El Dorado, Part III The Conquest of Perú By Robert Drynan Atahualpa’s ransom included filling this room once with gold and twice with silver. The first attempt at exploration of the interior of the South American continent was undertaken in 1522 by Pascual de Andagoya. He landed at a point near where the border […]
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Juan Manuel de Solórzano By David Ellison “Oh, fortunate you who knows the hour of his death!” The legend of Juan Manuel had its roots in history, but blossomed into a macabre horror story, a morphing of Othello, Jack the Ripper, and Scrooge. Juan Manuel arrived in New Spain in 1623, taking up
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LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 December 2021 “Words have power. They have impact. Breath is wind, wind is voice and voice is power.” -Lee Maracle The Lake Chapala Society hosts Open Circle every Sunday at 10AM, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse range of presentations. For more
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Timothy G. Ruff Welch, Musical Director of Los Cantantes del Lago Brings Singing Back to Lakeside Linda Goldman et al. Timothy G. Ruff Welch After a COVID induced hiatus Los Cantantes del Lago will return to performing “It’s Christmas” this December at their new home The BRAVO! Theatre. Many residents are familiar with the
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Verdant View By Francisco Nava The Monarch and Milkweed My partner has created a monarch nursery in his garden to collect, nurture and help birth Monarch butterflies. The magic of watching a small, tri-colored caterpillar grow amazingly fast and metamorphosize into a chrysalis is astounding. More so, when the chrysalis opens and the transformed caterpillar
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Unsung Heroes By Carol L. Bowman bowmanl@prodigy.net.mx Gerardo Martinez MiLian We all know that the proper functioning of public services like water, electricity and internet can make the difference between a good day and a miserable one. Here in Mexico, as is anywhere in the world, there are times when a break-down occurs, and
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Astrolynx By Juan Sacelli December, which always includes the Winter Solstice, is absolutely supercharged this year. Absent cloudy skies, the penguins in Antarctica will be able to witness a total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on Dec 4 (humans in the far southern hemisphere may watch a partial one). The penguins may be forgiven for
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REMEMBRANCE OF TWO HORSES AND ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE By Dr. Lorin Swinehart “All the horses of heaven are in the pasture tonight.”“All the horses of heaven are in the pasture tonight.”James Tipton“After Years of Listening” At first, there were three. I was very small when I first came to know two of
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Getting to Know Our Souls By Barbara Hildt Testimonies from people who had NDEs, near death experiences, have convinced me that we are all immortal, resilient souls. Fortunately, we don’t need to die or have a NDE to know our souls and acquire their wisdom. We only need to quiet our minds and open
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Life In The Texas Hill Country By Linda L. Steele After moving to the Texas Hill Country twelve years ago, I soon realized that I had a lot to learn about living here! As an avid lifetime cyclist, each native of the area I encountered was quick to share one warning or another about
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