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La Paz, Baja California Sir, Mexico
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EU chief says 70% of adults in European Union fully vaccinated.
What's the share of the Mexican population has been partly or fully vaccinated against COVID-19?
According to Our World in Data are 26% Mexicans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 18% are partly vaccinated.😩 https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/106857257101387855
Today in a vaccination center in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz bay yesteryear
Mexican sweet shops and artisans whose sales have suffered since the onset of the pandemic are now making iconic sugar skulls and creating traditional and modern handicrafts from a variety of materials in preparation for the Day of the Dead, a holiday they hope will give a much-needed boost to their businesses.
The edible, colorful and joyful “calaveritas de azucar,” or skulls made from sugar or chocolate and decorated with icing, have become one of Mexico’s most iconic treats and are omnipresent during the Day of the Dead festivities (Nov. 1 and 2).
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There is a major pickpocket operation in La Paz right now. The MO is to put some substance (looks like blood or poop) on your car or your back then offer to help you remove it. During the diversion or rubdown your wallet/purse are gone. It's happened on the Malecon, the marinas, Walmart, Liverpool - where ever gringos are found. At a minimum don't let them help. If you can get a photo, take it to the Tourist police on the Malecon, or call 911.
Unfortunately today quiet good visible: La Paz bay is smoking again. It’s been a while we seen that intense smog flow across the bay but maybe we just missed it. Feel free to share your observations!
https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/669397445138153472/smoking
In the last 48 hours, 2,354 new cases of Covid-19 infections have been reported in BCS of which 62.1% are located in La Paz.
Keep your guards up!!
Use at a minimum at least the basics to protect you and your family.
Get vaccinated!!
Get booster-ed!
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Today, 7th January 2022, we are 1 week into the new year… time fly’s :)! Excellent weather in La Paz, our contributor was out there before noon. Not to many folk around, holidays (yesterday Epiphany/Day of the Holy Kings) and a pretty severe uptick with Covid-19 infections may be the reason.
https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/672761204324843520/07january2022
The curve is looking a little better. We choose 1 month period.
However, you can do self go to gov. websites (address in post)
Click the "Semáforo Epidemiológico" pop-up away after it was loading,
scroll down a bit and click on BCS on that map,
click again on La Paz area (or wherever is your interest),
scroll down to curve graphic, there is a slider below the graphic you can move to determine the time from you wish to see.
There is only one thing that is important right now:
Get vaccinated!
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Sun rise or sunset, no matter the occasions: the outlook is always pretty!
Yesterday morning sunrise, image taken in greater Puesta de Sol area!
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, has never had much time or aptitude for democratic niceties and institutional checks and balances. Yet as he enters the second half of his six-year presidential term, he is moving from bending to breaking political norms and even laws, putting Mexico’s democracy in peril.
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Mexican writer, poet, psychologist and broadcaster Emma Godoy, who was born on this day in 1918 and used her voice to defend the rights and dignity of the elderly.

Godoy initially got a master’s degree in Spanish Language and literature. She then earned a Doctorate in Philosophy from the esteemed National Autonomous University of Mexico, in addition to studying Psychology and Pedagogy. She was also a professor of Literature there.

Much of Godoy’s life was spent balancing teaching, writing novels, poetry, art criticism and philosophical essays. Her novel, Érase un hombre Pentafácico, was given the Ibero-American Novel Award sponsored by The William Faulkner Foundation in 1962.

In 1973, she founded and presided over the Association for the Dignification of Old Age, one of the first organizations to address senior rights. Godoy regularly broadcasted on XEW1 radio in Mexico and further spread awareness of her ideas. This led to the Mexican Government establishing the National institute for Older Adults in 1979. The institution is supported by Emma Godoy’s principles and continues to benefit millions today.

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La escritora, poeta, psicóloga y locutora mexicana Emma Godoy, quien nació tal día como hoy en 1918 y usó su voz para defender los derechos y la dignidad de las personas mayores.

Godoy inicialmente obtuvo una maestría en Lengua y Literatura Españolas. Luego obtuvo un Doctorado en Filosofía de la prestigiosa Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, además de estudiar Psicología y Pedagogía. Allí también fue profesora de Literatura.

Gran parte de la vida de Godoy la pasó equilibrando la docencia, la escritura de novelas, la poesía, la crítica de arte y los ensayos filosóficos. Su novela Érase un hombre Pentafácico fue galardonada con el Premio Iberoamericano de Novela auspiciado por la Fundación William Faulkner en 1962.

En 1973 fundó y presidió la Asociación para la Dignificación de la Vejez, una de las primeras organizaciones en abordar los derechos de las personas mayores. Godoy transmitía regularmente en la radio XEW1 en México y difundía aún más sus ideas. Esto llevó al gobierno mexicano a establecer el Instituto Nacional para Adultos Mayores en 1979. La institución se sustenta en los principios de Emma Godoy y continúa beneficiando a millones en la actualidad.
https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/108016905265562458
FRiday evening La Paz, BCS 25. March 2022