La Manzanilla Memo – January 22, 2016
Da Doo Run Run
The streets of La Manzanilla were filled with the sound of hundreds of footsteps this past Sunday morning. Both large and small, each one signified another step into fun and fitness.
Da Doo Run Run
The streets of La Manzanilla were filled with the sound of hundreds of footsteps this past Sunday morning. Both large and small, each one signified another step into fun and fitness.
A Conversation
During the high season of 2013, a casual conversation occurred at The Helping Hands Bookstore in La Manzanilla, between its proprietress Stephanie Wunner and winter-resident Roberta Rich, visiting from nearby Colima.
Oh tejas tree, oh tejas tree
The Trash to Treasure Tree, made from broken tejas (roof tiles left in the wake of Hurricane Patricia, not only won the Best in Show competition, but also accumulated the highest number of bids at last Friday’s ninth Annual Christmas Tree Fiesta.
Here They Come!
“High season” has come to La Manzanilla with the steady influx of its winter residents.
Zingara Opens Its Doors
Jennifer Velarde had a dream and nothing, not even Hurricane Patricia was going to prevent her from realizing it. On November 6, barely two weeks after the disaster, Velarde opened the doors to Zingara, La Manzanilla’s newest boutique.
The little town that could
In the aftermath of a natural disaster such as Hurricane Patricia, there is shock, despair and a flow of tears that rival the world’s waterfalls. But life must and does go on.
Courage of La Manzanilla
Just five years after being battered and bruised by Hurricane Jova, our pueblo was once again assaulted by Mother Nature. Hurricane Patricia bore down on La Manzanilla with a speed and ferocity unlike anything that even the oldest residents in the town had ever experienced.