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- A Voice from Oaxaca Regional Perspectives
- At Home in Talpa de Allende, Jalisco
- Did You Know...? Fun Facts about Mexico
- GastroNomad in Mexico Mexican cuisine step by step
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- Readers' Recipes Exploring culinary horizons
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About the author
Alvin Starkman
Alvin Starkman together with wife Arlene operates Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast. Alvin received his masters in social anthropology in 1978, and his law degree in 1984. Thereafter he was a litigator in Toronto until taking early retirement. He and his family were frequent visitors to Oaxaca between 1991 and when they became permanent residents in 2004. In his spare time Alvin leads private, small group tours to the craft villages, towns on their market days, ruins and other sites; writes articles about life and cultural traditions in Oaxaca; translates from Spanish to English for a local newspaper; and writes a legal column for a Canadian national antiques newspaper.
