Federico Lopez Casco, is the Medicine Man of Puerto Vallarta. Freddy  is the Pharmacist from the famous Farmacia Olas Altas, right in the middle of the South Side of Vallarta.   Listen to The Podcast Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The [caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! And I just wanted to thank the folks at La Palapa for letting me conduct a couple of interviews while I was down this time. One was with three great guys that have a band called La Trez Cuartoz, and they have a great story. I’m going to have them on next week. This week, I have a special guest, The Medicine Mane of Puerto Vallarta, Federico Lopez Casco, Freddy the Pharmacist from the famous Farmacia Olas Altas, But first what’s happening this week in Puerto Vallarta the 24th of January 2018.   The 5th edition of The Ceviche and Aguachile Festival ....will be held this Sunday, January 28th from 12 to 7PM. The organizer of the festival, Edgar Cisneros tells us that in this fifth edition there will be a total of 10 local restaurants, 2 craft breweries (Molusko, from Puerto Vallarta and from the Magical Town of San Sebastian del Oeste, a beer called Nebula. Also artisanal ice cream with shaved Ice and fresh fruit waters, and to  liven up the day the folkloric ballet "Tradiciones" directed by Alexis Jimón. Also will be there will be a troupe of Polynesian dancers doing Demos with the girls from the school "Lani Ale Kau Iluna" and some other singers and groups. And a planned release the "doves" to liven up the event. The event is expected to draw more than a thousand people -between local people and tourists. [caption id="attachment_2232" align="aligncenter" width="541"] Ceviche y Aguachile Festival in Puerto Vallarta[/caption] During the seven hours of the event it is expected that more than 350 kilograms of fish and shellfish, will be consumed, which is expected to generate an average economic income of just over $ 250,000 thousand pesos.  Which will go right into the local economy. The festival is also associated with a noble cause, since a meal will be offered to the children cared for in the Santa Esperanza Children's Shelter, with the generous donation of fish and shellfish by the participating restaurants. Remember that the Festival of Ceviche and Aguachile takes place twice a year: during the last weekend of January and then in July. “ We are waiting for you to enjoy delicious ceviche’s and aguachiles on Sunday, January 28 at the Lázaro Cárdenas park in Puerto Vallarta. And again, that will be at Lazaro Cardenas Park from 12-7. Sounds like lots of fun. Check out the video I have in the show notes.     Gary Thompson is now holding an Evening Free Sculpture Tour Every Thursday evening, Gary Thompson of Galeria Pacifico that by the way just celebrated 30 years in Puerto Vallarta now has this new tour [caption id="attachment_2233" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Evening Malecon Sculpture Tour[/caption] to keep folks out of the blazing midday sun and instead, enjoy the sun setting along the Malecon as you learn about the sculptures and the artists only the way Gary can tell it. He is marvelous. The tour begins at 6 pm at Ga