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Visit to Patzcuaro

Posted by Lee Harrison on Abril 10, 2000 I’d like to share a few thoughts having just returned from a brief visit to Pátzcuaro, made for the purpose of sizing it up as a possible retirement venue. Let me start by saying that Pátzcuaro is unquestionably one of the greatest places to visit that exist […]

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An array of books for sale in the tianguis, a traveling Mexican market. © Daniel Wheeler, 2009

Gringa, Gabacha or just Americana?

MazDee: Apr 13, 2008 Gringa, Gabacha or just Americana? I looked in the language forum for a discussion of the use of these terms, but couldn’t find anything useful to answer a question some of us estranjeros have. A friend (US born but with years of experience in México) says that while gringo is not […]

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The proper way to eat a taco

Posted by Fanny on April 15, 1999 When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Mexico, don’t be a sloppy taco eater. Wouldn’t Eleanor, Abigail and Judith just die! Far cry as it is from the excruciatingly correct manners of these three deities, Fanny wants you to know that there IS a proper […]

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