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Hu Dat?
18 hours ago
by expatprincess
What’s up, pussy cat? Wao, a-wao, a wao???? The Year of the Hu is fast approaching – February 14- nicely coinciding with Valentine’s Day. Fireworks, pickled offal, and other treats will herald the beginning of a year when Tigers rule. In our family, there are many tigers: Mr. Understanding, Thing 3, ...
Memoirs of an Expat Princess - expatprincess.wordpress.com ·  5 references
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Postcard of Mexico City Past
19 hours ago
by garydenness
This is one of the coolest postcards I have found so far. And I think I’ve found a few cool postcards. This one very much fits into the Mexico City of the past theme from a recent blog post. Want it? It can be yours. All you have to do is leave a comment to claim it – first come first served. Then u ...
The Mexile - garydenness.co.uk · Rank: 126,391 · 1 reference
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Museo Dolores Olmedo
19 hours ago
by garydenness
Every now and then I discover something new and interesting about Mexico City. But more often than not I complain that I’m just revisiting the same old places. This post is a case in point. But I don’t mind. The Dolores Olmedo museum is a green see of tranquility in an otherwise concrete jungle of t ...
The Mexile - garydenness.co.uk · Rank: 126,391 · 1 reference
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Flores de Calabaza (aka Squash Blossoms)
20 hours ago
by Julie
On almost every trip to the mercados or grocery stores here in Mexico, I find myself admiring the flores de calabaza, a.k.a. squash blossoms. Not being a fan of actual squash, I consider these guys by far the best thing to emerge from the squash family: These flowers are begging to be purchased. I n ...
Midwesterner in Mexico - midwesternerinmexico.com · Rank: 46,152 · 12 references
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Amid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago
21 hours ago
by mexicoinstitute
Washington Post, 2/8/2010 Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago. It also means tourists as ...
Mexico Institute - mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com · Rank: 11,917 · 14 references
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