Did you know? An early ascent of Mexico's highest peak, El Pico de Orizaba
Scientists first explored El Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's highest peak, as long ago as 1838.
El Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl (= star), is Mexico's highest peak, with a summit 5,746 meters (18,853 fe...
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Did you know? Agaves function as Mexico's 7-Elevens
Agaves can be thought of as another chain of "7-Elevens".
The numerous members of the Agave family are all native to the New World. "Agave" is derived from the Greek word "agauos" (admirable). Ag...
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Enough water hyacinths, more than enough
Ancient Chinese proverb say ox in ditch bad news. Really bad if your ox.
Lirio (water hyacinths) on Lake Chapala, in the colorful state of Jalisco, in this magical country called Mexico, is bad news. ...
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Xochimilco - Up A Lazy River In Mexico City
Not a river exactly, Xochimilco is a vast system of canals and gardens at the southern extreme of this megalopolis called Mexico City. It was a lake at the time of the Aztecs. They floated rafts on the...
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Did You Know? - Tobacco / Xigar
Did you know that the word "cigar" originates from the Mayan word xigar? The word was used to describe the action of aspirating or sucking which later came to signify the act of smoking tobacco. T...
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Did You Know? - Vanilla
Did you know that the vanilla bean is from an aromatic orchid that originally came from Mexico?
The Academy of Sciences and Gastronomic Arts in Paris were so taken with the fruit of this orchid, that ...
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Did You Know? - Castille Soap
From the late 17th century and throughout the 18th, Castille soap was the reigning soap of Europe. It surpassed even the French soaps that, at their peak, were considered supremely prized elements of t...
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Did You Know? - Peanuts
Did you know that the first people known to have used the peanut were the Mayans of Mexico?
International explorers first recorded the peanut in Haiti, but were told it had originally been taken from ...
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Did You Know? - Henequen - Sisal
One of the greatest gifts the Indigenous peoples of Mexico shared with the world was their discovery and cultivation of natural fibers. One of these, henequén, continues to be used throughout the...
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Did You Know? - Nochebuena / Poinsettia
Nochebuena, the Mexican name of the flower English-speakers call poinsettia, was discovered in Taxco and the valleys surrounding Cuernavaca. Known by the Aztecs in their native Nahuatl language as cuet...
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Did You Know? - Pineapples & Papaya
Did you know that peanuts, vanilla, guavas, tomatoes, some forty different chiles, avocados, and papayas originally came from Mexico?
Pineapple also grew wild in Mexico, as well as Peru and along the ...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - June 1999
CONTENTS:
STOCK MARKET RECORDS NEW HIGH
SLIM PICKINGS?
TRIBASA-ENRON JOINT VENTURE
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Bamboo, banana and bird of paradise: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are bamboo, banana and bird of paradise.
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Bismark palm, bottle palm and blue agave: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the bismark palm, bottle palm and blue agave.
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Bougainvillea, breadfruit and bromeliads: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are bougainvillea, breadfruit and bromeliads.
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Buttonwood, calabash and butterfly palm: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the buttonwood, calabash and butterfly palm.
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Wildflower hunting in Durango
Driving across the state of Durango, flowers paint each region's landscapes with local colors. Wildflower lovers enjoy Durangan flowers nearly all year long because a few hardy species tough out the re...
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Caladium, candleabra cactus and canna lily: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the caladium, candleabra cactus and canna lily.
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Celosia, century plant and coconut palm: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the celosia, century plant and coconut palm.
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Coffee, swamp lily and heliconia: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the coffee tree, swamp lily and heliconia.
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Did you know? Many common garden flowers originated in Mexico.
Many common garden flowers were developed from samples collected in Mexico by a German botanist financed by Britain's Horticultural Society.
Karl Theodor Hartweg (1812-1871) came from a long line of g...
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Crossandra, mango and jellybean plant: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the crossandra, mango and jellybean plant.
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Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839
The first detailed scientific account of Lake Chapala was written by Henri Guillaume Galeotti. It was based on a visit to Chapala in February-March 1837. The article was published first in French in 18...
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Ajijic's Favorite Landscaped Gardens
A gated entrance to this garden follows the principles of Feng Shui, inviting you to enter gracefully into the "house of water" - the area corresponding to an easy flow of life as prescribed by F...
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Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana.
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