More Liana

15 hours ago, dealerdave said:

Has anyone became a “fiador” or guarantor on behalf of someone wanting to rent a property here?  Any thoughts, insights, advice or shared experiences would be helpful, thanks.

Please be aware that a fiador (also known as aval) will be held legally responsible for whatever balance of payment is outstanding on the renter's lease should he or she default.  In order to act as fiador for you, he/she must own his or her property without mortgage or lien and must provide a copy of his/her property's title to the property owner.  This is taken much more seriously in Mexico than it is in countries north of the border.  Unless you know the potential renter and his/her sense of financial responsibility really, really well, I would not act as fiador.

On 7/1/2019 at 11:50 AM, ea93105 said:

Zirahuen ,Michoacan. 

Beautiful small volcanic lake with lots of cabin rentals all around it. Peaceful , quiet and crystal clear air. Amazing firefly show every evening during the rainy season.

 

 

In the last two or three years, the lake at Zirahuén, which was at one time so crystalline that you could see the lakebed, has been ruined by contamination by agricultural, chemical runoff from the cultivation of avocados and "berries", as locals call the proliferation of commercial culture of blackberries, red raspberries, and blueberries grown nearby.  In addition, the 'plastic pollution' of the thousands of protective tenting of the berries has caused visual pollution; the landscape is now covered with white plastic.  Think of what you see at Lakeside on the flanks of Mt. Garcia and multiply that by a lot.

If you're passing through the area during a weekend and want something marvelous to eat, go to La Mesa de Blanca in Ziracuaretiro, just off the toll road and across the railroad tracks at the Zirahuén exit.  https://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2010/07/ruta-de-aromas-y-sabores-2010-la-mesa-de-blanca.html

Mexico Cooks!, which started publication in 2007, was devoted for its first five years to offering information about the beautiful state of Michoacán.  There are about a zillion things to see and do in my state, but 3-4 days is a start at seeing its natural and cultural delights.  This time of year the central part of the state is in its most beautiful epoch: cool, green, lush.  

Fantastically fresh at the Ajijic Wednesday tianguis, and available as well at the Monday tianguis in Chapala.  I love it in salads, as a purée of watercress soup, or stir-fried with garlic as a vegetable.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 6/26/2019 at 10:50 AM, ComputerGuy said:

No.

I am talking about the pieces of fish that go into a basic cut roll. What most people think of when they say sushi (see photo). Temaki is something else altogether, and generally rolled into a cone, with seaweed on the outside. Thus the inclusion of the term "maki". See second photo. Perhaps I should have said "tiny bits".

 

The "cones" are also called handrolls.  CG, does the sushi at Masayuma have a big hunk of cream cheese in it?  Oh please say no...

CG et al, do you run them under cold purified water or under regular tap water?  

The deviled eggs in the photo are deviled quail eggs.  I made four dozen, and I will never ever ever make them again.  Delicious, but omg the work to peel them.   

 

I have been to Pian and to Tepetate and thought both were awful.  YMMV.  

I use .com and .com.mx, have Prime on both, use a USA debit card on both, and delivery can be as fast as overnight or as slow as 8-10 days.  Nothing has gone missing and the service on either is terrific, typical Amazon.

 

13 hours ago, Yo1 said:

Thanks Liana--not something we know about in Chapala.  I'm not sure why he posted on a Lakeside forum rather than one in Cueravaca.

Yo1, I've been wondering why he posted here since the post appeared.  This insurance thing doesn't exist in Chapala, but it definitely does in Mexico City and probably does in Cuernavaca.  I paid it for the first time when I rented my second Mexico City apartment in February 2018.  The cost of a year-long policy at that time was $6000.00 pesos over and above the cost of the deposit and the first month's rent.  Mine was through a company called Previsión Legal, which anyone is welcome to look for on Google, just to see what it's all about.

10 hours ago, bontepar said:

Thanks for the suggestion but I do not have a landlord

Is this a house you will be living in and paying rent, or is it a house you will be renting to someone else?  If you will be living in the house and paying rent, to whom are you paying rent?  The person or bank that receives your rent payments is your landlord (casero).

There is often a requirement that renters pay one year's insurance (especially in the CDMX) to guarantee that the renters will pay the rent and abide by the terms of the rental contract.  I believe that is what you are posting about.  

 

It's obvious to me that the people who have posted regarding the link that started this thread have not bothered to read the article.  The article CLEARLY STATES that this new rule applies to cruise ships departing from the USA. 

And FYI, if you simply looked at the words in the link itself--not even the article--it should be apparent that the NYTimes thought it was political news.  I don't care one way or the other, it simply seemed like travel news that would interest some members of this board.  I guess "interest" means "let's all bash one another".  Good grief.

On 6/7/2019 at 8:32 AM, ComputerGuy said:

This little place has been a number of oddball restaurants over the years, and now with an expanded interior and an upscale blended menu, looks like it's here to stay for a while.

I was treated to dinner last night by a lovely couple who really wanted me to try it, knowing I am somewhat of a foodie. Not only did Teocintle not disappoint, but I now have an extra place on my list of "places to return". I can't really comment on the prices, because (ironically) I never got a look at the full menu: one look at the daily board had me headed for trout papillote. And it was perfect, and much more ambitious than I would have thought. Not only was the steamed-in-foil fish firm and smokey, but it was smothered with a variety of fresh vegetables, including perhaps the best buttered asparagus ever, slices of charred corn on the cob, and so much more with a different variety on the side.

One dinner companion had the salmon and it looked perfect. A gazpacho soup was wolfed down by multiple diners. All dishes came with a wonderful scoop of mashed potatos; again, done to perfection. Dessert I declined, but the table ordered a tres-leche cake with mango and tequila that looked... and forgive me for saying this out loud in a review... stunning.

52 Constitución on the corner of Javier Mina. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2:30 to 9. Reservations would seem a must: it was pretty busy for a Thursday night, full of regulars.

331-547-8968.

 

 

 

I was there nearly a year ago and will go again the next time I'm in Ajijic.  It's just wonderful.
https://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2018/07/you-cant-go-home-again-restaurante-teocintle-maíz-ajijic-jalisco-.html

Several years ago I had a problem with Volaris.  After three months of attempting to recover money from Volaris, I reported the problem to PROFECO and in three days Volaris deposited the full amount owed me to my bank.  

Sometimes it's not about just the money, but the principle of the thing.  

18 hours ago, mudgirl said:

So are you saying that you've actually had fraud activity on your Bancomer account, but haven't been alerted to it?  

Of course not.  If I had meant that, I would have said so.  

23 hours ago, Kiko said:

Bancomer contacted me Friday with a fraud alert when I made a mistake with a transfer on my mobile account.  I had started a transfer and canceled.

That's good news, Kiko.  Maybe they have figured it out.

On 6/5/2019 at 10:26 PM, mudgirl said:

Well, if I got a text alert that something had been charged to my debit card when I hadn't made a purchase or a transfer, that would alert me to fact that someone is using my card fraudulently and then I'd contact Bancomer.

The point is, Bancomer contacts me ONLY when I make a purchase or transfer.  Of course I save my receipt or confirmation email for either of those.  Bancomer has NEVER contacted me with a possible fraud alert.  Only my USA-based bank does that.

Just now, mudgirl said:

I've had a Bancomer account for about 10 years with no problems. I get a text message on my phone immediately when I use the debit card or do an online transfer.

Yes, I get a text message on my phone when I use my debit card or do an online transfer.  I don't get alerts about possible fraud, though--alerts that ask me to call the bank to confirm that I made the transaction, or tell the bank that yes, it is a fraudulent transaction.  Do you?  My USA bank offers that service, Bancomer, no.

If you didn't see this announcement, effective Tuesday June 4, 2019, you'll want to read it.  There are several other articles in the NYTimes (and I'm sure in other newspapers) about this new wrinkle.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/06/04/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-cuba.html?searchResultPosition=3  

 

On 5/29/2019 at 6:47 PM, slainte39 said:

"now we check the balance every week or two"

That´s what you have to do or even oftener now with online banking systems.  I wouldn´t go away and leave my house unlocked and ask someone to check it once a month.

Heavily used credit cards are like unlocked houses.

I check my balances daily.  Two seconds of my time gives me 24 hours of assurance that my money is where it's supposed to be.

CG, my USA bank alerts me to any suspected fraud.  I don't see that option on my Mexican bank accounts.  Can you clarify that your bank is in Mexico?

On 6/2/2019 at 10:58 AM, Sonia said:

The need to go in person for a Federal background check changed last summer. There my sister meets clients. 

Question: is it not possible for those at lakeside to complete the Federal background check in Guadalajara? Or, currently do they too require to go all the way to Mexico City? 

thanks

soniadiaz.mx

 

 

This can only be handled in Mexico City.  

About 3 years ago, I crossed using the CBX at Tijuana for the first time.  What others have said is exactly what happened to me: got my baggage at baggage claim, walked back a few feet and got my CBX ticket, and walked across the bridge, showing my USA passport to the INM desk on the bridge.  Because it was my first time using the CBX, a USA government employee actually took me across the bridge, asked if I wanted to see how to get back into the bridge on my return trip to Mexico, walked me through the whole process, showed me every detail, and walked me to the door, where my friend was waiting to pick me up.

I was amazed by the extraordinary service I received--without asking, just as a favor--from the USA government.  

Bdlington, I'm sorry your experience was less than excellent.  That guy you talked to didn't know what he was talking about and caused you a bunch of problems.  

19 hours ago, happyjillin said:

In an earlier post I referred  to the Chapala tianguis and it's wonders. You have quoted me out of context.I am speaking of the wonders of the Chapala Mercado in the Plaza, which can be frequented 7 days per week to enjoy all the things that you mentioned that you can only do for one day, in what I consider your apple as opposed to my orange.And I suggest again that the Chapala tianguis is larger and far superior to the Ajijic tianguis and less expensive as a bonus.

who wouldn't want to buy a belt from this guy at the Chapala tianguis. I bought 2.

I quoted your post in its entirety.  I didn't see another post.

16 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said:

Edit above: Jackfruit in Mexico is called jaca.

YACA  Photo: yaca with a side of tunas.

On 5/31/2019 at 11:16 AM, happyjillin said:

The great shake of the Chapala Mercado is that it's all in one place in el centro plaza and because of that other stores have located around it too. You even have a choice of 4 butchers right in it as well as 2 chicken butchers one of them carries rabbit and quail eggs. 2 fish mongers Tacos,roto chicken,baked goods,desserts,fruit/veggies,flowers and plants birria,menudo and a couple of popular gringo friendly restaurants. 7 days/week.

All of that is sold at the Ajijic Wednesday market.  When I lived in Ajijic, that tianguis was the highlight of my week.  Conversing with the vendors--don Rafa and his wife doña Tere, the young women who sold gorditas, the man who sold fresh fish and always had a sample of something to taste, the young man who sold great chicken, the yoghurt man and his wife--plus seeing so many of my Mexican friends and neighbors (I had a van and my neighbors often carpooled there and back with me).  I often saw ex-pat friends--people I only saw at the tianguis, we'd always stop to chat for a minute.  And the woman with the taco stand about midway through--I still remember her tacos.

The last time I was there, IMHO there was too much emphasis on arts and crafts and too little emphasis on what a tianguis is generally for: buying fresh provisions for the kitchen.  I don't know any tianguis--in Mexico City, in Morelia, in Pátzcuaro, in Oaxaca, in Guadalajara--where the produce is home-grown and brought to market.  The vendors are re-sellers, buying at wholesale in a mercado de abastos and reselling at a very, very small profit in the tianguis.  In Pátzcuaro, sellers do come from little towns around the area, even from Janitzio island, to sell certain home-grown or net-fished items--but only twice a week.  Same in Morelia, at the Mercado de Independencia--twice a week.  In Zaachila, Oaxaca and in San Cristóbal de las Casas, there are purely indigenous markets where people do bring their own goods to sell.  

I make it a point to shop in the tianguis wherever I am.  Deep relationships form between seller and buyer, jokes are shared between buyer and vendor, or between one buyer and another, produce is better, meat is better, fish is better, cheese, yoghurt, etc etc etc are better.  In Mexico City, due to illness I failed to go to my neighborhood tianguis for about six weeks.  When I was finally able to go back, one of the vendors reached out to hug me and said, "Ay señora, you're an older person and we thought something had happened to you!"  He was so relieved that I was back and not in the más allá.

Build relationships in your communities.  Shop your tianguis and your municipal market, not just the organic market or whatever upscale market you have.

And please note that the word is TIANGUIS: tea AHN geese.  One tianguis, two tianguis, three tianguis.  The word is based on a Náhuatl word and means street market.  Always the same in singular and plural.  NEVER tiangus and never tiangui.  

From me and your tianguis to you:   https://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2007/08/tianguis-mexico.html

15 minutes ago, markoe said:

Just moved into a rental home in Ajijic and some large bottle water.  Have contaners for Bonafont but cannot find a local number to call them.  HELP

jkjoking13@yahoo.com

661 527 6512

Jerald Koenig 

 

Jerald, you've responded to a several-years-old thread.  You might want to start a new thread, with your question, to get more attention and answers.

Fruit pulp such as this is readily available in most Mexican markets.  I've seen it at the Mercado de Abastos in Guadalajara, at the Mercado de Jamaica in Mexico City, and at the Mercado Hidalgo in Tijuana.  I bet a vendor at the Ajijic Wednesday tianguis would gladly schlep some to Lakeside, and for far less money than shipping it from Nayarit.

Congratulations, Zeb!  I thought you were looking for--a wedding band.  Musicians.  😎