The Slow Food Movement in Mexico
Just about anyone who has read cooking columns, culinary magazines or cookbooks in recent years has come upon the term "slow food" or "the Slow Food movement." But what exactly is the Slow Food movemen...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima - sea to Sierra, by Wendy Devlin in Mexico Connect Wendy Devlin
Part 1 Colima - The Sea Six years ago I briefly visited the small state of Colima. With my family, I drove straight through th...
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Laguna Catemaco, Veracruz Wendy Devlin
The lush green volcanic hills of southern Veracruz permitted only glimpses of the approaching Laguna Catemaco. Small islands h...
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Baja communities play a key role in conservation Wendee Holtcamp
Those moments when you can spontaneously interact with a wild animal, one on one, in their environment - whether it's under th...
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Seeing the forests and the trees links Ron Mader
Mexican forests cover more than 140 million hectares or about 72% of the national territory. That said, the trees are falling ...
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Mexico City's uncommon environment Ron Mader
In most cities, a weather report gives ample information covering the day's temperatures, wind conditions and general forecast...
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Airline websites Ron Mader
Most visitors to Mexico arrive by air and more and more business and vacation travelers are taking to the web to plan their tr...
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Eco-travel links Ron Mader
The following are new Mexico-specific resources online in the Eco Travels website (http://www.planeta.com). Saludos, Ron Mader...
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Nuevo León: northern hot seat Ron Mader
EL NORTE CINTERMEX MEXICAN HISTORY MUSEUM NUEVO LEON'S UNDERSECRETARIAT OF TOURISM OTHER NUEVO LEON WEBSITES NUEVO LEON STATE ...
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Whale watching while you surf (the web) Ron Mader
Whale watching has become a million-dollar business around the globe. Mexican operators along the Pacific coast and in the Baj...
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Ruins in the rain forest: An excursion to La Selva Lacandona Carson Brown
Many visitors in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, realize that the quaint mountain town, aside from being a destination i...
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck Reviewed by Allan Cogan
Back in 1940, just before Pearl Harbour, John Steinbeck and his marine biologist friend, Ed Rickets, chartered a fishing boat,...
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In the Shadow of the Volcano: One Family's Baja Adventure by Michael Humfreville Reviewed by Allan Cogan
This was not to be your usual sight-seeing trip, moving from one convenient accommodation to another. Their desire was to be i...
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Miraculous Air: A Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico by C. M. Mayo Reviewed by Allan Cogan
Most of us think of the Baja Peninsula as a vast, sprawling, empty, underpopulated space on the Pacific Coast with hundreds of...
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Mexico, a Higher Vision: Excerpts from the Prologue by Carlos Fuentes Reviewed by Allan Cogan
To see Mexico from the air is to look upon the face of creation. Our everyday, earthbound vision takes flight and is transform...
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Endangered Mexico: An Environment on the Edge by Joel Simon Reviewed by Allan Cogan
There's no good news in Joel Simon's book. It's a catalog of the awful things that have happened in Mexico since the time of t...
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Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly by Sue Halpern Reviewed by Allan Cogan
Monarchs are genuinely fascinating creatures and here's a book that really does justice to their story. The travel accomplishe...
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Water Safety Robert & Curtis Page MD
If you are concerned with the quality of the water at your beach, we recommend you contact the tourism department for updated ...
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Did you know? A plastic island is constructed in Mexico Tony Burton
An entire island has been constructed, not by Bob the Builder, but by Richie the Recycler! Amazing but true: off the coast of ...
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Did you know? Mexico has over thirty UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves Tony Burton
A surprising percentage of Mexico's land area is protected in one form or another. A very large number of sites of archaeologi...
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Did you know? An enchanted lake in Veracruz rises every dry season, but falls again during the wet season Tony Burton
Peculiar, but true. There are several lakes named Laguna Encantada (Enchanted Lake) in Mexico, but this one is near Catemaco i...
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Did You Know? Bouncing balls and Mexican ingenuity Tony Burton
Rubber balls wouldn't bounce very high if it wasn't for some Mexican ingenuity. The Morning Glory Ipomoea alba, the tropical w...
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Did you know? Mexico's largest bird is the American White Pelican Tony Burton
The American White Pelican is Mexico's largest bird, while its relative the Brown Pelican is one of the most fun to watch. Whi...
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Did You Know? Birth control pills come from Mexican yams Tony Burton
The oral contraceptive pill, often referred to simply as "the Pill" was officially fifty years old on October 15, 2001. In the...
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Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth Tony Burton
Masses of beautiful violet and yellow flowing water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes) add an attractive splash of colour to the...
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Did you know? Small village in Mexico wins UN Development Prize Tony Burton
Every two years, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) awards the Equator prize (worth 30,000 dollars) to communitie...
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