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Saturday 24 to Friday 30
May - 2014
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Need to Know
manners to present the check before it is
requested, so when you’re ready to leave,
ask «La cuenta, por favor» and your bill
will be delivered to you.
MONEY EXCHANGE: Although
you may have to wait in line for a few
minutes, remember that the banks will
give you a higher rate of exchange than
the exchange booths (caja de cambio).
Better yet, if you have a «bank card»,
withdraw funds from your account back
home. Try to avoid exchanging money at
your hotel. Traditionally, those offer the
worst rates.
I
f you’ve been meaning to find a little information on the region,
but never quite got around to it, we hope that the following will help.
Look at the map in this issue, you will note that PV (as the locals call
it) is on the west coast of Mexico, in the middle of the Bay of Banderas,
the largest bay in this country, that 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 came close on October 25, 2002,
but actually touched down in San Blas, Nayarit, some 200 miles
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
POPULATION: Approx. 325,000
inhabitants
CLIMATE: Tropical, humid, with
an average of 300 sunny days per year.
The temperature averages 28oC (82oF)
and the rainy season extends from late
June to early October.
allowed under certain circumstances
but fishing of any kind is prohibited.
Every year, the Bay receives the visit
of the humpback whales, dolphins and
manta rays in the winter. During the
summer, sea turtles, a protected species,
arrive to its shores to lay their eggs.
FAUNA: Nearby Sierra Vallejo
hosts a great variety of animal species
such as iguana, guacamaya, deer,
raccoon, etc.
ECONOMY: Local economy is
based mainly on tourism, construction
and to a lesser degree, on agriculture,
mainly tropical fruit such as mango,
papaya,
watermelon,
pineapple,
guanabana, cantaloupe and bananas.
SANCTUARIES:
Bahía
de
Banderas encloses two Marine
National Parks - Los Arcos and the
Marieta Islands - where diving is
CURRENCY: The Mexican Peso is
the legal currency in Mexico although
Canadian and American dollars are
widely accepted.
Index
BUSES: A system of urban buses
with different routes. Current fare is
$7.50 Pesos per ticket and passengers
must purchase a new ticket every time
they board another bus. There are no
“transfers”.
TAXIS: There are set rates within
defined zones of the town. Do not enter
a taxi without agreeing on the price with
the driver FIRST. If you are staying in a
hotel, you may want to check the rates
usually posted in the lobby. Also, if you
know which restaurant you want to go,
do not let the driver change your mind.
Many restaurateurs pay commissions to
taxi drivers and you may end up paying
more than you should, in a secondrate establishment! There are 2 kinds
of taxi cabs: those at the airport and
the maritime port are usually vans that
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can only be boarded there. They have
pre-fixed rates per passenger. City cabs
are yellow cars that charge by the ride,
not by passenger. When you ask to go
downtown, many drivers let you off at
the beginning of the area, near Hidalgo
Park. However, your fare covers the
ENTIRE central area, so why walk 10 to
15 blocks to the main plaza, the Church
or the flea market? Pick up a free map,
and insist on your full value from the
driver! Note the number of your taxi in
case of any problem, or if you forget
something in the cab. Then your hotel or
travel rep can help you check it out or
lodge a complaint.
TIME ZONE: The entire State of
Jalisco is on Central Time, as is the
area of the State of Nayarit from Lo
de Marcos in the north to the Ameca
River, i.e.: Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerías,
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Sayulita, San
Pancho, Punta Mita, etc. North of Lo
De Marcos, Guayabitos, La Peñita,
San Blas, etc. are on Mountain Time,
i.e.: one hour behind PV time.
TELEPHONE CALLS: Always
check on the cost of long distance
calls from your hotel room. Some
establishments charge as much as U.S.
$7.00 per minute!
CELL PHONES: Most cellular
phones from the U.S. and Canada may
be programmed for local use, through
Telcel and IUSAcell, the local carriers.
To dial cell to cell, use the prefix 322,
then the seven digit number of the
person you’re calling. Omit the prefix if
dialling a land line.
LOCAL CUSTOMS: Tipping is
usually 10%-15% of the bill at restaurants
and bars. Tip bellboys, taxis, waiters,
maids, etc. depending on the service.
Some businesses and offices close from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., reopening until 7 p.m. or
later. In restaurants, it is considered poor
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WHAT TO DO: Even if your allinclusive hotel is everything you ever
dreamed of, you should experience at
least a little of all that Vallarta has to
offer - it is truly a condensed version of
all that is Mexican and existed before
«Planned Tourist Resorts», such as
Cancun, Los Cabos and Ixtapa, were
developed. Millions have been spent to
ensure that the original “small town”
flavor is maintained downtown, in the
Old Town and on the South Side.
DRINKING WATER: The false
belief that a Mexican vacation must
inevitably lead to an encounter with
Moctezuma’s revenge is just that:
false. For the 21st year in a row, Puerto
Vallarta’s water has been awarded
a certification of purity for human
consumption. It is one of only two
cities in Mexico that can boast of such
accomplishment. True, the quality of
the water tested at the purification plant
varies greatly from what comes out of
the tap at the other end. So do be careful.
On the other hand, most large hotels
have their own purification equipment
and most restaurants use purified water.
If you want to be doubly sure, you can
pick up purified bottled water just about
anywhere.
EXPORTING PETS: Canadian and
American tourists often fall in love with
one of the many stray dogs and cats in
Vallarta. Many would like to bring it
back with them, but believe that the laws
do not allow them to do so. Wrong. If
you would like to bring a cat or a dog
back home, call the local animal shelter
for more info: 293-3690.
LOCAL SIGHTSEEING: A good
beginning would be to take one of the City
Tours offered by the local tour agencies.
Before boarding, make sure you have a
map and take note of the places you want
to return to. Then venture off the beaten
path. Explore a little. Go farther than the
tour bus takes you. And don’t worry this is a safe place.
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Your Comments
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Dear Editor,
Here we are again, the last printed
issue of the PV Mirror City Paper of
the 2013-14 season.
It was the best we’ve had since we
started publishing back in 2008 – with
the highest circulation (3 times higher
than our closest competitor) and the
most content (40 pages per week during
the busiest months of the season). For
that I thank you all, contributors, readers
and most of all, our advertisers without
whom we wouldn’t be able to offer the
paper free of charge.
I hope that you will continue following
us ON LINE throughout the summer at
www.pvmcitypaper.com where some
10,000 of you visit us every week.
We intend to be back in print at your
favorite pick-up points on October 25th,
2014, (the 12th anniversary of Kenna’s
visit) primero Dios …unless there are
unforeseen changes that will enable us
to go back to print earlier. Stay tuned!
If you should visit any of our
advertisers, please do tell them that
you read us online, so they’ll continue
supporting us during the summer. (We
still need to pay our designer and our
server!)
Until next time – ON LINE, I wish
you a fabulous week, and if you are in
this wonderful town we call home as you
are reading this, don’t forget to enjoy
the rest of “Restaurant Week”, and don’t
miss the big celebrations on Saturday in
honor of our city’s double anniversary!
The only thing we know so far is that they
will take place “downtown” (probably in
and around the main square).
I wish a most enjoyable Memorial Day
weekend to our American readers, and
good health to all.
First I would like to tell you how much we
enjoy reading your newspaper. Every Friday
we run to our lobby to get our copy for the
week. We enjoy reading the letters others write
with their recommendations of which many we
have taken advantage of. So now we want to
share our experience with all of you.
My husband and I have been visiting
beautiful Puerto Vallarta for the past 25 years.
We have grown to love not only the beautiful
surroundings but also the people. We have
come to appreciate the wonderful health care
that so many professionals offer. Let me tell
you a story of how we came in contact with two
very special Doctors: Dr. Romo and Dr. Porto.
My husband Daniel has had a history of back
and neck problems. One winter, as we visited
our favorite place for massage, we spoke of
Daniel’s issues with his back and neck. We
were quickly put in touch with Dr. Romo who
spoke with Daniel and made arrangements to
visit with him the very next morning. This does
not happen in the States. You don’t speak to the
Dr. directly nor get an appointment so quickly.
Dr. Romo gave Daniel some information on a
new procedure that they had been using in his
clinic. It was called Disco Gel. After consulting
with his partner, Dr. Porto, it was confirmed
that this new procedure could be helpful to my
husband. He was encouraged to start treatment
immediately. This treatment would help to
repair the bulging discs in his back.
After a few weeks of Ozone shots and then
the final application of Disco Gel, Daniel was
free of back pain. These two Doctors are so
wonderful, honest, and truly care about helping
people. I cannot even begin to tell you how they
have helped us both. Two years later, I also had
the procedure done and am happy to report I am
pain free as well. Each year upon our return we
stop to visit, always bringing along new friends
to visit with the Doctors. They have helped
many of our friends who have had their backs,
necks, and even knees worked on.
One friend that we told our story to had
cervical and knee problems. She immediately
wanted to have an consultation with Dr. Porto.
That same Sunday evening, I phoned Dr. Porto
on his cell phone to explain the situation. The
lady was leaving to go back to Canada on
Allyna Vineberg
Publisher / Editor
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Wednesday of that same week. He arranged to
see her the very next day, Monday. That day
he started treatment and she cancelled her flight
back home to continue treatment which lasted
about two weeks. We are happy to report that
her pain has diminished and the numbness in
her hands is practically gone.
If they cannot help you, as there have been a
couple of friends who were advised that surgery
was their only answer, they will tell you honestly
that this procedure will not help you. So if you
suffer from any pain in your Cervical, Lumbar,
or Knees, please consult with Doctors Romo
and Porto, across the street from the Sheraton
at Servicio Medico De La Bahía. Their contact
numbers are: 222-2627, 222-5152 or 2231600. Email: [email protected]. If you
live in Canada or the States, you can arrange to
have your MRI sent to them and they will be
happy to consult with you long distance. They
also are knowledgeable on how to write up your
medical charges so that your insurance carrier
will cover the expenses. Our insurance here in
the States covered almost all of our expenses.
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We didn’t have to get surgery and we saved our insurance company a lot
of money as back surgery in the USA would probably be close to $100,000
or more. Don’t hesitate to call these wonderful Doctors who really deserve
to be recognized. I should mention that Dr. Porto is a Neurosurgeon and
Dr. Romo is a Natural Doctor who has helped many be cancer free. As
you sit in their office, many patients tell their stories and experiences with
these amazing Doctors. They have helped so many. We are so fortunate
to have met them and benefited by their knowledge.
Thank you, Dr. Romo and Dr. Porto.
Sincerely,
Daniel and Patti
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dear Editor,
I want to share with you my experience at The Boutique Theatre where
I saw Los Fantastikos last Friday.
Puerto Vallarta is filled with talented people. The theatre world has
thrived this past season like in no other town. I really should not be giving
a review of the show because I put myself in a position of breach as a
player, producer and director in PV, but I was so tickled with what I saw,
I simply can’t stay silent. It is very difficult to put on a show of any sort
in our town because the community of artists is very small. Therefore it is
hard to have large casts of singers, dancers, actors and musicians that form
a homogeneous group on one stage. However, sometimes one finds magic
in the making, and the final product is surprisingly beautiful. Federico
Fonseca and Paul Guerrero of Fonseca Guerrero Teatro have found the
right formula for presenting musicals in Puerto Vallarta. They take large
scale and well known shows, and they miniaturize them without making
them small. And guess what, it works!
What I have noticed here with musical productions is that, aside from
the cabaret acts, and some local artists, the singing is often, if not always,
disappointing. Now how do you have a musical if you don’t have good
signing voices? You don’t. But what you can do is what Federico and
Paul do all the time: make it a dance and music show, and give it the high
energy necessary to make your head spin. I have to be honest, I have
not yet found a musical in Puerto Vallarta in which the singing levels are
equal and balanced between the performers, including mine. But Paul and
Federico’s musicals are always a success because they find other clever
ways to hit the bull’s eye. They make their shows worthwhile even without
perfect singing voices. Contradictory? Yes, but watch out for the ride they
give the audience. Los Fantastikos is the Spanish version of “Godspell”.
It is fun and full of great ideas, and has clever local references, along with
possibly the best lighting design seen so far, surely the best choreography
around, and a few actors who will make you want to go to the theatre every
night. I am talking about Samantha Dueñas and Catalina Medina who are
a delight to watch, and Alejandro Lamas Bogarin who is the best corporal
expression specialist in town.
Again, Puerto Vallarta has a small group of performers, and no one is
proposing to reinvent the wheel, but when a group of people is doing it
right I feel it should be mentioned. Congratulations to the artists of Los
Fantastikos, and congratulations to Paul and Federico who have found a
way to make it great by making it simple.
Alain Perreault,
Puerto Vallarta
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From the Saturday Market Co-op…
By Charlynn Robertson
A
rmando and his La Casa del
Jabon products have been five
years in the making. First, he
began making organic soaps for
himself because he could not find
the products he wanted.
Then, he began to sell them to
his circle of friends. But it was a
vacation trip to France that really
turned the corner for Armando.
During his two-month visit there,
he met a woman at a market like
PV’s Saturday Market Co-Op. He
studied her approach and came
back to Mexico determined to build
his own business.
The result was a phenomenal
success. He brings his high quality
organic incense, essential oils,
body lotion, massage oil, bath
salt, bubble bath, soaps, candles
and deodorant to the market.
Additionally, Armando creates gift
packages of his products so that the
customer can easily find the gift
they need for any occasion.
Armando
researched
the
locations he would like to sell his
products in as thoroughly as he did
the products themselves. Applying
to this market, he was pleased to
be accepted. His customers are
happy that he did! Armando
has a strong customer following
because he produces exceptional
organic products that people
can use.
The Saturday Market Co-Op
is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
every Saturday of the year at the
Paradise Community Center,
127 Pulpito, across from Coco’s
Kitchen in the Romantic Zone
on the south side of town.
Not only did Armando build a
business, he continued to grow it
through researching new products
he could offer and developing
various ingredient combinations.
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Direct flights from the U.K. to PVR
T
he first direct flight from Manchester, England, arrived at PV’s
International Airport on May 1st, 2014; passengers were welcomed
with a cocktail and mariachi.
The flight from TUI Thomson Airways (of Thomson and First
Choice, part of the TUI travel group) became the first and only
airline to offer direct and non-stop flights from the UK to Mexico’s
Pacific Coast, with the departure of its revolutionary Boeing 787
Dreamliner from UK’s Manchester airport on May 1.
Thomson will operate the flights to Mexico’s Pacific Coast from
London Gatwick and Manchester airports, making the destination
realistic for a far-flung holiday. The Thomson 787 Dreamliner
carries 291 passengers, with Premium Club and Economy Club
options.
British tourists come to Puerto Vallarta twice a week, from
Manchester on Thursdays, and from London on Saturdays. They
stay from 7 to 14 days, at six hotels in PV and six in Riviera Nayarit.
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About the pets…
D
A new kind of bag
By Mary Stehley
A new type of bag has emerged on the
indigenous craft scene. It is a beautiful
bag made of a recycled huipil. A huipil is
a loose-fitting tunic that has been worn by
indigenous women from central Mexico
to Central America for centuries and it is
still worn today.
Women in Guatemala have passed
down their traditional dress called traje
for centuries. The tops are called huipiles
and the skirts are cortes. The Mayan
culture has used the same techniques
of weaving textiles for generations and
continues to do so today. The intricate
brocade décor on the huipil varies slightly from
village to village, but the patterns and their
meanings have not changed for hundreds of years.
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Not only is the traje an important part of the
Guatemalan culture, but the tradition of weaving
also provides a viable income for
the weavers and artisans who make
these textiles.
The huipil is made on a backstrap
loom. The art of weaving on
a backstrap loom dates back to
ancient Mayan and has been
passed down through the many
generations of Guatemalan women. It is the process in which they
create beautiful vibrant colored
textiles and huipiles. The weaver
starts with raw cotton, which they
clean, dye, and spin into thread.
The thread is made into a warp and placed on the
loom where she can then begin weaving. Intricate
brocade and embroidery patterns are incorporated
into the cloth. This process of weaving has
changed very little over time and the techniques
used today are virtually the same as they have
been for hundreds of years. The new bags are the end product of this
intricate process of creating huipiles that began
hundreds of years ago. Mayan families have
transformed their traditional huipiles and cortes
into the decorative exterior of the bags - which are
fully lined and have a sturdy zipper. Each one is
uniquely handcrafted and captures the magic and
depth of the Mayan people.
At Faith Colectiva, we have a nice collection
of the huipil bags. We are located at 314 Basilio
Badillo in the Romantic Zone on the south side
of town. Mention the ad in the PV Mirror for a
free gift.
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ogs
cool
themselves
primarily by the process of panting
and breathing, and through the
footpads. They don’t have the
luxury of overall cooling like
humans because their bodies have
very few sweat glands, most of
which are in the footpads. In dogs,
the moist lining of their lungs
serves as the evaporative surface.
Dogs also dissipate heat by
dilating (expanding) blood vessels
in the face and ears as this helps cool
the dog’s blood by causing it to flow
closer to the surface of the skin.
Excessive play on a hot
day can lead to overheating
(hyperthermia) and eventually
to heat stroke. A dog’s normal
body temperature is within the
range of 100.5oF to 102.5oF. If
his temperature rises to 105 or
106 degrees, he may suffer heat
exhaustion. At 107 degrees, heat
stroke can occur, with potentially
catastrophic consequences. Heat
stroke can cause brain damage
and even death.
A dog that is overheated will
act sluggishly, or confused. His
gums & tongue may appear bright
red, and he will be panting hard.
He may vomit, collapse, have a
seizure, and go into a coma.
An overheated dog is a real
emergency situation. Get him to
a veterinarian immediately. If
possible, pour water on him to
begin the cooling process. On the
way to the vet, cover him with cool
wet towels or spritz him with cool
water. Don’t use ice-cold water.
For information on cats and dogs,
adoptions (local & foreign), free
sterilization clinics, etc., please
visit www.spcapv.com or SPCA
Puerto Vallarta on Facebook.
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May 30, 1868: First official Memorial Day observance
T
hree years after the Civil War
ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of
an organization of Union veterans
— the Grand Army of the Republic
(GAR) — established Decoration
Day as a time for the nation to
decorate the graves of the war dead
with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A.
Logan declared that Decoration
Day should be observed on May 30.
It is believed that date was chosen
because flowers would be in bloom
all over the country.
The first large observance was held that year at
Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac
River from Washington, D.C.
The ceremonies centered around the mourningdraped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the
home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington
officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant,
presided over the ceremonies. After speeches,
children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan
Home and members of the GAR made their way
through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both
Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and
singing hymns.
Today, cities in the North and the South claim to
be the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866. Both
Macon and Columbus, Ga., claim the title, as well
as Richmond, Va. The village of Boalsburg, Pa.,
claims it began there two years earlier. A stone in a
Carbondale, Ill., cemetery carries the statement that
the first Decoration Day ceremony took place there
on April 29, 1866. Carbondale was the wartime
home of Gen. Logan. Approximately 25 places
have been named in connection with the origin of
Memorial Day, many of them in the South where
most of the war dead were buried.
In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon
Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., the “birthplace”
of Memorial Day. There, a ceremony on May 5,
1866, honored local veterans who had fought in
the Civil War. Businesses closed and residents flew
flags at half-staff. Supporters of Waterloo’s claim
say earlier observances in other places were either
informal, not community-wide or one-time events.
By the end of the 19th century, Memorial Day
ceremonies were being held on May 30 throughout
the nation. State legislatures passed proclamations
designating the day, and the Army and Navy
adopted regulations for proper observance at their
facilities.
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It was not until after World War I, however, that
the day was expanded to honor those who have died
in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was
declared a national holiday by an act of Congress,
though it is still often called Decoration Day. It
was then also placed on the last Monday in May, as
were some other federal holidays, in order to create
a 3-day weekend. Many Southern states also have
their own days for honoring the Confederate dead.
Gen. Logan’s order for his posts to decorate
graves in 1868 “with the choicest flowers of
springtime” urged: “We should guard their graves
with sacred vigilance. ... Let pleasant paths invite
the coming and going of reverent visitors and
fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time,
testify to the present or to the coming generations
that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free
and undivided republic.”
The crowd attending the first Memorial Day
ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was
approximately the same size as those that attend
today’s observance, about 5,000 people. Then, as
now, small American flags were placed on each
grave — a tradition followed at many national
cemeteries today. In recent years, the custom has
grown in many families to decorate the graves of
all departed loved ones.
The origins of special services to honor those who
die in war can be found in antiquity. The Athenian
leader Pericles offered a tribute to the fallen heroes
of the Peloponnesian War over 24 centuries ago that
could be applied today to the 1.1 million Americans
who have died in the nation’s wars: “Not only are
they commemorated by columns and inscriptions,
but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of
them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men.”
To ensure the sacrifices of America’s fallen
heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the
U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into
law “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,”
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P.L. 106-579, creating the White
House Commission on the National
Moment
of
Remembrance.
The commission’s charter is to
“encourage the people of the
United States to give something
back to their country, which
provides them so much freedom
and opportunity” by encouraging
and coordinating commemorations
in the United States of Memorial
Day and the National Moment of
Remembrance.
The National Moment of Remembrance
encourages all Americans to pause wherever
they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day
for a minute of silence to remember and honor
those who have died in service to the nation.
As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella
LaSpada states: “It’s a way we can all help put the
memorial back in Memorial Day.”
(Ref.: http://www.va.gov/)
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The 7 Arts
By Joe Harrington
A
pparently those theorist that
believe in an endless series of
alternate universes must be right.
Proof? Just see how a few of these
universes treat Godzilla. This past
Saturday, the Children’s Channel
ran a movie marathon involving
Godzilla. As I had watched the
latest Godzilla on Friday, I thought
I would do a comparison. All the
movies below were made from
2000 to 2202.
First was Godzilla vs Megaguirus.
In this one the big lizard fights
a gigantic flying dragonfly that
entered our universe from another,
courtesy of a new Japan weapon.
The big guy eventually burns the
dragonfly. His reward? They
send him hurtling back into that
alternative world, but first blast him
with a fireball. And all the poor
guy was doing was destroying the
Science Institute building because
he needed plasma.
In Godzilla 2000, our big galoot
travels about the countryside
destroying energy plants.
Motive? To protect Japan from
a malevolent UFO. This movie
is rather clever. The UFO, which
is very sleek looking, is not a
machine, rather a sentient being. A
shape shifter. In the climax, it turns
itself into a clone of Godzilla and
they go at it. Godzilla saves the
day and, using fiery breath, turns
his opponent into burnt toast.
Next came Godzilla against
Mechagodzilla. This time around
the big lug is on an evil rampage,
tearing down anything he can find.
The Japanese scientists build a
robot to destroy the flame belching
lizard, which it eventually does.
But, of course, Godzilla has to have
many reincarnations - otherwise no
more sequels.
Next up was Godzilla, Mothra,
King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters
All Out Attack. This time Godzilla
is a bad dude and tries to destroy
Japan. Three other monsters, called
the Guardians, come to the aid of
the country. This movie, despite its
ridiculous title, is not bad.
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It even has some rather funny
lines. Sample: A soldier shouts,
“What the hell’s going on here? It’s
like a monster convention.” What
the heck, another example. The
Red Monster is fighting Godzilla,
a woman reporter says, “Our
monster hasn’t got a chance.” So
even with an awful title this flick is
pretty entertaining. It received two
and a half stars from the TV rating
system, as did the other movies
mentioned above.
So the question is: is Godzilla
good guy or a bad guy? It seems that
depends on how the screen writers
are feeling that year. In the latest
offering, just released, he destroys
a good chunk of San Francisco, yet
is hailed a hero at the end – which
completely baffled me. In fact the
whole plot completely baffled me.
Usually in movies like this the
sound level is a step below a rock
concert’s. Not here. I had to strain
to hear what people were saying.
Now this might have been the fault
of the theater I was in. But if you
see something like a bad monster
coming out of hibernation near Las
Vegas and the military knows it is
headed for San Francisco, why not
take it out in the desert? Why wait
until it comes to a city with threequarters of a million people? And I
could not think of any dialogue that
would explain this.
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First the good stuff. Computer
graphics: sensational. I particularly
liked the flying creature, great
special effects. The thing looked
like a gigantic bat with bloodshot
eyes.
The bad stuff: just about
everything else. Acting? So-so.
Plot? Ridiculous. Music? So-so.
Directing? I think the leader of the
pack stood behind the camera, a
megaphone in hand, and shouted,
“Mouths agape, mouths agape,”
because that was pretty much it as
far as emotional response. In all
those movies mentioned above,
most of the action takes place in
daylight so you can see what’s
going on. Not in the latest, gloomy
night scene after dreary night scene.
The best thing in the flick was
the first ten minutes. Great visuals,
coherent, not bad acting, and
reasonably logical. It also was edge
of your seat stuff. Unfortunately,
after that was just a bunch of
ridiculous scene involving huge
monsters battling each other.
What always confounds me in all
these movies is why the military
attacks the lizard’s body. Go for
the eyes, the weak point in all
creatures.
Joe
Is an internationally published
true crime writer and
documentary filmmaker.
Send comments or criticism to
[email protected]
Artwork by Bob Crabb.
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Colectika Ancestral Contemporary Gallery
from the outside world enable Indigenous and Mexican folk
artists alike an exciting new way of expressing how their ancient
traditions and beliefs fit into today’s modern world.
Come and let us show you how indigenous and Mexican
folk art is evolving. We hope that our concept of Ancestral
Contemporary will make you take a new look at some very old
Mexican traditions.
This will be the last Art Walk until October but do not despair;
most of the galleries will remain open over the summer. Be sure
to keep one of the Art Walk guides and call to ask the hours of
operation before venturing out to visit us in the hot sun. We’d
like to thank everyone who has taken the time come to visit not
only Colectika but all of the galleries that are part of the Art
Walk and look forward to see you all again very soon. Colectika
Ancestral Contemporary Gallery is located at 858 Guadalupe
Sanchez, corner of Allende, open Mon. to Fri., 10-2 and 4-8pm,
Sat. 10-6pm. Tel.: 222-1007, email: [email protected]
O
ver the last 15 years, we’ve travelled from
Chiapas to Chihuahua. From high up in the
sierra, to dense jungle and through the arid desert.
We’ve visited remote villages and done countless
ceremonies. We’ve eaten exotic foods as well as
bugs that most wouldn’t think edible. This might
seem like a lot just to collect a couple pieces of folk
art, but for years has been the only way to get to
certain artists’ work. A constant problem in our
business has always been how to acquire original
pieces without having to physically return to every
remote village. Recently we were in Chiapas buying
textiles. It’s been almost 6 years since our last visit
and on the surface not
much had changed,
or so it seemed. My
wife was buying
some wool bags when
I asked the young
woman from San Juan
Chamula, a Tzotzil
Mayan village, how
I could contact her
if we wanted more.
Dominga looked at
me as if I was green
and pulled a cell phone out of her traditional wool
skirt and suggested we call her.
Mexico is obviously changing. New infrastructure,
cellular technology and computers are making
villages once virtually cut off from the outside
world much easier to visit. This change can also
be seen in the art, simple almost primitive carvings
and paintings are being replaced by more intricate
designs that incorporate animals that may not belong
to the region. New colors and materials adapted
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Health Matters
Body & Sol
By Krystal Frost
Abandonment
For those of us who are full time
residents, this is our home, we have no
second home to take off to during the
very humid and hot season... Which
also heralds LOW season when it comes
to making a living. Usually there is not
a 2-month vacation in the budget. Most
of our friends are gone and here we are
with the seasonal abandonment issue.
I was feeling a little depressed and
thought I would see what the experts
have to say about this… Seems it runs
deeper than I thought.
Abandonment is the first fear that
each of us experiences as an infant.
It is the fear that we will be left,
abandoned, with no one to care for us.
Abandonment’s wound is cumulative.
It contains all of our losses,
disconnections and disappointments
from early on, the death of a parent, a
teenage breakup, being out-shown by
a sibling, these experiences make us
more susceptible to heartbreak when
we are abandoned as adults.
The abandonment wound, stored
deep within the limbic brain, is easily
triggered. When being left is the
trigger, core abandonment fears erupt.
Stress hormones course through our
bodies, compelling even the strongest
among us to feel desperate and lonely.
Being left also kicks up our control
issues. Someone else cast us into this
aloneness by choosing not to be with
us. We feel at loss of our personal
power to compel another person’s
love. Abandonment is similar to
other types of bereavement, but its
grief is complicated by rejection and
betrayal. Sometimes we turn the
rage against ourselves, accounting
for the depression that accompanies
heartbreak.
If one person can discard us, we
fear others will do the same to us in
the future. Rather than dissipate, this
fear tends to incubate. Its insecurity
burrows within us where it sabotages
our relationships.
Children experience all loss and
disappointment as abandonment. They
don’t have the ability to distinguish
personal rejection from external
circumstances. They feel diminished,
undeserving, helpless as a result of
any slight or disconnection. Adults
who had traumatic abandonment such
as being left by a loved one, fired
from an important job, or where their
rejections have been repetitive, also
need intensive support during the
initial stages of abandonment grief.
The stages of abandonment grief
provides some support and helps
focus on where one may be stuck.
S.W.I.R.L. lays out the stages of the
abandonment cycle - Shattering,
Withdrawal, Internalizing, Rage, and
Lifting. Those stuck in SHATTERING
from earlier separation traumas tend
to be chronically insecure, unstable,
self-destructive, prone to addiction
and borderline functioning in their
object relationships, as well as other
psychiatric conditions.
Those stuck in the WITHDRAWAL
stage of earlier separations tend to
suffer chronic feelings of emptiness
and longing, exhibiting dependency
and co-dependency disorders. Many
seek mood altering experiences and
substances. Palliatives range from
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food to people to drugs to self help
books - anything to medicate the
emotional the inner conflict and pain.
Those stuck in INTERNALIZING
have low self worth, tend to turn anger
toward themselves, are prone to selfdoubt, self-depreciation, depression,
dependency. They have difficulty
making decisions, and a heightened
need for immediate gratification. They
have a need to assuage an emotional
chasm of guilt and shame. This
internal short-circuit causes them to
underachieve, creating a vicious cycle
of self-depreciation and unfulfilled
life.
Those stuck in LIFTING have lifted
above their feelings from previous
losses. They’ve disengaged from their
most vulnerable feelings, creating
a barrier between their internal and
external selves. They’ve formed
emotional calluses over their wounds
and suffer problems of dys-intimacy,
displaced emotional center, and
feelings of detached isolation. They’re
hard to reach emotionally. ‘Lifters’
sometimes cause their partners to
feel isolated, unloved, or emotionally
frustrated.
Well… at least now I know why I
am a little depressed..
I am guilty of abandonment and
have been abandoned, so I figure it’s
better to make promises to the ones
you love, keep them and hope for
some good weather - which right now
is heating up… See you around…
Krystal Frost
Is a long time resident of Puerto
Vallarta. Graduate of University
of Guadalajara, and specialized in
cosmetic acupuncture at Bastyr
University in Washington State.
She is the owner of Body & Sol for
over 15 years where she practices
traditional Chinese medicine,
acupuncture, massage therapy,
yoga, meditation and nutritional
counseling. She has created healing
programs for individuals, retreats
and spas. Questions and comments
may be directed to
[email protected]
Health Matters
Coupling: After many
years alone
By Giselle Belanger
RN, LCSW
P
reviously, I have written many
thoughts and ideas about how and
why people choose their partner.
I have suggested that at different
stages of life we make very different
decisions and asked questions I
hoped would be thought provoking
and assist you in considering
meaningful and insightful answers.
There are lessons in all of our
experiences and our job was to
discover what they might be and
to learn and grow from them. So
now, let’s consider what it’s like
to be in a relationship after many
years alone.
Many years single and alone
People who have spent many
years alone, whether you’ve been
married or lived with someone
before or not, and get together later
in life, go through the shock of all
of sudden having someone there,
intruding on their space and time,
demanding things of them, possibly
criticizing them or the way they do
things. Their careers may be stable
or winding down, they may not
have any children or their children
may be grown, and so there aren’t
the more typical demands nor the
distractions found in relationships
which form in earlier years. These
couples face the challenge of
adaptation, flexibility and patience,
which may not come as naturally as
coupling in their 20’s or 30’s.
Time to reconsider
Those of us who find ourselves a
little later in life without a partner
or looking for one may find that we
are stuck in our old ideas of what
we are looking for or what we think
would be best for us.
Creating a new updated list is
probably long overdue. Now that
your life is more established and
your sense of self is more defined,
consider what would compliment
your lifestyle, your values and
beliefs, and interests.
Be careful not to include old
desires or things your parents
wanted for you or what your
friends found in their relationships
when they got together 10 or 20
years ago. The more honest and
free you are when you make this
new list, the more surprised you
will be about what has changed and
doesn’t matter anymore and how
your priorities have changed.
More time alone
= more set in your ways
The more time you’ve been alone
the more set you are in your ways.
Make no mistake about it, being
single and being a couple is not the
same; things do and must change.
The longer you’ve been single the
more difficult that may be. There is
a certain independence that can no
longer exist because now all of your
decisions, actions, and behaviors
affect another person.
The good news and the bad news
is that you are no longer alone.
Remember, you probably wished
to meet someone and now that
they are here, how flexible are you
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willing to be and how much are you
willing to adapt???
Conflicting expectations
Don’t set yourself and the
relationship
up
for
failure
by
maintaining
conflicting
expectations. You cannot continue
exactly with the ways things were
and be in a new relationship.
You may often feel pulled in two
opposing directions, which make
you feel resentful.
It is important to clearly
understand your motives and
reasons why you want to keep some
things the same and why it is okay
to let go of others and embrace new
ways, as well.
Remember you are bringing
two lives, two sets of ideas, belief
systems, approaches to life, etc
together. Eventually, some things
have to give and be compromised
as your lives combine.
Are you one of the brave ones?
Another reality is that you are not
the only one affected by this big
change in your life. How have/will
your family and friends react now
that your time isn’t your own or that
you prefer to be with your partner
instead? Afterall, you waited many
years to find this person and you
want to spend time with them; it’s
new and exciting.
You may not call or look for them
as often and they may feel hurt and
left out.
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Others may be jealous and
incapable of being happy for
you. Beware of their criticism yet
be open to their comments and
observations. You do not want to
lose yourself, but you also don’t
want to cling to the single you.
I would like to say that if you want
to be in a relationship and have the
courage to accept the challenge of
adapting, then I congratulate you.
Many people sit around wishing for
someone to come into their life and
complain about being alone but are
unwilling to make the efforts.
On the other hand, being in a
relationship is not always the best
thing or at least not at this time.
It is important at various times in
our lives to take time for ourselves,
for introspection, self-evaluation,
healing, and growth.
In some cases, people have
been through such hardships and
challenges in past relationships that
they are glad to finally be free. This
is a very valuable insight as well.
Giselle Belanger
RN, LCSW (psychotherapist)
is available for appointments
in person, by phone, or by
skype webcam. Contact info:
[email protected]
Mex cell: 044 (322) 138-9552
or US cell: (312) 914-5203.
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Special Frame
Puerto Vallarta celebrates double anniversary
On
Saturday, May 31st, our
beloved Puerto Vallarta will be
celebrating its 96th anniversary as a
municipality and its 46th as a fullyincorporated city.
Its story, however, began many
years earlier, from the discoveries
of the first settlements dating back
to the early 1500’s.
In the Sierra Madre Occidental
mountains that surround the Valley
of Banderas, are located mines that
were exploited at the beginning
of the 19th Century, San Sebastian
and El Cuale among others. The
mineral was moved by mules
and donkeys to the coast, to be
transported to Spain.
History tells us that in 1851,
Don Guadalupe Sanchez was the
supplier of the salt needed to work
the mines. As this was brought into
the Bay by ship, Sanchez decided
to move his family to the mouth of
the Cuale River, especially because
of the peace and beauty of the area.
He named the place Las Peñas de
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
People think that he did so in
honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe,
Mexico’s patron saint whose day is
December 12th, the day on which he
settled here.
The town began to grow, people
started fishing as a way of living,
and slowly the area changed from
a small ranchito to a small, but
very attractive town. Thanks to the
activities in the port, and its quick
growth, a municipality was formed
in May 1918 and given the name of
the Governor of Jalisco, Ignacio L.
Vallarta, thus became Puerto Vallarta.
Also the same year, a U.S.
company,
The
Montgomery
Corporation, was established in
Ixtapa, north of Vallarta, with a
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big banana plantation mainly for
exportation. The area experienced
tremendous growth, and the
Company
produced
pre-built
houses and a railroad to easily bring
farm products to the coast. The
company only operated for a few
years as a result of the Revolution
and the parceling out of the land.
In 1968, Vallarta was elevated
from a municipality to a city by
decree of the State Congress. From
that time on, Vallarta grew not
only economically but culturally,
becoming the most important city
for tourism in Jalisco.
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In previous years, visitors could
enjoy an outdoor musical show
along the Malecon in celebration of
this special day, a parade along the
Malecon, speeches by city officials
honoring their history and got to
eat a piece of the city’s gigantic
birthday cake in the main square –
all followed by fireworks and afterhours fiestas.
At this moment, we still do not
have any information as to the
exact locations or schedule of this
year’s celebrations.
May 31st is also the day when the
highest awards given by the people
and the municipal government are
usually handed out to those who
have acted for the benefit of the
community in one way or another:
the Premio Vallarta. The awards are
given to seven people in different
categories: arts, culture, sports,
education, social assistance (DIF),
tourism and ecology.
We have no information as to the
time of that event either, though it
does usually take place at Los Arcos
amphitheater across the street from
the main square.
Vallarta Voices
By Anna Reisman
T
hat’s it. This is the last time I’ll
be doing my “paper route” until the
end of October. That will represent
a mini-vacation for me, every Friday
throughout the rainy season. Don’t
get me wrong, I really don’t mind
doing it. The southbound highway
is my favorite, most beautiful stretch
of road of the entire bay, probably
because it follows the coastline
whereas others are built away from
it. And every time I do it, I thank
heaven for living here, for being
able to admire Mother Nature’s everchanging beauty that surrounds us.
Over the years, I’ve become friends
with the fellows who welcome the
guests at the hotels and condominium
complexes along that road, so now
each stop involves a pleasant little
exchange.
Besides, I’m nearly never alone on
the route. There’s always a friend who
volunteers to help me, just because
it’s such a nice way to spend a couple
of hours. We get a chance to catch
up on the week’s events, share some
gossip, and laugh a little – especially
when we have to maneuver between
newly-formed potholes, a.k.a. craters
at times. Although, I must admit, it’s
been much better since they paved
part of that road. Who knows? They
might pave the rest one day …like
they promised last year.
While I’m on roads and their
condition, in case anyone is
interested, they’ve been resurfacing
the Libramiento between the tunnel
and Francisco Villa Avenue –a
stretch that wasn’t bad to start withdifferent sections at a time, one lane
at a time… very strange. But the
part of the Libramiento between the
south side and the tunnel, the one
with northbound lanes
that look like the moon’s
surface …nothing, nada.
Not a single workman to
be seen anywhere. I hope they get to
it before the heave rains start, that is
IF they’re planning to fix it at all.
At the risk of being broke for a
few weeks afterwards, I made plans
with friends of mine to visit a few of
the restaurants participating in this
year’s edition of Restaurant Week(s).
We started with El Arrayan, excellent
menu and still the best meringue
in town, then Kaiser Maximilian,
superb, as always, with one of my
favorite desserts: the Chocolate Pot
de Crème. Next, I have the River
Café, Peking and Trio… which I’ll
have to tell you about next week (on
line only). I don’t think I will have
eaten out this often since February
when I had all those out-of-town
visitors. All good.
And while I’m on “foreigners”, I
was invited to attend the ceremony
welcoming the arrival of Thomson’s
direct flight from England, but
unfortunately I couldn’t go… I just
find it a little strange that they should
be touting it as the “first” direct flight
from the U.K. to “Mexico’s Pacific
Coast”. Do they really think that our
memories are so short as to forget all
the charter flights Vallarta used to
welcome, way back when we were
getting plane loads of eager tourists,
regularly, from Germany, Holland …
and the U.K.? They also had direct
flights from Glasgow at the time.
At one point, during Mayor
Gustavo Villaseñor’s administration,
PV’s Department of Tourism reps
were trying to woo the Chinese
(before that, it was the Brazilians).
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I was just reading in a recent
issue of The Economist how
some European countries,
New Zealand and even the
U.S. are going out of their
way to woo the 100 Million
affluent Chinese tourists to
their shores. Why shouldn’t
we get some of them?
After Gustavo, subsequent
administrations just got lazy,
and one by one, the Europeans
stopped coming – for a variety
of reasons. But that’s ancient
history, like the possibility of
Puerto Vallarta being Home Port for
cruises along Mexico’s Pacific Coast,
so for now we should be grateful for
what we’ve got and hope for better
days ahead.
Meanwhile, back in the New
World, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico
City and U.S. Consulates General in
Mexico sent out a notice to remind
U.S. citizens that hurricane season is
from May 15 to November 30 in the
Pacific, and from June 1 to November
30 in the Atlantic.
The Department of State also
said that it will issue a Travel Alert
to remind U.S. citizens around the
world of the upcoming season.
“U.S. citizens planning to visit
places that are vulnerable to
hurricanes should be aware of
the chance of storms and make a
plan in case of emergency. Even
inland areas far from the coast
can experience destructive winds,
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tornadoes, and floods from tropical
storms and hurricanes. In the event
of a tropical storm or hurricane, the
Consulate will monitor the storm and
send email messages to U.S. citizens
who have enrolled with us.”
As long as the U.S. government
sends the same message to its own
residents along both east and west
coasts, I won’t feel that they’re
discriminating against Mexico in
any way.
I found time to go to the movies!
Went to see “Godzilla” …and
enjoyed it very much, definitely more
than “Spiderman”. Not much of a
choice in English, especially when it
comes to this kind of what a friend of
mine described as “mindless summer
escapist fare”, but hey, that’s what
I like. This Saturday, I’d love to
catch some of Vallarta Pride’s events
(you can get the full schedule in last
week’s Mirror – www.pvmcitypaper.
com/download/290.pdf Sunday, I
intend to take a bunch of little ones to
the children’s show at Teatro Vallarta
and once the Restaurants thing is
over, I hope to see some of the super
shows at Act II and the Boutique.
That’s all I’ve got for now, so
have fun this week, dear reader. Eat
hearty, eat healthy, stay happy. Hasta
la próxima vez. [email protected]
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Legal Matters
Ask Luis
By Luis Melgoza
Dear Luis: I just loved your
column last week in the PV Mirror.
Why doesn’t PV enforce its laws? They don’t have to because no one
else does! Mom, why do I have to do
my homework? You don’t because
no one else does! Great attitude, it’s
that mentality that will really raise
the level of the quality of live here! Shame on you.
Dear Editor:
Señor Melgoza
seems to be comparing the corruption
in Mexico to Canada and the U.S. I
have had experience with ALL levels
of government in the U.S., in all kinds
of situations, and believe me, there
is NO comparison. Corruption, of
course, does exist in the U.S. but it is
not a way of life like in Mexico. Also
corruption is exposed and punished
in more developed countries, not
overlooked as in under-developed
countries like Mexico. I love Mexico
but feel sorry for the people that have
gotten used to corruption and feel that
it is impossible to do anything about
it. Even the signs that used to be
around town for reporting corruption
are gone.
Mexicans and foreigners alike
know that this is true but many do not
want to talk about it!
Dear Luis: In my perception, last
week you confused laws with social
issues. Laws are to be obeyed, while
social issues in all countries must be
improved, changed or eliminated.
The question from the Canadian
gentleman was in reference to the
laws of Mexico, not to the social
issues of Canada, the US or other
European or Asian countries.
It is easy to get mad and answer
incorrectly. I think it is important
to maintain a dialogue based on the
questions and facts posed by the
contributors. Thank you very much.
Dear Marianne, Jeffrey and Joel:
The first part of the question asked,
in fact, why PV doesn’t enforce local
ordinances. I outlined the process
to be followed if and when these
ordinances are not enforced.
The noise ordinance is enforced,
but it is not what you think it
is. Furthermore, it is not a local
ordinance, but federal law.
Puerto Vallarta enforces the
noise abatement regulations set by
SEMARNAT (Mexico’s Secretariat
of the Environment and Natural
Resources, for its Spanish acronym),
not what we wish the law was, but the
actual law as it is written; to wit: a
maximum of 50 decibels from any
one single external source, when
measured within the complainant’s
domicile, is permitted.
City inspectors have noise meters
available and will measure the noise
IN YOUR HOME, but it must be
created by any one single external
source. If the noise from a single
external source is above 50 decibels,
you can certainly follow the complaint
process and have it stopped.
Many downtown residents have
successfully prevailed over offenders
(when the noise from one single
external source was above 50 decibels
in their homes). Yes, clubs and other
venues have been closed because
the city cancelled their licenses
after repeated citizen complaints (a
first proven offense does not carry a
license cancellation).
The majority of the complaints
against clubs in PV are because
the noise, from a single or multiple
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sources, rises to the residences in
the upper colonies. However, within
those residences that noise actually
does not reach 50 decibels from any
one single source. For that matter,
the cacophony from multiple sources
rarely, if ever, reaches 50 decibels
within a complainant’s domicile.
That is not to say that the noise and
mixture of noises is not unpleasant for
those residents; it most certainly is.
Nonetheless, unless it reaches 50
decibels inside a home from one
source, no law is being broken.
I,
personally,
have
called
Reglamentos —just as I suggested
in the column in question— and city
inspectors have promptly quieted
down loud parties in my block
some nights, and, in the daytime,
exceedingly boisterous promotions
from vendors outside the OXXO
and extremely loud work done in
surrounding houses in Conchas
Chinas.
Light pollution ordinance: As
I said, there is no such ordinance.
Although PV’s Building Code has
provisions prohibiting certain types
of outdoors lights and lights visible
from outside a building. Perhaps Ron
was talking about this? If so, there
is also a specific procedure to follow,
and evidence required, in order for
the city to take action.
Eight-meter rule:
Applies
exclusively in mountainous and
precipitous areas.
Other height
restrictions apply elsewhere.
The second part of that question
was a scathing derision of Mexico’s
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culture and civilization, stating that
unless and until Mexico enforces
local ordinances, the country doesn’t
stand a chance to become a “First
World” country. I think that you are
taking issue with my response to this
part of the question.
I stand by every word I wrote.
Mexico will develop further, no
question about that. It is my hope
that we will develop within the
framework of our own millenary
culture and civilization, our unique
way of life, correcting our flaws
but without being plagued by vices
acquired from foreign cultures.
Send me your questions to askluis@
pvgeeks.com, I am not able to answer
each message privately due to the
volume of mail I receive. Should you
need personal attention, please call
me at (322) 164-4049 to schedule a
private consultation.
Luis Melgoza
Is a former PRI (Mexico’s ruling
party) Head Counsel and Legal
Adviser to the Mexican Congress.
Although retired from the
legal profession, he is a highly
respected consultant for both the
foreign and Mexican communities
in Puerto Vallarta. Luis’ PVGeeks
are the premiere commercial
and residential computer and
networks solutions experts in
Puerto Vallarta. For computer
or network issues, you can reach
Luis at [email protected]
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Real Estate
VIEWPOINT
By Harriet Murray
Real estate stories People respond to incentives
C
oral Spring Beach, Jamaica,
was a best-kept secret. It was among
the best sand beaches on the coast
of Jamaica’s north shoreline. One
morning in 2008, the developer
building a nearby hotel arrived to a
bizarre situation. Thieves during the
night had stolen the beach. Some 500
truckloads of sand had disappeared.
Sand can be of little value in many
parts of the world, but not in Jamaica.
To whom would sand be of value?
Was the thief a rival developer who
needed his own beach? Someone who
needed building material? Whoever
it was, he had a serious incentive to
have sand, and had cleverly devised a
way to get it.
Finding a motive: In economic
terms, finding the motive or
the incentive explains a most
fundamental rule of economics People respond to potential rewards.
We make a decision when there is
an incentive. A customer is given an
incentive with a discount card to shop
more frequently at a particular store,
the waitress cheerfully serves your
meal because she is a kind person
and the restaurant depends on repeat
customers. Buyers of new condos
may jump at the opportunity to put
30% down and pay out the purchase
price over time, as opposed to having
to find all the money up front.
Consider negative incentives.
Sometimes people work less hard
when tax rates are increased, as higher
tariffs on the extra income takes away
the incentive to work longer hours.
Sometime countries or governments
need to have their citizens keep
money in their own country. A
hidden incentive to have their citizens
decide against investment outside the
country may be effective. Allowing
negatives (to foreign investment)
to be circulated through the press,
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may create disincentives to going
abroad. Retiring in Florida may
become preferable for many reasons
to retiring in Panama or Mexico.
Money stays in the home country.
Governments cut taxes in times
of economic hardship to give their
citizens an incentive to continue
spending and lessen an economic
slowdown. Taxes on luxury goods,
sins (alcohol, cigarettes) and
environmental pollution, create
some of the largest revenues for
governments around the world.
Incentives and disincentives are
powerful, and history is full of
examples of governments causing
major crises by attempting to prevent
the nature of self-interest. Price
controls can under mind production
of products which are needed by
more of the population; and scarcity
is created.
I am currently in the Luxembourg
studying real estate practices of
other countries. Luxembourg is a
major international base for banking
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and investment, including direct
investment in international diversified
real estate portfolios.
Positive incentives exist here to
put money into investment vehicles.
These incentives include a flexible
legal and fiscal environment, the
ability to structure cross-border
investment strategies and investors’
desire to diversify their portfolios.
For the first time in five years, I
am looking forward to giving a short
presentation on the value of investing
in Mexican real estate.
This article is based upon legal opinions,
current practices and my personal
experiences. I recommend that each
potential buyer or seller of real estate
conduct his own due diligence and review.
I have used some material from Edmund
Conway’s “50 Economic Ideas”.
Harriet Murray
Can be contacted at:
[email protected]
Real Estate
M
any of our readers associate
Vallarta Getaways with great value
for vacation rentals here in Puerto
Vallarta, but recently we have
started to do more and more long
term rentals as the demand grows.
Many people choose to make
the move down to PV, for a wide
variety of reasons… pleasure, work,
weather, health, or simply to escape
the winter cold, but more and more
are relocating their lives here. Taking
early retirement often leaves people
with an unaffordable gap in their
health insurance situation and this
alone is a very good reason to move
to PV where health care is both high
quality, accessible and affordable.
Others are seeking a slower paced
lifestyle with less stress and hassle...
More and more young families are
choosing to spend a year or two in PV,
to broaden their children’s experience
of life and give them the opportunity
to effortlessly and perfectly acquire
a second language. Whatever the
reasons, Puerto Vallarta is seeing
more people looking for long term
accommodation here, and Vallarta
Getaways is ready to help.
Take for example Eden’s Little
Garden. Located in the Romantic
Zone on the south side of town,
perched on a hillside just a block
from Basilio Badillo, right above
the Medasist Hospital, there are two
2-bedroom apartments available for
long term rent. Both charmingly
combine typical Mexican style with
the creature comforts we look for
these days. They were lovingly
built by the owner, who employed
local craftsmen to create the many
interesting and attractive features
to be found. Both condos have
wonderful town and bay views and
24-ft wide balconies on which to
relax and enjoy them.
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Looking for
a long term
rental…?
Call us...
At 1600 sq. ft. each, the condos are
super spacious, and as you enter, the
first impression is of light, views and
colour. One of them has a large Jack
& Jill bathroom complete with tub, 2
hand basins and lots of daylight. The
roomy kitchens are fully stocked with
good quality equipment and every
appliance, and the upper unit has a
huge rooftop terrace complete with
a bar-b-q and wet bar, making it the
ideal place to sunbathe, entertain and
have fun. The beds provide pillow
top comfort with high thread count
linens for added luxury. You will
find A/C in one bedroom, cable TV,
DVD player with an extensive DVD
shared library, WiFi, free calls to US
& Canada via MagicJack, and plenty
of cupboard and storage space. The
building’s water is fully purified, and
there are shared laundry facilities –
washer and dryer. The approach to
Eden’s Little Garden is via a short,
steep street which ends abruptly right
outside the front door, where there
is off street car parking space. You
then enter the building at the top, and
work your way down to the lower
apartments.
Eden’s Little Garden is truly a great
option for anyone wanting Mexican
flavor with North American comfort,
fabulous views, perfect location and
all at an incredibly reasonable price.
These condos will not be available
long so please get in touch without
delay if you are interested.
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As everyone knows, the market
here in PV is very seasonal, meaning
that many great rental options remain
unoccupied all through the long, hot,
sticky summer. So if you would like
to take advantage of bargain rates
for extended stays in the summer on
some of our most popular condos,
then read on.
Posada Rio Cuale for instance.
Just 2 blocks flat walk from Los
Muertos beach, these super nice,
almost new condos are still a relatively
well kept secret. Entrance to the
condos is right opposite the landmark
Molino de Agua building, a minute or
two’s walking distance from Vallarta
Getaways’ office in Plaza Romy. As
you walk in, the beautiful pool area
glimmers tantalizingly right ahead
of you, enclosed on two sides by
high walls and featuring attractive
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stonework, planters and sun loungers.
The style and furnishings of the
lobby area are tasteful and restful,
reminiscent of Colonial times, and
invite you to stop and take a break,
read a book from the library there or
have a game of chess. Here you will
find the office and reception area with
24/7 concierge/security staff. There is
an underground carpark and elevator
access to the condos. The condos
themselves are finished to a very high
standard with marble and granite
kitchens, superb wood work, luxury
bathrooms, and all the luxuries and
amenities you would expect to find.
Vallarta Getaways has a number of
other properties specifically available
for the long term rental market as
the inventory changes weekly, so
whatever you have in mind, please
don’t hesitate to get in touch and we
will do our best to help you. And if
you happen to be a landlord and you
think we could help you, we would
be happy to talk to you about working
together! We look forward to hearing
from you.
N.B.: Summer Hours for Vallarta
Getaways: Mon-Fri. 10-2 p.m.
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Hi-Tech
Securing your online life - your passwords
A
fter last week’s article on outer
space and viewing earth from above,
it’s time to come back to earth and deal
with realities. In going over the topics
for articles I’ve done, there’s one topic
that stands out as very important and
is worth repeating periodically - secure
passwords.
Since this is the last “hard copy”
of the PV Mirror to hit the streets, I
thought it a good time to review this
topic again. I also wanted to say “hats
off” to our editor, for another wonderful
season of providing information to
both snowbirds and locals alike!!
Now I realize remembering
passwords is a pain. These days, we
need a password or PIN everywhere we
turn. We have so many that it’s hard
to keep track of them all. We forget
to update them and when we do, it’s
difficult to come up with good ones that
we can still remember, so we put off
changing them for months, even years.
Do you use the same or similar
passwords for several different
important sites? If you do, you’re not
alone. One recent survey found that
half of the people online use the same
password for all the sites they visit.
Recently, a very famous retail
website was hacked, and a list of user
names and passwords was exposed to
the Web, in plain text. A month later,
security analysts analyzed the most
common passwords, and the results are
depressing, to say the least. Ever use
“123456” as a password? You’re not
alone - it’s a popular one!
These days, many websites require
you to choose passwords that contain
a capital letter and a number as well.
But it’s surprising how many sites
still let users choose the ever popular
“123456”. If that password sounds
familiar, change it today!
For years, security experts have been
arguing that users need to use more
complex passwords, especially as
the computing power and algorithms
behind brute-force password crackers
become ever more sophisticated. But
30 percent of the hacked retail website
users picked a password less than six
characters in length, and 40 percent
used only lowercase letters. Cyber
criminals use complex programs that
can rapidly guess passwords.
Avoid creating passwords using
dictionary words (regular words in all
languages are easy to hack). Words spelled
backwards, common misspellings,
and abbreviations are just as unsecure.
Tops on the list of compromised
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passwords, the usual suspects are
“password”, abc123 and of course,
names. Let’s get a little imaginative
people. Try some capital letters/number
combos or include a “#” number sign,
a “$” or other nontraditional character!!
It’s your info ...and your personal info
that’s at risk.
Of course if you’re going to make
stronger passwords, you’re going to
need to write them down and keep in
a safe place. It doesn’t do any good to
make the password stronger and then
lock yourself out of your own account!
Not a week goes by without calls
from 2 or 3 clients who have had
their online email account taken over
by hackers. Some were Gmail, some
Hotmail and some Yahoo, but all
online passwords are vulnerable. The
spammers used those email accounts to
send advertising to all the contacts in
the account ...DAILY!
Don’t get your friends mad at you,
when they start receiving spam from
your hacked email account! You can
also get yourself locked out of your
own account if the hackers change the
password on you. Some of my clients
also couldn’t remember their secret
questions they originally setup with
the online email account. So doing a
simple password reset was not possible.
Some clients simply cannot get
back into their email accounts, and
YEARS of correspondence and
contacts are presently at the mercy of
the Email gods. Another client had
years of emails deleted and hundreds
of contacts disappear. Make sure you
update or change your account security
questions and have them written down
somewhere as well, so you can reset
your password if needed.
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As I mentioned, staying away from
dictionary words is a must. An effective
(and hard to crack) password is one that
is not a word at all. A great start is to use
the first letter of each word of a phrase
you can easily remember. An example
would be “Puerto Vallarta is the most
beautiful place” so the password could be
“PVitmbp”. Make sure there is a capital
letter, add a number and even throw in
a symbol like # or @ or $. Change and
strengthen your passwords today!
Now with most of us having so
many online “assets”, it’s also a good
idea to include these assets in your
will and final wishes. Leaving loved
ones to sort out your online life such as
email, PayPal, online stocks or banking
account passwords is a huge task.
Keeping a will up to date with
changing passwords is difficult I
realize, but you may want to start
sharing with those benefactors, your
online log-ins and passwords. Having
to petition access to your Ameritrade
account, with documentation of your
demise, will not be simple for your
loved ones.
That’s all my time for now. See you
again next week, ON LINE... Until
then, remember: only safe Internet!
Ron
Can be found at CANMEX
Computers. Sales, Repairs,
Networking, Wi-Fi,
Hardware upgrades, Graphic
Design, Data Recovery,
House-calls available. www.
RonnieBravo.com Cellular
044-322-157-0688 or just
email to [email protected]
Fish Tales
Black / Blue Marlin
at El Banco, San Pancho
Dorado & Sailfish
By Stan Gabruk
Owner of Master Baiter’s Sportfishing & Tackle
W
ell here we are once again, the
end of High Season for tourism and
the beginning of High Season for
Fishing. Seasonal visitors heading
back north is the biggest signal that
seasons are changing. Soon the
fishing fanatics looking for Marlin,
Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, etc. will
descend on PV. We are already seeing
signs of Black and Blue Marlin at
El Banco. Water temperatures are
inching up slightly, bait is more
abundant (if that’s possible), the
water is clear green and breeding
season is all but finished, finally!
Yes, we’re on track for a wonderful
fishing season and it all starts NOW!
Like last week, water temperatures
are hovering at 80 degrees.
Conditions are pretty much the
same: clear green water with plenty
of visibility. Bait balls of Sardines
are still massive and in close
proximity. This of course brings
in Rooster fish which was obvious
at the Marieta Islands and Sayulita
these last few days. Sailfish are
around and picking up in numbers,
but they weren’t taking baits; this
will change. Skip Jack Tuna in the
35-lb range are everywhere and are
perfect sized for your Tuna Tubes.
Jack Crevalle are still present, but
they’re thinning out as are Sierra
Mackerel. Snappers are still in the
area, smaller though, about 15 to
25 lbs. Pompano, Amber jacks
to 40 lbs. and of course the list
goes on.
San Pancho still has Sailfish
and Dorado for the guy interested
in a 10- to 12-hour day. This past
week we had a couple of boats
head this direction, Sailfish were
not taking baits and the Dorado
were smaller sized. It’s still
early for Dorado so remember
to throw the females back and
anything under 20 lbs. should be
released, amigos! If you can find
a buoy you will hit a motherlode
of Dorado!
At El Banco and Corbeteña the
big surprise this week has been
sighting of Blue Marlin, Black
Marlin, sizeable Sailfish and of
course smaller Dorado (largest
being about 35 lbs). No sighting
of Yellowfin Tuna yet, unless
you’re looking for Skippies (Skip
Jack Tuna). For now I’d wait a
bit to see if this area picks up.
Inside the bay, you’ll still find
Jack Crevalle, Bonito, Sierra
Mackerel, smaller Snapper
and a variety of species around the
structure and rocks. Heavy rains
in Guadalajara means local rivers
are flowing heavily which of course
means the Robalo are at the river
mouths. No trash line as yet, but the
bay fisherman will find these tasty
white meat fish hanging in the area
where the fresh (agua dulce) water
mixes with the salt water. Robalo
can run up to 40 lbs., keep this fact
in the back of your mind for future
reference.
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For this time of the year as seasons
transition, everything is right on
time! For now the bite is happening
in the mid-morning, amigos. I always
suggest running one lure and if you
are, you’ll want to use flashy colors,
orange, pink, yellow, with the clear
green water, these colors seem to
stand out. Water temps will continue
to increase as the intense equator sun
lingers on, especially around shallow
areas. As a result we’ll begin to see
Yellowfin Tuna arriving shortly at El
Banco and Corbeteña.
Friendly warning: To those who
plan on taking a trip to the Tres Marias
Islands searching for off season
Monster Yellowfin Tuna, they’re
out there for sure. Running over
200 lbs., you’ll get a bucket list fish
for sure, but the fantasy comes with
some stress. The local authorities
are now threatening local fishermen
with boat confiscation, equipment
confiscation, fines, and vacations
on the island with the locals in the
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general prison population. Stories
are abundant around Marina Vallarta
with ¨close calls¨ and near misses. If
you are inside the buffer zone and
you’re boating YF Tuna, you’re a
poacher, period! Enough said…
This is the last hard copy
publication for my articles in the PV
Mirror this season. I’d like to take the
chance to thank everyone who reads
my articles and reports, it’s a labor
of love and frankly I am the only
real source of ¨Real Time¨ fishing
information and conditions in
Puerto Vallarta.
Master Baiter’s is now
producing a weekly newsletter
and posting up-to-the-minute
fishing conditions on my blog.
Fire me an email if you care to
get on my travel agent list so
you have the up-to-the-minute
information that can make
or break your fishing day,
amigos... I’ll be standing by
to hear from you…
Until next time, don’t
forget to kiss your fish and
remember: at Master Baiter’s
Sportfishing & Tackle “We
Won’t Jerk You Around!”
Master
Baiter’s
has
changed locations in Marina
Vallarta, now between docks
A and B on the boardwalk.
Email your questions to me
at: CatchFish@MasterBaiters.
com.mx Web page: www.
MasterBaiters.com.mx
,
Local Phone at: (044) 322
779-7571 or if roaming:
011 521 322 779-7571 cell
phone direct.
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and Tackle is protected under trade
mark law and is the sole property of
Stan Gabruk.
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Nature’s World
Planting Roots
in Mexico
By Tommy Clarkson
Photos by Paul Crist
Aloe Vera
(Aloe barbadensis)
Family: Liliaceae
(Also known as Medicinal
Aloe, Barbados Aloe, West
Indian Aloe, Chinese Aloe,
Indian Aloe, True Aloe,
Burn Aloe, Curacao Aloe,
First Aid Plant, Lily of the
Desert, Wand of Heaven
and Miracle Plant.)
(From the proverbial “Get Go”, let
me share that there is a difference of
opinion by botanists as to whether or
not Aloe Vera and Aloe barbadensis
are, in fact, separate varieties or one
and the same. I lean toward the latter.)
Members of the Lily Family,
all Aloe species feature succulent
rosettes and tall spikes of red and/
or yellow flora. In fact, the flowers
of our Aloe barbadensis are perhaps
the most favored blooms in our
entire collection by an assortment
of insects and birds. I’m certainly
no ornithologist but I believe a
couple of regular visitors to our
plant are a Wedge-Tailed Sabrewing
Hummingbird
(Campylopterus
curvipennis) – I’m not making these
Latin names up - and the magnificent
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus).
Aloe is a rather large genus with
more than 300 species of succulent
herbs, shrubs and trees. They are
often mistaken for plants in the Agave
family. Generally they bloom in
the winter – ours around February
through May – and should receive
a minimum of watering during their
dormant season. Woops, that would
be during our rainy season!
While most of these different
species come from Africa, this variety
originally came from the islands
northwest of “The Dark Continent”,
the Canary Islands, Madeira and
Cape Verde Islands. As a result of its
“home roots”, it is drought tolerant,
sun loving and appreciates welldraining soil.
Most all of us are familiar with its
medicinal qualities in the treatment of
skin abrasions and burns. But it is also
used in cosmetics, shampoos and, as
W. Arthur Whistler states in his book
“Tropical Ornamentals” - that can
be ordered through our site - its use
as a cathartic purge dates to before
Alexander the Great, 356 - 323 B.C.
I’ve also read that, in 1500 B.C., the
Egyptians used it for burn treatment,
infections and parasites.
It’s my understanding that aloe gel
was used by Cleopatra to keep her
skin soft and young looking. As for
the guys, it’s still used by hunters in
Africa to reduce perspiration and
body scent.
The Spanish carried Aloe from
Europe to South America and the
Caribbean and it was introduced to
the West Indies at the beginning of
the 16th century. Spanish missionaries
in these realms planted Aloe around
their settlements and carried it with
them to aid the sick.
It is also known to have been used in
other ancient civilizations, including
those in Africa, Egypt, Greece, India,
and Persia. Beyond that, it’s even
mentioned in the New Testament,
John 19:39-40: “And there came also
Nicodemus, which at the first came to
Jesus by night, and brought a mixture
of myrrh and aloes…”
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Note the Aloe’s two foot,
lanceolate, light green leaves
that are toothed with soft
spines on the margins.
The flowers of our Aloe
barbadensis are perhaps
the most favored blooms in
our entire collection by an
assortment of insects and birds.
These blooming tall spike of
yellow flora are just opening up.
And, from what we can tell, it looks
pretty much the same now as it did
then with erect, two-foot lanceolate,
light green leaves that are toothed
with soft spines on the margins. Its
deep yellow flowers hang down from
tight cylindrical clusters atop three
foot tall spikes.
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Care should be taken before using
Aloe Vera, as contact dermatitis
can occur in some, more sensitive
individuals. When using it topically
for a burn, cut away the skin and
inner layer of yellow juice leaving
only the actual gel. That yellow juice,
particularly in older plants, is the
principal cause of contact dermatitis.
Hence you may wish to test a small
area of skin, prior to general use to see
if you have an adverse effect.
So now, knowing what you do about
Aloe barbadensis, you’ve decided
that you must have some! Where
should it be planted? They do best in
warm, sandy soil with good drainage
which will reduce the risk of root rot.
In containers, Aloe Vera does well in
a mixture of commercial potting mix
with extra sand, granite grit or perlite
or can be planted in cactus potting
soil. When planting outdoors, find
(or make) a sandy spot that dries out
completely after watering or rainfall.
OK, sorry but I simply can’t help
myself sometimes! What was the
product in early 1950’s commercials
– one in which a young Angie
Dickinson was featured – where the
jingle sounded much like this “Aloe
everybody, aloe. Aloe is the …”?
And you thought you were here just
to read about great tropical plants!
Tommy Clarkson
In Manzanillo, visit Ola Brisa
Gardens, Tommy and Patty’s
verdant, multi-terraced tropical
paradise nestled on a hill
overlooking the magnificent vista of
Santiago Bay. Leisurely meander
its curved, paved path, experiencing,
first hand, a delicious array of palms,
plants and flowers from all over the
world. Or, e-mail questions to him at
[email protected]
For back issues of “Roots”, gardening
tips, tropical plant book reviews
and videos of numerous, highly
unique eco/adventure/nature tours,
as well as memorable “Ultimate
Experiences” such a Tropical Garden
Brunches and Spa Services, please
visit www.olabrisagardens.com
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