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One of Mexico's most respected and popular tourism magazines has educated readers for more than 20 years. Now Mexico Desconocido (Unknown Mexico) has its own website, a content-rich and visually appealing archive of some of its most popular issues.
For those interested in seeing the current issues, check out the Spanish-language counterpart to this site at http://www.mexdesco.com/indice.htm. Not all of the editions of the magazine are translated into English, but you will find special issues on some of Mexico's most exciting regions:
The Maya World - http://www.mexdesco.com/guias_md/mayawrld.htm
Colonial Cities - http://www.mexdesco.com/colonial/ciudcoln.htm
Sea of Cortes - http://www.mexdesco.com/guias_md/sea_cort.htm
Copper Canyons - http://www.mexdesco.com/guias_md/cobre.htm
Jalisco - http://www.mexdesco.com/tipsaero/ta199707.htm
Beyond tourism, the mission of the magazine is to promote Mexican culture and an understanding of the country's natural resources. Following that line, there are special issues on:
Mexican Drinks - http://www.mexdesco.com/bebidas/bbdanals.htm
Mexican Fiestas - http://www.mexdesco.com/fiestas/fiestas.htm
Animals in Extinction - http://www.mexdesco.com/animales/animextn.htm
Would you like additional information on Mexico? Check out the links page (http://www.mexdesco.com/enlace.htm) for a select group of sites related to the themes of the magazine. There's also a Guest Book (http://www.mexdesco.com/visitas.html) where you can record your comments and check out who else has visited this site.
All of these issues can be ordered in a print version as well. For more information on the magazine and subscriptions ($50 U.S. dollars/United States and Canada; $240 pesos/Mexico), send an email to mexdesco@compuserve.com.mx. (Don't forget to tell them that Mexico Connect referred you!)
This article originally appeared in Business Mexico
magazine.
For
subscription information,
visit their website at
http://www.amcham.com.mx
or e-mail
busmex@amcham.com.mx
Ron Mader (ron@planeta.com) is a journalist
and author of Mexico:
Adventures in Nature.
He also hosts Planeta.com (http://www.planeta.com) which in
1999 was awarded the "Lente de Plata" award from The Tourism
Secretariat (Sectur) for best Mexico-related website.