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Another Satisfied Customer

This note was left for us by one of our very satisfied residents :

If you can’t read that, here’s the translation:
M and V,
I write this testimonial from the highest most balcony in the suite of a stunning new condo on the beach of Manzanillo Mexico. Perla Del Mar.
I could go on and on about the [...]

Manzanillo Letter October 3, 2010

There’s certainly major white frost on the pumpkin now.  In fact the time between the last spring frost and the first fall frost was decidedly ‘unsummer-like’.  If in conversation one uses the word “summer” to describe any part of the Western Canadian period of time between the equinox in Mar. and the equinox in Sept., [...]

Manzanillo Newsletter August 31, 2010

Dear Friends,
Following is what was once a short letter, but has grown. It has been in the works for some time and will be followed by another with pictures and a special story from our August trip in Mexico.
While there we attended the Expo Mueble and Enart exposition in Guadalajara with some friends (Expo [...]

Perla Del Mar Construction: Safety You Can Stand By

Perla Del Mar is one of the most secure and safe buildings in Manzanillo. We know, because we designed it to be that way. A house is only as strong as it’s foundation, and Perla has quite a foundation! Constructed with a solid steel frame, and the highest quality materials, no expense was spared to [...]

Perla Del Mar Sea Wall Construction

Since Perla Del Mar is situated on the coast, there is always a chance that adverse weather conditions could affect Manzanillo. Though rare, it’s always good to be prepared. As we constructed the Perla Del Mar condominiums, we put the safety and security of the owners first, and spared no expense ensuring that Perla Del [...]

Letter From Manzanillo: Making Decisions

As this is written at 8:00 am Monday morning, Dec. 14th., the temp. at the town of Sundre (Environment Canada website) which is just to the west of our town of Olds, is -42C.  Now that’s cold and if memory serves us right, at this temperature you can carry liquid propane around in an open [...]

Cold Winters In Canada

This is a recent article from the Edmonton Journal about the winters in Canada. After reading this, it makes us appreciate how very fortunate we are to have a home in Sunny Mexico. See the year round temperature of Manzanillo here.

EDMONTON — It was colder in Edmonton Sunday than anywhere else in North America.
Sunday also [...]

The Manzanillo Acid Test

Today is one of those Mexican days when we appreciate how fortunate we are and how well everything has turned out. While there is a sprinkling of news from those who are going through some tough times, and we keep those friends in mind, we are enjoying some of the best of times preparing [...]

November Manzamigo Newsletter

The latest Manzamigos Messenger for November 2009 is available now. Click the link below to download it:
Manzamigos Messenger November 2009