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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
- Mexican Kitchen Recipes and Ideas from an authentic Mexican Kitchen
- Readers' Recipes Exploring culinary horizons
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Rolfe Schell at the gates of Tulum
"The great landscapes all belong to a tomorrow we have already lived." Fernando Pessoa, Livro do Desassossego I collect old...
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Excavating Mexico's archaeology: web sites
Sorting through the rubble, archaeologists work to piece together Mexico's impressive history, and new discoveries are made al...
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Ruins in the rain forest: An excursion to La Selva Lacandona
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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Mexico, a Higher Vision: Excerpts from the Prologue by Carlos Fuentes
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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Mexico, a Higher Vision: An Aerial Journey from Past to Present by Michael Calderwood
This is the first coffee-table book I ever reviewed and I have to say right off the bat that it's a winner. It is made up of s...
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Teotihuacan: The place of the gods
We were lucky: we managed to visit the famous pyramids of Teotihuacan on a rare sunny winter’s day, when Mexico City’s air...
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Part Five Of The Central High Plains, Cholula
On a huge hill, covered with weeds, small trees and debris, was built a church overlooking the city, the Sanctuary de los Reme...
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Paquime - Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
Paquimé, sometimes called Casas Grandes, is probably the most important ruin in Northern Mexico. It was the center of trade...
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La Civilización Maya, Las Ciudades Mayas
El esplendor físico de la cultura maya se aprecia sobre todo en la arquitectura y decorado de sus ciudades. Estas ciudades-es...
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Chihuahua: on the trail of Pancho Villa, Mormons, Mennonites, waterfalls and turkeys...
Click for interactive map "Ay Chihuahua!" Have you ever heard this time-honored phrase of amazement uttered by some dumbstruck...
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Did you know? Mexico's ancient astronomers had sophisticated calendars
Several ancient civilizations developed astonishingly accurate calendars. Even so, occasional adjustments were needed to bring...
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Did you know? Mayan architects built world's oldest sound recordings
The Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza Photo by Tony Burton Modern sound recordings usually involve tiny disks which can hold d...
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Hats off to Sombrerete in the state of Zacatecas
Several small towns in northern Mexico offer a welcome respite and interesting overnight stop for tourists bored by the long a...
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Did you know? Mexico has five of the world's most endangered heritage sites
Five places in Mexico are on the list of the world's 100 most endangered heritage sites. "The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is th...
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Did You Know? Mayan pyramid in Tabasco, Mexico, has possible Roman links
ROMANS in Mexico? I've always tried to maintain an open-minded attitude towards history, but even I was incredulous when I fir...
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Mexico's Pyramid Power - Chichen Itza, El Tajin and Teotihuacan
Consider El Tajin's famous pyramid of the Niches, built by inheritors of the Olmec culture. Thousands of small stone blocks ca...
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The Classic Period (300-900 AD) Part 2: Cholula
The most important center of the Mexican highlands after the fall of Teotihuacan was Cholula, near the twin volcanic peaks Izt...
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Did you know? Mexico has more World Heritage sites than any other country in the Americas.
The status of World Heritage site is a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) denomination....
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A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part One: The Americas' oldest urban centre.
The warm afternoon breeze wafts a gentle mist of dust across the floor of the Oaxaca valley and into Oaxaca city, softening th...
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A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley.
(Part 1: The America's Oldest Urban Center) Having reached Monte Alban and entered the site, on your right as you stand at ...
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The Oaxaca Valley: a week's adventures in a single day...
Of all the thousands of possible day-trips from tourist centers in Mexico, perhaps none is as varied, educational, beautiful a...
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Guadalajara and the Iztepete archeological site
Very few visitors to Guadalajara and, indeed, only a minority of Tapatios (Guadalajara residents), realize that several ancien...
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Central Valley of Oaxaca: Oaxaca city, Monte Alban
Clickable interactive map of Central Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico: Oaxaca city, Monte Alban...
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Guachimontones: unearthing a lost world near Teuchitlan, Jalisco
Just outside the unassuming little town of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, 40 kilometers due West of Guadalajara, lies one of the most i...
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