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Jim Tuck's homepage, biography and published works by Jim Tuck

Editor's Note: Jim Tuck died in 2005. Jim approached his Mexico with a particular love of history that was strongly coloured by his political and social beliefs. His articles on the various periods of... read more

South of Yesterday: A True Story by Virginia Downs Miller Reviewed by Allan Cogan

"South of Yesterday" is the story of my mother's life as a bride coming to a strange land. The book flows through the charmed life of an American living in Guadalajara in the early nineteen hundreds, into the violence of the Revolution, escape from and return to a much-beloved Mexico. I related never before publicized events of history." read more

Baja California - The Wedding by Charles E. Moritzky

I rented a small house in La Gloria, in the hills between Rosarito Beach and Tijuana. It was a cozy place. I had painted inside and out and landscaped the yard. A willow tree shaded the back patio and ... read more

Tlaxco, Tlaxcala - Part 2 by Charles E. Moritzky

Perspective: Dateline - Tlaxco, Tlaxcala, Mexico August 3, 1998 COLONIA SAN JUAN The Hacienda San Juan de Tlaxco Night-shadows play over the weathered stone markers in the... read more

Temexla by Charles E. Moritzky

The square five-gallon can with a slow burning fire inside generated enough heat to warm the tortillas and beans. Small containers of salsa, chilis and whatever sat on the ground. The half dozen or so ... read more

Puebla And Then South by Charles E. Moritzky

Puebla and then South From Cholula we are in the city of Puebla in a matter of minutes. Though Puebla is a city of maybe 1.5 million people, it is not a city of tall buildings of steel and gla... read more

Part Five Of The Central High Plains, Cholula by Charles E. Moritzky

On a huge hill, covered with weeds, small trees and debris, was built a church overlooking the city, the Sanctuary de los Remedies. It is a beautiful site, with the towered church silhouetted against t... read more

Part Four Of The Central High Plains, Tlaxcala by Charles E. Moritzky

I have been receiving a number of letters from people who have an interest in pre-Columbian Mexico and therefore this article will be mostly about my explorations in the vicinity of Tlaxco. Tlaxco is a... read more

Part Three Of The Central High Plains, Tlaxcala - The City by Charles E. Moritzky

The Plaza de la Constitution is the main plaza or zocalo. Its grounds are well landscaped with large old shade trees, flowers, park benches, decorative green cast lampposts and several fountains. In th... read more

The Mexican High Plains Part 2 by Charles E. Moritzky

In my original booklet on traveling the Central High Plains, we traveled to Poza Rica by way of Xicotepec and La Ceiba, one of the principal routes between Mexico City and Poza Rica. Since I have used ... read more

Traveling The Central High Plains - Part One by Charles E. Moritzky

A couple of years ago I wrote a booklet about the Central High Plains with the idea that I would offer my services as a guide. This idea, as a lot of my other ideas, fell flat. However, I was asked if ... read more

La Ceiba, Puebla - Part 3 by Charles E. Moritzky

Perspective: Dateline - La Ceiba, Puebla, Mexico The Artist and Curandero: continued. La Ceiba is a small town in the state of Puebla on the highway between Mexico City and P... read more

La Ceiba, Puebla, Mexico Part 2 by Charles E. Moritzky

Perspective: Dateline - La Ceiba, Puebla, Mexico The Artist and Curandero La Ceiba is a small town in the state of Puebla on the highway between Mexico City and Poza R... read more

La Ceiba by Charles E. Moritzky

Perspective: Dateline - La Ceiba, Puebla, Mexico May 1, 1998 "La Ceiba" (or maybe Lázaro Cárdenas or Tito Hernández or Villa Avila) La Ceiba is a small town in the sta... read more

San Francisco, Ixtacamaxtitlan, part 2 by Charles E. Moritzky

Following a policy of keeping the boys and the girls seperated, Martita and Vidal seldom saw each other at school. It must have been some comfort just knowing that the other was close by. Marta's dormi... read more

San Francisco, Ixtacamaxtitlan, part 1 by Charles E. Moritzky

Prospective: Dateline-San Francisco Ixtacamaxtitlan September 29, l998   Part I In February 1519 Hernan Cortez and his small army of adventurers set sail from Cuba on one of the... read more

Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida by Charles E. Moritzky

I have never been an ‘ aficionado’ or ardent fan of bullfighting, but during the summer of ’57 I went to the bullfights regularly while spending the summer in Mexico City as a student. It l... read more

Tlaxco by Charles E. Moritzky

Perspective: Dateline -Tlaxco Tlaxcala Mexico Monday, April 13, l998 TLAXCO 7 A.M. The sky is something of a steel gray, like before the sun comes up or on dark cloudy days befo... read more

My Place Under the Sun - Part 1 by Charles E. Moritzky

My Place Under the Sun - Part I Marta Graciela Sanchez Rivera de Moritzky (Chela) She weighs less than 100 pounds and doesn't even come up to my shoulders. She has a nice personality a... read more

The Summer Of 57 - Mexico City by Charles E. Moritzky

We had come down on a chartered bus from LSU with our professor to study Spanish. A classroom had been rented and arrangements made for us to stay in private homes. Classes were held in the morning and... read more

La Bruja (the Witch) by Charles E. Moritzky

As you may know, there are Brujas Blanca's (white witches) and Brujas Negra's (black witches). The white witches do good and the black witches cast spells for which mean or envious people... read more

The Maya Civilization, Historical Conflict Part 2 by Luis Dumois

The Maya Civilization Historical Conflict Part 2 (To Part 1) "Just because of the crazy times, because of the crazy priests, is it that sadn... read more

La Civilización Maya: Conflicto Histórico, Parte 2 by Luis Dumois

El libro del Chilam Balam de Chumayel es el más importante de los códices o manuscritos propiamente mayas que hasta hoy se conocen. Este libro recoge tradiciones orales de la historia maya; parte de ... read more

A cold winter for a young man from Mexico by Jenny McGill

New Year's Day, 1910 was colder than ever.

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