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New Regulations Coming for Taxpayers!

BY LINDA JONES NEIL

For many years, the SAT, Mexico’s taxing authority, has been collecting tax on income from Mexican rental properties. The law is clear, no matter where the money is paid, if the income is generated from a property lo-cated in Mexico, SAT is entitled to its tax. And the authorities are watching the company websites, the property managers, the vaca-tion rental companies and the digital platforms on the internet. They KNOW there is major tax

evasion taking place!Since many owners have not

come forward to honor their tax obligations, a new law goes into effect on June 1, this year. Begin-ning June 1, anybody who ac-cepts a booking through a digital platform (think AirBnB, VRBO, Home Away, etc) will have the applicable taxes deducted before the balance is sent to the owner! So …….. no evasion!

No way to avoid the taxes! These new regulations are de-

fined in Articles 113 and follow-ing of the Income Tax Law (ISR), Section III, and Articles 18 and following of the Added Value Tax (IVA), chapter II.

The law breaks tax rates and procedures for payments into two categories:

The Resident in Mexico: If the owner is a resident of Mexico, he may obtain a tax-payer identification number (RFC) and declare income less allowable deductions. Taxes are generally lower for non-residents, but the requirements for residency are fairly high, including minimum time in the country each year and verifiable proof of monthly income.

In most cases the monthly declarations are provisional and

Baja California Sur Community Alliance Launches “Adopt A Family” ProgramBringing Food to All the Families in Need in BCS Requires a Community Effort

After just over a month of op-erations, the Baja California Sur Community Alliance (ACBCS) has raised 40 percent of its $7.5 million USD goal to bring food to families who have been af-fected by the crisis caused by the

COVID-19 pandemic across the state. Currently, the register of families registered to receive aid as a result of this crisis is 96,000 households in need; of which, 18,000 are distributed among the

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Cabo Hotels Opening Post-poned.

Although the opening of roughly 60 percent of Los Cabos hotels was scheduled to take place on June 1, the Hotel Association and the state government decided to put it off for an undetermined amount of time. The reason is the number of total COVID-19 cases is still high, with 456 reported. At press time, the number of suspi-cious cases was 33, 224 positive, with 29 deaths and 203 recovered. It seems that for a population of about 700,000 the percentage (0.065) makes our state a high-risk one. Sigh.

Local Multilist Organization Moves to Help.

Known as the MLS-BCS, the organization that unites most of the real estate brokers and real-tors in our Southern Baja state, donated $20,000 USD to the COVID-19 relief effort last week.

“The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the econ-omy of the state," said Michael Schaible, President MLS-BCS. "Our working-class families have been particularly impacted and are in great need of assistance. We wish to inform you the Board has taken the decision, by unanimous consent, to donate $20,000 USD

from the MLS-BCS towards the relief effort. This generosity could only have been made possible through the support and col-lective contributions of each of you.” The donation was released to the ACBCS - Civil Association of Baja California Sur ((Alianza Comunitaria https://www.acbcs.org.mx). The donation will pro-vide thousands of families, state-wide, with basic food and medi-cal supplies needed. If you haven’t heard of the ACBCS, please go back and read the front-page article.

Airlines Returning to Cabo.Southwest Airlines has an-

nounced its return to Los Cabos from Denver and Houston start-ing June 7. American and Alaska Airlines are currently flying in. “Over the next few months, we’ll continue to expand our operation, reopen the skies and connect the world again,” said American Airlines’ Joe Taney, senior vice president DFW. “We have a long road ahead of us, but we are optimistic about the future. We may never return to the ‘business as usual’ we once knew, but we will keep moving forward.”

The Los Cabos hotel asso-ciation expects 10 percent occu-pancy during June, which could

increase to 40 percent in July.Southwest also revealed it

would relaunch flights from Phoenix to San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico, and Puerto Val-larta, Mexico on October 8. The carrier has suspended all other flights to international destina-tions through October 30.

Four Seasons to Open Second Resort in Cabo.

Following the success of the Four Season Costa Palmas in La Ribera, on the East Cape, the hotel firm has announced a 0-key and 40 private residences resort in Cabo del Sol, just outside of Cabo San Lucas, for 2022. The resort will feature various food options, a private beach club, exclusive Spa and gym. Owners will have access to the Cove Club, the newest private golf club and beach.

Todos Santos Needs Help.The Todos Santos Residents

Association (ACTS, for its name in Spanish) is helping feed 1,500 hungry families in the Pescadero/Todos Santos area during the COVID-19 pandemic, but dona-tions are needed. Please consider making a donation so no family in their community goes hungry.

To donate: Log in to PayPal. Enter the email: [email protected]. Enter your donation amount. Please be sure to note "Food Bank" in the memo. An-other option is to go to https://actsbaja.org/en/ and donate from there. Thank you! Together We Are Strong! ,

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an annual declaration must be filed with the tax authorities.

The Non-Resident in Mexico: If the owner is someone who came, fell in love and bought a property for appreciation, for retirement or just for fun but is not in a position to live in the country or does not have suffi-cient stable income, he or she is a NON-RESIDENT, and declares under a different formula. Tax rates are fixed and an annual declaration is not required.

Both residents and non-res-idents who promote their prop-erties through AirBnB, VRBO and any other digital platform will be taxed and funds withheld from income based upon their immigration status.

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What about those who rent through a property manager? or privately? What about those who rent sometimes through a digital platform and sometimes through other sources?

The law has not changed. Both residents and non-resi-dents must declare their full income and enforcement will most likely be stricter than ever. For the non-resident, a Mexican person or entity must be ap-pointed to collect, declare and pay taxes. No RFC is required. The tax is fixed, on the gross, it is a definite tax and no annual declarations need be made.

Evasion of tax is a criminal offense. Articles 150 to 178 of the Fiscal Code provide for imprisonment of up to six years for evasion of taxes. Not only is it a criminal offense, but the taxpayer must pay the past-due taxes and very substantial inter-est penalties, which amount to 1.3 percent per month, com-pounded. Unless taxes and accrued penalties are paid in a timely manner the property can be seized and put up for auction. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Diego Ramirez: Jazz Pianist and Composer

BY RICK CASTAGNER

Diego Ramirez was born in 1973 in Mexico City, started piano lessons at age five and added the drums, saxophone and composing later.

Ramirez grew up in a very musically-talented family in-

cluding his sister Musme and his brother Arturo. His sister is an accomplished concert pianist and opera singer in Mexico City and his brother is a very talented musician based in Los Cabos, Mexico.

His mother was a singer and

his father played the guitar and also sang. Their families com-bined to produce a well-known and successful Family Band in Mexico City.

His mother and father had a long history of music in their

families, including a very fa-mous Mexican singer/violinist named Juan Reynoso. Reynoso was one of the greatest Mexican violinists or fiddlers from the hot lowlands (Tierra Caliente) of the State of Michoacan. He was a virtuoso, although he

could not read music. Because of his incredible prowess on the violin, Reynoso was known as the Paganini of the Hotlands. While his style may rival the great Italian master’s, Reynoso was a folk artist. His music was not the court music for aristo-crats, rather the music of the Mexican people.

Diego, in most of his music and compositions, is trying to capture the same theme, the music of the Mexican people.

Ramirez has many fond memories of the neighborhood where he grew up in Mexico City. He was surrounded by music with his family and the music of the neighborhood. He was destined to become the mu-sician and composer he is today.

Ramirez studied music at Mexico City’s prestigious Na-tional Conservatory of Music for 10 years before finding jazz. His teachers included Maes-tra Irina Lieberman, Maestra Jose Luis Arcaraz, Guillermo Salvador, Christina de la Vega, Adrian Grand and Juan Millan. It was Maestra Irina Lieberman, from Czechoslovakia, who most influenced Herrera to develop his technique and musicality.

Ramirez’s music and com-posing are influenced by Mexi-can classical composers Sil-vestre Revueltas, Manuel M. Ponce and Carlos Chavez and by American musicians Miles Davis and Leonard Bernstein.

At 20, Ramirez first experi-enced jazz. He loved it and de-cided to become a jazz musician and composer. By age 21, he was already playing in his own group, The Diego Ramirez Trio. While playing in the Yucatan area (Cancun), Ramirez ac-quired a love for Mayan music, which is reflected in most of his musical compositions.

Ramirez released recordings featuring classic piano jazz, "Jazzonia" and "Ramirez Plays Legrand".

Ramirez’s last original com-position was "El Ultimo Chilam Balam". It was named the Best Jazz Album by the LA Music Awards and featured many Ma-yan jazz pieces. This album was

important because it portrayed the musical, historical and cul-tural expressions of his home-land of Mexico.

“Solo Pianist Diego Ramirez played his U.S. debut (Port-land Jazz Festival) and simply mesmerized the audience. His skill and composing abilities are exciting and extraordinary, and full of passion.” – Jazz USA online.

His recent original compo-sition is entitled “Sketches of Mexico” and portrays the rich-ness of Mexico’s culture.

Ramirez combines tradi-tional jazz with Mexican melo-dies and rhythms, creating his own unique sound. Described as musical paintings of Mexico, the album is also a tribute to his homeland, Mexico.

This tribute album is cur-rently nominated by the Inde-pendent Music Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz Album and Best Tribute Album. “Sketches of Mexico” was chosen out of hundreds of submittals from 119 countries. Ramirez has made significant musical and

cultural contributions not only to Mexico but also to the world with his universal themes in the album.

Ramirez has played many Mexico jazz festivals and ven-ues: Cancun, Portland Jazz, Zinco Jazz, Ligamac, San Jose Jazz, and Lifelux to name a few. He has done many international tours in the U.S. and Europe.

Diego Ramirez “demon-strated impeccable technique, a broad emotional and dynamic range, and an understanding of the jazz and Latin jazz tradi-tion.” His performance “dem-onstrated Ramirez’s ability to traverse considerable territory, from a delicate touch to great power.” - John Kelman, from All About Jazz online.

He performs solo and with groups, and often with the fabu-lous vocalist Daline Jones, with whom he has several recordings. Their best venue over the years was Daline and Diego playing Sunday afternoon Jazz at Cer-ritos Beach. The venue is cur-rently on hold but many of their fans are hoping this changes.

Ramirez is currently living with his family and children and performing in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico while creating and recording new compositions. Ramirez delights his audiences with a wide range of jazz: hot, cool, modern, traditional, standards, Latin, indigenous as well as great improvisational. He sings a great Louis Armstrong.

Ramirez loves to play his music for himself and his au-dience but he says he is also really starting to enjoy another area of his music, composing.

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"The need is great and the work of getting the food bas-kets to all the families in need is enormous," said Korey Riggs, who heads the BCSCA fundrais-ing effort. "Which is why, it is necessary to have everybody in our community help this initia-tive to the best of their ability and for this, we have launched the 'Adopt a Family' campaign”.

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"The need is great, but we also know that there are many generous people in Baja Cali-fornia Sur and we are counting on each of them to contribute within their means because, if we all participate, we can help all those who need it," added Riggs.

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despensas delivered in Los Ca-bos and 10,093 in La Paz. Do-nations made by this past Fri-day, May 8, have raised what is needed for 38,198 despensas, enough for less than two weeks. If we consider that 96 thousand homes need one despensa per family every two weeks, which makes the Adopt a Family cam-paign a crucial effort to continue

to support the homes that have seen their sources of income disappear as a result of the CO-VID-19 health crisis. A $20 USD donation puts food on the table of a family of four for two weeks, the BCSCA needs to raise $1,6 million USD every month to reach the people in our register, the only way to do this is with the support of everyone in the

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Bulking up is Eco Friendly in Todos Santos

BY KATHRYN REED

Often when people think of buying in bulk it means some-thing from a big box store with a ton of plastic wrapping. Just the opposite is true when shopping at A Granel in Todos Santos.

A granel is Spanish for in bulk. The goal is to eliminate all the packaging and keep as much waste from the local dump as possible. In the first 10 weeks of being open, owner Kimberley Gutierrez has refilled more than 1,000 containers. That’s 1,000 plastic or glass jars that didn’t become garbage. That number is just for liquid goods; it doesn’t count the number of containers she has filled with dry goods. She keeps track daily with a chalkboard that customers can see. This reinforces how they are contributing to keeping waste out

of the landfill.Instead of buying a product

in a container, customers bring in their own vessel like a used yogurt container to have it filled with something. People can also buy a reusable container at the shop. Gutierrez is quick to say that not everything needs a pretty label like one finds at a traditional grocery store. A homemade label

with tape and ink to identify the contents works just fine. And

there’s no reason the same jar can’t be used for years.

A Granel takes things a step further with bins and dispensers

being repurposed, whether it’s recycled wood and pallets or the 5-gallon buckets for product.

“A Granel is providing an amazing service for those of us looking to de-plastify, stay healthy, source hard-to-find in-gredients like tahini, or all three,” Todos Santos homeowner Anne Patterson said. “Her invento-ry keeps growing and now ranges

from household to body care and even to the gourmet like olive oil from the Valle de Guadalupe.”

A slew of bins and jugs fill the small store. Some are for dry goods like flour, some contain cleaning products, and others are full of hard to find items. Ninety percent of the products are from Mexico. Olive oil from the Valle de Guadalupe is the best seller, along with peanut butter and ta-

hini. After that, cleaning products and vinegar are popular.

“The most challenging task was and continues to be sourc-ing products I can get in Mexico. I get most everything from the mainland,” Gutierrez said.

The goal is for customers to be gringos and local Mexicans. The prices are so most everyone can afford them.

“When I saw the first Todos Santonian filling up dish soap and laundry soap it was my best day. Those are the people I was really trying to target,” Gutier-rez said.

She and her husband have lived full time in Todos Santos since 2017. She is from Canada and he is from Mexico. They had a place in Cabo since 2012 but knew three years ago it was time to move to Baja full time with their then 2-year-old.

Gutierrez opened the doors to A Granel on Feb. 28 before anyone in Baja knew what CO-VID-19 was. That has not been a problem. Clientele has steadily been increasing to the point where she has needed to hire someone to help in the store. Inventory changes weekly, with new products being added based on customer demand. If she gets a handful of requests for the same thing, Gutierrez will add it.

“It’s been an adventure. Who knew I would be opening the store smack dab in the middle of a pandemic?” Gutierrez said. Despite the timing, she has re-mained open by making a few adjustments.

“I don’t allow entrance to the shop. I now have the cash desk at the door. It fits perfectly, like it was the place it should go. We do all the refills ourselves. They hand us containers or drop them off. No one is touching anything.

It works out better for cleanli-ness and safety for us and the consumer.”

In between each customer, any bin she or her co-worker touched is sanitized. They are constantly washing their hands as well.

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Michael’s Movie MomentsKnives Out (Movie Review)

BY MICHAEL YOUNGThere’s nothing really special

about this movie except for the fact that it is perfectly good enter-tainment and just what the doctor ordered right now. Who doesn’t like a good murder mystery - full of twists and turns, intriguing

characters, all of whom could easily be the murderer, and a set-ting that invites all the Sherlock Holmes metaphors, or perhaps even the Clue game - ‘The maid

did it in the study with the knife’. Except the maid didn’t do it or, at least, maybe not in the way you thought that she did! (No, I haven’t given away a thing!)

Knives Out is set in a fabulous mansion, somewhere in New Eng-

land (the movie was filmed en-tirely in Massachusetts) and aside from ‘the worst car chase ever’’ from the fall countryside into and around a small town, all the action takes place in the country estate of Harlan Thrombey, himself a very successful murder mystery writer. He’s getting old and after a family birthday party where he argues with everyone, he is found dead upstairs in his study, throat slit by a knife.

The mansion might as well be a character itself, full of arti-facts befitting a writer - multiple rooms, creaky stairs, and even a window leading to a secret pas-sage. Filled with antiques and all kinds of interesting objects, one of the highlights is a chair made of knives. It figures prominently when the suspects are interviewed. The estate comes with acres of

land and two hounds who, well, do what they are supposed to in a murder mystery.

The movie fires on all cylinders thanks to two major ingredients: the cast and the script. The in-spired cast is obviously having more fun making this movie than the law allows. The artful script from Rian Johnson exposes how the murder takes place early in the film, but then goes on with so many twists and turns that, by the end of the movie, you aren’t exactly sure what happened.

Rian Johnson, who also di-rected the movie, previously wrote and directed Looper and Brick, movies with complicated plot lines. He also wrote and directed the 2017 Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. He was Oscar nomi-nated for the Knives Out script and it was well deserved. In ad-dition to a whodunit that switches like a steep mountain road, he has also delivered some outstanding characters. Finally, he manages to update events to the modern era by including pointed references to MAGA hats and a suspect’s immigration status.

None of the actors received acting nominations for their roles here, and yet this is one of the best ensemble casts seen in a long time. Together they manage to portray a totally dysfunctional family who, selfish to the end, are more than willing to stab each other in the back to make sure they get the inheritance that they are due. Christopher Plummer plays the old man who slits his own throat. But while the police are willing to leave it at that, the mystery unfolds from the very beginning of the movie when Louisiana private detective Benoit Blanc is mysteri-ously called in to investigate the suicide which, he suspects, may, indeed, be foul play. Daniel Craig plays the Kentucky Fried Sher-lock Holmes, and while he does a credible job with the southern accent, I couldn’t help but think

of him instead as the suave and sophisticated very-British James Bond. (I know actors hate it, but sometimes they get trapped by the roles they play). Blanc has a ter-rific monologue summarizing the plot as a donut with a hole that also has a hole. It’s so absurd it becomes funny, but Craig is having a blast.

The suspects are all Harlan’s children, grand-children, and in-laws, played by actors like Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson and Toni Collette. Chris Evans (i.e. Captain America) is the trust fund grandson, Ransom, who takes incredible delight tell-ing everyone else to "Eat Shit” at the reading of the will. Evans breaks out of his super-hero role to give us an interesting take on the spoiled grandson who takes great pleasure in baiting everyone in the family.

The breakout performance came from Ana de Armas, a beautiful young Cuban actress who plays Marta Cabrera, Har-lan’s assistant and nurse and the only suspect who is not a family member. She was previously the stunning hologram companion in Blade Runner 2049. She will also be appearing with Daniel Craig again as a Bond Girl in this year’s No Time to Die. She has

probably the most important and complex role in this movie as her character has the unusual trait of being unable to tell a lie without throwing up. Benoit Blanc uses that trait, several times, to identify the true killer.

She is also the one who actu-ally witnesses Harlan slit his own throat. But wait! If he committed suicide, then what’s the mystery? Well, that is, indeed, the story - things aren’t exactly what they seem to be. The delightful script will turn everything upside down, several times, before you are through. Obviously, I’m not going to tell you the secret, but I will give you a clue - follow the knives.

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Tales From The HoodBY EL MONDO DE CABO

There have been times in my life when bigger men, more im-portant men have willingly done my bidding… and there have been times when fate has made me kowtow to the lowest of men and fate by its own self. I think of what it must have been like for Emperor Hirohito when General Douglas MacArthur got tired of The Emperor's middlemen post-poning the complete surrender ceremony after the total and complete conquest of Imperial Japan. MacArthur was not a man to be dallied with as he was for all purposes, the most powerful General who ever lived. His grade point average at West Point has yet to be beaten to this day. He then sent for the Emperor's horse, a seventeen hand high white stallion, and mounted it with his West Point saddle in his custom made five-star general uniform with an ivory-handled sidearm and rode right into the Emperor's throne room. On the horse. He then told Hirohito to get off his thrown and KOWTOW in the prone position surrendering his ceremonial sword and that was that. He let Hirohito live, but had Tojo and just about every ranking officer involved in the war, hung.

Hirohito was against the war and wrote the Japanese congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor a Haiku, which is a Japanese poem that can also be known as a Hokku. A Haiku is a type of poetry that can be written on many themes, from love to na-

ture. A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables. Each line has a set number of syllables see below: Line 1 – 5 syllables. Translated it said, “You have awaken the sleeping giant.” That poem struck a nerve in MacArthur and save Hirohito’s life.

Right now I feel a little like Hirohito and the Coronavirus is MacArthur. I am down, but not out. My Chihuahua, Gigi, looks at me and says, “arrrrrouara“, which in Chihuahua translates to, “why don’t you quit feeling sorry for yourself and make me a nice salad while I sun myself on the balcony.“ She also suggested for me to check in with some of my favorite people … one of who is Dr. Wendy Rudell.

Dr. Wendy Rudell has a Doc-torate in Traditional Naturopathy and Alternative Medicine from IQUIM (International Quan-tum University for Integrative Medicine) and is certified with the NTCB (Natural therapies certification board) as a Natu-ropathic Coach. Wendy, by the way, looks like a spiritual Jessica Rabbit. She is beyond successful and in addition to being brilliant, owns a piece of land out by the airport that is the size of a small country where she is building a Utopian organic community. Her vineyard produced 300 bottles of sparkling wine this year.

In her early 70s, she is elegant-ly handsome with the body of a beauty queen. She offers extensive wellness coaching in diet, nutri-

tion and lifestyle changes to bring about optimum health and well-being. She takes clients based on a number of factors, but think about $250 USD to get started. She will also work with you over the phone … and her work with biofeedback is incredible. She can tell if you have the virus over the

phone … and here is the good part, she can cure it too!

You should see her face when she sees me … as I am a little overweight, but just by a hundred pounds. Over the years she has applied her best therapies to me, but I am not a good patient.

Wendy is not happy that she can’t go swimming in the ocean these days. She says we need contact with bacteria to keep our immune systems working properly. Wendy feels like all this sterilization is going to have long-

term negative effects because, in a pristine environment free of germs, our immune systems will get lazy and not be able to fight off even a simple virus or bacteria.

As a coach, for lasting results, Wendy encourages each person to make a commitment of time to achieve their health goals

whatever those may be. I want to be young and skinny again, but apparently, it takes a lot of will power, something, I have little of … but God bless her she still takes my calls and when on occasion I feel myself falling. Sometimes we see each other at Costco in the liquor section she chides me gently for still being a beast.

Dr. Wendy will do a “scan” on you based on a questioner you must fill out first. She can get a feel for what is needed and also

what your health goals are. It’s al-ways about a personal choice. She doesn't push her own ideas on anyone as each person is unique and their bodies are unique. So health has to be individualized for each person. I do recommend a series of sessions as a com-mitment. She recommends ten sessions over three to six months and more for those that have more serious issues. Coaching in-cludes assessment, recommenda-tions, books and articles to read, supplements to buy and lifestyle changes. Working with a coach keeps a person accountable to not just himself or herself but to another so it’s a partnership and education with someone holding your hand to help one over the challenges they face.

We Cabonians are lucky to have such a wonderful spiritually gifted person living here among us … personally, I feel like she may have been dropped off here from another galaxy. For more information or a consultation please feel free to email Wendy at [email protected] or call for an appointment at 624 144 0769. www.wendyrudell.com Tell her Mondo sent you. ,

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In 1993 she started working for Transamerica Title doing title research and title reports. She eventually transitioned into escrow and comes to us from Fidelity National title of Oregon where she had a successful career as a Senior Escrow Officer.

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How to Choose the Right Developer in Cabo

BY FLETCHER WHEATON

We break down 5 key catego-ries to consider when choosing where to buy preconstruction houses or condos in Cabo. Pre-viously, we have discussed the pros of cons of buying precon-struction. In a nutshell, buying preconstruction should give the buyer a discount of 15-20 percent upon completion, but this potential upside comes with more risk. The shutdown in construction for Coronavirus is a great example and will test the solvency of some of the highly leveraged developers. Here are some questions you should ask before buying from ANY de-veloper. The main thing is to do your due diligence!

1. What is the developer's track record? Are they notorious for delayed projects? Look into their completed developments. Are the current residents happy living there? How are the recre-

ational areas and the community pool? Some developers save this for last and skimp out after the homes have all been sold. You should be wary of buying from a first-time developer without any

body of work to show you. While this alone is not a red flag, I prefer to buy with people that have a solid track record. Buying into a fractured or incomplete resi-dential development is a painful experience, so make sure you do your research on past develop-ments and how they turned out.

2. What is the rental and re-sale market of previous projects? What is the average list price for each house or condo currently for sale in these completed commu-nities? Are there a lot of units for sale in the development? I know of a development on the Pacific side where almost 35 percent of the built homes are for sale and have never been lived in. That’s not the type of development I want to buy into. What would

the property rent out per month on a long term basis? Has the developer ever raised the HOA fees and why? HOA fees eat into rental income and are often over-looked by buyers.

3. Where is the development located? Real estate always comes back to location, location, loca-tion. How is the demand for housing in the area? Is it an established area or up and com-ing? Is the development near an arroyo? Make sure the property won’t be damaged or at risk of

any flooding. 4. Does the developer offer

financing? Did they ever offer financing? Developer financing is a HUGE advantage in Cabo. Most developers require an initial deposit and 50 percent down upon delivery. Most developer financing is for 5 years, but some will stretch it to 10 years. Expect fair rates around 6 percent in the current environment. If they offered financing before, but don’t currently offer it … RUN! From my experience, this hap-pens when they can no longer borrow money and can have is-sues stemming from negligence, aggressive projections, or risky levels of debt.

5. Who is the competition and how does the quality of con-struction compare? There are a few established and successful developers in Cabo. Make sure the developer is known for solid construction. Typical items to check would be: Are there issues with the foundation? Does the roof leak? How are the plumb-ing and electric? Be sure to get a verbal explanation and written agreement so you understand what is under warranty and for how long it is under warranty. Don’t complicate it and stick with the winners.

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It’s common knowledge that air pollution is a health hazard to humans and animals. And while we usually think of air pollution as outdoor smoke and fumes, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that

we spend approximately 90 percent of our time indoors, which means that the air quality in our homes is just as (if not more) important. Exposure to poor air quality indoors can produce minor symptoms like headaches, fatigue, and skin irritation. But it can also result in major health consequences, like respiratory illness, heart disease, and cancer.

That said, the first step to improving the air you breathe is knowing what affects it. Here are five key factors that contrib-ute to the state of your home’s air quality:

DUST AND OTHER AIR-BORNE PARTICLES

Dust is a combination of

indoor and outdoor matter, such as soil, pet dander, and dead skin. Along with other airborne particles, it floats in the air and settles on surfaces. When you breathe in small doses of dust, you may experience sneezing,

nasal congestion, and itchy eyes, ears, or throat. But in large con-centrations, people with high sensitivities to dust can suffer from shortness of breath, tight-ening of the chest, or even sleep deprivation due to difficulties in breathing.

Easy steps like vacuuming regularly, using microfiber cloths for wiping surfaces, and chang-ing your sheets weekly can help reduce the amount of dust in-doors. In addition, tools like the MERV 13 air filter can also keep your home free of dust and other microscopic particles, like pollen and smoke.

MICROBESMicrobial growth is another

sign that you need to amp up

your indoor air quality solutions. Plumbing issues are usually to blame for the growth of mildew and mold, as they cause excess moisture in floors, walls, and ceilings. In particular, Home-Serve explains that mold thrives in these damp conditions, which can be due to hidden leaks and poor drainage systems. Exposure to mold does not only cause al-lergic reactions, it is also known to increase the risk of respiratory problems and trigger asthma at-tacks in individuals.

To solve this problem, home-owners need to go to the source

and address their plumbing is-sues right away. This might mean contacting professionals and installing detection tools that can prevent future leaks.

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The simple solution is to switch from chemical-based treatments to organic products. Ditch the bleach for cleaning and go for homemade solutions like your very own mix of baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice.

HUMIDITYIdeally, a home should have

30-50 percent relative humid-ity. That's because residents can experience eye irritation and sev-eral skin symptoms when it is too dry. This is most common during the winter months. Conversely, an indoor environment that’s too humid can breed microbes, which we’ve already covered as bad for one’s health.

Installing a humidifier is an easy hack as most gadgets allow you to set the ideal range for your home. Alternatively, you can use a dehumidifier if there is too much moisture in the air. Or, try cracking open a window or turning on the exhaust for even simpler solutions.

VENTILATIONIf you’re experiencing head-

aches, hypersensitivity, and fatigue, it may be a sign of high carbon dioxide levels in your home due to poor ventilation. Live Science highlights a study on the effects of too much car-bon dioxide in the air, which includes impaired cognitive abilities and decision-making skills. Other than the physical symptoms, it may contribute to psychological distress and strain individual relationships.

Other than dedicated heat-ing and cooling systems, one simple way to improve venti-lation is to let the outdoor air in — provided that its quality isn’t compromised. Otherwise, you can opt for a reliable home ventilation system that isn’t affected by what the air is like outside your home.

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ManchamantelesMay, June and July are the

most popular months to celebrate weddings (last year, at least), and one of the most traditional dishes to be served in Mexican wed-dings is the mole. But, not only the mole that most restaurants offer in their menus, which by the way, blows my mind that only ONE type of mole is so commercial, you know the chocolate-spice dark red mole if there’s so many ... Especially now, when it is not as hard as it was before to find a large variety of ingredients in almost every supermarket in town. So, no, Mexican food is not, by any means, the lim-ited selection you read in the Mexican food restaurants, but hopefully, you’re a regular reader and already knew that!

I have an American friend who has been here for years, and he told me that, only 15 years ago, if you wanted to prepare a salad, there was a good chance to find lettuce, but maybe not a tomato. A lot of people used to go to La Paz, by plane, to buy a decent selection of groceries. But now, in Cabo, with several supermarkets and all kind of stores, this doesn’t happen anymore, so it would be nice for the restaurant owners and chefs, to stop limiting our visitors to three or four Mexican dishes, but to give them the op-portunity to try the real, vast, delicious, extensive and richness of Mexican food. Even the taco stands, they all serve the same

boring kind of tacos, when there are dozens of creative kinds out there.

Well, going back to the point, there is a kind of mole that is called “Manchamanteles,” which literally translates to "tablecloth stainer." And the name comes ex-actly from what you are thinking.

The tablecloth will have Mole stains all over because its consistency is similar to a broth.

This dish was born in the city of Puebla as many other traditional Mexican dishes, and the reason is that area had a mayor diversity of Mexican native groups, and also because Puebla was created for the Spaniards and their Mexican wives and their “criollo” descendants. The word “criollo” is baby with a Spanish father and a Mexican mother. Creole in English. And it was like this because no Spanish women traveled from Spain to America in those days.

So, this is the biggest example of the cooking culture. The moles and many other traditional dishes are the mixture or blend of flavors from the many varieties of chiles, turkey, peanuts, tortilla, cocoa, all of Mexican origin, and spices imported from overseas, as well as almonds, sugar, wheat bread

with egg and sesame seeds, a mixture which has brought fame to this ceremonial stew, is eaten it on very special occasions in the Mexican households, like bap-tisms, weddings, anniversaries, and more commonly now for those great Sunday gatherings.

So, and I am sorry to insist, sometimes as a Mexican, I

feel offended by the major-ity of restaurants in Cabo whose menus are so limited. Mexican food is not, as some would say; the destructive-chile flavor crudely scram-bled with tortillas and beans. Mexican cuisine is a way of seeing life, is the baroque pushed to its extreme, is a

courtly etiquette that cannot live and the rationalists (sons of fast food) or the barbaric

Puritans (children of low-fat food).

“Manchamanteles” is the

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Authentic Mexican food fea-turing unique dishes. Vast menu. Iconic *café de olla* (coffee brewed in a mud pot with brown sugar and cinna-mon). Breakfast: 8am to 2pm or dinner from 6pm to 10pm. Cozy terrace overlooking main boulevard or sitting at an el-egant table indoors. Very af-fordable prices. Corner of Blvd. Paseo de la Marina and Hidalgo St. in downtown Cabo

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Bask in the sun on the lounge chairs or sit at a table, while lis-tening to classic, upbeat, foot tapping rhythms. In the eve-ning, enjoy the star studded sky enhanced by Tiki torches

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BAJA CANTINA

A favorite marina hotspot for dining and drinking. Interna-tional cuisine and a unique

dining experience await you. Try their unique swings bar. Mingle with local and foreign fishermen. Every Friday night at 8:00 PM Grammy-nominated Vinnie James performs origi-nal songs along with music from the 60´s & 70’s Reserva-tions recommended. Ph. 624- 143-1111

JOHN’S PLACE

Enjoy delicious two-for-one pasta specials, and the all you

can eat barbecue pork ribs that have become a locals’ fa-vorite. Enjoy all the live sports events on the many TV’s. The Outdoor taco grill is open un-til 12:00 AM offering tacos of every flavor. For breakfast, enjoy the Real Deal (3 eggs, bacon, fruit, beans, potatoes, and toast) for only $5. Other entrees include eggs benedict, French toast with assorted fruits, ranchero eggs, divorced eggs, and a variety of omelets. Drink specials daily.

greatest example of the magic of Mexican cuisine, the creativity of Mexican, and Creole women, who wanted for one, give good use to all the ingredients they had in their kitchen and in their cupboards, and for two, to please their husbands, children and even the Spaniard militaries. There were not male cooks or chefs in those times.

Ok, now going to the Mole. Before we go to the recipe, I will like to say that this doesn’t have to be spicy, it actually has some fruit. Remember that if you remove the seeds inside the chiles, you will get the entire flavor with almost none of the heat (depending on which type of chile too, and you should use gloves for this so you don’t end up with spicy fingers!).

It is a complete meal in one dish and great to serve as dinner in a windy summer evening.

Ingredients: 8 ancho chiles (ancho chiles

are not too hot, but rather smokey and deep in flavor and color)

4 cloves of garlic 1 onion6 tomatoes1 ½ apples, diced2 pears, diced1/3 of a pineapple, diced1 cup of almonds, peeled1 tablespoon of sugar 3 pounds of pork meat ¼ cup of vegetable oil or pork

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people

lard Salt and pepper to tasteProcedure:Cook the pork in enough wa-

ter, season with salt and pepper and keep the broth. You can add any herbs you like, like oregano, thyme, or whatever you have on hand.

Clean the chiles removing seeds and toast on a fat-free pan or comal. Then, soak them in a little bit of the warm broth, just enough to cover them depending on the container you are using. They will soften.

In a blender, puree onion, tomatoes, garlic, chiles and al-monds. Blend into a paste. You might have to add a little liquid for the blender to run, you can add the broth you soaked the chiles in or regular broth from the cooked pork.

In a pot, fry the paste in a little oil or lard, and add broth little by little so it reaches a thick soup consistency.

Boil for about 20 minutes over medium heat and add the diced pork, pears, apples, pineapple, and let cook for about 10 more minutes.

Taste for seasoning and adjust. Serve with some white rice!

And some fried plantains if you like them!!

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thank God for keeping me safe and having a job to get back to. I will go visit my sons and daughters and my newborn baby grandson who I haven’t been able to meet yet. I will make a huge family Sunday meal so we can all hug and kiss and talk about what we went through together, but apart. I am so sick and tired of all of this and I am very scared of what will hap-pen next. My husband died well before this, and I am grateful he wasn’t around because he would have been at high risk. I am surprised that I miss going to work early.

2. Leonardo Ramirez, 36, gardener.

I will take a vacation to see my family on the mainland and make sure I tell them how much I care about everyone. I will visit all the places I usually overlook because I am lazy or feel like I don’t have enough time, and will savor every meal I buy at restaurants. I will take my kids to the beach and let them swim in the ocean for as long as they like, and I will too. I am surprised at how much I miss seeing people without masks and smiling at my neighbors. I also realized I enjoy being at home only when I have to go out.

3. Mariana Saucedo, 26, re-ceptionist.

I will go to the beach and be happy about the people there, I usually get uncomfortable when it's crowded. I will go visit my sister and her baby, who I feel

has grown way too much and can barely recognize as a baby. I am grateful every day, but I will be grateful for driving, I miss it so much. I will also take my boyfriend fishing, which is one of those things I feel too lazy to do because I am scared of getting seasick.

4. Cinthia Lopez, 52, nurse.

I will finally take some time off; these weeks have been very rough. I will go to a Spa, get a nice facial and massage, do a little shopping and get ice cream with my son. I haven’t seen him in a long time, and we live in the same house. I have not hugged him. I will also go see my parents who are completely isolated and very, very lonely. I am surprised that I miss being lazy, not having as much work and taking weekends off!

5. Daniel Ayon, 21, student. I will go partying like I never

have before. I am not even that big of a fan of clubs and discos, but I have a sudden urge to be in one, it’s driving me insane. I will ask the first girl I see to dance, and will not stop until my feet hurt. I also want to see my friends, who I have only contacted through video call and chat. I am very surprised at how much I miss being in crowds, I feel like I’m in a movie.

6. Eleazar Hurtado, 63, un-employed.

I will go to the hospital and hug all the doctors and nurses who took care of me and did not panic or treat me wrong, it wasn’t anything Coronavirus related, but it was very scary to be there. I also want to surprise my wife and invite her to dinner; I want her to dress up nice and have a good time. I am surprised I am no lon-ger comfortable laying down or sitting around, I thought that was what I wanted, but no, I am very desperate to do things around the house now. ,

If we had all listened to early instructions, this would have been our last week of quarantine, but here we are. We asked, at a safe distance: when this is all over, what will be the first thing you do? What do you realize you miss that you did not expect to?



He is also being recognized for his composing skills, as reflect-ed by his current prestigious nomination by the Independent Music Awards for “Sketches of

Mexico”. Music has the power to

transport us to another time and place. Ramirez loves to harness that power with music lovers and fellow musicians.

Ramirez has found great joy and satisfaction in playing and composing music and sharing

it with fans and people all over the world.

To see Ramirez’s upcoming 2020 Los Cabos, and U.S. music venues, keep your eyes on his website or Facebook. www.di-egoramirez.net/home.html and Facebook.com/diegoramirez-jazz ,

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The act of disrupting the natural marine environ-ment should be discouraged, not encouraged. There are many studies that discuss the impact on wildlife by humans doing simple self-indulgent acts like feed-ing them because they get pleasure / entertainment from it. Feeding fish and aquatic life can lead to the animal having behavioral changes, like aggression, as well as, causing them to become ill from a foreign food source. Simple acts, like feeding wild animals can have long term consequences and detrimental impacts. The Baja needs to be protected.

(Suggested by Ted Miller, Cabo. Illustration by www.greenfins.net )

Don’t feed the fish!

staff and families in the Barrios.Meanwhile, the 42-foot Cali-

ente crew caught grouper, ca-brilla, and a few pargo fishing the pinnacles a few miles offshore to add to the catch they distributed.

On the Cortez side, the winds were less, and the sea was much calmer once you got up to San Jose. Nathan Brown, Silverado, Calif., spent several days fishing from shore with some remarkable results. Using his Shimano surf

outfit equipped with a Stella spinning reel, he caught sierra mackerel, jack cre-valle, and a rare white seabass.

LOCATION: San Jai-me, with light pressure holding school-sized yel-lowfin with a few striped marlin, along with an oc-casional stray dorado, as well as some roosterfish, jack crevalle, sierra, and

white sea bass up in the Sea of Cortez from shore.

WEATHER CONDI-TIONS: Sunny skies, with day time temps in the high 90s and lows in the high 60s with 12-to-15-mph winds picking up mid-day on the Pacific side.

AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 70 to 73F

BEST LURES: Live and dead mackerel and caballito bait mostly, squid, lures, chumming, cedar plugs and feathers for the yellowfin tuna.

East CapeWater - 77-to-79 degrees.

Warmer than normal, gin clear, and flat water.

Air - Cool mornings, highs in the low 80s. Very light after-noon breezes. Beautiful Spring weather.

There has been no real fishing pressure for over six months. It has very obviously helped the gamefish population and the fishing overall. The bay is loaded with a real variety of bait. Tootsie roll sized squid, sardina, Spanish mackerel, and caballito are ev-erywhere. The squid and sardina are getting chased up onto the beaches; lots of them are along most tide lines.

A few local gringos are going out, but almost all the fishing is being done by locals.

Those few anglers that are lucky enough to fish are CASH-ING IN.

Yellowfin - Quite a few are taken from the beach off the lighthouse! The largest is around 50 pounds. The biggest fish was taken on Megabait. Squid and

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Fish Killer Of The Week

Nathan Brown, Silverado, Calif found the rumors about good fishing from shore to be true. Landing 5 species, sierra, jack crevalle, halibut and a rare WSB.

It is now approaching 90 days since sport fishing ceased in Baja Sur, with only a handful of boats going out to catch fish to distrib-ute to local families in need.

Although it is unclear exactly when the different authorities will reach an agreement on what date they will allow sportfishing to resume, there are favorable reports of improved conditions streaming in from throughout Baja Sur’s primary sportfishing areas which include Loreto, La Paz, East Cape, and Los Cabos.

A word to anglers who are planning a trip to one of the areas listed above soon: do not waste this downtime! This is a great time to check tackle, sharpen hooks and spool some fresh line on all those reels sitting on the shelf.

The reports seem to in-dicate that the 2020 summer sportfishing season is shaping up to be one for the record books in many ways.

All of you Baja veterans who have complained that the recent fishing in Baja isn’t what it was in the “good old days,” along with those of you that have read or heard about how good it once was

– according to reports that tell of both the quality and quantity of many species of fish, as well as the ample bait to be had, your time is coming soon. Don’t miss out!

Cabo San LucasOnly a handful of various lo-

cal fleet boats have secured per-mission from the Port Captain to go out to fish leaving at 6-a.m. and must return no later than 3-p.m, this is according to Re-becca Ehrenberg of Pisces Fleet.

Noting that it had been very

windy recently on the Pa-cific side, they still sent out their 32-foot Bill Collector that has been making frequent runs to San Jamie Bank. With little pres-sure, they have been successful at catching limits of yellowfin in the 20- to 40-pound class, which are being distributed among their

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cast chrome crocodiles have been working as well.

Lots of the schooling tuna are close inside, a half-mile off the beach from the lighthouse south to Rincon.

Nice f ish in the 10- to 30-pound range – with limits for all. The bite is best early in the morning.

All anglers fishing off boats are using squid.

Dorado - Quite a few have been taken from the beach. Lots of mid-sized fish around, unusu-ally close inshore. None taken from off the beach are over 10 pounds. Anglers are using dead bait picked up at the tide line – squid, sardina. Good bait!

Anglers targeting dorado off the boats are using both squid and sardina; the sardina are pick-ing up more fish. Nice-size fish to 20 pounds.

Inshore - Big schools of roost-erfish are roaming close inshore chasing bait up onto the beach. Lots of huge fish. It has been years since schools this size have been seen.

Anglers are taking lots of pompano off the beach.

Striped marlin – two to three miles off La Ribera. There are tailers and jumpers everywhere, as well as lots and lots of stripers around. The locals are taking advantage!

Day 37: The garbage man

placed an AA flyer on my recycling bin

La Paz There are reports of clean

water filled with large sardina and mullet schools attracting sportfish in large numbers in La Paz and Muertos Bay. The variety is extraordinary. Inshore rock and reef fish like pargo, yellowtail, and amberjack are crashing shallow water bait like sardina, ballyhoo, and mackerel. Yellowtail have even been seen in the marinas. Big roosterfish are cruising the beaches, and schools of dorado, with fish up to 30 and 40 pounds, are gathering in both areas. Tuna over 100 pounds are at the islands, plus jack crevalle, sierra, bonito, cabrilla, and other species are joining in the party. ,

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Despensas – The Art of Giving

BY JOHNNY B. GOODE

With the closure of busi-nesses, restaurants, and hotels along the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Sea of Cortez corridor due to COVID-19, the local Cabo San Lucas population has been struggling to earn money to feed their families.

One of the first responders during this public health catas-trophe was the non-profit orga-nization, Heart4 Cabo, which im-mediately hit the dusty dirt roads

of San Jose del Cabo delivering 16-item basic food packages known in Mexico as ''Despensas'' (pronounced deh-spen-sahs). Led by founder Rick Antillon, Heart Cabo has been in existence for nine years and has been deliv-ering food-filled despensas since 2014 when the Odile Hurricane natural disaster crippled the city.

Local municipal police of-ficers as well as Los Cabos Navy military soldiers accompany Heart4Cabo members during their Thursday deliveries, in which as many as 600 despensas are given to struggling and starv-ing Cabo citizens.

"We want to give special thanks to the Secretary of the Navy and especially to Admi-ral Jorge Medina for helping Heart4Cabo and Sancho Panza Association deliver more than 600 packages," said a Heart4Cabo

representative. When it comes to account-

ability and transparency, Heart-4Cabo leads the way with more than 6,000 photos of their despensas deliveries, grocery store purchases, and published receipts of the more than $24,000 dollars in donations.

"On average, we are spend-ing $5,000 to $,7000 a week on food but it’s still not enough," lamented Heart4Cabo president,

Rick Antillon. The foundation has delivered

despensas in over 30 neighbor-hoods as well as the rural town of Miraflores.

An average 16-item despensa costs $250 pesos or roughly $10.10 USD; which is about 14.50 lbs or 6.6 kg of food. Most despensas include cooking oil, toilet paper, Clorox, and soap.

The newest and youngest or-ganization to enter the despensa delivery efforts is The Los Cabos Foundation, spearheaded by real estate developer, Agustin Sanchez and Surf and Sports 1 small business partner/owner, Christian Saucedo and a maga-zine publisher/writer who wishes to remain anonymous.

Fundación Tres Deseos is the smallest of the non-profit orga-nizations joining in the cause to help the local needy population

of Cabo San Lucas, delivering diapers, powdered baby formula, and jars of baby food as donations arrive to try to fill those demands. During this crisis, the demand for help is far far greater than the supply of grocery items these foundations provide.

And then, there's Jason Earl and his small band of friends. The Pearl of a young man has been unselfishly providing water to some families that have, at times, gone weeks without critical and life-preserving H2O.

"We have gone from helping

15 families to reaching over 100," said the charismatic and caring young man. "I can’t express my gratitude enough to those that have helped this mission push forward. I have not asked for one cent from anyone. The angels that CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Calendar of Performing Artspared this space of digital culture where you will find tours of mu-seums and archaeological sites, films, books, concerts, conferences, documentaries, plays, audios, ap-plications and much more. Spanish. Free access. Enjoy it! More info: http://contigoenladistancia.cultura.gob.mx

Every day any time. Enjoy a virtual tour of the archaeological zone of Calakmul in the state of Campeche. Learn more about the history that hides through its archi-tecture. More info: http://lugares.inah.gob.mx/es/zonas-arqueolog-icas/zonas/1661-calakmul.html

Every day any time. Femsa Art Collection offers interviews with artists, whose work is part of its heritage. It was announced that the platform will be available to all audiences, with the participation of international Mexican artists such as Betsabeé Romero, Manuel Felguérez, Graciela Iturbide and Vicente Rojo, to name a few. More

Every Saturday. From 10 a.m. On Facebook. LeyendoT (Reading you). Cabo Reading Lounge on radio. A Reading space online at Radio Diferente. By the "Sala de Lectura Hermanita de Ysabela" Broadcasting on Saturdays on the Facebook page. Spanish. More info: https://www.facebook.com/salade-lecturadehermanitadeysabela/

Every day, any time. Creating Cartoon Style Character. Introduc-tion course. By Ed Vill (Designer and Illustrator) from DOMES-TIKA. With this course you will be surprised of all the cartoons you can make with a minimum of tools and yes, you will also have fun as a child. If drawing is your thing and you want to learn a new style, this course is for you. Free. Spanish. More info: https://www.domestika.org/es/courses/563-introduccion-a-la-creacion-de-personajes-estilo-cartoon

Every day any time. The Mexi-can Culture Department has pre-

with homemade elements that shows the worldview, narrations, poetry and songs of the Wixarika people. Spanish. More info: https://youtu.be/DzZcLlbtbkU

Every day any time. How to make a video at home Tutorial. By Cultura Comunitaria. In this DIY video, you will learn everything you need to direct and produce your own audiovisual content. With simple steps you can tell stories your way to share them in your community. Spanish. More info: https://youtu.be/oG-BgkypTRE

Visit The Cabo San Lucas Nat-ural History Museum. Through a 3D Virtual Tour, explore the Cabo San Lucas Natural History Mu-seum. Visit and discover the Cabo San Lucas through the archeology area and another exhibition rooms where the remains of the skeleton of a Pericú woman, the ethnic groups on the Baja peninsula, its biodi-versity and information about the migration of dolphins and whales as well as the preservation of the sea turtle. The astronomy, geology pa-leontology and the temporary exhi-bition room. Visit the site to see the Museum: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=e4RUHjB2iZu

Lots to See, Any time in any device. The Mexican Culture Sec-retary has prepared for you this space of digital culture and free access, where you will find tours of museums and archaeological sites, films, books, concerts, conferences, documentaries, plays, audios, ap-plications and much more. A good opportunity to know more about the Mexican culture. Enjoy it! Span-ish. Visit the site: http://contigoen-ladistancia.cultura.gob.mx

Latino Films Platform. Filmin-latino. Enjoy this online trans-mission platform of the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IM-CINE), in which you will be able to appreciate 1,600 Latin American cinema titles, weekly premieres. An incredible catalog of children's movies, in addition to complete international film festivals and a section of Mexican Cinema without Cost. All is in Spanish so you may practice and comeback speaking Spanish like a Mexie. Visit the site: https://www.filminlatino.mx/

Every day at all hours. The Casa del Cine MX, with the aim of sharing and inviting reflection, during these complex days that many will spend at home, brings some Mexican and international films for free. It’s time to think, talk, reflect and act. That is why in col-laboration and thanks to the sup-port of Mantarraya Distribución,

info: http://www.coleccionfemsa.com/

Every day any time. Slava’s Snowshow online, the Russian clown show that has gone around the world in the last 25 years. This time you may enjoy the show from your home. This show is perfect for spending a family time and laughing out loud. Free. More info: https://www.dondeir.com/cultura/slavas-snowshow-online-disfruta-lo-gratis-y-desde-tu-casa/2020/04/

Every day any time. Clown Sto-ries Juggling and Smiles Workshop. Free Circus. Learn more about the circus world from Edgar Armando Chávez Jorge and The Fantástica Urbe, Circus Company for Social Inclusion, made up of young people who experienced street situations. Spanish. More info: https://youtu.be/yn9FJDKLPIo

Every day any time. Wixarika Art Workshop with the Huichol craftsman Alvaro Ortiz. Learn how to use artistic and textile techniques

Viento del Norte Cine, Cacerola Films, Albricias Producción, Ci-neteca Nacional, Caguama Films, Chamaca Films, Menuma Narra-tiva a la Deriva, Gato and Mancha Audiovisual, they offer this list of films open to all audiences. Visit the site: http://lacasadelcine.mx/cine-gratis/

UNESCO World Library. The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture have enabled public access to the World Library via the Internet. Visit the site: https://www.wdl.org/

Louvre 3D Tour. Don't miss the virtual tour of the Louvre museum in Paris through its website: https://www.louvre.fr/

The British Museum Virtual Tour. The British Museum in Lon-don offers virtual tours for free. More info: https://www.britishmu-seum.org/

Every day at all hours. Wash-ington's National Gallery of Art offers virtual tours of its facilities for free to the general public. More info: https://www.nga.gov/

Every day at all hours. The Paris’ Catacombs Virtual Reality Tour. The Catacombs of Paris are among the darkest and most chill-ing tourist attractions in the entire world. Created in the 18th century, taking advantage of the Parisian subsoil in the face of overcrowding in cemeteries, this place has been the inspiration for multiple horror stories and has had a great impact on the film industry. Due to their history and appearance, they were taken as the location of various horror films, including Catacombs (2007) and As Above, So Below (2014). The official website has published its tour in virtual reality. Users will be able to experience firsthand the exploration of this skeleton maze. Visit the site: http://catacombes.paris.fr

Every day at all hours. Discover Google Arts & Culture, the applica-tion that offers you nature walks, museums, collections and more, without leaving home. Turn these days of confinement around with the help of technology. English.

More info: https://artsandcul-ture.google.com/

Every day at all hours. The Secretary of Culture has prepared for you this space of Digital cul-ture and free access, where you will find tours of museums and archaeological sites, films, books, concerts, conferences, documen-taries, plays, audios, applications and much more. Enjoy it! More info: http://contigoenladistancia.

Cultural activities and sites to see at home during COVID-19

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HURRICANE SCREENS BAJA hopes everybody stays safe during this unpredictable pandemic, during these trying times we also have our official hurricane season starting May 15.We are currently taking orders and making screens here in San Jose del Cabo, we will store your screens until we are given permission by the government to install them at your home or business, or you can do your own installations if desired, we will only work under safe conditions and practice social distancing.

www.hurricanescreensbaja.comemail: [email protected]

Cel 044.624.178.1300

BCS ADOPT A FAMILY...


CALENDAR OF EVENTS...


BY BCSCA:The Adopt a Family program

initiative was launched to ex-pand on the momentum gained by the campaign designed by Como Vamos La Paz, headed by community leader Lucía Frausto. Como Vamos La Paz is the NGO leading the food aid programs implemented by the BCSCA.

A $20 USD donation pro-vides a family of two with a despensa for two weeks that includes; rice, lentils, chickpeas, beans, corn tortilla flour, canned vegetables, canned tuna, tomato paste, cooking oil, detergent, bleach and toilet paper.

The art used to illustrate the program is by the talented La Paz artist Diaz Castro, his whimsical characters are heartwarming and invite everybody to participate by donating to adopt a family who needs to put food on their table.

Donate online at www.acbcs.org.mx/family

ABOUT THE BAJA CALI-FORNIA SUR COMMUNITY ALLIANCE:

The Baja California Sur Com-munity Alliance (BCSCA) is a coalition of Baja California Sur nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, along with sev-eral businesses working in co-ordination with the local and state government and the armed forces in charge of maintaining public safety and order in BCS, in response to the medical supply shortage and food crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Alliance seeks to achieve three objectives:

1. No person in BCS goes without food during the period of the Pandemic.

2. Support medical services by providing the tools necessary to effectively treat patients during the crisis.

3. Become a permanent net-work of support that is able to be activated in future emergencies.

Press Inquiries and Requests: [email protected]. ,

have contributed came from the shadows to help.

"It’s amazing how many peo-ple are without water."

If anyone would like to donate to Jason's humanitarian cause, they can find him on Facebook and message him about how to send much-needed funds via the highly trusted and safe PayPal account system.

Anyone wishing to donate

DESPENSAS - THE ART OF...


Raising strong children, one mother at a time.

Donate dollars, equipment, volunteer or visit.Everything makes a difference.

www.sarahuaro.org | +52 624 124 6313

cultura.gob.mxEvery day at all hours. The

Victoria & Albert Museum. Enjoy this exhibition of one of the most prestigious museums in the

world of fashion and design.Currently it has a wide variety

of exhibitions on the platform, although definitely one of the fa-vorites is the collection dedicated to the Basque designer Balenciaga. Don't miss out on this amazing journey through fashion history.

Protecting Our Migratory Birds

BY DAVID FLORES

This is the time when the least tern (Sternula antillarum), a species of tern that breeds in North America and is migrato-ry, wintering in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America, but shows up in Los Cabos between April and August, on their trip

back to the north.Local biologist, Graciela

Tiburcio, head of the Los Cabos Sea Turtle Protection Program, partners with the local Orga-nization for sustainability and conservation, the federal envi-ronmental protection agency,

the city’s ecology director and members of her turtle protec-tion program like the Las Ven-tanas Resort, Villas del Mar, The Ritz-Carlton Los Cabos, Pueblo Bonito Golf & Spa Re-sorts, Diamante Golf Club and Resort and Costa Palmas set up protection corrals along the

beach. The worldwide population

of the least tern is about 21,500 pairs, which threats include vehicle traffic along beaches, egg and fledgling predators, high tides and recreational use of nesting beaches. ,

to any of the above champions of goodwill, please visit The Los Cabos Foundation http://www.gofundme.com Support-for-Struggling-Families-in-Los Ca-bos account, Heart4 Cabo at their Facebook group, and Fundacion Tres Deseos Facebook page. ,

English.More info:https://artsandcul-

ture.google.com/partner/victoria-and-albert-museum

Every day at all hours. The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum has several exhibitions available to us-ers of the Google website, but one of our favorites is "Marilyn Monroe and the power of her 4-inch stiletto heels." A sample that includes 30 pairs of shoes and more than 50 outfits that the well-known actress wore in some of her films and in her public appearances. More info: https://www.ferragamo.com/museo/it/ita/mostre/archivio_

mostre/Every day at all

hours. The Palace of Versailles, the former home of French roy-alty, located 20 kilo-meters from the cen-ter of Paris. It is one of the most famous historical places in the world, now we can get to know it

in pajamas thanks to an initiative by Google Arts & Culture, which

brings us closer to the corners of this place in: "Versailles: the palace is yours": it is a virtual tour by Ver-sailles. With much of the 3D con-tent, the visit can be structured into CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Never in a million years could I have imagined I would go up to a bank teller wearing a mask

and ask for money.

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different chapters that show stories of the palace, the details of its main works of art and even virtual reality experiences. French and English More info: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/versailles

Every day at all hours. More than 40 free titles were made available by the Economic Culture Fund, on its website, to be delivered for reading in these weeks of stay-ing at home. There are from stories by Rudyard Kipling and Edmundo Valadés, to an essay on the Mexican Revolution by Ignacio Solares; In addition, children's works and the complete works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to enjoy the running of the bulls, on the computer screen. More info: https://www.fondode-culturaeconomica.com/gratuita

May 22 and 23. Friday and Saturday. 8:00 p.m. Dance. ALAN LAKE FACTORI(E). Quebec. The Scream of the Jellyfish takes place in an invented location, which pushes us into a terrifying dream fantasy: a nervous physical dance like a pagan ritual, shaken by the images of a powerful scenery. Le Cri des Méduses is an awake dream, a dance of life, of survival. More info: http://www.festivalde-mayo.org/fcmj2020D/alanlake.htm

May 24. Sunday. From 9:00 p.m. Elektric Dreams: I n t e r e s t e l a r. Circus. It is a neo-luminescent dream that occurs in the depths of the galactic imaginary. This is a trip to an alternate reality, you will witness worlds and beings that play to discover zero gravity, and you will live a journey of acrobatic fiction. More info: http://www.festivaldemayo.org/fcmj2020D/elektrico.htm

Until May 31. Everyday. Dif-ferent hours. The 23rd edition of the Jalisco May Cultural Festival goes digital and will be broadcast from May 8 to 31 on YouTube. The Cultural Festival will have 64 activities and more than 40 hours of content that can be enjoyed on the official website of the FMC of Jalisco. This year the event will be dedicated to the 250th anniver-sary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven and the special guest is the Quebec community. More info: http://www.festivaldemayo.org/

Until May 28. Everyday. Dif-ferent hours. 15th Festival Am-bulante 2020. This 2020, the Am-bulante documentary film festival celebrates 15 years of existence and wanted to celebrate it in a special way, but the health emergency caused by the coronavirus com-pletely changed their plans and they will have to change the big screens for computers and mobile devices. April 29 and until May 28, 65 documentaries will be available for free on the festival site. More info: www.ambulante.org ,

The Los Cabos Humane Society Has Good News!

The Los Cabos Humane So-ciety (LCHS) team has been busy behind the scenes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mostly-volunteer staff has re-mained healthy and taken great care of shelter animals while closed to the public, in addition to maintaining and improving the facility.

The Twin Dolphin Group is sponsoring the next 265 free ster-ilizations for LCHS! The public

was asked to register their pets for free spay and neuter surgeries, and the list was filled in just six hours. The organization hopes to find other generous sponsors in our community so they can con-tinue offering this service to pet owners in Los Cabos. You might consider the Twin Dolphin Re-sort for a future Los Cabos visit! https://twindolphinloscabos.com

Founded in 2009, a local sup-plier, installer and integrator of

solar and wind energy solutions for commercial and residential needs in the Los Cabos area, Innovacion Solar has agreed to sponsor the installation of solar panels for the shelter to help with our electricity costs. Stay tuned for an article on how Innovacion Solar can help your home or busi-ness electric consumption too! www.innovacionsolar.mx

Last but not least, the LCHS staff is working to create a new space for the kitties that will also welcome visitors to enjoy spend-ing time with them while having a cup of coffee. Cat cafés are pop-ping up in many cities around the world and are helping cats get adopted into loving homes. We

will be sure to let you know when the work is completed so we can welcome you to the new space.

To comply with COVID-19 safety regulations, the shelter is only allowing visitors by ap-pointment at this time. If you are interested in meeting one of the candidates for adoption, please contact LCHS through Facebook message. Maybe you know someone who could open their heart to Dona, a senior lady who has been waiting a long time to find her forever home? www.facebook.com/los.cabos.humane.society

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