Pascua: Easter Holy Week in Mexico
Mexico's a breeze
...compared to heading west in a Conestoga
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Los Tamales: Five Hundred Years at the Heart of the Fiesta
Mexico is the land of fiestas, and never more than during the month of December, when the feasts are so many that they overlap by several days. Starting on December 3, the beginning of the nine-...
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The art of Javier Zaragoza, Lake Chapala artist
This month's cover proudly displays the work of Ajijic native, Javier Zaragoza. The Artist was discovered by Niell James, an author and pioneer in this area. She also was the founder of the LCS (...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe: Tonantzin or the Virgin Mary?
It was on December 9, 1531, when Juan Diego, a humble Indian peasant, was crossing the hill of Tepeyac just north of present day Mexico City that — it is said— a beautiful shining woman miraculously appeared to him. Declaring herself to be the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, she called Juan her son. He reported his vision to Bishop Juan de Zumarraga, who demanded additional evidence of the divine apparition. On December 12 then, Juan Diego returned to Tepeyac, where the Virgin told him to gather roses where none had grown previously. Then, when the Indian delivered the roses to the Bishop, the image of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared on his cloak.
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report June 2004
Table of Contents
Strong economy
Encouraging tourism numbers
City express hotels
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Retiring Abroad - Why Not?
In the early decades of the century past, my grandfather’s grandfather journeyed to the shores of a distant land called Florida to live out the rest of a life spent on Midwestern prairies. It was ter...
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Ask an old gringo: Easter, cobblestones and WalMart
Questions and answers about life in Mexico.
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Mexican painter Gabriela Epstein: color, form and energy
Epstein spent eleven years on a Chiapas coffee plantation. Its fertile landscape seeped into her subconscious and left an indelible impression.
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Did you know? Mexico has more World Heritage sites than any other country in the Americas.
The status of World Heritage site is a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) denomination. The status is conferred on selected sites under the terms of "The Conventi...
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The Religious Virgins and Saints of Mexico: las Virgenes y santos de Mexico
An Index Page of Articles, Images and Resources.
read moreMexico's famous historical people - a chronological list of Mexican makers of history
This chronological listing of Mexico's famous and infamous historical figures puts you only a click away from reading more about their victories, lives and loves.
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WILLS, ESTATES AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY IN MEXICO
If I'm living in Mexico, with no traces of a residence in the U.S. other than a past history, do I need to have a Will drawn up in Mexico? Or do I need a Mexican Will for my Mexican assets and a U.S. Will for my U.S. assets?
read moreIndex to the "Mexico: Did you know?" series
Our "Mexico: Did You Know" series
offers lots of not-so-well-known but interesting facts about Mexico's contributions to the world.
Here is the list to date (most recent at the top):
Firs...
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Fiesta and Traditions
Planning your Business or Pleasure Trip? Look at: Mexico Connect Fiesta & Holiday Calendar
The People
The Huichol Index - Culture, Symbols and Art - A complete section exploring this vanish...
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Facts About Mexico
OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Mexico City
AREA: 1,978,000 sq Km ( 760,000 sq mi)
MAJOR CITIES: Mexico City (25 mil), Guadalajara (8.5 mil) and Monterrey...
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Puerto Vallarta - What to see and do
Travelling to Puerto Vallarta in Oct....any suggestions? Just interested if anyone has
any special advice or info re: PV..i.e...good restaurants...day trips worth
taking...etc....thanks
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Ask an old gringo: economy, retirement and the drug business
Questions and answers about life in Mexico.
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The Lake Chapala artistic and literary scene in the 1960s and early 1970s
Lake Chapala’s literary and artistic reputation was enhanced in the 1930s, '40s and '50s by a long string of visiting writers and artists. Here is a brief alphabetical listing of some of the stalwarts of the Lake Chapala art and literary scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico
While coffee is grown in many parts of Mexico, there are two growing areas that produce the best coffee: Chiapas and Oaxaca. High-grown (altura and estrictamente altura) coffees from Chiapas have good acidity and deep, milk chocolate-like flavors. Oaxacan coffee is similar but milder, and tends to be more variable in quality.
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Expat living in Mexico: Xalapa vs. Ajijic
Reports written some years ago about Jalapa, (or Xalapa as the locals prefer to spell it) Veracruz in MexConnect caught my eye. These tout the pleasant climate, cultural attractions, the presence of un...
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Ask an old gringo: crime, sports, Starbucks and the Mexican roof dog
Question: What is a Mexican roof dog?
Answer: Glad you asked. It is a low-budget form of homeland security, a four-legged alarm placed on flat roofs of homes and businesses to look down on and discourage intruders, door-to-door salesmen and other nuisances.
read moreTamazunchale: natural beauty, a slow-paced lifestyle, and Mexico's native peoples
Have you ever found a place in Mexico that mirrors your own life? For me, it's Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí.
"Every bend of the road reveals a more stunning mountain panorama," gushed Nicki, a first...
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Peace Corps couple retire to their Mexico paradise
Bob and Judie Terry are not only veterans of the Peace Corps — which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year — they actually met at a National Peace Corps Association meeting. Judie (whose mother...
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Busing it in Mexico: What's not to love?
I adore travelling Mexico by bus. Mexico's bus system offers travelers an economical, efficient and effective means to explore the entire country. The routes are highly organized and the connections a...
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