercito Mexicano
to create exclusive bus lanes.
Outlying advantages
Mazatlan won’t be the only beneficiary
of the new superhighway, by the way.
Towns along either end of the roadway
also will see an increased number of
visitors. Take Concordia, near the Pacific
end of the road. Mayor of that municipality,
Eligio Medina, has submitted plans for
several tourist-type attractions that he
hopes the state government will help
him develop. The old colonial town of
Concordia itself has just celebrated its
447th anniversary with a fair, a cavalcade
and a half-marathon.
Specifically, Mayor Medina is asking
the Department of Tourism to help develop
attractions for tourists interested in
history, adventure and even religion: The
old mining town of Panuco, for instance,
has a chapel that was endowed centuries
ago with a papal bull declaring that just by
setting foot in its interior, a person would
be freed from his or her sins.
paint all the walls in Mazatlan that they can.
If people have a wall full of graffiti and want
us to paint something over it, we can do it.”
He added the number to call is 982-2111 to
request repainting of a graffiti-ed wall. Pedestrians only
The downtrodden Mazatlan pedestrian
would get a break, at least in Centro, if
Javier Lizarraga Mercado had his way.
The executive for the Southern Sector
of Codesin, a state government agency
in charge of promoting new business,
says he thinks the time for pedestrians to
take over the streets of Centro is at hand.
He told City Hall that the blocks around
the public market should be filled with
walkers, not buses, trucks and autos.
He said that studies of cities around the
world that have banned vehicles from
the hearts of their downtown areas have
attained great business success.
“Let’s go back to the model of the
pedestrian mall,” he said, “and plant
the seeds of positivity and growth.” He
added that an example of how this has
worked to great advantage as a tourist
attraction can be found in the Historic
Ship shape
More fallout from the imminent Center of Guadalajara.
inauguration of the superhighway: Jorge
Briefly noted
Herrera Caldera, governor of the State
During the past holiday season, the
of Durango, is urging the local business
community to set up a trust fund of from 8 Green Angels assisted 34,000 motorists on
to 10 billion pesos for improvements to the 262 of Mexico’s roads and highways . . . Six
Port of Mazatlan. As is, the port is geared babies said hello to the world here in Mazatlan
towards tourism not cargo, he insists, and its on New Year’s Day . . . A team of workers
installations are inadequate for the handling at the Aquarium released 20 ducklings of
of shipments -- both incoming and outgoing the species called pichichi to the natural
-- of merchandise from throughout the Pacific surroundings in the Bosque de la Ciudad . . .
region. He also advised the port to begin Price of a kilo of tortillas went up to 15 pesos
to promote itself and to form commercial around the first of the year, a one-peso raise
. . . An organic farmer’s market has sprung
alliances with would-be customers.
up Saturday mornings in Zaragoza Park, but
you have to get there by around 8:00 a.m.
Wall rescue
If you don’t want to see graffiti on a to get your pick . . . Five promising young
wall, why not encourage youngsters to go Sinaloans will travel to Washington, DC, to
ahead and paint it with something artistic? hone their leadership skills with theoretical
That seems to be the plan of the Municipal and practical experience . . . An investment
Youth Institute, which for starters is offering of 90 million pesos in construction of a new
10 walls in the first stage of this new La Quinta Hotel at the Mazatlan Marina is
program. There’s an open invitation to all coming mostly from Sinaloa wallets . . . La
Noria is another of the little towns in the
young people who want to participate.
Says Robert Gonzalez Gutierrez, the municipality of Mazatlan that is setting up
institute’s director, “We aren’t trying to plans to attract more tourists . . . Mazatlan’s
limit the youngsters or say ‘Don’t write fire department volunteers -- Los Bomberos
messages,’ we want them to mark up the -- celebrated the 70th anniversary of their
walls responsibly, with permission, and try founding in mid-January with a Mass at the
to carry out an idea that will cause people to Cathedral, a parade down Av. del Mar and a
applaud. We’re going to encourage them to gala dinner dance. Bravo!
TEMPLO DE CRISTO REY
Cañonero Tampico y Germán Evers, Tel. 985-1604
TEMPLO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
Cisne #2 Fracc. Gaviotas Tel. 913-5287, Eng at 8:50 a.m.
SUNDAY MASS FOR TOURISTS
10 a.m., Hotel Playa Real Tel. 913-1111
CRISTO REDENTOR LUTERANO
Carvajal #1205 Sur Centro. 5:00 p.m Español, Tel. 981-3636
IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL 7o. DIA
Río Evora y Trop. de Cáncer. Col. Estero , Tel. 985-2511
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Juan de la Barrera #1401, Col. Olimpica
Tel. 668-3159, Sunday 10-2, Wednesday 4
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES
Av. de la Marina No. 899, Sat. 3 p.m., Tues. 6 p.m., Tel. 988-0799
/ Centro Sunday 10 a.m., Av. Cuauhtemoc 1410, Col. Burocratas,
669-150-5567
SAN JUDAS TADEO
Av. Mojarra #55 Fracc. Sabalo Country Club,
8:45 am English Mass Tel. 916-6246
THE VINEYARD CHURCH
English Services, Sundays at 9 a.m., La Viña Culto Español., Dom.
11 am Tel. 916-5114 See the ad.
IGLESIA CRISTIANA
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
5 de Mayo y Melchor Ocampo Centro, English Services Sun. at
9:00 a.m., Tel. 985-1607 November through April
LA IGLESIA DE JESUCRISTO DE LOS SANTOS DE LOS ULTIMOS DIAS
Sun. 11am - 2pm Dr. Rafael Domínguez #401
Col. Palos Prietos, Tel. 982-8396
EJERCITO DE SALVACION / SALVATION ARMY
Sun. 3 p.m., Gutiérrez Nájera #514 Ote. Tel. 982-3453
CATEDRAL BASILICA
Benito Juarez y Canizales Tel. 981-3352
IGLESIA PRESBITERIANA “SION”
Coromuel 232, Playa Sur Tel: 985-0308
Servicios Dominicales: 11:30 am & 6 pm
NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Sunday 10 a.m. Col. Francisco Villa, Tel. 983-9716
February 2012
If I know what love is, it’s because of you. – unkn.
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M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S . . Holidays, Celebrations & Dates to Remember.
Feb. 2 Groundhog Day
Feb. 3-4 Mardi Gras Party 3 California’s
Cats’n’Jammer play two nights of New Orleans
Mardi Gras jazz. 6:00 p.m., La Siesta hotel patio.
Feb. 3 First Friday Artwalk-free self-guided tour
in el Centro. www.artwalkmazatlan.com
Feb. 5 Amigos de los Animales Champagne
Brunch at Hotel AguaMarina, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00
p.m. $300MX for unlimited champagne, delicious buffet breakfast and crepe bars, silent
auction, raffles & door prizes.
Feb. 6 Dia de la Constitución (Constitution
Day, Mexico)
Feb. 6-11 Mazatlan Membership Library BiAnnual Book Sale. 50% off
Feb.8 8th Annual Rally for the Cure at El Cid Country Club to raise funds for a mobile Mammogram
Unit to screen women in the colonias.
Feb. 9 Oye! Awards at the Mazatlan International Center-Mexico´s Grammy equivalent
Feb. 14 Valentine´s Day
Feb. 16-21 Carnaval International de Mazatlàn
Feb. 17 Salvation Army childrens performance.
Marina Mazatlan 3:00 p.m.
Feb. 18 3rd Annual Las Jaibas Chili Cook
Off 1– 3 p.m. at Las Jaibas RV Park on Ave.
Sabalo Cerritos (across from Escondido.) 30
pesos - all proceeds go to The Mission Center
Children´s Home.
Feb. 18 Combate Naval 10:00 p.m. Olas Altas
Feb. 19 First Carnaval Parade, Fisherman´s
Monument 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 Islander Day (Canada)
Feb. 20 President´s Day (U.S.)
Feb. 20 Family Day (Canada)
Feb. 21 Second Carnaval Parade 4:00 p.m.
begins at Aquarium down the Malecon to
Miguel Aleman
Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday
Feb. 25 Hearts for Hospice Dinner/Dance el
Cid Casa Club
Feb. 28 Pro Mexico Annual House Tour
$350.00 pesos Tickets at Yoopers or call Kathi
McCaw 981-78-55
Feb. 29 Leap Day
LOOKING AHEAD
March 11 Daylight Savings Time starts
March 11 Annual Bow Wow Sunset Fundraiser
at Condo Om, 4:00 p.m. Contact Valerie
Moreau at 913 3630 for tickets.
March 20 Las Labradas Spring Equinox
Festival
March 25 Friends of Mexico Wine & Cheese
Party
March (between 17 - 24) 2nd Annual
Governor´s Forum
April 1 – 8 Holy Week (Semana Santa)
April 11 – 15 Bike Week (Semana de la Moto)
American Legion: Mazatlán’s GarciaJimenez Chapter, Post 11, will hold a Social
Meeting Wed. Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at Tony’s on the
Beach, and the monthly meeting at el Canuck’s
del Leon Tues. Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. Bill Howard,
Commander. Email: [email protected]
DEMOCRATS ABROAD - DAMAZ Democrats
Abroad Mazatlan will be meeting Tuesday February 21, 2011 at 11am at Los Zarapes. “Voting
Abroad”. A 60 pesos cover charge will include
a beverage and taquitos. Please RSVP via
email by February 10, 2011 to nancyinmaz@
yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you.
tourists. If you can help out for a few hours
each week - even though you´re only here
for the season - please contact Miseal Lopez
Nevarez at (981-1455 (English & Spanish) or
email: [email protected].
HOSPICE mAZATLAN Office: 182-1486 - Sierra Rumorosa #33, Fracc. Lomas de Mazatlán, in the rear of Walfre Real Estate. www.
hospice-mazatlan-aip.org For info: Lois Croly,
Nursing Director, cell: 669-162-54-41 (English)
Tres Islas Orphanage Funds: Serving
Orfanatorio Mazatlán, Salvation Army Home for
Children, Father Tovar´s Home for Boys (Hogar
San Pablo), Ciudad de los Niños, and FloreSer.
One hundred percent of your donations tax deductible. Please visit our webpage: www.orphanagefunds.org for information on how you can help.
PUSH INTERNATIONAL Señor Sergio needs
local help distibuting wheelchairs & walkers
to disabled people in need. If you have an
hour or two to spare, please contact Señor
Sergio Valdez in Spanish by local cell phone
at 044.669.163.2528.
ORGANIZATIONS &
AMIGOS DE LOS ANIMALES (Mazatlán
Humane Society)To report injured or abandoned domestic animals, or adopt pets, (open
Mon-Fri, 11-2 and 4-7, Sat. 11-2) Bicentenario
Juarez #3, in Col. Francisco Villa, telephone:
986-4235.
DONATIONS
ROTARY CLUBS
The three clubs meet weekly. North Rotary Club
meets every Tuesday night at 8:30pm at the El
Cid clubhouse, Center Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at 8:00am in the Agua Marina Hotel and
the West Rotary Club meets every Thursday night
FRIENDS OF MEXICO 2nd Tues. Feb. 14 at The at 8:30pm at the Agua Marina Hotel.
Boys´ Home (Hogar San Pablo): tel:
Vineyard Church on Camarón Sabalo north of the
982-3720 (Padre Horacio Rabelo Moreno)
DONATIONS
Panama Bakery in the Golden Zone. Social hour:
Address: Paseo del Centenario No. 9, Centro
9 am to 10 am. Meeting from 10 am to 11am. All The orphanages are always grateful for monetary donations, but each month they need Mazatlán Orphanage: Cristina Peña de
welcome. visit:www.friendsofmexicoac.org.
to buy items that you might be able to bring Herrera, President, Board of Directors. AdMAZATLAN MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY them: napkins, toilet paper, canned goods, dress: Zaragoza 227-A, Centro. Tel: 981-2214
A non-profit with both English and Spanish fruits, vegetables, etc.
titles. Centro Historico at 115 E Sixto Osuna,
Salvation Army CHILDREN’S HOME/
one block from Olas Altas. 982-3036. Winter The Mazatlan Archeological Museum has HOGAR (Hogar de Niños): Captain and
Hours: Mon - Fri from 9 am to 5 pm & Sat: 10 need of a few volunteers who can make the Mrs. David Sanchez 980-7609
place more visitor-friendly to English-speaking
am to 2 pm. email: [email protected].
Rancho de los Niños is a home for
special-needs children with adoption as the
hoped for end result. Currently, 23 children
call Rancho de los Niños home.
www.ranchodelosninos.com
Casa down - Founded in 1993 is home to 29
young people affected by Down’s Syndrome.
Casa Down needs volunteers, financial
donations, school supplies and maintanence
help. Call Laura Elena Arias 669-136-0821
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February 2012
Falling in love with you was the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my life.
have
written
about
Ipast.
prostate cancer in the
It is exciting that
cancer is aggressive. If the DRE
and PSA indicate the possibility of
cancer and you choose to wait on the
we biopsy, this study will give you more
now in Mazatlan,
have
access
to a new study
that helps give
more diagnostic
information that you can
use with your urologist to
determine the best course
of action in your particular
case.
Mazatlan now has a
medical office performing
a new diagnostic test to
determine if there is a need
for a prostate biopsy and it
is called Progensatm PGA3
Assay. The complete regular
exam consists of a DRE
(digital rectal exam), PSA
(prostate specific antigen),
ultrasound and, if needed a
biopsy. The problem with the
PSA study is that it is elevated in cases
of cancer, an enlarged prostate, or an
infection of the prostate. The PGA3
study is a gene-based test of the urine.
It is specific for prostate cancer and not
influenced by other conditions, and is
non-invasive.
The PGA3 score is used in 2
different ways, one is to determine
if your condition indicates that you
have cancer and in need of a biopsy
and the other is to determine if your
diagnostic information. The higher
the PCA3 score the more likely the
biopsy will be positive and the lower
the score, the more likely the biopsy
will be negative.
The decision to perform a biopsy
is also dependent on a variety of
factors such as age, family history
of prostate cancer, DRE results,
prostate size and PSA value. If you
and your doctor decide not to perform
a biopsy then the PCA3 test can be
repeated again in 3-6 months. If this
test remains the same or increases
slightly then that indicates that there
probably is not cancer. If the score
increases then a biopsy
may be indicated.
The higher the PCA3
score
the
higher
the
probability is that the cancer
is aggressive and active
treatment may be indicated.
If you have early, nonaggressive prostate cancer,
the PCA3 test can be
repeated every 3-6 months.
If the score increases that
indicates the cancer is
progressing.
As mentioned in the
previous article, prostate
cancer is very slow growing
and many men will die from
causes other than this type
of cancer. There are many
treatment options ranging
from nothing, to hormones, HIFU,
radiation pellets and surgery.
If you are interested in obtaining the
test, you may contact my office at 9167500 and I will give you the contact
information so that you can schedule
your appointment with an English
speaking medical doctor that will answer
any questions and perform the test.
Steven Backman D.C., is an
American licensed chiropractor residing
in Mazatlan.
Just when I think that it is impossible to love you any more, you prove me wrong.
he folks who live halfway to Cerritos at Las Jaibas Trailer Park just fell in love
T
with the kids at the The Mission Center Children´s Home (Hogar Para Niños
Centro La Mision) and wanted to do more to help them. So, in 2010 they held their
first Chili Cook-Off and were energized when they raised 6000 pesos. Now, it´s time
for the 3rd Annual Cook-Off and you are invited! It really is a FUN party. February
18 at 1:00 p.m., a 30 peso donation will get you a spoon and cup to use tasting the
chili´s - then vote for your favorite. ALL of the proceeds from the event will go to The
Mission Center. Let´s see if someone can beat John this year!! Beverages will be
available for purchase. If you like, you may enter YOUR famous chili (pre-cooked
and in your crock-pot.)
For more information email [email protected] or call 669 988 1374.
February 2012
Have A Laugh...
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A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor´s office.
“Is it true,” she wanted to know, “that the medication you prescribed has to be
taken for the rest of my life?”
“Yes, I´m afraid so,” the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, “I´m wondering,
then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked ´NO
REFILLS´.”
*
Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start
bragging about it. This is so true. I love to hear them say…”you don´t look that
old.”
*
Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me! I want people to know
why I look this way. I´ve traveled a long way…and some of the roads weren´t
paved.
*
One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice
change from being young.
Salvation Army
Children´s
Performance
Here is a chance to help the Salvation
Army children. The will be performing
songs and dances from México
February 17th 3:00 p.m., at Marina
Mazatlán. 8th Annual
Rally for the Cure
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at
El Cid Golf and Country Club
To raise funds for the mobile
Mammogram Unit in Mazatlan
Which performs breast exams and
screenings for women in the colonias.
[email protected]
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February 2012
ne of the magical things in Mexico
O
and Mazatlan is music always wafting
in on the breeze, from this direction and
A simple I love you means more than money. Frank Sinatra
bring diverse groups together; a blues names in Mexico City, Richie Gaspar Romero, bass player and lead vocalist;
progression in C sounds the same in any took his spot and also rose from the ranks Kiki Dominguez is an amazingly versatile
language.
to be recognized for his mastery of the rhythm guitar, keyboard player, vocalist
that, sometimes overlapping but usually
One local band almost everyone electric guitar (and winning smile.) Later, and all-around comedic entertainer while
Marianoak Salvatierra de Alava
never far off. The live music scene has heard is nearly legendary now
BANGS those drums.
here is alive and well and there are lots - el Chameleon. I first found el
So, now that you know more
of varied offerings. Among the many Chameleon when Freddy Pinzon
about two Mexican rock bands
musical choices; bands, groups of three played lead guitar. Wow! Freddy
and lead guitarists who have been
or more. Bands are to be found playing is arguably the best guitarist in
around a long time, here’s some
Mazatlan. He has mastered
other groups that are building
the instrument to the point that
followings.
you can “recognize” his sound,
Rob Lamonica a long-timer
much in the same way you
now and has played in many
“know” Clapton or Santana.
configurations with other talented
Bassist Luis de los Santos
musicians. Rob is affable and
and Freddy decided to build
basically, a lovable magnet for fans
the BEST band in town. So
who is respected for his talent and
Freddy asked friend Nico to
range by other musicians of many
play drums and they started
genres. His list of collaborations
gigging.
Keyboardist Mario
is impressive, and growing. His
Hernandez joined the band
just a few months later. They Rock Creek - Eclectic 60’s & 70’s music group with Cheryl Gaudet and
Gerry Perkins is a fun band that is
L-R - Richie, Alex & Kiki of Adiccion played Tony’s for three years,
Harley’s for two, and Pedro y Lola’s Pedro Mueller came on as drummer and technically strong and knows just which
from Centro to Cerritos, groups who have for four years - playing private parties Carlos Santos now plays lead guitar. tunes everybody is going to love. This
played for many years and newcomers to and concerts along the way, including six El Chameleon holds the distinction of group plays Saturday nights at Palapa
the scene this year. Band members are years opening for big acts at Semana de playing more nights for more years at the del Mar.
Rock Creek is an eclectic 60’s &
from Mexico, United States and Canada la Moto. When Freddy moved in a new same ever-popular venue than any other
or multi-cultural mixes. Music truly does direction and then on to tour with the big rock group in town. Luis has announced 70’s rock, blues & bluegrass band now
playing their fifth season. Initially a
his retirement at the end of this year.
Freddy Pinzon is still a sought- duo, Greg Brady and Chris Buzan built
after teacher who has influenced two the band when Greg recruited bassist
generations of up-and-coming guitarists Sean Hennessey and Chris brought in
as well as his own children. He has long-time partner and banjo player Phil
worked with Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Maria Cangliosi. Javier Murillo plays drums
Medina, and Laureauno
Brizuela (Argentina), and
is now playing with his
old partner Greg Brady,
Wednesdays at La Isla
Palapa and on Friday and
Sundays at Plaza Machado
with his son and daughter.
Richie Gaspar has been
shredding it with Adiccion for
years now, after many years
with another popular band
called Medusa. Adiccion is
the tightest band in Mazatlan.
They always play Semana
de la Moto and recently
opened for national artist Alex Ken, Ron & Lori of Lori Davidson Band
Lora, also known as El Tri. Adiccion rocks and Yours Truly joined the band to render
Tool, Pantera, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, vocals three seasons ago. Rock Creek
Caifanes, Pearl Jam and the like at On continues to hold down Thursdays at
The Rocks, weekends. Besides Richie Three Amigos.
Gaspar on lead guitar, Adiccion is; Alex
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Love is like the sun coming out of the clouds and warming your soul. Anon.
February 2012
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of live music, sun, food, and drinks.
Our Gang was founded by Steve Hall
id you know you can hire a traditional Mexican Trio any time of the day or night?
to have fun playing while contributing to
At Playa Norte on Paseo Claussen, across from the boat-looking Puerto Azul,
local charities. Steve plays keyboards is where the Trios union has their office. You can stop by and hire a trio for your
and Dario Avila is on lead guitar, Santana
party on the spot. Or, they will serenade you right in your car. There are
plays bass, Willem is the rhythm guitarist,
always several sets of trios working in twelve hour shifts, round
Omar Rios is the drummer, Steve
the clock. Of course, you can also call 983 1159 to reserve a
Luengen plays harmonica and they
bolero trio for your romantic evening or party.
often have musical guests. Boy can
they fill a dance floor! Hear them
Mondays at Palapa del Mar.
Kuntry Fried is a new country
group comprised of veteran pioneers
of Canadian country music. Lou
Paul, Myron Szott, and Danny and
Wanda Damron have been filling up
Tres Amigos every Wednesday night
with great music and lots of dancing.
From Centro to Cerritos; from
Pedro y Lolas to The Last Drop;
Don Brechtel & Daniel Sanchez of B’Gotcha there is something for all tastes, and
this is in no way a comprehensive
on the corner of Plazuela Machado
weekends, often joined by musical guests. listing. Also look for bands Codigo Azul,
Ebano is a real favorite, always Kannon, Los Rangers, Salty Feet, Soul
packing them in. Suki is lead singer, Beat, Survival, and others - check Mazatlan
Victor plays guitar, Daniel on bass; Life for the most current live music listings.
and everyone has fun with their salsa, Check out the Pacific Pearl website to
cumbia, and rock and roll mix; and Suki’s see our growing bank of audio and video
dancing. You can find them at Twisted samples of the Mazatlan live music scene.
Musicians! Submit your clips! Call 913
Mama’s every Wednesday and Friday.
0117 and ask for Melissa.
— M.B.
New This Year
B´Gotcha announced that they had
formed to be the house band at Puerto
Azul, and now they are also playing
La Bohemia and Diego´s as well.
B´Gotcha is a blues & funk band with
Trio “LOS CONFIDENTES”
Kym Hoffschildt on vocals, Don Brechtel
Felipe, Gustavo, Salvador
on guitar, bassist Daniel Sanchez, and
drummer Omar Rios. Their sound is very
smooth and listenable when you also
want to hold a conversation with others.
Nearly Honest Jon and The Truth
play Tuesday evenings at The Last Drop
and Wednesday afternoons beachside
at La Canoa. Jon Byez, bassist Charles
Viada, and Luis Felix on drums have
become the hottest thing on the beach
since Brenster hit Diego’s. Jon’s unique
voice and blues guitar and the general
upbeat delivery of a great blues song list
makes for a fun and relaxing afternoon
The Lori Davidson Group has been
playing everywhere from the Seafarer to
Pedro y Lola’s in the last few seasons. Lori
sings and plays guitar, Ken Embry is on
bass and Ron Fantz blows the harmonica
to round out the trio. They can be found
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ew individuals have positively
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impacted tourism to Mazatlan like
Don McFarland. A passionate fisherman,
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven. Karen Sunde
of himself. Even though he set rigid
terms, people eagerly agreed. Originally
named Don El Guia, you probably know
he had read StarFleet Sportfishing´s it as La Marina Yacht & Tennis Club.
Bill Hempel article in Sports Illustrated Over the years, Don also built numerous
about fishing in Mazatlan. So, Don came
down to see for himself what Mazatlan
had to offer. He still remembers his
breathtaking first glimpse of the Pacific
framed by the open-air lobby of the
newly-built Hotel Playa. In the first four
hours on the Sea of Cortez with Bill he
caught nine sailfish and two dorados.
He was astounded! He had found an
untapped paradise for outdoorsmen. He
knew his fellow sportsmen fishing rivers
and lakes in Minnesota would want the
experience to be found fishing here. He
decided to promote charter sport fishing
packages to other avid fishermen in his
home state. The next year, Don The
Guide brought his first charter with 61 small fishing fleets he then sold to local
individuals. (He also organized the first fishermen who operate them still. He has
billfish tournament here which became promoted the Catch and Release model
the world´s largest marlin tournament for over four decades.
Cuidad de Los Niños is one entity
within three years.) The second year
he brought 91 people and by the third that appreciates Don more than they can
year, 500 people wanted to experience ever express. Soon after hearing that a
Mazatlan with Don - The Guide. The local church had donated land to build
numbers only grew into the thousands an orphanage, Don was there building a
large bathroom with showers for them.
from there.
Many who came on Don´s charters At the ribbon-cutting ceremony he
fell in love with Mazatlan too. When they learned that they actually didn´t have any
saw Don´s house on the beach, they said running water on the property. So, after
they wanted one too, and they wanted one dry well and some intense witching–
him to build it. So, Don built the first he provided the funds necessary for the
full-ownership, high-rise, condominium/ drilling equipment to drill a well. Then he
hotel here in the early 1970’s, in spite built the nursery, a chapel, an infirmary,
hough there are four hundred species of plants called maguey, agave, or
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century plant, only the juice from the heart of a handful of these plants is made
into mescal which usually has a sharp taste redolent of herbs. The blue agave or
the agave tequileana is the only species of the maguey used to make tequila.
Tequila is the best known variety of mescal. It is named after a small town not
far from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Just as in France where only
wines bottled in the Champagne region may be called champagne—Mexican law
dictates that only mescal from the region around Guadalajara can be called tequila.
CREDIT: Lynn Nusom The Tequila Cookbook ISBN # 0-914846-89-2
a new wing, then a new roof, for over 35
years he has sustained his support for
the school. He supplied professionalgrade washers and dryers, build a
soccer field, a playground, supplied
swing-sets and sewing machines,
televisions, school supplies, and clothes,
shoes, and food. He and his family have
purchased Christmas presents for the
children at Cuidad de Los Niños every
year. He has arranged for the children to
have an airplane ride, boat rides in the
ocean, and trips to Teatro Angela Peralta
at Christmas to see The Nutcracker. He
has donated so much non-release fish to
the kids that is has been joked that “they
must be getting tired of fish” by now.
One of Don´s most cherished memories
is about a new child who came to live at
Cuidad de los Niños who was blind. After
some thought about the right Christmas
gift, Don was inspired to suggest a guitar
for the boy. Only two months later, this
boy played his new guitar and sang after
a performance of singing and dancing by
the other children. By the time he finished
his two songs, there wasn´t a dry eye
in the house. He is now a professional
musician in Mexico City. And these
details are only snippets among volumes
of stories about contributions Don has
made to this community above, and
below, the radar.
Don is most proud of his contributions
to the owners of local school Escuela
Britanico. His support helped the
school to grow from a small grade
school with one kindergarten, to a fullfledged preparatory school with several
preschool classes, kindergarten classes,
and more than one class of almost every
grade through 9th grade - nearly three
times its original size. Their graduates
score exceptionally well on national tests
for admittance to foreign universities,
and the school is well-ranked in Sinaloa
and Mexico. While the facts about Don
and the school are impressive, the story
of how Don became aware of the school
is nothing short of inspiring.
It is the story of a woman in a painful
life situation who looked up one day to
find a big strong stranger who wanted to
wrap his arms around her, comfort her,
hang an angel around her neck and tell
her, “This angel will save you and your
mother.” When her mother recovered
and she wanted to thank this stranger,
she had to do some vigorous sleuthing
and spent five days searching for him.
When she found him, she was overjoyed
that she and her family would get to hug
him and thank him. She invited Don
and his family and grandchildren to her
home for dinner. During the course of
the evening Don was impressed about
how well her daughter spoke English
with his granddaughter and wanted to
know where she had studied. When
he learned that this woman, Noemi,
and another family member Gaby,
were the founders of the very school in
question, and that they were soliciting
funds to build a new classroom before
the school year started, he told her on
the spot he would provide the money to
build that classroom. That classroom
turned into eight more and then eight
more. Although it was never a condition,
Escuela Britanico went on to pay Don
back for every penny he put in to the
school. He continues to support Noemi
and Gaby and their school to this day.
Noemi is one of those who counts Don
as a literal angel, and is so grateful that
he was brought into her life. (Don and
his wife Patti continue to be inspired to
bestow angel necklaces.)
Although he no longer arranges
charters or builds high-rises, Don takes
the time every day to feed 20 stray cats
who are residents of Marina Mazatlan.
He says he just walks up and hollers
“Hey Cats” and they come a-runnin´!
(They have all been captured and
neutered or spayed and then returned,
but Don gives credit for that to another
man.) Now, people recognize Don as the
man who walks daily in Cerritos, picking
up litter as he goes, as he continues
to do what he can to make Mazatlan a
better place, every day. So many people
say they love Mazatlan; Don McFarland
SHOWS it.
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Thomas Carlyle
February 2012
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THANKS! To Bob and Pati Reitenour for this year, and for the many
years managing the Salvation Army Christmas Tree at Yoopers.
A Big Thanks to father/daughter Dan and Maddie Patterson for the
generous donation of baseball equipment for the Liga Quintero.
This stunning vista could be yours, can you
guess where this shot was taken? (See page 2)
L to R – Chris Broccard, Harry Walker, Mike Veselik (myself),and
Gilles Frechette at the 5th Annual Hospice Mazatlan Golf Tournament
at Estrella del Mar. I´m not putting this in to brag but to thank the men
who carried me to my first golf trophy. Thanks gentlemen.
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February 2012
BANKING
Most banks are open from 9am to 4pm Monday-Friday
and some are open on Saturdays. Because of frequent
changes with all the banks, it is best to check with them
for their current policies. At press time, these are their
policies: BANCOMER does not exchange cash to pesos. From 9am to 2pm, they will cash travelers´checks
with your passport up to a $1,000 maximum daily.
BANAMEX will cash travelers’ checks from 9 am to 2
pm daily to a maximum of $450 with your passport. They
will also exchange US and Canadian dollars for pesos.
BANORTE will only accept dollars and travelers’ checks
for deposit (pesos) in an account. HSBC does not cash
American or Canadian dollars to pesos, nor cash travelers’ checks. SANTANDER only cashes travelers´checks
if they are deposited into your account. They do not cash
American or Canadian dollars. SCOTIA BANK does not
cash travelers´checks, but will cash US and Canadian
dollars to a maximum of $300. Debit card and credit card
cash advances are available 24 hours daily at ATMs
only. Please note the Bank of Mexico has increased the
fee of withdrawals at ATMs ranging from 17 to 36 pesos.
To avoid hassles, exchange American or Canadian cash
(no coins) at a casa de cambio—money exchange. You
may get a lower exchange rate, but you will get pesos.
BEACHES
All beaches in México are federal property up to high
tide lines, and thus, public. Watch for a colorcoded flag
system informing swimmers of surf conditions.
DELIVERY
Check the food delivery policy with your hotel. Some
allow the delivery to the lobby, others request that you
wait outside the door of the lobby.
DRINKING THE WATER
Purified water and ice are available in all restaurants,
bars and lounges. Purified water can be purchased in
all supermarkets.
E-MAIL
There are numerous cyber-cafes in the tourist areas.
Malecon has Wi-Fi, as do many restaurants in the Plazuela Machado and the Golden Zone.
HEALTH
Pharmacies are generally staffed by knowledgeable
people. Many will deliver and some are open 24 hours.
MONEY EXCHANGE
Several casas de cambio can help you change dollars (and
occasionally other currencies) for pesos. Casa rates are
sometimes not as good a deal as the banks (usually by a
few cents) but they are generally open longer hours with
much shorter lines. Some hotels offer exchange services.
PHONING HOME
Although hotels can assist with long distance calls, dialing
direct can be expensive. Call collect or bill the call to a calling
card for the best rates. Dial 090 to reach a TELMEX international operator and ask for an English speaking operator.
When calling cell phones, dial 044669 before the number.
Most phones work by using LADATEL cards, which can be
purchased at various supermarkets for 30 or 50 pesos.
Mexican Phone Codes:
Long Distance (Dial Direct)
Domestic
01
AIRPORT/AIRLINE
PHONE NUMBERS
Aeropuerto (directo)
Aeroméxico
Alaska Air
Continental
Viva Aerobus
Aerocalafia
Aeroguerrero
Republic Air
U.S. Airways
West Jet (México)
982-2177
914-1034
981-4813
985-1881
981 46 59
Tel. (669) 984-43-00
apto. (669) 985-43-00
669-112-0677
Cel.: 669-164-3375
01(55)5203-8090
981-1184
001-800-514-7288
USA & Canada
001
Rest of the World
00
Long Distance (Through Operator)
Domestic
020
International
090
Special Services
Time
030
Wake-Up Call
031
Info - Domestic Directory
040
Line Repair
050
Cust. Service (Long Dist.)
055
EMERGENCIES
066
1-800 Numbers (not free)
For numbers:
1-800 dial 001-880
1-888 dial 001-881
1-877 dial 001-882
1-866 dial 001-883
POSTING MAIL
The post office is located downtown, across the street
from the main plaza & the other one inside the Central
Bus Station. However, for those located in the Golden
Zone, it’s more convenient to go to Post@Ship for all
postal services. Post@Ship is an official agent of the
Mexican Postal Service. Located in Plaza La Lomita
next to Dolphys and in the Marina.
REPORT CREDIT CARDS
Where to report misplaced or stolen international
credit cards in Mexico.
Mastercard: 1800-307-7309
American Express:
Travelers Checks:
001-800-828-0366
Credit Cards: 001-800-333-3211
Visa:
Credit Cards: 001-800-847-2911
Collect: 001-410-581-9994
Mastercard:
Credit Cards: 001-800-622-7747
Collect: 001-314-542-7111
TAXES
A national consumer tax of 16% known as IVA is
tacked onto most purchases, although it is generally included in most restaurant menu prices. Hotels
charge a 18% tax.
TRANSPORTATION
Always negotiate the price of the ride before entering
a taxi. If you are not satisfied with the price, just step
back and wait for the next one. The following charges
are fairly standard thoughout Mazatlán — Taxis (red &
green): from downtown to Golden Zone 40-60 pesos.
Pulmonias: from downtown to Golden Zone 60-80 pesos. Aurigas: (red pick-up trucks) 55 pesos (8 person
capacity) Green Bus (airconditioned): 9.50 pesos (will
give change) Yellow Bus: 6.00 pesos (will give change)
TIPPING
At restaurants, 10 to 15% is standard. Check to ensure
the tip is not included in your bill. Be sure to differentiate
between the 16% tax and a tip. Bellmen usually receive
about $1 U.S. per bag and maids 15 pesos per day. It is
not necessary to tip taxi drivers unless they have rendered special services, such as waiting while you go into
If loving you is a mistake, it’s a mistake worth taking.
a store or business. Tour guides should be tipped for a
tour well done. The boys and girls at supermarkets typically receive 1 to 2 pesos for helping bag groceries, more
if they bring them to your car - they receive no salary.
Delivery people should also be tipped.
DRIVING IN MAZ
The speed limits in Mazatlán are 40kph in the city, 20kph in
school and hospital zones and 90kph outside urban areas.
When pulled over for a traffic infraction, the police will no
longer take your driver´s license. They will now give you
an infraction. If parked illegally, the police will no longer remove the license plate of your car. They will now issue an
infraction that you may pay at the Transito office. Watch out
for unmarked topes, or speed bumps. Some are fairly high
and can cause severe damage to your vehicle.
CONSULATES
U.S. CONSULATE IN HERMOSILLO, SONORA.
Hours: 9a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-Fri. Closed Mexican and U.S.
Federal holidays. Call 01-(662)217-2375 for officer.
01-900-849-4949 for visa appt.
U.S. CONSULATE IN NOGALES, SONORA. Hours:
8a.m.-4:30p.m., Mon-Fri. Call 01-(631)913-4820 for appt.
U.S. CONSULATE AGENCY IN MAZATLÁN.
Playa Gaviotas 202, Local 10, across from Hotel Playa
Mazatlan. U.S. Consular Agent Luis Ramirez. Notary
Stamp $50 USD. Hours: 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Monday thru
Friday. Tel / fax (24 hr. emergency): 916-5889
email: [email protected] To call the American Embassy in Mexico City, dial 01-555-080-2000
CANADIAN CONSULATE OFFICE IN MAZATLÁN.
La Marina Business and Life Commercial Center,
Blvd. Marina Mazatlan 2302, Office 41. Wendy Osuna,
Honorary Consul. Hours: 9:30am-12:30pm, Mon-Fri.
Tel:913-73-20, Fax:914-66-55. To call Canadian Embassy in Mexico City dial: 01-555-724-7900. For after
hours emergencies, dial: 01-800-706-2900.
OTHER MAZATLAN CONSULATES:
Germany: 914-9310, 916-5980
Denmark: 981-7642
France: 985-1228
Italy: 985-1478
SERVICE CLUBS
(see This Month in Mazatlán, “Organizations” for more
clubs)
AL-ANON Thursdays 10am at the same place as AA
(below) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Av. Camaron Sabalo No. 306, Golden Zone, North of Dominoes through
oval iron gate. AA meetings for this summer: Monday
through Friday 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Sunday 10am to
11am. Thursday— Al Anon 10 am., Tuesdays— Women’s meeting 10 am – 11 am, Men’s meeting 6:30-7:30
pm. Sunday— 10 am. Contact Roger: 669-118-4260
FRIENDS OF THE ANGELA PERALTA THEATER 982-4446
LIONS CLUB Av. Insurgentes No. 1000, tel: 983-2800
PRO-MEXICO A Mazatlán organization dedicated to
helping people help themselves. Tel: 985-2611
RED CROSS 1801 Av. Zaragoza, Downtown, tel:
981-3690
HOTEL DIRECTORY
Aguamarina Azteca Inn Belmar Costa de Oro
Costa Bonita
DeCima Del Sol
Don Pelayo
El Rancho
Emporio
Fiesta Inn
Hacienda Hacienda Blue Bay
Holiday Inn Inn at Mazatlan
Islas del Sol
Jacarandas La Casa Contenta
La Siesta Las Flores Los Arcos
Luna Palace
Marley
Oceano Palace
Olas Altas Inn
Playa Bonita
Playa Mazatlán
Plaza Marina
Posada Freeman
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito Emerald
Quality Inn
Quijote Inn
Ramada Inn
Riu
Royal Villas
Sands Las Arenas
Sea Garden
Stone Island Hotel
Suites del Real
Suites Los Girasoles
Suites Playa Maria
Solamar Inn
Torres Mazatlán
Vidalmar
Villas at Estrella del Mar
981-7080
913-4425
985-1112
913-5344
988-0121
982-7311
985-1103
983-2221
988-0099
983-4611
989-0100
982-7000
988-0954
913-2222
913-5354
913-0199
984-1177
913-4976
981-2640
913-5100
913-5066
914-6299
913-5533
913-0666
981-3192
983-8000
989-0555
982-3622
981-2114
989-8900
989-0525
989-2317
914-1134
983-5333
989-7900
916-6161
982-0000
988-0045
981-9274
983-1955
913-5288
988-0643
913-6666
988-0080
981-2190
982-3300
Please Support
the (Cruz Roja)
Red Cross WorldWide
They save lives without....discrimination.
Zaragoza 1801
Tel: 981-3690 or 985-1451
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lots of vendors, 9 am to 12 om. Quality Inn, English all levels, French, German, Portuguese,
Hebrew courses. Phone: 193-1249 Cell: 669
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Golden Zone.
RENTALS
932-0931 E-mail: [email protected]
CONDO FOR RENT Two and three bed- PERSONAL CONCIERGE, can help you up www.esrah.mx
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rooms, different locations, fully furnished with FM3 process, property tax and utility bill
and equipped. Irma cel.: 044-669-918-2734 payments. Cel: 044-669-164-2766 with Martha
LEARNING SPANISH in Mazatlan. Licensed
[email protected]
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Torres
Spanish Teacher. For further information call
FOR RENT FOR ONE WEEK, Feb. 20 to Feb.
27th, $600,.. US funds. Pueblo Maz. Deluxe 2 ANGELS (4U), House/Pet sitting; Property 982-0267 M-F 15:00-18:00
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suite on beach above pool. Full maid service, Management; Cleaning/Organizing; Shopping; [email protected]
kitchenette. Contact Paul after Feb. 2nd at Translating, Companion; Errands and More.
ADVERTISE HERE!!
[email protected]
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Call Abby & Elise Cel. (669) 139-3282
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