Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
By Jessica Ojeda
Puebla was one of the first cities established by the Spaniards which was not built upon the ruins of conquered indigenous settlements, making it the most European of all the colonial cities. This led to the rapid development of the Spanish culture and traditions in Mexico. The Spaniards elected an ideal location for their new city, between one of Mexico’s major port cities, Veracruz, and the capital, Mexico City, which made Puebla one of the most important cities in the colonial period.
The population of Puebla was 1,290,094 in 2000. Locals are called Poblanos. The indigenous language of the region, Náhuatl, is still spoken in some areas of the Puebla Valley. The busy city of Puebla, Mexico lies approximately 129 km southeast of the country’s capital, Mexico City and sits at approximately 2,149 meters above sea level. (more…)
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
The economic crisis north of the border is having an impact on Mexico’s peso, with the currency falling Jan. 30 to its lowest level in 13 years.
The peso fell 20 percent last year, according to a report from Bloomberg, then continued heading south until it reached a record low of 14.4484 per U.S. dollar at the end of January. (more…)
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
By Graciela Saldivar
You only have one month left to travel to Mexico City to visit the Mural Museum of Diego Rivera as part of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA). The exposition called “Diego Rivera y la Inquisición, Un puente en el tiempo” is on display until March 2009 and features various works of art by Rivera.
Diego Rivera, the famous Mexican painter known not only for his paintings but also for his frescos, is considered by many to be the greatest Mexican painter of the twentieth century. (more…)
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
By Ed Bagley
Copyright © 2008
I had some serious doubts about whether my first trip to Mexico would be a success. Now I can report that my first trip to Mexico was fantastic because I found a slice of heaven at Vida del Mar in Manzanillo (Mon-zah-knee-oh).
There are apparently some very famous places to vacation in Mexico, not the least of which are Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Acapulco and Cancun. Most of these destinations, to my knowledge, are resort areas with high traffic. Vida del Mar in Manzanillo is not.
Manzanillo, like Puerto Vallarta, is on the Pacific Coast, perhaps 150 miles south of Puerto Vallarta as the crow flies. (more…)
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
By Elena Piccini
Ecotourism – “The union between the Natural Beauties and Tourism”
Mexico, Mexico and Mexico…
How many times you hear people talking about Mexico? But why they talk so much about this country? Because it is wonderful and full of everything you have in mind.
All the states of Mexico differ greatly from each other, and not; Mexico is unimaginable places, secular trees, lush jungle, plants and flowers, thousand of animals of every kind and biodiversity, immense beaches, red hot sunsets, volcanoes, mountains, lowlands, islands and paradisiacal spots, music, history, colors, perfumes, flavors and tastes that you just can’t easily forget. (more…)
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
 Pancho and Luz in later years By Gary Dillard
There’s an understanding that many visitors to the United States will hit Disneyland, Vegas and the Grand Canyon and then go home.
It’s likely that many Americans who travel to Mexico see nothing but Cancun, to make use of its beaches, or the line of shops next to whatever port where the cruise ship docks.
In either case, it’s a shame that so much has been missed. With Mexico, it’s a double shame simply because there’s so much close at hand, within a day’s travel of the border, that gives a truer look at the nation’s culture.
Yet getting off the beaten path isn’t easy. Even at home, most folks end up driving by interesting territory many times because they won’t get off the freeway. That’s certainly true in Mexico.
Let’s take, for example, the birthplace of Luz Corral, the woman who claimed to be Pancho Villa’s only true, legal wife and who was considered by the government to be his only widow. (more…)
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