The Papantla Flyers Swing!
| I hate to be the one to mention this but Mexicans do some weird things---like occasionally hanging by their heels from the top of a 90-foot tree.
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David Rutherford Wins Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido
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| Puerto Escondido's local 24 year-old star, David Rutherford , charged to victory at his home break of the Mexican Pipeline Thursday to clinch an emphatic win at the ASP 4-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido.
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Saving the Turtles: Laguna Chica
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| As they collect the turtle eggs they also pick up the trash they find along
the way that has washed in from the ocean or been left on the beach by
irresponsible beach goers.
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Elections, 2010
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| 2010 Elections will be held on Sunday, July 4 so the town turns dry for 48 hours. If alcohol is one of your regular purchases, be advised
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You Don’t Need a Weatherman
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| Rains have come sparsely and late in recent years. The practice of the ages held that the corn was planted by May 15, because that’s when the rains should start. But Mother Earth has little thought for vanities.
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Fun Stuff for Kids of All Ages
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| FOR KIDS OF ANY age, the allure of the beach and splashing in the water is eternal. But when the sea & the sand just aren’t enough, here are some other ideas for family entertainment.
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My First Year in Puerto Escondido
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| A year after moving to this enchanted place, Armando and his wife, Paula McDonald, have no regrets.
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For the Birds... & Whales
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| The fastest growing hobby in the U.S. and Europe these days is bird watching. Not really surprising, as we baby boomers slow down some. The great biodiversity of the Oaxacan coast is just one of its many attractions.
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Antsy for the Rains
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| One sure sign of the rainy season is the flight of the chicatanas, huge flying ants of the Atte Mexicana family, which leave their nests in droves, just after the first rains.
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Kids & Family Fun in Puerto Escondido
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| Back in the day, before there were “play dates”, kids just used to chill with the other kids, throwing a ball, skipping rope, passing the time between school & homework in unmitigated leisure, the kind that adults envy.
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Confessions of a Shop-aholic
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| WHEN I MOVED to Puerto from Manhattan four years ago, I knew that one of the
few things I would miss would be shopping
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Visiting Paradise & the of Art Hanging Out
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| SWINGING GENTLY IN A hammock under a shady tree or a palapa is about as laid back as it is possible to be. People here in southern México have been doing just that for hundreds of years.
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Sounds of the Evening: Street Vendors
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| Many local street vendors yell out their wares. But
others identify themselves with distinctive sounds. If you're sitting in your hotel room during the evening and hear the
blast of a steam whistle, you know that the banana man is near.
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Go Fish!
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| PUERTO ESCONDIDO has always lived from the sea. Hundreds of years before it bore the name, people settled here because the gifts of the ocean were so plentiful.
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International Sailfish Contest
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| NOW IN ITS 18TH YEAR, the great Sailfish Hunt, the International
Sports Fishing Tournament, is a staple of the Fiestas of November, and
it seems to get better and bigger every year
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In Remembrance of Ronnie Booth
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| The July issue of El Sol de la Costa is dedicated to the memory of a good friend who loved Puerto Escondido and did his best to make it a better place.
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Puerto Mágico
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| A Couple Returns to Recapture the Magic of Puerto Escondido
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What You Need to Know
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| INM - New Immigration Form - in English
How to navigate the new regulations
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Let's Go Shopping!
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| It's good for the soul. It's good for the local economy. It helps preserve Oaxaca's native traditions. And it can make some folks back home very, very happy.
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Kids and Surfing
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| One of Puerto's most accomplished surfers wants o help needy kids realize their dreams and become the staros of h future.
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Register Your Mexican Cellular Phone Before April 10
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| Register Your Mexican Cellular Phone Before April 10
Or Lose the Use of that Number.
What you need to know . .
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A Loving Farewell for Francine
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| Francine Vivent Stone was a Puerto icon, a super caring kind person who helped so many people when they were in need.
Puerto lays to rest one of its own
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Our New Hospital
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| It’s an impressive facility! The goal: sometime in the not too distant future it will be fully staffed with 128 people, from maintenance workers to doctors and nurses.
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Getting to Know Puerto Wildlife
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| Fifty million years ago when dinosaurs roamed Oaxaca they stepped over a conifer shrub that resembles a miniature palm tree. Amazingly, this plant, the Cycad (Cicada), still exists as it did then
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You Don’t Need a Weatherman
| When the ancients prayed for rain, they were specific about what they wanted: Gentle, steady showers, plentiful enough to nourish the earth, but without the winds and torrential downpours that could destroy crops and homes.
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Sunset and The Green Flash
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| As if the perfect Puerto sunset were not reward enough, the waning hours of
daylight are when many local bars & restaurants seek to enhance these magic
moments - - and entice your patronage - - with the venerable traditi
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Stuff to Do
| Savor a rich cup of Oaxacan coffee while people watching and gossip
gathering at one Puerto's classic coffee houses: El Cafecito, on Zicatela
and the Rinconada, are favorite gathering spots for the locals
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Summer Surf
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| HERE COMES SUMMER! The rains begin and the emerald carpet covers the hills and plains. Some in the tourism industry think of this as the "Low Season".
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Getting to Oaxaca
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| Aerovega and Aerotucan both have early
morning flights which can whisk you over the tree-studded Sierras in no time. But if you wish to
drive, take a bus or van, here's some of what you can expect to
encounter on the way.
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Summer Surfing
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| FOR MOST OF US, news that waves the size of a three-story building
were going to slam into Zicatela Beach, would serve as a "heads up!"
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PXM International Pro-Am
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| IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING year for surfing in Puerto Escondido with huge
summer waves and some splendid tournaments
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