Frosty mornings in the sierras: healthy lifestyles in a small Mexican town
From Talpa to Puerto Vallarta in the 1800s
I shall never forget the two trips we made to the seashore from Talpa.
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Eight surprises from a senior year abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico
As we studied, found pursuits and made great Mexican and expatriate friends, many of our assumptions were challenged. Our year abroad altered our perspective on both Mexican and American lifestyle and priorities.
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Every visitor to the city of Oaxaca has the potential to make a significant contribution.
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Where The Butterflies Are
Our two friends from AmSoc told Mary and me about going to see the Monarch butterflies. Every year the Monarchs migrate from Canada and the US to their winter home in central Mexico. As they migrate, s...
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Mexico FAQs: Food and water
What about the water and food? Can I expect to have Moctezuma's Revenge? Qué me pueden decir acerca del agua y la comida en general en México? Puedo enfermarme? Can I drink the ...
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Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche
"It's this heat... this heat... that scorches every cell of my body that kills me about this place," the Texan says while sipping his drink. "I'm going to be a linguistic genius with that phrase ...
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Winemaking in the Mexican sierra
When he took the first sip of his nectar, Guy thought he could hear the angels sing.
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Viva La Baja! Relocation and Real Estate Guide to the Baja California Peninsula by Molly McHugh
Molly McHugh's recently published Viva La Baja! Relocation and Real Estate Guide to the Baja California Peninsula provides concise, easy to use information for anyone interested in north or south Baja. It is obvious that McHugh's objective is to provide an excellent product that will be useful for people of all ages and from all walks of life.
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Zuno House Is Doubly "Historic" - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
It's an historic house in its own right but was designed to teach Mexican history. So it's doubly "historic."
The person who said modern artists try to hide their meanings was wrong. This house was...
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Prodeur - Preserving The Heritage
Visitors - even those who come regularly - will always find something they haven't seen before by taking long strolls in Guadalajara's mansion area. Hungry? That's where the best restaurants are.
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Guadalajara Street Scene
Right behind Hospicio Cabañas, at the south-east corner of that building, you abruptly run into a rabbit warren of narrow streets, dilapidated
adobe buildings, lots of old cars and poorly dress...
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The Virgin of Talpa comes calling
There are secrets to all this pageantry that everybody doesn't know.
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Motorcycles, Scooters, and Surviving with Them in Oaxaca
The third week of May, 2008, Hertz in Oaxaca changed its downtown location from a side street to the main drag, the pedestrian walkway known as Alcalá about a block and a half up from the zócalo. The...
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Coming and going
Based on very personal experience, let me tell you there is a considerable difference in coming to Mexico and going from Mexico.
Fourteen years ago, old friends Charles and Ginger Rudder pulled up T...
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Bugs of San Blas
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow waxed poetic about the bronze bells of San Blas without seeing or hearing them. These less eloquent westwords are about the bugs of San Blas, a very up-close and much too-per...
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Ajijic: the way we were
In the ancient Nahuatl language, Ajijic means "The Place Where Water Springs Forth." This year marks the 40th anniversary of an historic event: the Great Geyser Eruption. It is said to have been the ta...
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Traveling with children to Oaxaca
The options are innumerable. It's simply a matter of doing a bit of homework - asking, and then committing yourself to a vacation dedicated in large part to your children.
Oaxaca has traditionally bee...
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Play to Your Heart's Content at the Ex-Hacienda de Temixco in Morelos Part Two: A Long and Varied History
Ex-haciendas have a feeling of elegance that you can experience only in Mexico.
( Part One: 32 Acres of Aqua Fun)
As if the water park weren't enough, the buildings of the hacienda still stand and ha...
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Wildflower hunting in Durango
Driving across the state of Durango, flowers paint each region's landscapes with local colors. Wildflower lovers enjoy Durangan flowers nearly all year long because a few hardy species tough out the re...
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Caladium, candleabra cactus and canna lily: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the caladium, candleabra cactus and canna lily.
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To market, to market: treasure hunting in Mexico City's flea markets
Some time ago I was exploring the Mercado de Antiguëdades de Cuauhtemoc in downtown Mexico City with my brother-in-law and an entrepreneurial young Mexican named Carlos Villasena, press officer for th...
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Travelers' checks, ATM machines or cash… Oaxaca, Money and Exchange: A Primer
Advice to heed before heading out the door to the airport, questions you'll have after landing, and money issues that will arise in the course of your vacation
You don't need to take travelers' checks...
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Mexico backroads
The backroads of Mexico often offer adventure, perhaps a bit of excitement, sometimes a touch of the dramatic and, occasionally, a hint of danger.
We thought we'd found all four on a deteriorating 10-...
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Play to Your Heart's Content at the Ex-Hacienda de Temixco in Morelos Part One: 32 Acres of Aqua Fun
Just twenty minutes from downtown Cuernavaca, you pass from the noisy, hot traffic of Temixco, Mexico, into the relaxation and fun of the Ex-Hacienda de Temixco water park. As you walk through the gate...
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