Clicking on the book title will take you to more about the book at amazon.com People’s Guide to Mexico: Wherever you go… There You Are Carl Franz, Lorena Havens, Steve Rogers A different type of guidebook — anecdotal, instructive, personal and very informative/educational. It is written from a narrative or story telling point of view. […]
Continue ReadingSince 1996, MexConnect has featured hundreds of books about Mexico, new and old. Here are highlights from our ever-growing list. Alan Cogan’s Reviews – 100+ reviews – A highly personal, opinionated, look at fact and fiction about Mexico James Tipton’s Reviews – 70+ reviews – we invite you to share his enjoyment of a wide […]
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For artist Raúl López García, it is the language of his subconscious that manifests itself in his paintings. “About two years ago, I realized that I wasn’t inventing anything, but that I was simply transporting my own experiences to a canvas,” says Raúl, who uses just his first name in connection with his artistic endeavors. […]
Continue ReadingA friend from western Mexico is on the phone, planning a trip to visit us down south in Oaxaca. “From the map, it looks like there’s a freeway loop around Mexico City,” he says hopefully. Yes, well. We explain to him that the map was evidently put together by someone with great futuristic vision, because […]
Continue ReadingInformation For Canadians In Mexico Canadians considering visiting, living part-time or relocating to Mexico are well advised to access the wealth of information provided “on-line” by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the very supportive Embassy and Consulates. The Embassy’s Web Page provides considerable useful information. As well, they provide a significant […]
Continue ReadingInformation for US Citizens and others traveling to or living in Mexico Taxes Here, Taxes There, Taxes Everywhere Uncle Sam Has Something To Say About Your Mexican Home Where There’s a Will There’s a Way Tax Highlights for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Going Abroad Publication 593. It’s That Time of Year Again – Expat Taxes […]
Continue ReadingMexico is a country of color, diversity, grand differences in geography, climate and perspective. The same is true of her people. From the mysterious origins and fates of her earliest inhabitants; the current indigenous peoples; to the history and influence of immigrants from Spain and other areas of the world, Mexico has developed an intricate […]
Continue ReadingThe pre-Hispanic history of Mexico is contained in the numerous pictorial codices or painted hieroglyphic books produced by the Aztecs, the Maya, the Mixtecs, and others. Unfortunately, very few pre-Conquest codices survived the Spanish Conquest and the destruction of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán in 1521. Of course we have the early writings of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Maya, Aztecs, and other peoples of ancient Mexico had a very strong sense of their own history, which they went to great lengths to preserve. But in some ways, their concept of history differed radically from that of the invading Spaniards and later historians who wrote the history of Mexico from the European viewpoint. […]
Continue ReadingThe history of Mexico has generally been written by outsiders, Spanish Conquistadors, Catholic missionaries, and most recently by archaeologists and anthropologists. Consequently Western ideas of historiography have dominated the writing of this history. Our concept of history, along with its method and purpose, begins with the ancient Greeks, although different historians may approach the subject […]
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