Cheers for my home town

This is for those who are curious about Guaymas and San Carlos (which is actually considered a 'burb of Guaymas). Local videographer Abraham Castro has produced a video that presents the Guaymas area at its absolute best. It was created as a marketing tool to encourage more cruise ships, and if anything can accomplish that, Abraham has done it.  Watching it gave me a thrill, made me want to cheer...hey, folks, this is my home town!


Move over Mazatlan!  If I'd never been here, this vid would have been enough to get me on my way. Makes me want to go out and make fuller use of the facilities. Horses galloping on the beach, Carnivale parades, yummy food, bikinis, folklorico, crafts, dolphins, beach sunsets, boating...it's all here. They even caught the golf course when it was green!



I've seen a Mazatlan video, supplied by Nancy, also hugely impressive. Anybody else got one for their area that really shows it off? Wanna share?

What goes around...

A new Arizona law, SB 1070, requires police officers to detain anyone they suspect of being in the US illegally, and makes it a misdemeanor to be without proper identification papers when detained by law enforcers.

AZ governor Janet Brewer then followed up this week by signing a bill banning ethnic studies, specifically classes designed for students of particular ethnic groups.

Protests from San Francisco to Boston, include most recently a boycott by Los Angeles city council on business with Arizona. Concerned about the economic fallout, both Tucson and Flagstaff city councils are suing the state.  But at the same time nine other state legislatures are considering similar laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.

And in downtown Guaymas this banner has been displayed by PAN, one of the two major political parties, calling for Guaymas residents not to visit Arizona, and to rebuff the anti-immigration law.