Ojo Del Lago

Viva la Vida LocaBy Sergio Drumond SERGIO DRUMOND is an artist, theologian and writer. Born in Brazil, he worked in Europe and Asia as a book illustrator, cartoonist, painter and animator. He also lived in the Philippines, Japan, and Thailand, teaching art as well as helping NGOs with social and relief work. He and his

CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Mario Alberto Valencia Guzmán   Shown here with his mother and older brother is 13-year old Mario Alberto Valencia Guzmán. Mario Alberto lives with his family, including another brother and his father, in Ajijic. You may have seen his father Pedro at Jara Hardware store where he works,

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Going North?   The one thing about living in Mexico that unifies all ex-pats is our need for that certain special item that isn’t available in Mexico. Whenever any of us travel back north, we are inundated with requests from other ex-pats for items to be picked up in

Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan,MA, LPC, MAC Money and Marriage   Another year is winding down, and as we approach the Christmas season I’m always struck by the focus on materialism, buying things to show our love for each other. Giving and getting as a measure of caring. Christmas spending is a big portion

BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson   After an enjoyable summer in Ontario, herself and I returned to Lakeside in mid-October for our sixth Winter here.  As always, we quickly got back into playing in the games run by the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club. They say that making a contract of 1 No

THE TENTH MUSE— Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz  (1648-1695) By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com   Genius manifests itself in many ways, of course, but one aspect I find more compelling than others is duration, staying power, the ability to influence across the centuries of time. Take Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz, our featured

Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez   (Ed. Note: Several years ago, a major magazine in the US ran a popular feature with the same title as the one below—and thinking this might make for some fun down here, we are soliciting such articles from our readers–which must be signed. To encourage our readers to dip