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Mexican fútbol fans enjoyed an exciting semifinal game Sunday night of the Mexican league between Cruz Azul and América, with América eking out a win 4-3 in the final moments of the game thanks to a penalty kick. Monterrey and América will play their final match on Thursday Dec. 12, Día de Guadalupe, at 8 P.M. Just to make Dec. 12 even more interesting. Here in downtown Zihuatanejo shouts of ¡GOOOOOOOL! could be heard all over town each time one of the teams scored. Unlike U.S. football, these athletes play non-stop for 45 minutes, take a 15-minute break, then play another 45 minutes of non-stop action. No interruptions for commercials every few minutes, no stopping the clock every few seconds, no time outs, no silly and quite tiresome game clock nonsense, and no thousands of convoluted and confusing rules. And unlike U.S. football, in which the players neither touch the ball with their feet nor play with an actual ball, they actually use their feet to move an actual ROUND ball. Imagine that!

Our mild weather with refreshing nights and sunny days continues. A shame there seemed to hardly be any visitors around today. That should all change this coming weekend when the region should start filling up with tens of thousands of visitors who will be crowding our beaches, streets and restaurants until January 9th or so. Expect it to be crowded and loud with lots of spontaneous fireworks during the nights. We're still getting people who normally would go to Acapulco but can't because of the lack of available lodgings due to the damage from hurricanes Otis and John, so it's likely not only to be more crowded but also much louder than normal. Oh boy.

A whale shark provided a surprise treat for snorkelers the other day at Playa Manzanillo. A reminder that the beach and the coastline should be protected and preserved, not privatized and developed into a skyscraper hotel with a boat pier. Another friend who was showing tourists around Zihuatanejo's bay had a wonderful surprise when they came across a humpback whale with its baby near the mouth of the bay.

Speaking of whales, El Refugio de Potosí is a center for wildlife conservation and environmental education. Among its attractions, it features a fully reconstructed sperm whale skeleton (the only one in Mexico), an observation tower, a wheelchair accessible footpath for observing local flora and fauna, and a butterfly pavilion. Located near the beach on the road to Barra de Potosí. Perfect for the entire family.
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Una garza blanca espera regalos de un pescador trabajando en la bahía de Zihuatanejo frente a Playa Principal durante el amanecer en Zihuatanejo.