Inner versus outer qualities: My friendships with Mexican people

” Mexicans prize the individuality and the intellectual and emotional uniqueness of each person. They regard the innate alma or “spirit” of the individual as the most important of all human qualities and their culture is fashioned around this concept even in the face of the conformity of Mexican etiquette.” *(Footnote) If this statement is true […]

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Hike to a coffee plantation in San Blas, Nayarit

When tourists visit tropical Mexico, they are sometimes invited to visit a coffee plantation. My invitation came when I was camping with my family near Aticama, a small village on the Nayarit coast, 10 miles south of the pleasant sea-side resort of San Blas and approximately 100 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. Beyond the village […]

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Fiesta de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta

Felipe Avila handed me his burning candle, converting me from spectator to pilgrim in the Fiesta de Guadalupe! My arrival in Puerto Vallarta coincided with the beginning of the weeklong Fiesta de Guadalupe, Reina (queen) de México. From December 6 until December 12th, Mexicans celebrate the miracle of her appearance in 1531. On a barren hill, a beautiful […]

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Mañana at the lighthouse: Bahia la Ventana in Baja California Sur

Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand. I continue to learn more about this word every time that I travel in Mexico. One of my earliest lessons was learned at the lighthouse that protects the eastern point of Bahía la Ventana in Baja California Sur. The beacon guards boats from danger in the […]

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A travel trailer in Mexico

Moderator: I’d like to call this meeting of T.T. (travel trailer) Anonymous to order. Who would like to speak? Bigfoot: I would. I’m Bigfoot, Wendy Devlin’s travel trailer. Everyone: Hi Bigfoot!!!!!! Bigfoot: I want to talk tonight about my experiences with Mexico. Everyone: Yeh! Bigfoot!!!!!! Bigfoot: I was manufactured in l983 in Canada and purchased by a retired couple from […]

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