A bay, two towns, three beaches
Deep down in all of our hearts, there is that desire to escape the everyday world in which we feel trapped and find our personal paradise. Or, to be more precise considering the limitless alternatives ...
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San Miguel: the town that parties too much
The Valle de Maiz drops away from the old highway to Queretaro into a narrow, gloomy gulch, the dirt streets bounded by broken walls, unfinished homes, dark shadowed places and an occasional vacant lot...
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Mexico City's miracle mile (or two)
"Wait," she protested. She bent over the crouched photographer busily framing the pleasant scene for posterity, his camera at the ready, shutter cocked. She spoke loudly into his ear. "Wait!"
On the v...
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The sky cities of Querétaro
The Saturday movie-matinee feature of pre-television history introduced my entire generation to the mystery and adventure of lost cities lurking in the dank depths of the world's remote jungles. Great ...
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The five faces of God - and where to find them
They are known as the missions of the Sierra Gorda.
There are others he constructed, to be sure; the California missions are famous around the world. But the most splendid of all of Serra's missions, the ones in Mexico, are themselves a paradox.
These particularly marvelous monuments rest among the mountains in Queretaro state, all within a few minutes drive of each other. They are the crowning jewels of the pueblos of Jalpan, Concá, Tilaco, Landa, and Tancoyol.
read moreAqui es México
Of all the most endearing and enduring charms that draw travelers back to Mexico, the effect that the country can have upon a sense of humor is the most magical.
It arises out of an initial attitude o...
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Journey to the center of the universe
The most important visual image in the classic film, " Close Encounters of the Third Kind," was not the alien spaceship, but the imposing stone monolith chosen as the site of the encounter. In an att...
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Hidden time revisited - Puerto Escondido
To annotated Photo Strip 191
(Each image below clicks to an
annotated enlargement.)
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A mountaineering expedition on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl)
Mexico's Highest Volcano (Citlaltepetl)
By Jay Boynton ©2001 Todos Derechos Reservados
PART ONE: ORIGINS
PART TWO: GETTING THERE ...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - a wee malarkey about Melaque,
San Patricio/Melaque, on the Pacific Coast of Jalisco draws its name from Saint Patrick. Legend goes that Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland and drove out all the snakes to boot. Locals say ...
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Tapalpa: Land of colors
Tapalpa is an alpine town south of Guadalajara. Surrounded by forests, lakes and streams, Tapalpa beckons visitors to its restful landscape. One winter weekend, as my van snakes up the Sierras, I stare...
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Cenote daydreams, Yucatan, Mexico
Recollections of stunning ruins, fantastic snorkelling,
exquisite food and friendly people.
The Yucatan is unlike any other region of Mexico. It has unique terrain, climate, cuisine and peop...
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Huitussi, Sinaloa, Mexico
Have you ever tried to do a "good" deed and found that you had difficulty pulling it off?
It happened to me on my second road trip to Mexico. From the previous year's journey through the Baja, I knew ...
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Hike to a coffee plantation - 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...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - a dream in Baja
On a surf-pounded beach in Baja Sur, I sat with my family of five, in a circle of campers around a crackling bonfire. The flickering flames cast each storyteller’s face in turn with a ruddy glow. The...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - ¿Mucho macho, eh?
“Watch out, Mom!” yelled Rose as the metal hulk of a city bus bore down upon the busy street corner. Hopping instantly back onto the curb, I choked on gasoline fumes while litter swirled in the bus...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima part 2 - the Sierras
“Everything about Colima smacks of the sea or the sierra,” I said appreciatively, gazing from the balcony of travel-writer Susan Dearing’s condominium. The sun rose like a great gold marigold abo...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colimilla, Colima
"When you return from your friends in Guadalajara, I will take you to the freshest, finest seafood in Colima!" promised Nestor, as we left the hotel that he managed in Melaque, Jalisco. Well, I do no...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima - sea to Sierra, by Wendy Devlin in Mexico Connect
Part 1 Colima - The Sea
Six years ago I briefly visited the small state of Colima. With my family, I drove straight through the state without stopping along Colima’s eighty-seven miles of coastline,...
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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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Walking the walk, talking the talk: Security of mind
How safe is tourist travel in Mexico? This question rates among the most controversial on any Internet forum about Mexico. Crime is a complex subject woven deep in any country's social fabric. The foll...
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