….¡Ay laguna de Chapala tienes del cuento la magia, cuento de ocasos y albarradas de enamoradas noches lunadas. Quieto Chapala, es tu laguna novia romántica como ninguna! Enclavado en la parte central del estado de Jalisco, Chapala “el lugar de búcaros u ollas pequeñas”; o “el lugar mojado o empapado”; o “el lugar de chapuzones […]
Continue ReadingIt all started when I took Molly to one of the downtown parks here in Morelia, a park crammed with pretty flowers, spraying fountains and Jacarandas in full bloom. We soon found ourselves enjoying a quiet rest on a shady bench, the aging cathedral partially visible through the tall trees. It was then I noticed […]
Continue Reading“Morelia is a taco town”, Molly remarked over morning coffee a few months ago. I didn’t say anything because I knew her remark wasn’t meant to be critical. It’s just that after living in Morelia for a full year, we had realized that every time we went out for dinner, we always wound up eating […]
Continue ReadingIt was all Molly’s idea. Not unusual. After all, everything we do is always Molly’s idea. This time, she thought it would be nice to invite a priest over for dinner since we were finally settled in Morelia. “Why not?” I asked, realizing that if it didn’t work out I could always remind her that […]
Continue ReadingIt didn’t take us long to fall in love with Mexico, a country where children have great respect for their parents. The parents, in turn, appear to have a great respect for the value of human life. What a great place to raise a family, we agreed, but having done that already, we decided to […]
Continue ReadingAbstract In the past, environmental conservation has emphasized the protection of the physical environment through the exclusion of humans. As a result, the local inhabitants in and surrounding protected areas often perceive conservation policies to be a threat to their land-use rights and source of livelihood. The objective of this project was to examine the […]
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Celebrated 45 days before Easter (April 16th this year), Carnaval is a celebration of earthly, or carnal pleasures before the austerity and sacrifice of Lent. Beginning on the Friday before Ash Wednesday, Carnival reaches its climax on Mardi Gras — “Fat Tuesday.” Perhaps the most famous festivities are those of Rio de Janeiro and New […]
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An icon in Mexico City, the Revolution Monument or Monumento a la Revolución is also known as the Arch of the Revolution. It is located on Plaza de la Republica between downtown Reforma and Insurgentes, and has long been a premier tourist attraction, one of the capital’s architectural must-sees. Only in recent times, however, has the Monument […]
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We sit in darkness, on an earthen floor. Hot vapor condenses and drips down my skin as I hug my knees against my chest and breathe lightly to cool the scalding vapor before it reaches my lungs. The beat of a drum, leather stretched over a wooden frame, penetrates my chest, and we begin to […]
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The Baja 1,000 is considered one of the most dangerous, but exciting, races in the world. It winds through mountains and desert in the most remote parts of Baja California with drivers dodging Mother Nature’s homespun hazards like rugged dry washes and rapid changes in altitude. They also deal with free-roaming livestock, rattlesnakes and one […]
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