CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen José de Jesús Beltrán Velazco This handsome 15-year old is José de Jesús Beltrán Velazco. “Chuy” is in his last year of junior high and will start high school (“Prepa”) in September. He lives with his parents and one sister in Chapala. Most of the children that […]
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr The Art of Collecting Art Great art collector Peggy Guggenheim wrote, “As a collector, I took advice from none but the best.” In sharp contrast, George Ortiz, noted collector of classical art imparted, “One can know too much and feel too little.” Ortiz understood successful artists convey emotion using
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum We all look forward to Spring, which technically started March 20th. But local cats and dogs pushed up that date with “Kitten and Puppy season” starting several weeks earlier. Between the last week in February and the first week in March, which is only two weeks, Anita took in
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The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com This April issue inaugurates a new column, The Poets’ Niche, reserved each month for the great poets and poems of all time, including Anonymous. Each month a famous poet will be highlighted by way of a short biography and then feted by an example or two
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t mdjmcordova1204@yahoo.com www.mdjmcordova.com Peripherical Vascular Disease “The Phantom Killer”Part II In the previous article, I said: there are some risk factors around this disorder, Smoking is the greatest risk factor for developing Peripheral artery disease PAD. A half a pack a day habit can increase the risk
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Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess Obesity is the leading nutritional disease across America and affects far too many of our pets. If your pet is over-weight, he runs the risk of suffering from several serious health problems including heart disease, kidney failure, and diabetes which lead to a poor quality of
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Welcome to MEXICO By Victoria Schmidt El Diablo—The Clock from Hell While moving to Mexico, I packed our alarm clock. The thought of the necessity of an alarm clock in our Mexico paradise seemed incongruous. Yet it is used now more than ever. Recently, that trusty alarm clock died. It no longer projected a beam
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Mr. Mrs. Ms. Name: Company: Tel: E-Mail: Comments/Questions: Founded in 1983Hidalgo #223Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico 45900Tels: 011 52 (376), 765-2877, 765-3676Fax: 011 52 (376) 765-3528
EL OJO DEL LAGO Jalisco’s Leading English Language Publication Now considered the top English-language monthly in Mexico, the publication was founded in 1983, as an adjunct to its parent company, Coldwell Banker Chapala Realty. Its founder, Richard Tingen, was an old Lakeside hand, having first come to Mexico in the seventies. Today, the business end
Hearts at Work By James Tipton “How Great Thou Art” is one of the greatest hymns. Who, of whatever faith, has not been moved by the opening lines? “Oh Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
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