Baja California
The word baja (meaning lower in Spanish) has come to be synonymous with the rugged, arid landscape of the Mexican state of
Baja California. Its proximity to alta (upper) California, once Mexican terr...
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El Fuerte in Sinaloa, Mexico, was once the capital of Arizona
Prior to the founding of San Juan de Carapoa (later renamed El Fuerte de Montesclaros) by Francisco de Ibarra in 1564, relatively little is known of the early Indian peoples living in the Fuerte valley...
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US postage stamps and Tijuana, Mexico's Seabiscuit connection
Seabiscuit Stamped Envelope (44 cents)
© United States Postal Service, 2009
© United States Postal Service, 2009
Mazatlan: why snowbirds keep coming back
The closest of Mexico's Pacific beach resorts to the U.S. West Coast, Mazatlan is a favorite winter destination for snowbirds who love its casual, sometimes gritty atmosphere, low prices, fresh seafood and miles of golden beaches. Many Canadians and West Coasters return year after year, settling in for a couple of weeks or half a year.
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Drums in the Hills by Frank O. Dolezal and Kathryn Dolezal Tyler
Frank Dolezal, fighting for Pancho Villa during the Mexican revolution, was captured by some of Venustiano Carranza's troops, taken before a mockery of a trial, and was charged with "Treason against the legitimate government of Mexico." With fifteen other prisoners he was taken to a clearing, offered a final cigarette, and then shot.
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