Mexico Tourism Board-Manzanillo

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Manzanillo's newest general information site (click)

CHECK CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MORE "WHATS ON" IN MANZANILLO

HELEN KELLER PARTY FOR THE CHILDREN...see pictures here of the event

Forms for Use with Crooked Policemen.

Use main menu to be taken to the page for forms to be used when stopped by policemen demanding to be paid for the speeding tickets that they issue. Maybe carry a set in your car along with a little notepad for making notes
Go to Manzamigos Messenger page

This space for rent

Your local business could be here

MANZANILLO ADVENTURE TRAVEL

(Website is in Spanish only at this time.)

NEWS REPORT

The worst airline disaster in Canadian history happened this moring when a single passenger plane crashed in a large graveyard.

Rescue workers said there were no survivors and have retrieved 200 bodies so far. That number is expected to climb as digging continues

IdeaCOM International

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businesses specialized

solutions for their

real estate, marketing

and management needs

- Legal matters (will,

living will, power of attorney,

proxy)

package for Mexicans

and foreigners as well

as incorporation of new business

entities and more legal services

- Trusts, title insurance and conveyance

Dana Parkinson

dana@ideacom

international.com

Marketing Director

IdeaCOM International

Tel.(52) (314) 333 7585

Tel. Canada (778) 785 0606

Erika Talía Alcántara

erikatalia@ideacom

international.com

Legal Director

IdeaCOM International

Tel. (52) (314) 333 7585

Cel. (521) 314 305 0951

http://www.ideacom

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This website is being viewed by our friends all over North America, and they wish to see "What is going on here", What is new, Sales, special occasions, special photographs. If anyone has news or events, or just an interesting quip to share with everyone. Please send it to Freda or Ian, and we will publish it.

WHO ARE MANZAMIGOS???

Manzamigos originated in the year 2000, as the result of a brainstorming meeting of Rogelio Rueda, Mayor of Manzanillo, Guillermo Gomez, Gen. Mgr of Tema Nissan, Manzanillo and the late Bill Ziener, US Consular Warden for the Costa Alegre, along with the heads of the various departments pertinent to the needs of tourists and the foreign population of the area.

In 2001, Nigel Rumford was elected President and commenced on the journey towards what is now Manzamigos A.C. his main objective being to form a helpful and cohesive foreign community base. It was a difficult beginning as there were by then only the 5 members who actively formed the Association, the original members, being too busy to continue on a regular basis.

This past February, Gerry Szakacs took over from Nigel Rumford (after 7 years) as President of the Association and is actively looking for more suggestions as to what could make Manzamigos A.C. more interesting and helpful to everyone.

Since it’s origin, Manzamigos A.C. has developed regular newsletters and a website, has printed 2 books of great value to the visitors to the area and grown to a membership of close to 250 active memberships. This past year, the membership actually doubled.

“Thirsty Thursday”, an evening where we get together at local restaurants, celebrates it’s fifth birthday next October and from the initial dozen or so participants in the high season, now regularly sees close to 40 at every off season function and almost 100 in season. (The season is November till Easter.) This has become one of the main events in Manzanillo for foreign residents as people meet interesting people and make friends. What is so nice about this evening is that everyone mixes very well, welcomes people joining in for the first time and there are no cliques.

Each year, Manzamigos A.C assists the city of Manzanillo in Christmas parties for underprivileged children and joins in the Carnivale Parade in February or March at the onset of Lent, where they (this year) distributed over 60 kilos of candy.

For further enquiries or suggestions go to the website at

Gerry Szakacs President - gerry@mexicanbay.com 335-1343
Jack Akers V. President - manzamigos@gmail.com 333 9582

Dorothy Szakacs Secretary -   zeolucky_1@hotmail.com        335-1343
Nigel Rumford Treasurer –        nfrumford@yahoo.ca                334-6538
Linda Breun Membership –       lbgringa@gmail.com                334-7927
Dennis Breun Special Activities as above
DonCampbell Board member    sdcampbellmx@yahoo.com     335 0443
Freda Rumford Newsletter        fredarumford@yahoo.com         334-6538

Manzamigos A.C. Publications:

“Everyday Conversions for your Shopping Convenience” & “Dining out in Manzanillo” are available for 100 pesos each at any Thirsty Thursday or by contacting any one of the people mentioned above.

Click for Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast

United States Geological Survey - Earthquake Info for Colima area

www.manzanillosun.com

You may make donations to Manzamigos, or pay your yearly dues by credit card, at www.manzanillo

sun.com /nonprofit

other non profit organizations donations can be made here also

Credit Cards
Identification
Passports-Cdn
Passports-US

http://www.conficasamort gageinternational.com

MANZANILLO AREA MEDICAL RESOURCE

click here for .pdf download

Manzanillo 24hr Information

word document

USA CONSULATE GENERAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION

GUADALAJARA

WORLD WIDE CAUTION

click for .pdf file

Important Update on

Passports for USA/Canadian travel
Delay in works for US passport plan The U.S. House of Representa

-tives has approved a

17-month delay in the passport requirement

for Canadians entering the US by car or ferry. Subject to a “rubber-stamp” approval from

the Senate, the

Homeland Security Department will now implement the plan on June 1, 2009. The delay, however, does

not affect travellers entering the US by plane or ship – they

will still require a

passport as of Jan. 1, 2007.

(excert from www.Bindardundat.com

News)

CANADIANS RETIRING ABROAD
Need help? Contact a member, we will be willing to help you if you are thinking of retiring in the Manzanillo area.

Would you like to be

a contributing author

to the Mexican

Pacific Marketing magazine?

CLICK HERE for more info

FREE online classifieds Sell your "I-don't-need-anymore's" on Mazamigos.com

Email info@manzamigos.com

If you plan on DRIVING

to Mexico before June 2009, you can still use your US or Canadian Drivers License as identification for crossing back into the US. You

will NOT need a

passport for driving or walking across the

border back into the US until June 2009.

More.....

The Mexico Tourism Board is reminding Canadians that they

don’t need a passport to visit Mexico. The

reminder comes in the wake of the United

States now requiring Canadians travelling to that country by air to

have a passport. “A passport is always suggested (for visiting Mexico), but not needed,” says Cesar Castaneda of the board’s Toronto office. “Citizens of Canada may enter Mexico holding their original birth certificate – assuming they were

born in the same country – and currently valid photo ID or citizenship

card.”

Bindardundat note: Due to personal experience, and a note from the Canadian Government, passports are now taking 60+ business days. So if you are planning on renewing your passports when you go back to Canada, best to allow lots of time.

NORTH AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS LINKS, Manzamigos keeping you in touch with HOME

DAILY MAIL - UK

Web by Ian

Thirsty Thursdays

Thirsty Thursdays was started to provide an English-speaking community base, and has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.
Regularly there are about 20 people who enjoy each other’s company on a Thursday evening but this has grown to almost 100 in the season. There is always someone new to meet and many firm friendships have been made.
For current information contact Gerry at 335-1343 or for email, click Email Gerry

Location for T Thursday is posted in the classifieds.

JOIN MANZAMIGOS

Over the summer months we have met many people who have moved to Manzanillo from other areas and have enjoyed their company immensely.
Thirsty Thursday was set up to create a place for people to meet and make friends amongst the foreign community and in this aspect it is a huge success.

Membership is not a requirement to come to Thirsty Thursday now, nor will it ever be, so please everyone feel free to join us any time you wish.
However, we ask you to consider helping Manzamigos by taking a family membership for only 250 pesos per year.
Your membership fees can help us repeat the gestures of friendship towards the City that
has given us so much. Absolutely none of the funds that we have raised in any project goes to any individual, apart from expenses occurred in the course of producing that project.

Whats on Around Town

YOGA CLASSES

see classifieds

CREDIT CARD SCAMS

DEAR FRIENDS OF CASA HOGAR LOS ANGELITOS... "SPECIAL NOTICE"

click to recieve the notice

Dialing a phone in Mexico

For those of you that are as confused as the rest of us

How to dial calls

Same City of Subscription

To Landline

National Long Distance AC+#

International Long Distance

USA/Canada 001+AC+#

World 00+CC+AC+#

To Cell Phone

From local landline 044+AC+#

From TelCel to cell AC+#

From Landline to different city cell 045+AC+#

TelCel to Tel Cel AC+#

AC = Area Code # = telephone number

The Amigos por un Refugio Animal, en Manzanillo, A.C. (ARA) First Edition bi-lingual cookbook “A La Cocina de Manzanillo” is now available for 200 pesos. It has almost 200 delicious recipes, along with various kitchen terminology that you may find helpful. All of the artwork was done by our very own Vivian Molick. With the proceeds from this book we will be able to continue our spay/neuter certificate program, and various animal compassion and care education programs that we are sponsoring in the primary schools. If you would like to purchase a copy please contact any of the following people:
Area code 314
Lona Augier 335-1100
Debi Teter 334-3335
Dorothy Szakacs

335-1343
Gloria Price 334-7936
Brigitte Cowen 336-7648
Glenna Palidwor 335-1674

EMAIL ADDRESSES We are having a lot of emails returned for a variety of reasons but mainly address unknown. Anyone who is a member of Manzamigos or has requested to be put on the newsletter list, should be receiving mail, newsletters or other information from me. Unfortunately I have no other means of advising you of this situation except via this web page. If you wish to receive this email, or be deleted off the mailing list please email me manzamigos@yahoo.com or fredarumford@yahoo.com so that this can be rectified. Thank you. Freda

FREE ZENTRALIA TOURS Interested parties of 10 are asked to email info@zentraliatour.com Webpage: www.zentraliatour.com. courtesy of Dana Parkinson

News

The President of Manzamigos-Gerry Szakacs, with his team. (R-L) Vivian Molick, (Membership Chairperson); Dorothy Szakacs(secretary); Gerry Szakacs (President); Nigel Rumford, Past President.

URGENT NOTICE

IMMS seems to be no longer accepting applications for Health Care for single

peoplee

IF THERE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE OR KNOW ABOUT, PLEASE EMAIL US

NEW INTERACTIVE STREET LEVEL MAP FOR MANZANILLO

link on MAP Page You can now zoom down to street level and follow the streets. Add Map coordinates for hotels, restaurants, Shops etc. Create a user friendly guide for tourists

Thirsty Thursday News

Good morning Manzanillo!!!

Here's the pics from Thirsty Thursday at Aquarius. Next week we go to Yakitori, north of the Las Brisas crucero on the ocean side.

Anyhow, drinks and general milling around begins at 6PM with dinner at 7 or so. Please keep me posted if you will be staying for dinner with how many in your party so we can let the cook know what to expect

Thanks,,
Jack manzamigos@gmail.com

Dorothy 335-1343 zeolucky_1@hotmail.com

Sharon at 333-1091 . chapalasharon@yahoo.com

**Thirsty Thursday**

Start Over Note: If a picture doesn't show, just hit refresh browser NOTE: Old Thirsty Thursday member's pictures are under the " Emergency - help needed" Tab, as it is vacant at this time Photographs of previous Gala Balls are at: www.fondoenriquecorey.spaces.live.com Ya estan las fotos del Ultimo Cena Baile del Fondo Escolar 2008 Enjoy - Que los disfruten !! WINE CLUB: INFORMATION click here Adventure travel in the Colima area, click on ad for larger picture. Click here for website www.returi.com. Tell them you saw it on Manzamigos website. click here to go to announcement page

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