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La Plaza Abierta: Reviewing Online Resources
Bulletin Boards (10/97)
http://www.mexconnect.com
The content rich site Mexico Connect's very active General Forum, although not a Bulletin Board in the traditional sense, is an excellent place to question and learn about Mexico. The more informative Threads are edited into an indexed "Discussion Threads" Section.
Their Business Forum is an active source of business leads and contacts.
http://www.mexonline.com/
Mexico Amigo is a website in San Diego, California that provides a
number of services, including its public bulletin board. The interactive
service allows members of this free service to ask questions on living or
traveling in Mexico and hints on doing business.
http://www.samexplo.org/board.htm
The South American Explorer's Club is a highly-respected organization with
offices in Quito, Ecuador and Lima, Peru. Its bulletin board demonstrates the
breadth of interests of member explorers. Want to hike the Andes? Post your
query here.
http://www.weblane.com/experiencia/bb/
Travel Messages Service is an all-purpose and frequently-updated service, which
lists new cybercafes and links individuals looking for traveling companions.
You can also tell your friends that you'll use this site to post notes from
your road trip.
http://www.worldculture.com/wwwboard/
Web of Culture is an educational site that features multicultural information
and is a terrific resource for students. Want to know the "why?" as well as
"what?" Ask here.
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.