Sotol: another drink from the New World's oldest wine producing region in Mexico
Indian on the high desert: "When poor Mexicans have no money for beer or liquor they say, 'There is always sotol.'"
Driving to the Hacienda de Perote
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Did you know? Dinosaur bones in Mexico
Thousands of dinosaur bones have been found in northern Mexico.
Bones literally litter the ground. Here's a femur; there's a tibia; vertebrae, ribs, skulls...
Dozens of dinosaurs, including the world...
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Did You Know? Oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico
The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente
In Mexico, vineyards and wineries exist in several states, including Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas, Querétaro, and Coahuila. Wine expe...
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Saltillo's Museum of the Desert in Mexico explores every aspect of desert life
The Museum of the Desert in Saltillo is always changing, always exploring this unique ecosystem's diversity.
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report November 2004
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Stock market at record high
Retail sales rising
Mexican multinationals
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Saltillo, Mexico: color, culture and colonial charm
Just five hours by bus from McAllen, Saltillo is a delightful colonial city
rich in history, museums and eco-tourism. Young couples relax on iron benches surrounded by manicured gardens. Streams of water rise from a fountain into gentle arcs in the sunlight.
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Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila
Sitting in bathtub-warm water in the middle of the desert looking at the surrounding mountains under a deep blue sky is a delightful experience. We are in the Cuatro Ciénegas Nature Preserve just outs...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - Janaury 2002
Table of Contents
THE SHAPE OF 2002
MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT
AIRLINE PARTNERSHIPS
QUERÉTARO AIRPORT...
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The magnetic deserts of the world - Zone of Silence, Mexico, gateway to the universe
A desert whose immensity borders mountains that look like craters, where an abundance of aereolites are scattered around it, just like the memory of a test missile that fell in its arid territory, make the mysterious Zone of Silence in the north of Mexico a sidereal scene.
The magnificent vista of the celestial vault from there contributes to this impression; it permits one to appreciate the constant showers of stars and of some artificial satellites in movement, accompanied by the blanket of silence that effectively covers this faraway place where, it is said, the radios' electromagnetic waves cannot penetrate.
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Mexico's autumn antiques shows: A lot of fun
When I was growing up in New England, the autumn months were always full of weekend antiques shows. This type of event is not as common here in Mexico, but the coming months do offer collectors some su...
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Gomez Palacio and Torreon: Mexico's desert surprises
Three sets of twins - two of them unusual tourist delights - await the intrepid traveller who explores the area around the industrial cities of Gómez Palacio and Torreón in northern Mexico.
The firs...
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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
You would be hard pressed to find a more Mexican novel than this one. Just about all of the action takes place in the state of Coahuila. I don’t particularly enjoy reading westerns but such is the power of McCarthy’s writing that I was drawn into those small researches simply to enhance my enjoyment of his book.
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The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction?
The MapimI Reserve overlaps an area known as La Zona del Silencio (the Zone of Silence) which attracts tourists and curiousity-seekers from all over the world. These people and their guides are locally referred to as zoneros or silenciosos. They are generally considered to be slightly daft or a nuisance, but they represent a substantial population of strangers who wish to see, experience, and take away with them
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