Mexico File

This blog was created by me, a lover of Mexico, to share interesting facts about Mexico as I travel there, or as I struggle to learn the language, or as I am amazed by the food, the culture or the art.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Monos de calenda

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It isn't a party unless there are monos de calenda or giant puppets made on a bamboo frame with heads and upper bodies of paper mache. ...

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Up on the roof

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There are a few ways to get your laundry done in Oaxaca. You can take it to a lavanderia and have them do it--this is the most common way--...

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Agua

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Because of the lack of treatment of water from the taps in Oaxaca, I buy purified water for drinking and brushing my teeth. Some locals buy ...

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Comida corrida at Doña Elpidia

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One of my favorite places to eat lunch is the Cafe Doña Elpidia located five or six blocks south of the Zocalo. It is in the home of Señora ...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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I stopped with my mouth hanging open when I saw these flowers being sold by a man on the street. You can buy the whole pot of lillies for 30...

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Beauty in Oaxaca

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Friday night there was a wedding party outside the Santo Domingo Cathedral getting photographed by a professional--and every tourist nearby....

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nieves

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One of my goals each day in Oaxaca is to have a dish of two different nieves, a scoopable very icy frozen treat like sorbet. You can find ni...

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Joan: I have a serious desire to live in a second language. Specifically, to live in Mexico using Spanish to communicate. My passion is learning Spanish so that I can handle day-to-day activities and converse with anyone.

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