The Netza School
Honoring Indigenous Culture and Celebrating Mexico’s Diversity to Advance Education and Opportunity– for All.
From its humble beginnings nearly fourteen years ago with forty indigenous street children gathered to study under a tree, to its second annual gala celebration, A Night of Aztec Culture, held last February at the elegant La Cala restaurant, the Netzahualcoyotl School (or Netza School) for indigenous and other deserving children, continues to break new...
Fashion Week Mexico City
Over 10,000 persons, press, celebrities, designers, models, buyers and ordinary folk – descended on Mexico City’s Hotel Camino Real during the last week of October to witness close to 40 fashion shows. The event, Fashion Week Mexico, has been occurring twice yearly (in October the Spring-Summer collections are presented, in April the Fall-Winter) for the...
The Bookstores of Donceles Street, Mexico City
Step into any one of the dozen or so bookstores on Donceles Street in Mexico City´s historic center and you might find yourself in a predicament similar to the following: Do you stick to the game plan, zeroing in on that novel about the Mexican Revolution that you haven’t been able to find anywhere else,...
Introducing Financing for Foreigners in Mexico
Traditionally, foreigners buying property in Mexico had few options other than to pay in full in cash, and the little financing that was available usually required substantial down payments, short terms and very high interest rates. In the past financing for foreigners in Mexico just did not work. From the difficulties in closing escrow in...
Karma Surf 2006
The 1st National Championship of the Mexican Surfing Circuit, Karma 2006, took place this year from September 12 through 17, at Playa Escolleras in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. This was the fourteenth year for the annual invitational surfing tournament; it was comprised of 12 categories and for the first time included adult and children’s categories in a National...
Viva la Bahia! Zihuatanejo celebrates its Bay
(One year ago) Representatives of more than 20 civil organizations got together to form the Movement for the Rescue and Preservation of the Bay of Zihuatanejo.” It was an absolutely gorgeous Sunday morning, that 29th of October, when 30 enthusiastic swimmers ranging from age 4 to 54 and one excited Golden Labrador jumped into...
Fan Mail
Greetings from Minnesota, Thanks for putting out your 2000 edition. Keep up the informative articles. Glad to see you are up and running after the summer. I have been to Zihua since reading your paper(s). The info you had helped me a lot….I plan to return!! I appreciate all your efforts…. P from Seattle...
Tropical Drinks to beat the heat
“For other tasty daiquiris replace the strawberries with any other tropical fruit: bananas, mangos, kiwis, papaya…” As the weather gets steamier there’s nothing better than a tasty frozen tropical drink. Old standards such as the “rita” and the “piña” are always great but why not branch out and try something more exotic. Guaranteed to bring...
Obituary – Paul Miller
Paul Miller, 44, passed away Thursday February 3rd in an automobile accident near Mexico City. Paul, affectionately known here in Zihuatanejo as “Texas Paul” is survived by his loving wife Lola, his mother and 6 brothers and sisters. Paul’s generosity and great smile will be missed greatly but not forgotten. Drink one for Paul.
Remember Bob?
A short article appeared about Bob (Or boB if you spell his name backwards), Zihuatanejo’s real one-winged pelican, in the December issue of Another Day in Paradise. Since then, we haven’t seen nor heard anything of him! Maybe that’s because everyone’s been looking for him in the wrong places… Fortunately, though, the situation could be...
Animal Updates
No one has any Bob sightings. Where’s Bob? Did we curse him? Is he in hiding, retreating from the spotlight? Did he take off to visit some cousin in Acapulco? No one’s seen him and we’re getting a little worried, so any Bob sightings please let us know. (Bob-the one winged pelican that is, not...
The Sparrows of Zihuatanejo
I live on Nicolas Bravo, right up from the Cine Paraiso. My balcony looks out over the mountains around our little town. It is here, on my balcony, that I can witness one strange phenomenon of nature. From November through April, every year, at precisely 6:30 everyday of the week, a flock of sparrows congregates...
