September is the mes de la patria, with patriotic themes leading up to El Grito on September 15 and Independence Day on the 16. A most Mexican expression of horsemanship is the charreada, where gentleman cowboys test their skills on horseback. Join Jenny McGill as she describes el Día del Charro in Talpa de Allende. Original photos by Dale Hoyt Palfrey complement the article.
Julia Taylor enjoys the last lingering days of summer at Las Huertas Adventure Paradise, a water park in Morelos. Linda Abbott Trapp continues her series on Mexico's native tropical plants with landscaping tips in Gorgeous Giants. And Jane Ammeson inviites us to explore La Valencia - one of Guanajuato's richest silver mines.
New to Mexconnect, Oscar Encines begins a series on the legends and lore of his beloved Oaxaca. Did you know that people still unearth barrels of silver coins dating back to colonial days? Learn how they came to be buried there in A Man Named Crecencio. Or read the story in Spanish, if you prefer. Also a Oaxaca resident, Alvin Starkman shares his experience in a traditional sweat lodge, or temazcal.
After a sabbatical of several years, we welcome Ed Fesler back with a wry reaction to Michael Moore's documentary, Sicko. Why? His experience has shown Mexico's health care system to be professional, caring and very affordable.
Which leads us to a new section beginning this month in Mexico Connect -- Health. We start off with a review of two excellent guidebooks to medical tourism by doctors Robert and Curtis Page. Dan Noll and Julia Taylor co-author an illustrated article on the availability and safety of drinking water in Mexico.
Plus, of course, our other regular columns with advice, history, humor and arts. Along with more recipes in English and Spanish.
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