“My father thought Mexico was the best place on earth,” said Isabel as she heaved a huge pot for steaming tamales onto the stove in her kitchen. “But he always felt like a Spaniard. Always like an adopted son. And even though he loved it here, he sometimes generalized about how ignorant or backwards the Mexicans were. […]
Continue ReadingGuadalajara Country Club Atlas Country Club Club de Golf Santa Anita Chapala Country Club Chula Vista Country Club S.C Course Name: Guadalajara Country Club A.C Address: Mar Caribe 2615, Guadalajara, Jal. Phone: (3) 817-2858 or (3) 817-3502 Fax: (3) 817-3475 Accepts outside players Monday thru Friday if they show proof of membership in another Country Club Course Length: 6,900 yds. […]
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Night fell and it got dark with tropical quickness just as I was dropped off in a real VW bug at the bone-setter/massage man’s home. On my way inside I almost stepped on a tarantula that seemed as big as my flip-flop. A quick two-step and the spider and I did not meet. Grace Bascope, […]
Continue ReadingPersonal Safety Wills in Mexico IMSS – Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social – New Requirements for 2006 Immigration Documents Contracts Christmas Bonus Traveling to Mexico, Part 2 Labor Unions Traveling to Mexico Contracts: Part 2 Your Documents Traffic Police IMSS – Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Apostille Medical Coverage and Hospitals Vehicle Importation – Part […]
Continue ReadingAgaves can be thought of as another chain of “7-Elevens”. The numerous members of the Agave family are all native to the New World. “Agave” is derived from the Greek word “agauos” (admirable). Agaves, the “admirable plants”, are the source of several commercial products, including tequila, the equally admirable national drink. Known as “magueys” in Spanish, the plants have […]
Continue ReadingOur “Mexico: Did You Know” series offers lots of not-so-well-known but interesting facts about Mexico’s contributions to the world. Here is the list (most recent at the top): First scientific account of Lake Chapala was in 1839. Mexico’s vultures have very different eating habits. Los Mochis and Topolobampo are both examples of “new towns”. The […]
Continue Readingkirkswig Oct 8, 2005, 7:14 PM What is the deal with these tequila bottles? Is there some kind of incantation I have to recite in order to coax the goodness out of the bottle? Gravity is failing to do the trick. From time to time, I have problems getting it to pour, but they usually […]
Continue ReadingPosted by Janis on August 12, 1999 Hola a Todos, This is not meant to be a political question, I know this may seem impossible, but I am looking for some factual info. Last evening I saw a documentary by Nettie Wild entitled “A Place Called Chiapas.” Wild is a Canadian filmmaker who spent eight […]
Continue ReadingPosted by M R Davis on January 16, 1998 I’m interested in information on the small “native” Jewish community in Venta Prieta, Hgo. (just outside of Pachuca) and would be grateful for anything that anyone might know about it. Posted by Brian J. Larkin on January 17, 1998 There is a useful and informative site […]
Continue ReadingMy wife and I are hoping to build a small (600-900 sq ft) house just north of Zihuatanejo this winter. (If we can sell our townhouse here.)I’ve been learning a bit about construction methods that involve building a house with “Lego-like” pieces that are made of styrofoam or polystyrene. Once the house is built, concrete […]
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