Play to Your Heart's Content at the Ex-Hacienda de Temixco in Morelos Part One: 32 Acres of Aqua Fun
Adventurous Mexico - outdoor explorations and challenges
Climbing Mexican mountains and volcanoes
Climbing Mexico's volcanoes
Pico de Orizaba (Citlateptl) 5700m 18,700ft
Popocatepl 5452m 17,887ft
Iztaccihuatl 5286m 17,342ft
A Mounta...
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Climbing volcanoes in Mexico
Climbers from the US and Canada looking for a new experience, and more altitude than they can find in the lower 48 states, can fly to Mexico City, and set a personal altitude record on the Mexican Volcanoes. This is a good warm-up trip for an attempt on a 20,000 ft peak in Alaska or South America. As a climber and a long-time fan of Mexico, here is my advice on climbing the Mexican volcanoes.
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Sports enthusiasts get hooked on fishing in Mexico
Every great fisherman has a story about the "one that got away." A memorable "get away" to Mexico will hook more than a few fish tales with some of the best fishing in the world.
The Baja Peninsula Lo...
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Anyone for bridge?
"But I haven't played bridge since college."
"The last time I played bridge, Ely Culbertson was the authority."
"I've just been too busy earning a living to find time for Bridge."
Sound familiar? We...
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Hike to Cuastecomate, Jalisco
The curving expanse of the Bahia de Navidad greets a rocky headland at the west-end of Melaque. The tranquil cove is sheltered from the open sea behind a tier of craggy sea stacks. Around the rocky hea...
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Mexican espectaculos, or rodeo-type shows, a mini-series. the introduction.
Series Index
How well can a person understand a culture not their own? Can experiences be understood without full command of the Spanish language; a language in which civility is interwoven l...
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Cantinflas, the castillo and ponche in the plaza
Introduction to the Series
Part 1 - Part 2 Part 3
As the evening mass ended, the huge colonial doors of Santa Maria Magdalena swung open. People swarmed down the church sta...
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The bullfight and Cantinflas
Introduction to the Series
Part I - Part 2 Part 4
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"¿Te gustan Los Toros?" asked eleven-year-old Maggie. Her...
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Diving in Cancun
Unlike Cozumel with its abundance of dive shops, Cancun is home to only ten. But, as I discovered, this city has much to offer a diver looking for a unique diving experience.
Located twelve miles from...
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Football links on Mexico Connect
Sports fans use the internet every day to find information that the net provides best - late scores and info about sports that don't make the daily paper - water polo, wrestling, and if we're talking a...
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Sports channels on the net
World soccer fans were surprised at Mexico's success at last year's World Cup, but Mexican soccer has been improving over the past decade. Now it boasts a growing contingent of futbol aficionados in Me...
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Copper Canyon crossing, hiking the Sierra Tarahumara
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 Canyo...
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Mexico by James Michener
The good thing about "Mexico" is that Michener has done enormous research in order to write it.
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Bass Fishing In Mexico
W
hen a certain 17-year-old Bronco gave up the ghost in Dallas last September, every mechanic in the garage it was towed to wiped their tools, shook their heads, and talked about one thing. Bass ...
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Traveler's Guide To Mexican Camping - A Review
As far as I can tell, there is only one campground guide for Mexico, and this is it. Luckily, it is a good one, recently revised in 2001.
I have seen one other book on camping in Mexico, but it did not have information on specific campgrounds. We used this book for a recent RV trip and found it useful and accurate.
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