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cbviajero

May 16, 2011, 7:38 AM

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I would be interested to know what some of your mexican favorites are in the following categories,food,books about Mexico,movies,getaways,songs,beaches,scenic drives,towns and anything else you would like to add.
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Chris

DavidHF

May 16, 2011, 9:17 AM

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"I would be interested to know what some of your mexican favorites are in the following categories,food,books about Mexico,movies,getaways,songs,beaches,scenic drives,towns and anything else you would like to add."

Book: The Life and Times of Mexico, by Earl Shorris
Food: Mole', Tamales
Movies: Once upon a time in Mexico, Apocalypto
Town: Guanajuato
Getaway: Barra de Navidad

cbviajero

May 16, 2011, 9:25 AM

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Okay I'll go first.Chiles rellenos,tacos al pastor,pescado zarandeado,Life and times of Mexico and The readers companion to Mexico,Amores Perros,Ahi esta el detalle,El mil usos,La ley de herodes,renting a cabaña outside of Mazamitla,Las Mañanitas when my 5 year old son sings it to me on my birthday,El Faro michoacan,Tenacatita Jalisco, Punta Raza Nayarit the last two closed due to greedy developers,any of the back roads in the central highlands near where we live, as for towns we really enjoyed Zacatecas and Puebla.I realize there are tons of neat places in Mexico,these are just some of the ones I'm familiar with.
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Chris

cbviajero

May 16, 2011, 9:29 AM

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Thanks David I must have been hunting and pecking while you were posting.
Chris

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May 16, 2011, 1:37 PM

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1. Food=Huevos Moltulenos
2. Book=Incidents of travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens
3. Movie= Apocalypto
4. Getaways= Laguna de Bacalar
5. Song= Jalisco
6. Beach=Playa Norte en Isla Mujeres
7. Scenic drive=Puerto Cate to Simojovel de Allende,Chiapas..MX173
8. Towns=Pena de Bernal

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Rolly

May 16, 2011, 4:12 PM

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Movie - Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios = Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown

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La Isla

May 16, 2011, 5:57 PM

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Movie - Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios = Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown

That's a Spanish movie, a gem by the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.

cbviajero

May 16, 2011, 6:30 PM

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Thanks to those who replied, I've already gained some good info today
I thought this might be an interesting and educational topic. Come on folks you don't have to answer all the questions. I know there are some genuine mexicophiles out there that we could all learn from.
If (T's) post about his rat problem gets more replies,44 at last count I won't know what to think.
Regards
Chris

La Isla

May 16, 2011, 7:53 PM

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It's hard to pick favorites, but two Mexican works of fiction I love, and have read more than once, are both by Carlos Fuentes: La muerte de Artemio Cruz (The Death of Artemio Cruz) and El Naranjo (The Orange Tree).

esperanza

May 16, 2011, 9:39 PM

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Food: Enchiladas placeras, carnitas, pozole, pipián, chile verde con carne de puerco

Books about Mexico: Life and Times of Mexico; First Stop in the New World; Life in Mexico (Fany Calderón de la Barca)

Movies: Frida, Like Water for Chocolate, El Infierno, Marcelino Pan y Vino, El Barrendero

Getaways: Pátzcuaro, Puebla

Songs: Too many to list by songwriters José Alfredo Jiménez, Armando Manzanero, y más. Singers? Tania Libertad, Paquita la del Barrio, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Eugenia León--I could fill up a page!

Scenic drives: the libre between Morelia and Tangancícuaro, Michoacán.

Town: Sombrerete, Durango. Jerez, Zacatecas. Tocumbo, Michoacán. And a zillion more...

http://www.mexicocooks.typepad.com

richmx2

May 16, 2011, 11:43 PM

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Food: pavo con mole

Books about Mexico: my own, of course! Also, Thomas Gage, The English-American (1648), the first travel guide to Mexico (written by a renegade monk turned Puritan, and adviser to Cromwell): Carlos Monsivais Apocalipstick (THE best book on contemporary Mexican culture bar none); too many others to mention.

Movies: Juarez! (the 1938 MGM extravaganza -- Bette Davis as Carlota sets the standard for wacko); Rio Escondito (1948... Indio Fernandez' shameless propaganda for Mexican education, with Maria Felix as the new schoolma'rm in town) and -- of course -- that unforgettable 1972 epic, Santo vs the Werewolf Women of Zacatecas.

Getaways: Veracruz... where good Latin Americans go to be bad.

Songs: Molotov: No dime gringo, pinche frijolero

Scenic drives: Espina del diablo (Durango to Mazatlan)... as long as I leave the driving to someone else

Town: Mexico D.F., followed way behind by Tehuanatepec, Oaxaca.

http://mexfiles.net
http://voiceofmexico.com
http://editorialmazatlan.com

cbviajero

May 17, 2011, 9:00 AM

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Whats the title of your book?
Chris

see saw sallie

May 17, 2011, 7:06 PM

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Handmade items: Handcrafted wooden furniture (dresser drawers, end tables, beds and dining room tables/chairs specifically).
I also like small, handmade wooden boxes that children often give me to keep my paperclips or jewelry in for safekeeping. I have so many of various designs form various regions of Mexico.

mazbook1

May 18, 2011, 5:35 PM

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I guess Rich didn't see your post, so, since I'm his publisher, I'll answer your question. The book is, Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People's History of México by Richard Grabman.

And I'll give Rich (and myself) a little pat on the back, as for several months now, at least on Amazon.com (both as a book and as a Kindle ebook) it has been the best selling complete history of México in English. It is a really, really good book, an enjoyable read. Not the dry, dusty sort or history book you usually see.

Rolly

May 18, 2011, 6:23 PM

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I agree. It's a good read.

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don pedro

May 19, 2011, 6:00 AM

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i don't have time to answer because i am on permanent vacation in mexico.

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cbviajero

May 19, 2011, 7:26 AM

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Thanks I bought that book last year and enjoyed it very much,I did'nt know it was his,good work from both of you.
Chris

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May 19, 2011, 7:17 PM

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Patzcuaro and Meson de San Antonio:
http://mesondesanantonio.com/
Regards,
Neil
Albuquerque, NM

NEOhio1

May 20, 2011, 2:39 PM

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Book: The Life and Times of Mexico, by Earl Shorris
Food: fish taco and birria on the highway and Chilis en Nogadas
Movies: Once upon a time in Mexico, Apocalypto
Town: Guanajuato and all the fabulousness of it and for the hippie I never was Sayulita
Getaway: my yard, the front of grass the back with pool and patio
Songs: Jalisco, Chapala and Mariachi in general

Especially like: time moves only as fast as I want it to
dogs roam and are not ususally aggressive
children play with vigor and imagination
being polite and pleasant is a lifestyle
there is always something to see when driving
the small stuff gets a whole lot smaller here
industriousness and self-sufficiency are alive and well here

mexipat

May 22, 2011, 7:20 PM

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I like everything you guys said and one more. I love the fact that everybody goes to the plaza at night. I was afraid that, as technology came to the average guy, more folks would stay home and ruin that sense of community but I was wrong. Communities are providing wifi on the zocalo in Merida (for example) so everybody still shows up. So I still get to sit there for free and watch the show: kids playing, old folks chatting, lovers strolling, plenty of ice cream and other treats, mariachis playing. Pura vida.

Flaekingur

May 22, 2011, 9:03 PM

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Food- Tacos de Carne Asada, Chiles Rellenos, Chimichangas
Music- Anything by Lupita Piñeda, Ana Gabriel, Trio Los Panchos
Places- Mazatlán, Bahia Kino
Scenic drive- Guadalajara to Bucerias
Movie- Como Agua Para Chocolate
Al

Marlene

May 23, 2011, 6:24 PM

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Food: tacos capeados de camaron, pollo con mole, camote, mexican style sushi (!)

Movie: Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty)

Places: A good escape from traffic and tourists for us is las playas del Caimanero near el Rosario.

Goyo

May 24, 2011, 7:00 AM

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the zona rosas