by Erin May | Jul 23, 2018 | Area Attractions, Food, My Life in Mexico
Abigail Mendoza, the famous cook of the zapotec She is going to receive you with a smile, like it or not. She and her sisters serve at Tlamanalli, a small zapotec restaurant- kitchen in Teotitlán del Valle, 35 km of Oaxaca. Her kitchen is gorgeous, a powerhouse...
by Brooke Gazer | Jul 9, 2018 | Area Attractions, My Life in Mexico
Visitors to Huatulco cannot help but notice prominent signs displaying the name FONATUR and many ask what they mean. The name is an acronym that loosely translated signifies “National Tourism Development Fund”. This government fund was established in 1974 with a...
by Julie Etra | Jun 11, 2018 | Area Attractions, My Life in Mexico
It does not come from soldiers signing ‘Green Grow the Rushes O’ during the Mexican-American War (1846-48), or from Panamanians urging our soldiers in green uniforms to go home during the canal uprisings, in 1903 when the US established the exclusive Canal Zone or in...
by Erin May | May 14, 2018 | Area Attractions, My Life in Mexico
Mexico and it’s Beautiful Noise From the tortilla vendor to the rooftop alarm systems, noise is part of island life. Shortly after sunrise a man on a motorcycle slowly cruises past our house on Isla Mujeres. He is singing a beautiful Spanish love...
by Erin May | Apr 4, 2017 | Area Attractions, My Life in Mexico
A lot of people who have bought property in Huatulco simply came on vacation and fell in love with the place… and for good reason. My husband and I actually scoured the Pacific Coast for several months in search of the perfect tropical location. Like Goldilocks, we...
