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May 24, 2018May 26, 2020 Tony1257Leave a Comment

SECTION TAGS Home, Living, Travel, Cuisine, History, Business, Culture & Arts, Destinations, Indexes, Forums, GENERAL TAGS tags accomodations adjusting anthropology archeological-sites archeology architecture art artists author aztec beaches book book-reviews border-crossings christmas conversions crafts cuisines culture-customs day-of-the-dead doing-business driving-routes easter ecology excerpt exploring-tourism family famous-people fauna fiestas-traditions finance-economics finance-personal flora food-drink geography geology government haciendas […]

In amber: A tale of Mexican discovery (original short story)

August 7, 2015August 7, 2020 Tony2451Leave a Comment

It was the scorpion in the amber that fascinated Linda most, at first. A four-inch, brownish nodule of Mexican amber from the great limestone flats in Chiapas, it lay on a bed of still bright marigold flowers on the living room altar. It was a color match but a jolt down deep, a primordial fright, […]

Suspicious stranger visits a rural taco stand

August 7, 2015May 31, 2021 Tony3601Leave a Comment

The other day Deovijilda Lara, who owns a tacos al vapor stand in a nearby pueblo Mercado Municipal, was regaling me with tales of her family’s Christmas last year. These mostly had to do with comically inappropriate gifts, the drunken, hilarious behavior of relatives and friends, punctuated, of course, with a few dark occurrences — a car accident, a […]

The Captain’s Hat, an original short story set in Mexico

August 7, 2015August 7, 2020 Tony4068Leave a Comment

When the noisy group of American tourists surged into the cantina, Lancer knew it was time to leave. The “official” beginning of the tourist season was still a week away – but here they were, with their mangled Spanish and their loud demands. Lancer finished his drink and looked around for his hat. Ah, the […]

Where Toucan Fly, an original short story set in Mexico

August 6, 2015August 6, 2020 Tony2358Leave a Comment

The marimba band filled the breezy space with a rippling rhythm, a tropical river of notes and glissandos, bird-light tunes. Sancho responded to the music from home with a roll of the hips and shy smile. Sancho Panse, the Juchitan piñata maker, left Tiger Mountain near the Turtle Coast after his beloved mother died in […]

The Horse Show and How to Shoot Straight

August 6, 2015July 31, 2022 Tony2685Leave a Comment

I had known Jaime Nuñez for three years when the big incident took place on a Saturday, the third day of a four-day annual equestrian event, the Concurso Amistad, at the CHE equestrian club (Centro Hípico Ecuestre) on the outskirts of Guadalajara. This was one of the stellar horse shows in that city, and one of the more important […]

Tony commented on Mexico mountaineering expedition on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl): Thanks for taking the time to comment; delighted t
Nelson Daly commented on Mexico mountaineering expedition on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl): great adventure and summary. my friends and I, too
Tony commented on The artesanias of Michoacan: An introduction: Apologies for the typo which has now been correcte
Michael Quinn commented on The artesanias of Michoacan: An introduction: where is Paracha, can't find it on any map....????
Walter White commented on November 2: the Day of the Dead: these comments are from a while ago...