Music & Dance In Mexico
MUSIC
The music of Mexico provides a rich tapestry of rhythm, tone, and variety. Its roots are based on a compelling history of disparate influences.
From the music of the Mariachi, the Corri...
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The cuisine of Colima: Tropical delights from Mexico's Pacific coast
Bordering on the Pacific Ocean, and nestled up against against Jalisco and Michoacan, the small state of Colima enjoys the best of both culinary worlds: the ocean's bounty of fresh seafood, and the typ...
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The cuisines of Northern Mexico: La cocina norteña
Living in southern Mexico and making frequent trips to visit family and friends north of the border, we have taken many different routes to the frontera. From Tamaulipas, which connects the trop...
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The cuisine of Veracruz: a tasty blend of cultures
Exotic-looking even on a map, the Mexican state of Veracruz stretches along the Gulf Coast like the graceful tentacle of a sea creature. Within the boundaries formed by the warm coastal waters to the e...
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The Cuisine of Oaxaca, Land of the Seven Moles
A clay casserole of mole for a Oaxaca feast© Alvin Starkman, 2007
While Mexican cooking varies from one region of the country to another, no State compares with Oaxaca in the variety of cuisines fo...
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The Cuisine Of Mexico
Mexico presents a different face to each person that meets her. Traveling through the country is an experience unique to the individual, even to people on the same journey, whether they be tourists spe...
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The cuisine of the Yucatan: a gastronomical tour of the Maya heartland
The Mexican state of Yucatan, located on the peninsula of the same name, is the home of one of the most distinctive regional cuisines in the country. A long tradition of fine dining, going back to the ...
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Information for US Citizens, and others, traveling to or living in Mexico
Information for US Citizens, and others,
traveling to or living in Mexico
General Information for Residents &/or Home Owners
Taxes Here, Taxes There, Taxes Everywhe...
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The Cuisine of Tabasco: Heartland Of Pre-Hispanic Cooking
Nestled along the southernmost coast of the Gulf of Mexico is the state of Tabasco, birthplace of the Olmecs, called the "mother culture of Mesoamerica", and the Chontal Maya, famous as seafaring trade...
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The Cuisine of Michoacán: Mexican Soul Food
If Michoacan is "the soul of Mexico," as it has often been called, then its food is Mexico's soul food, for few other places in the country can claim such a profound and long-lasting indigenous influence on their regional cuisine. This western state, part of the Bajio region located north and west of Mexico City, has retained its culinary roots for over a millennium.
read moreLearning to live in Mexico - index
In July 2002, I moved from Boston, Massachusetts, to Monterrey, Mexico, with the intention of remaining there for the rest of my life. It was an "international love affair" that brought me there. But I...
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The cuisine of Chiapas: Dining in Mexico's last frontier
Although the mention of Chiapas frequently brings to mind images of masked revolutionaries and steamy jungles, Mexico's southernmost state is a beautiful combination of mountains, plains and seacoast w...
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Pancho Villa 1878-1923
Mexconnect writers explore the many faces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa, a key figure in the Mexican Revolution.
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The cuisine of Tlaxcala: food and tradition in central Mexico
Tiny Tlaxcala may be Mexico's smallest state but it is one of the most quintessentially Mexican in its traditions, especially in the realm of cuisine. The same artistic flair with which the people of t...
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The cuisine of Puebla, cradle of corn
The creative blending of diverse ingredients is the hallmark of Mexican cooking, and in the state of Puebla it is a passion. Everywhere there is talk of food. People give detailed accounts of what they...
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