Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All: A Street Market, Food Market, the Zocalo, and a 16th Century Church. Tepoztlan also has a feeling of extra magic. It is home to a mountaintop pyramid, UFO sightings, one of Mexico’s best midwives, and clairvoyants. Spanish speakers or not, experienced travelers or … [Read more...]
Living in Mexico – Some Differences in Costs by John Scherber: A Writer in Mexico
June 13, 2012 by
LIVING IN MEXICO: SOME DIFFERENCES IN COSTS I read in a magazine this morning that many people are not going to receive enough from their 401K account to retire comfortably. Social security faces solvency problems down the road. It started me thinking about how much cheaper it is to live in México. … [Read more...]
Dia de los Locos (Parade of Crazies), June 17, 2012, San Miguel de Allende
June 11, 2012 by
Of the many worries facing a typical American or Canadian living in Mexico, in my experience there is one worry that appears frequently and most often rises head and shoulders above all the rest. I think you all know what I am referring to. I’m speaking, of course, about the little matter of … [Read more...]
Counter Cultures visits Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan by Katherine Fisher
June 8, 2012 by
Last month Flirt (my dog) and I made our first trip into Santa Clara del Cobre, Michocan. When I say I went into Santa Clara I went into a dusty, hot fire filled factory. My ears were filled with a constant ringing from over a dozen men hammering out copper by hand. In the center of the workshop a … [Read more...]
FULFILLMENT HAS A MEXICAN ADDRESS by John Scherber, Author, San Miguel
June 7, 2012 by
Some people take stock of their lives after a long career in business. Perhaps it was law or health care. What worked? What didn’t? Others have a bucket list. If it’s not in their wallet, it might be in the back of their mind. Go to Machu Pichu, check. Go on safari, check. Set a world record … [Read more...]
When Being a Stranger is Not So Strange by Mark Saunders
June 7, 2012 by
I’m a stranger in a strange land. I shouldn’t be but I am. I was born in Oakland, California, as a birth-certificate-carrying member of the Baby Boomer generation and now find myself living in the middle of Mexico, where initially I didn’t know a soul and could barely speak the … [Read more...]
Jose Baldi – Tepotzotlan – June 2012
June 5, 2012 by
I just got word Jose Baldi is back in Tepotzotlan - his home town. Don’t miss this rare occasion to see Jose's most recent paintings – Jose’s art is innovative and provocative. To read more about Jose, please click HERE [slideshow] … [Read more...]
Manos de Amor por Bahia – Casa Hogar – Bucerias, Nayarit
May 14, 2012 by
Manos de Amor is a non-profit organization formed on April 13, 2004, by a group of citizens of Bucerias, Riviera Nayarit, to help the less fortunate, especially the children of Bahia de Banderas. The mission of Manos de Amor is to provide unconditional love and compassion and encourage each child … [Read more...]
Homenaje Nacional a Mariana Yampolsky – National Homage to Mariana Yampolsky – May 2, 2012
April 29, 2012 by
Mariano Yampolsky is a renowned Mexican photographer born in Chicago on September 5, 1925. Mariana moved to Mexico with her mother after her father’s death at a young age and fell in love with the people, the country and the culture. Mariana discovered her love of photography in 1948 and has … [Read more...]
John Scherber, San Miguel de Allende, Celebrated Author
January 7, 2012 by
John Scherber, a Minnesota native, relocated in Mexico in 2007. John is the author of 10 Paul Zacher mysteries (The Murder in Mexico series), set in the old colonial hill town of San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008. John also authored 2 volumes of the Townshend Vampire … [Read more...]
