Fredrick Catherwood’s Lasting Legacy

Fredrick Catherwood’s Lasting Legacy


In  the early 1840’s, two haggard men on mules emerged from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula telling stories of a lost civilization discovered and unknown cities explored, long before the days when Nikon cameras and National Geographic magazine told us of these things. Between the years of 1839-1842, American John Lloyd Stephens...

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Buying on the Beach

Buying on the Beach

Defining Mexico’s Federal Maritime Zone


  Defining and measuring the Federal Maritime Zone The Federal Maritime Zone is legally described as the 20 meter wide strip of land that is transitable and next to the beach (playa mar). Let’s break this down to make sure we are clear on what we are talking about: 1....

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The Secret to Raising Fish

The Secret to Raising Fish

The Holy Trinity of Resonance


Do some boats raise fish better than others? You bet they do, but why? And, how can a 25 foot Mexican panga raise more fish than a “no expenses spared” 45 foot sport fisher? It is all about the Holy Trinity of Resonance, Vibration and the Horsepower to Weight Ratio....

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Wine and Cheese

Wine and Cheese

Breaking with tradition


The theme of an eternal discussion among sommeliers, the pairing of wine and cheese is without a doubt the most difficult.  This despite the fact that both are a result of the blending of yeast and bacteria.  A good cheese can better a low quality wine or a powerful cheese...

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Pacific Coast Pirates


…a 27 year old English Captain by the name of Thomas Cavendish, was bearing down on him with distinctly unfriendly intentions.”   An account of the Manila Galleon and English pirates off the coast of Mexico The Spanish galleon Santa Ana slowly tracked the coast of Baja California in November 1587 under clear skies and favorable sailing conditions. She was four months out of Manila and only days away from dropping anchor at her home port of Acapulco. She carried in her hold an immense fortune in Oriental treasure: gold, pearls, silks from the China, ginger, cloves and cinnamon from the Spice Islands, jewels from Burma, Indian ivory. Lookouts from the Santa Ana spotted distant sails as the overloaded ship passed by Cabo San Lucas. Captain Tomas de Alzola reduced sail and ordered camouflage netting to be hung. Weapons were issued to those among the 160 passengers and crew capable...

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Latest ADIP Articles
December 2009

December 2009

Dec – Jan, Christmas Festival, Mexico City. Stages fun events and entertainment in the capital every December and January. Past attractions include an ice rink in the Zócalo (town square) with ballets, musical concerts and festive nativity scenes on the ice. Dec 4-6, Rucco Surfer Reunion 2009, Playa Linda, Ixtapa. The annual Rucco reunion is...

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Zacatecas Travelogue

Zacatecas Travelogue

The gorgeous colonial architecture invites inspection, and the baroque cathedral downtown is perhaps the single finest example of the ornate Churrigueresque style to be found in Mexico…  Zacatecas had never been particularly high on our list of cities to visit in Mexico, but not long ago it was on our way to somewhere else, so...

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Property Taxes

Property Taxes

On your vacation home


Just as in any other country, Mexico depends upon income from the annual tax on property to keep local governments functioning and provide important local services for the region…  The good part is that the annual tax assessed on Mexican properties is often less than it might be for property in many other countries! And,...

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Mexican Competitiveness

Mexican Competitiveness

In the Global Marketplace & A Glimpse of Michoacán


Mexico Has Become the Best-Cost Country for Manufacturing Mexico is now considered the best country for the United States to do business with, according to the business advisory firm AlixPartners’ recent study on manufacturing and outsourcing costs index. The study provides American companies who do international businesses, with more accurate and understandable information of foreign...

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November 2009

November 2009

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Letter from the Editor - November 2009

Letter from the Editor – November 2009

Welcome back to another day in paradise! Hope you had a lovely summer, ours was very productive. ADIP took the summer off from printing and we used our time to rebuild the website, to add a staggering array of new interactive features and upgrade our digital magazine. Check out www.adip.info for ten years of magazine...

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Top Ten Reasons to Visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

Top Ten Reasons to Visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

10. I’m here… And so are a lot of your friends (even a few you haven´t met yet) and more keep trickling in each week  … Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo has a fiercely loyal following among visitors who come back year after year and an active thriving community. 9. It’s beautiful! The bay has been especially sparkling lately...

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Condominium Law in Guerrero

Condominium Law in Guerrero

This article covers condominium law in Mexico, how a condominium legally works and what are the rights and obligations of owners. Governing rules The governing rules for condominiums are the Condominium Ownership Law No. 557 of the State of Guerrero (referred to here as the Law), and the Condominium Regime, which contains the individual condominium...

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Perspectives on the Real Estate Industry

Perspectives on the Real Estate Industry

The 19th Real Estate FORUM The 19th Real Estate FORUM was presented this year by the Guadalajara section of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) with more than 400 realtors in attendance for talks, Perspectives on the Real Estate Industry.  Following the national anthem and parading of the flag by the drum and...

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The Cool Comfort of A/C

The Cool Comfort of A/C

If you lived in Zihuatanejo thirty years ago chances are you didn’t have air conditioning, so if you wanted a respite from the heat you jumped in the ocean or took several showers a day.   Although it’s this simplistic, and at times bohemian, lifestyle that attracts us to Zihuatanejo, nowadays escaping the heat can be...

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Ajijic & Mazamitla Travelogue

Ajijic & Mazamitla Travelogue

Here’s a two-destination trip offering not only a big change from the Pacific Coast splendor of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo but vivid contrasts between the two cities themselves:  Ajijic and Mazamitla. Both places are located northwest of here in the state of Jalisco, but while Ajijic can lay claim to being the ex-pat capital of Mexico, you might...

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