The real Juárez

By Wendy White Polk Editor | Posted: Sunday, July 8, 2012 6:00 pm

Can you name a North American president who served during the 1800s, came from humble surroundings and is honored for promoting equal rights for all?

Sounds like Abraham Lincoln, right? But it also describes Benito Juárez, one of Mexico’s most revered presidents. So it’s not surprising that there was an abiding respect between the two.

Lincoln was born into a poor family on the frontier. He was president for barely four years before his assassination in 1865, but he managed to lead the nation during the Civil War, preserve the Union, end slavery and promote economic and financial modernization.

Juárez, a Zapotec Indian, was born in a small town in Oaxaca and served as president of Mexico five times, from 1861 to 1872. He resisted the French occupation of Mexico, overthrew the Second Mexican Empire, restored the republic and modernized the country.

The presidents also supported each other during trying times. According to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, Lincoln sent Juárez a message in 1861, expressing hope “for the liberty of ... your government and its people.” Lincoln also supported Juárez’s resistance against France, which had invaded Mexico and captured Mexico City in 1863. Juárez, in return, stood by Lincoln by refusing to support the Confederate states during the Civil War.

There are several statues of Lincoln in Latin America, including one in our sister city of Juárez, and in Tijuana. American cities like New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. have statues of Benito Juárez.

But in El Paso, there is no monument to the Mexican hero. Now sculptors John Houser and his son Ethan Houser have one in the works. When they were in town last month to unveil Ethan’s bronze of Susan Shelby Magoffin, they were also showing off a clay model of Benito Juárez.

They’ve chosen to portray the president only slightly larger than life and in a simple setting, seated on a park bench with a young boy nearby. John Houser said they’ve designed the monument so people can sit next to the president’s likeness and have their picture taken. And when they look closely at the boy’s face, Houser says, they will see that it is Juárez himself as a child.

Houser is in London this week for the installation of his bust of Francis Crick, the scientist who discovered DNA with colleague James Watson. Houser told me by email that it would take about a year and a half to move the Juárez project from maquette to the final bronze, as long as funding is available. He would like to see the statue installed at the Chamizal.

There is much that Americans and Mexicans can learn from Juárez’s leadership, but his famous quote may say it all: “Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.” “Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.”

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If you would like to help support the Benito Juarez monument, contact Pres Dehrkoop at The XII Travelers Memorial of the Southwest Inc., (915) 751-3631, emailpresdehr@elp.rr.com or write to Box 12464, El Paso TX 79913.

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Rastrillos, Zipolite

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Salvemos Puerto June 29, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Salvemos Puerto

June 29, 2012 at 12:20 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News

Puerto Escondido, commonly referred to as “The Mexico Pipeline“, is an internationally recognized surfing paradise and desperately needs the help of the global surf community.

The town of Puerto Escondido was devastated by Hurricane Carlotta on Friday 15th June, 2012. Two children died when their house was taken by a mudslide, and one 56-year-old woman passed away when the wind from the category 2 hurricane flipped her car. The beach side town has been severely damaged and is in need of urgent assistance to rebuild this community that thrives on tourism.

The Puerto Escondido lifeguards are in need of help due to all damage cause by the hurricane. They used to have 8 towers along the beach at Playa Zicatela and now there’s not a single one of them. This is just one example of what is required to help rebuild the local community; another is to promote tourism back to the area to stimulate the local economy.

The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) has launched a global campaign to “Salvemos Puerto” (Save Puerto).

The IBA is looking to raise US$100,000 for the base funding to stage the IBA Zicatella Pro at Puerto Escondido from August 8 – August 18, 2012. The event will be used as a platform to achieve the primary objectives of:

Driving tourism to the town of Puerto Escondido and to promote the area as a safe tourist destination in order to drive the local economy
Raise funds and mobilise resources to rebuild the 8 lifeguard towers at Playa Zicatela.
The core campaign is to sell 5000 “Salvemos Puerto” t shirts @ $30 each to raise the required funding to achieve the above objectives.

The Bodyboard Industry has also donated over $150,000 of merchandise at no cost to help raise the required funds. The following limited merchandise packs will be made available for sale with all funds raised going to the Salvemos Puerto Campaign:

$60 pack (x500 units);
$80 pack (x250 units); and
$100 pack (x500 units)
Turbo Surf Designs, Reeflex Wetsuits, Inverted Bodyboarding and Freedom Fins are donating products for each of the packs so that the retail value of each pack far exceeds the ticket price. As such it is a legitimate offering in its own right.

The campaign is to raise the first $100,000 prior to 8th July via merchandise sales through to the conclusion of the event via a viral campaign to raise awareness and funding globally.

Go to ibaworldtour.com for detailed info.

Viva Veracruz & Viva Puerto Escondido

Musings from and about 

Viva Voice Search

JUL04
201213 COMMENTS AND 0 REACTIONSWRITTEN BY JOHN CALYPSO

We started using computers when card punch readers were the order of the day – ancient times.

While working at Capitol Records in the mid-seventies we owned one of the first  IMSAI 8080computers – arguably the first microcomputer, although it was large enough to call it a mini-computer and expensive. C/PM was the operating system – later it ran FORTRAN and BASIC  as well.

During that same period we had access to a time share computer at UCLA. We used that to evaluate and determine available commercial components from actual design formula parameters. A real design to prototype time saver.

We got onboard and championed the two Steve’s (Jobs and Wozniak) Apple products over Bill Gates more structured, less user friendly Microsoft (IBM world) products; perhaps choosing the wrong horse to make the big bucks then? Back in the late 90′s we abandoned our Apple affiliation feeling the closeness of the two technologies had Gates products reluctantly a winner based on price, demand and massive amounts of software.

Here we are 37 years later from those beginnings, an older and perhaps wiser computer user – but truly less involved – “USER” is the key word. We have several years ago left development and programming to the likes of our now 22 year old son and others with youthful energy and interest

It has to be conceded that the United States engineers were in the forefront of computer technologies early development – on this July Fourth we salute them for that.

Computer technology in some respects has evolved more slowly than we had hoped and dreamed back in those early days. We had envisioned keyboard-less computers before now. We should have been successfully conversing with our computers long ago.

In that light – are you using Google Chrome as a browser? If not you are missing an advanced technology – Google’s Voice Search.

If you have a built in microphone (or an outboard installed) you merely click the microphone icon in the right corner of the Google search window and state your query (see photo below) – very cool!

Google Voice Search Screen (Red circle marks the spot to Click and talk)

Señora Calypso and I are avid Google searches.We encourage you to try Voice Search – a real time saver.

We have spent a tidy sum on voice recognition software programs over the years. Perhaps we will take a stab at one of the current favorite voice recognition programs again.  In the meantime Viva Voice Search!  Stay Tuned!

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Zipolite - Puerto Angel

carikita

Jul 4, 2012 3:56 AM
Posts:  2

Zipolite - Puerto Angel

I´m planning a trip to Puerto Escondido in mid july. My main purpose is surf,
dive and snorkeling and i wonder if anyone have been there recently, after
Carlotta. I´ve searched the net but could´t find any recent updates.

mclarjh

Jul 4, 2012 7:13 AM
Posts:  2,671

1

There have been a few posts about this subject in the past week or so.
Scroll down to read them, or wait for a reply.

p0gue

Jul 4, 2012 9:50 AM
Posts:  285

2

Unsure where you are headed... Zipol, Puerto Angel, PE or all 3. Plenty
 of surfing to be had, especially in PE. The Oaxaca coast generally
isn't considered a snorkeling or diving destination. I've spent a lot
of time here and done very little snorkeling.

Carlotta caused significant damage, but it's mostly cleaned up.
 Rebuilding continues, especially in Zipol andMazunte, but that
won't affect your plans. You'll be fine in mid-July. There have
been a couple recent threads about Carlotta damage, which

you will find when you search.

Rebuild Shambhala!

drMingo

Jul 4, 2012 12:08 PM
Posts:  72

3

I was in Zipolite before, during and after Carlota, I would say
you will be fine, Zipolite and Mazunte had some water and
electricity problems those few days, but within 3 or 4 days
all was ok, I couldn't go diving those days because the port
authority closed all boat activity during the aftermath of the
storm, but all is fine now, as for diving I met the folks of
 "azul profundo" they have the boats and the guides and
take you to a few places near Zipolite, like Estacahuite.

p0gue

Jul 4, 2012 1:00 PM
Posts:  285

4

drMingo, how is the diving around Pto Angel? I've never
tried it. Is there much to see?

Rebuild Shambhala!

mclarjh

Jul 5, 2012 7:18 AM
Posts:  2,671

5

I found snorkeling at Estacahuite, a thirty minute walk from
Puerto Angel, similar to that at Playa Carrizalillo inPuerto Escondido,
but suppose it depends upon weather the day you visit.

Check http://www.tomzap.com/fish.html for description and
some photos to help you identify what you see (yellow-bellied
sea snake at Zicatela, and spotted moray eel at Carrizalillo,
are my two most notable sightings).

carikita

Jul 5, 2012 12:04 PM
Posts:  2

6

Appreciate you took the time to give me some answers. Thanks!

lake_wobegon

Jul 5, 2012 12:25 PM
Posts:  1,225

7

http://www.tomzap.com/ph5/list.php?17

LW

Cliffs_Uglycat

Jul 5, 2012 1:25 PM
Posts:  64

8

There's not much to see diving or snorkeling off the Oaxaca coast.
Visibility is rather unimpressive. On the other hand, there's a stunning
 break near Salina Cruz - check it out on YouTube.

drMingo

Jul 5, 2012 1:44 PM
Posts:  72

9

I wanted to go diving, BUT the day I was going to go June 13,
felt lazy, and did not go, then on June 14 the seas were rough, 
on the 15th. it was impossible, I did try going the whole next week 
but the port was closed for those kind of activities, so I left Zipolite without 
going diving (this time), I did snorkel on the 12th. but it was notCozumel 
or Thailand (in regards to snorkel that is), but all in all, even with the 
hurricane it was a great trip.

Mazunte, Oaxaca

Huracan Carlotta en Puerto Angel II

Huracan Carlotta en Puerto Angel II

hurricane daniel / tropical storm emlila

uerto Escondido - news - All Bodyboarders Clothing // No Rules ... Puerto Escondido, commonly referred to as "The Mexico Pipeline", is an internationally ... www.allbodyboarders.com/en/news/puerto-escondido

Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido, commonly referred to as "The Mexico Pipeline", is an internationally recognized surfing paradise and desperately needs the help of the global surf community.

The town of Puerto Escondido was devastated by Hurricane Carlotta on Friday 15th June, 2012. Two children died when their house was taken by a mudslide, and one 56-year-old woman passed away when the wind from the Category 2 Hurricane flipp edher car. The beach sidetown has been severely damaged and is in need of urgent assistance to rebuild this community that thrives on tourism.

The Puerto Escondido lifeguards are in need of help due to all damage caused by the hurricane. They previous lyhad 8 towers along the beach at Playa Zicatela and nowthere’s not a single one of them standing after the hurricane. This is just one example of what is required to help rebuild the local community; another is to promote tourism back to the area to stimulate the local economy.

The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) has launched a global campaign to “SalvemosPuerto” (Save Puerto).

The IBA is looking to raise US$100,000 for the base funding to stage the IBA Zicatella Pro at Puerto Escondido from August 8 – August 18, 2012. The event will be used as a platform to achieve the primary objectives of:

1. Driving tourism to the town of Puerto Escondido and to promote the area as a safe tourist destination in order to drive the local economy.

2. Raise funds and mobilise resources to rebuild the 8 lifeguard towers at Playa Zicatela.

The core campaignis to sell 5000 “Salvemos Puerto” t shirts @ $30 each to raise the required funding to achieve the above objectives. All proceeds go to the Salvemos Puerto Campaign.

The Industry has also donated over $250,000 of merchandise at no cost to help raise the required funds. The following limited merchandise packs will be made available for sale with all funds raised going to the Salvemos Puerto Campaign:

• $60 pack (only 500 unitsavailable)

• $80 pack (only 250 unitsavailable)

• $100 pack (only 500 unitsavailable)

Turbo Surf Designs, ReeflexWetsuits, InvertedandFreedom Fins are donatingproducts.

The campaign is to raise the first $100,000 prior to 8th July to the conclusion of the event via a viral campaign to raise awareness and funding globally.

Below is the final day clip of the 2011 Zicatela Pro:

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