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- Acapulco Mexico Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:28:01
Local guide with printable map, information on restaurants, attractions, pictures, hotels and more. - Cancun Mexico Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:47:46
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Whether Cozumel is your main destination or a side trip, our Mexico travel guide shows you where to go and what to do once you arrive.
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- The Ultimate Fishing Tournament in La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:27:40
The La Paz Blue Marlin fishing tournament at the Sea of Cortez is the second year of this tournament and therefore a newer entry onto the Baja Sur stage of premier marlin tournaments. This 2′500′000 peso Billfish event gives serious angling teams their shot at winning a huge pay-off while receiving the royal treatment from […] - Marlin Tournament in La Paz Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:39:51
The La Paz Goldcup in it’s second edition is the next larger event in La Paz. The 2007 La Paz Gold Cup Marlin tournament that was held at beginning of October and it was the largest and most successful fishing tournament in the history of La Paz. Over seventy boats competed for more than $150,000 […] - Colina del Sol, Eastcape Baja Sur Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:44:33
Colina del Sol is a Eco-friendly development at the Eastcape area of Baja California Sur. Wherever possible the property’s natural trees and foliage have been preserved thus retaining the quiet natural ambiance. The water treatment plant will produce re-cycled grey water which will be used to water the natural landscaping providing a lush environment. […]
Baja Insiders
- Baja 1000 Off Road Race
The world famous Baja 1000 road race is just weeks away and this year the circuit will start and end in Ensenada, Baja California. - rainbow Gathering Update
The gathering of the tribes in La Paz, Baja California Sur is about to begin November 1. Attracting lovers of Mother Earth and hippies of all generations. - Day of the Dead in Mexico
Part of Mexican culture the Day of the Dead is widely misunderstood by North Americans. We set the record straight and have several stories that will help you understand this Mexican Holiday.
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Roz in La Paz
- Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:23:00
ENCOUNTER WITH A WITCH
Ay que bonito es volar (Oh, how lovely it is to fly)
A las dos de la mañana (At two o’clock in the morning)
A las dos de la mañana (At two o’clock in the morning)
Ay que bonito es volar, ay mama (Oh, how lovely it is to fly! Oh, Mama)It is November, the days of Los Muertos. Step outside after midnight and you just may hear, in the darkness, a “whoooshing” sound overhead. This is a good time to encounter La Bruja (The Witch) – a hauntingly beautiful melody with lyrics that mix humor, terror and glee.
La Bruja is a traditional Mexican song that reflects a uniquely Mexican attitude towards death. It is also a dance. The country’s Nobel laureate Octavio Paz talks about that attitude, so different from the somber kid-gloved treatment death receives at the hands of many other cultures: “The Mexican is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of his toys and his most steadfast love.”
November is when Mexicans celebrate El Día de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead). On Nov. 1 and 2, families visit the graves of loved ones, offer the departed favorite foods and drinks, and build temporary altars. This is a festival for the senses: marigolds and velvety purple coxcombs, candied skulls and fragrant sweet bread with “bones” of dough.
The lyrics of La Bruja are rife with double meanings about a witch who may also be a seductress. The composer is unknown. Salma Hayek sang the song in “Frida,” a film about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. But my favorite version is a duet by Mexican singers Lila Downs and Eugenia León (in photos on right, Downs is in red, León is in purple). You can listen to their wonderful duet on YouTube. Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pT4Q5piexc
And here are the lyrics of the first few verses:
Ay que bonito es volar (Oh, how lovely it is to fly)
A las dos de la mañana (At two o’clock in the morning)
A las dos de la mañana (At two o’clock in the morning)
Ay que bonito es volar, ay mama (Oh, how lovely it is to fly! Oh, Mama)Subir y dejarse caer (To rise and let oneself fall)
En los brazos de una dama (In the arms of a woman)
En los brazos de una dama (In the arms of a woman)
Y hasta quisiera llorar, ay mama (I almost feel like weeping, Oh, Mama)Me agarra la bruja (The witch grabs me)
Me lleva a su casa (She takes me to her house)
Me vuelve maceta (She turns me into a flower pot)
Y una calabaza (And into a pumpkin)Me agarra la bruja (The witch grabs me)
Me lleva al cerrito (She takes me to the hills)
Me vuelve maceta (She turns me into a flower pot)
Y una calabazito (And into a little pumpkin)Ay dígame, ay dígame, ay dígame usted! (Oh, tell me, Oh tell me, Oh tell me, please!)
¿Cuantas criaturitas se ha chupado usted? (How many children have you sucked dry of life?)
Ninguna, ninguna, ninguna ¿no ve? (None, none, none. Don’t you see?)
Que ando en pretensiones de chuparme a usted! (It is you I intend to suck dry!)There are several theories about the origin of La Bruja. As a dance, it is often performed by women who float slowly across the stage, each with a lit candle on her head. you can see this dance on YouTube. One version is by Grupo Estampas de Mexico. Go to http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XUwvaeBrR-I
Meanwhile, from a Web forum on Mexican folklore, here are a few spooky stories about the possible origin of the dance:
Theory #1: There was a young couple very much in love. The man gets sent away on a ship and the girl is left very sad and despondent. She can’t bear the emptiness in her heart and so she gets into a small rowboat and, with a candle as her only source of light, heads out to the sea to find him. She’s never heard from again. (From Irene Hernandez, director of Grupo Folklorico Sabor de Mexico).Theory #2: In Mexican tradition, the presence of witches is related to the appearance of fire balls floating in the air, and thus the women dance with a lit candle on their heads. The slowness of the dance (allowing the dresses to be still) makes them look like they are floating on air.
Theory #3: The song makes reference to the drumming sounds coming in from the ocean. During the time of the slave trades some Africans would beat on the walls of the ships, as drums, for their religious purposes. These beats were carried over the ocean and the peoples on the shore thought it was some witchcraft or a bad sign coming in from the ocean.
Part of the fun of Web research is getting sidetracked. Looking for information on La Bruja led me down a few Internet side alleys. For those who want to do some exploring, here are interesting links I stumbled across:
The real Frida Kahlo Video: It’s a fragment of a documentary from The History Channel Español that uses footage from her life. The accompanying music is the lovely song, Esa Noche (This Night), by the group Café Tacuba.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ou0EOcpdJm4Salma Hayek cantando en la película Frida (singing in the movie Frida): Here you’ll find video of Hayek practising La Bruja in the studio and of her performing in the film.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Oojcn0fPM
Singers Eugenia León and Lila Downs: If you enjoyed their performance of La Bruja, you can learn more about these Mexican divas from the Web. YouTube is a rich source of other performances by both singers. And you will find songs and biographical information at:
www.liladowns.com/
http://www.eugenialeon.com/.
El Dia de los Muertos: There is lots written about the holiday. Here are two good articles:
1) “Raising the dead,” by Barbara Kastelein, is on the MexConnect website. Go to http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/bzm/bzmdiamuertos.html
2) “Mole Festivals and Day of the Dead,” starting page 28, in the Oct. 27th issue of Gringo Gazette.
Baja Quest
- Key reminders for investors Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:40:17
Putting “panic” in perspective - 6 facts to help dispel the fear and 10 key reminders for investors by Chief Investment Strategist James Swanson.
1) In January of 1970, a bear market started that lasted until May of that year. The market during that time fell 35.4%. In May, a bull market began that lasted until January 1973 and brought a 124% gain in stock values.
2) In April 1981, another bear market commenced that lasted nearly a year and brought a 24.7% decline. Then, in March of 1982, the market began to rise and continued doing so until June 1983, bringing an overall gain of 71.7%.
3) July 1990 brought a downward market that lasted three months, until October 1990, at which point equity prices had fallen 22.4%. Then, in the same month, a new, now legendary, bull market took hold and lasted nearly eight years, until July 1998, delivering a 330.7% gain for the market.
4) Dating back to 1975, 8 of the last 15 bull markets have started in the autumn months of September, October, and November.
5) Since 1957 there have been 15 bear markets, as measured from peak to trough, and on average they have lasted 10 months and brought an average decline of 29.4%.
6) The duration and degree of these bear markets were significantly less than the duration and magnitude of bull markets. During the same period, there were also 15 bull markets, which lasted, on average, 30 months and brought average gains of 112.5%.
10 key reminders for investors
Panics are based on emotion, and emotions can take on a life of their own. A herd-like mentality develops, and words that start to be used repetitively — such as “collapse,” “endless,” and “plunge” — only feed the frenzy. But it is important to remember that emotions are not your friend when it comes to making big decisions about your savings, retirement, or college money.
Individuals and the professional managers they hire to oversee their long-term assets are investors, not traders. There is a big difference. For investors, what matters is the long run, not today’s events.
No one is alone in their concerns. We all have lots of company.
Panics and downturns are part of the free market system. They have occurred throughout history. While this knowledge may not ease the pain, these sharp, sudden downturns still have to be recognized as part of a cycle that often includes years of slow and steady upward progress.
Historically, bear markets, recessions, and market panics have been relatively brief in comparison with the duration of bull markets. Since World War II, economic expansions have, on average, lasted five times longer than recessions, and bull markets have been twice as long as bear markets.
Cyclical downturns have historically been connected to credit excesses. This time is no different. Prudence in borrowing will be rewarded in the next cycle.
Collapses do not bring everything to a halt. Even during the worst of down times, people still go about their lives, raising children, going to work, and planning for the future.
Risk-seeking in the markets has vanished. But the pursuit of risk is a normal state for the markets. U.S. Treasury bills may look smart today, but at some point risk-seeking will return. It always has.
Largest government bodies in the world have acted to lessen the severity of this crisis.
You cannot control events. You can only control your response to them.
- La Paz Gold Cup 2008 - And the winner is? Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:55:47
The kids!
The second annual Gold Cup Black and Blue Marlin tournament ended today with just one legal fish caught during the two day tournament! Water temperatures were just a little too warm as 240 anglers used all their skills and talents to hook up the big one. The winner of the tournament will receive the cash prize for largest fish of the tournament, but much of the other prize money will not be claimed because of the unusual result of the first day…no fish were brought in! The Prize money of all the unclaimed categories is added to the charity jackpot, and will be distributed to the those who need it most. DIF, the agency for under privileged Children will use the funds to buy much needed prosthetic limbs.The Rotary Club will continue as they always do to provide the resources for a better quality of life for many Baja families.We were very very pleased at the outcome of the tournament, and ultimate challenge for the fishing teams, with only one winning team. The Ultimate Fishing Tournament.
Tomorrow night, at the festivities to wrap up the tournament, there will be many raffles providing more gifts and necessities for the charities. As well, several auctions will take place providing even more cash for those who need it the most…the kids. We are very pleased to be part of this great Charity event! More tomorrow on the festivities and wrap up.You can also view the photos in a larger format (and download) at Rory Kings Picasa Webalbum here…
- Let the games begin… Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:25:32
…isn’t that the slogan they announce when the olympic games open for competition?? Well, here in La Paz the games also started this morning. 60 some happy sportfishing teams left early for the first day of the La Paz Goldcup Black and Blue Marlin sport fishing tournament to compete.
Friday October 3rd 2008
Day one of the 2nd Annual Gold Cup fishing tournament started early this morning.
Pictured below is Team Baja Quest, sponsored by Newtek Construction Solutions, Baja Quest Developments and KIZA Marketing and Sales, aboard Sea Quest II. Anglers from Left to Right.
Michael Reye, Bill Woodhouse, Les Zwaryck, Captain Martin, Dr.Gaxiola, and Captain Fransico. This international team of Anglers from Mexico, Canada and the United States is one of the 60 plus registered teams, mostly from La Paz, that are participating in this Charity tournament for DIF, the Mexican agency for underprivileged children.This is a two day tournament, we will be posting more news tomorrow morning, on the results of Day 1. Stay tuned!
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Baja California Sur
- Baja California Sur - Mexico Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:40:35
If you look at images of North America’s west coast taken from space there is an easy to recognize section in the shape of a finger at the southwest corner. This finger shaped peninsula is the Baja California belonging to Mexico’s territory. While there might often be cloud cover on the mainland […] - Cabo San Lucas Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:54:03
Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just ‘Los Cabos’ - along with San José del Cabo - in Mexico and ‘Cabo’ in the United States) is a small city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula at 22.88° N 109.90° WCoordinates: 22.88° N 109.90° W, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the […]
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