Hi, my family and I are traveling to Mexico in a few weeks. We are entering through Nogales and traveling to Uruapan, Michoacan. I have been trying (unsuccesfully) for several weeks to find a map of Mexico that has the new highways (cuotas?) shown. I know from past experience that the smaller highways are just […]
Continue ReadingZONA LATINA MEXICO RADIO-TV SECRETARIA DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES OTHER WEBSITES STATION PLAYLIST Radio aficionados have turned to the Internet to tune in to favorite stations across the country and across the globe. Those interested in listening to live broadcasts of Mexican radio can turn down the receiver and preset URLs instead of AM or […]
Continue ReadingThe amazing phenomena of the Monarch butterfly migration is with us again. At the end of summer hundreds of millions of monarchs fly an incredible average of 1,800 miles from the United States and Canada to a small region in nearby Michoacan where they spend the winter before embarking on the return journey. Some of […]
Continue ReadingBus travel in Mexico is among the finest in the world. Bus stations, called centrales camioneras, are comparable to European train depots. The quality and frequency of Mexican buses will delight any traveler, especially those who have experienced their counterparts in the United States. There is no single website that provides a one-stop guide to […]
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The Sierras: The Sierra Tarahumara is literally a land lost in time. Probably the most rugged and least explored areas of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Though known around the world as the Copper Canyon, the Copper Canyon is only one canyon, in a system of canyons. Approximately, 25,000 square miles of high sierras, with a […]
Continue ReadingWhen Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés was asked to describe Mexico in the early 1500s, he is said to have crumpled up a piece of paper and set it on a table, demonstrating Mexico’s mountainous landscapes, sprinkled with volcanoes and plagued by frequent earthquakes. Most of the country’s volcanoes are situated within the 950-kilometer Trans-Mexican Volcanic […]
Continue ReadingSummer solstice 2003 would be memorable. A local paper mentioned a Huichol vigil to be held near the shoreline of Mexico’s Lake Chapala at a site called Isla de los Patos. The ceremony was to peak on June 21, the solstice. Under the leadership of shaman Pablo Taizan, supporters intended to contact ancestral gods through […]
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The lush green volcanic hills of southern Veracruz permitted only glimpses of the approaching Laguna Catemaco. Small islands hid among swirls of soft grey neblina.(fog) They appeared then disappeared like ancient abandoned castles in the mythical mist. Tantalised by this lovely landscape luring me to the unknown, I turned to my husband Bill, and spoke in […]
Continue ReadingEarly in 1980, exploring various off the beaten track areas of Mexico looking for potential geography fieldwork sites, one fateful Saturday morning found me standing in the main plaza of the small Michoacán mining town of Angangueo. I was chatting to people and desperately trying to formulate some theory or hypothesis which high school students […]
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Anon Business took me to Guadalajara, and I was looking forward to a couple of extra days for sightseeing, shopping and good Mexican food. I hadn’t been there for years, but I remembered the colonial city center, the variety of restaurants, and the chance to pick up presents for friends and family at really attractive […]
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