Believe me, Oaxaca is not quite like any other town you’ve ever been to. Even in Mexico.
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What could be more romantic than having both your wedding and your honeymoon at a beautiful destination? And getting married south of the Border is easily done, as you will see.
Here are Mexico's...
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A surprising percentage of Mexico's land area is protected in one form or another. A very large number of sites of archaeological or historical importance are managed by the National Institute of Anthr...
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Mazatlán, (pronounced “maz-it-LAWN”, with the stress on the last syllable), means “place of the deer” in the Nahuatl (Aztec) language,. It is a city of around half a million people, located on a long, flat stretch of the Pacific coast of Mexico, just to the south of the Tropic of Cancer and due east of the tip of the Baja peninsula. It is here that the cool waters of the deep Pacific meet those of the warm, shallow Gulf of California. You might think of Mazatlán as having one foot in the tropics and the other in the dryer, dessert climate to the north.
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Long-time travelers to Mexico will have noticed an increase in the presence of Mexican military units around the country, particularly roadblock inspection squads purportedly searching for drugs and we...
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Mexico makes great television -- and I'm not talking about Pedro and Pancho cartoons.
When a bus misses a curve and tumbles into a ravine or loses a race with a train, the bloody mess becomes internat...
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Your cab deposits you outside the arched entrance to the pastel stucco hotel, and as you pass through its main portal, you are transported to another dimension, another time, to a village in Spain perh...
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In December in Oaxaca there's a fiesta almost every day, which makes this colonial city one of the most popular holiday destinations for both foreigners and Mexicans. We describe below the main ce...
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History of Oaxaca
Part 1 - Pre-hispanic Era
By Maria Diaz
Her Bio
Her email: maria@oaxacalive.com
In three installments we will present a history of Oaxaca, its pe...
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In December 2000, I watched the sleepy fishing village of Puerto Escondido wake up from its summer slumber. When I arrived during the first week of the month, this beach town south of Oaxaca city hadn'...
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I. Preparation
The Boat.
If you're going to sail to Mexico, the size of your boat isn't nearly as important as the quality. Make sure the boat was designed, built and has been maintained for open-...
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CONTENTS:
THE SHAPE OF '99
SOLD! - NINE AIRPORTS
SUPERMARKETS LOOK NORTH
HIGHE...
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Favorable trade balance
Lowest risk rating ever
Reduced fore...
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IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
FREE TRADE WITH MERCOSUR
SWISS BANK ENTERS MEXICO
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100 PESO COINS IN CIRCULATION
MULTIPLE SERVICE CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT WEBSITES PLACE NI...
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GREENSPAN ON MEXICO
PRESIDENCY OF APEC
NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR
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Despite calls from PRD candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his supporters for a complete recount, it looks almost certain that the Federal Electoral Institute will confirm very shortly that the presidential election was won by PAN candidate Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. The new president will take office on December 1.
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LATIN AMERICA'S TALLEST BUILDING
VITRO ACQUIRES CRISTALGLASS
OPPOSITION TO TOURIST MEGAPROJECT? ...
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Streamlining the tax system
Domestic tourists' spending power
Free trade with Uruguay
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Economy remains strong
Tax breaks
Rise in minimum wage
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Located in the southern part of the Mexican Republic, the state of Oaxaca is bordered on the north by the states of Puebla and Veracruz, to the east by Chiapas, to the west by Guerrero, and to the sout...
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Jacobo Ángeles' work is prominently displayed in The Smithsonian, Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, and elsewhere throughout the continent and further abroad, in museums, art colleges and gall...
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If you're getting married, turning 50, or planning that anniversary bash... consider Oaxaca
They say that Mexicans really know how to party. Here in Oaxaca we do it in spades, because it's part of a l...
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Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of January.
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Loreto Bay, a 3-billion-dollar, 6,000-home development in Baja California Sur, may be the most eco- and socially-aware resort project anywhere in the country.
Interactive map of Baja California & ...
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