“It’s a global, social awakening about tourism and how we want to spend our time,” said Olivia Rose Withington, who grew up in Cozumel and moved to La Ventana 15 years ago with her family.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-07/tech-savvy-californians-gentrify-windy-mexican-desert

“The disease has moved so quickly, and a vaccine development has not,” said Kelly Sorenson, executive director of the Ventana Wildlife Society, a non-profit group that has released condors into the wilds around Big Sur and San Simeon since 1997.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/04/14/california-condors-killed-by-avian-flu-for-first-time-increasing-risk-to-famed-species/

“Woman’s” win scooped the biggest whoops of applause at the whole ceremony, a reminder of a bigger than normal Mexican presence at this year’s Ventana Sur.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/ventana-sur-prizes-rigoberto-perezcano-1235818237/