“Melting pot,” a phrase inevitably associated with the United States, may be even more applicable to Mexico, where ancient civilizations merge with modern cultures in a cross-current of peoples, languages and dialects, art and music, religions, hidden cosmologies, and fabled ruins. Travelers’ Tales Mexico explores this deep diversity in essays by important writers who have experienced it firsthand. On his journey south of the border, Carlos Fuentes reveals layer upon layer of history in Mexico City’s town square; Alice Adams discovers her love for Frida Kahlo’s work; Pete Hamill unearths the ghosts of Hollywood in Puerto Vallarta; and Mary Morris moves to San Miguel to find a writer’s life. Travelers’ Tales Mexico is a lyrical reminder of why it’s both a pleasure and a necessity to visit this magnificent country.
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"...cuts into the soul of Mexico...your own soul will be dredged if you’ve spent any time in Mexico." -- El Paso Times
"...provides a taste, smell and feel of Mexico with superb writing." -- Travel Diary (Canadian Travel radio show)
"Travelers’ Tales Mexico captures the country’s ancient past and rich present with over 40 stories, creating a literary journey." -- Plus
"Travelers’ Tales Mexico is intriguing, instructive, inspiring and hilarious--just like Mexico." -- Lonely Planet
"...provides a taste, smell and feel of Mexico with superb writing." -- Travel Diary (Canadian Travel radio show)
"Travelers’ Tales Mexico captures the country’s ancient past and rich present with over 40 stories, creating a literary journey." -- Plus
"Travelers’ Tales Mexico is intriguing, instructive, inspiring and hilarious--just like Mexico." -- Lonely Planet
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I grew up in Minnesota in a family of seven children, all boys until the last one. After graduating from Dartmouth College I began to travel (I wished I'd been doing it while in college!) and found that writing about my experiences helped me understand the places and cultures I was encountering. I also discovered that newspaper and magazine editors responded as well, and that's how I got started working as a freelance writer. Not long after that I hooked up with James O'Reilly to write a series of mystery serials for the San Francisco Examiner, one of which ran for 104 episodes over five months. We then began writing travel stories together and in 1985 started a syndicated column, World Travel Watch, that has appeared in newspapers in five countries. In 1993 we founded Travelers' Tales with James's brother Tim O'Reilly, and since then we've published some 100 books. I teach workshops on the art and craft of the personal travel story on a regular basis: for information go to LarryHabegger.com.
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Great reading for travelers to Mexico,
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This is a great collection for anyone visiting Mexico who prefers being a traveler (eating authentic foods, making friends with locals, visiting non-touristy places off the beaten tracks)rather than just a tourist. Although some of the tales are set in very touristy places, the themes, descriptions, and events are all individual stories with great details. A wonderful group of tales for vicariously visiting the Yucatan, the central highlands -- Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende -- Guadalajara, Oaxaca, the great Copper Canyon, Mexico City, etc. For people who already love Mexico, as well as for those who are considering a visit.
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I love the stories in the book - they cover more than just the tourist areas and the entire country is included. After reading so many great sotries, I want to travel around Mexico for a living and write!
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I am becoming very intoxicated with mexico. I seem to be booking tickets to various places around mexico every chance I get. The stories in this book are amazing. Very well written and fascinating. I reccomend it highly for anyone interested in anything Mexican!!!!!
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MEXICANS KNOW THAT A PARTY HAS BEEN OUTSTANDINGLY SUCcessful if at the end of it there are at least a couple of clusters of longtime or first-time acquaintances leaning on each other against a wall, sobbing helplessly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Puerto Vallarta, New World, Juan Gabriel, San Miguel, Don Pablo, South America, North American, Gulf of Mexico, San Diego, San Francisco, Baja California, Day of the Dead, Days of Obligation, Border Patrol, Frida Kahlo, Los Angeles, Cabeza de Vaca, The Heart of the Sky, The People's Guide, Ate Oaxaca, Dia de los Muertos, Other Travel Tales, Sea of Cortez New!
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MEXICANS KNOW THAT A PARTY HAS BEEN OUTSTANDINGLY SUCcessful if at the end of it there are at least a couple of clusters of longtime or first-time acquaintances leaning on each other against a wall, sobbing helplessly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Puerto Vallarta, New World, Juan Gabriel, San Miguel, Don Pablo, South America, North American, Gulf of Mexico, San Diego, San Francisco, Baja California, Day of the Dead, Days of Obligation, Border Patrol, Frida Kahlo, Los Angeles, Cabeza de Vaca, The Heart of the Sky, The People's Guide, Ate Oaxaca, Dia de los Muertos, Other Travel Tales, Sea of Cortez New!
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- Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father by Richard Rodriguez on 12 pages
- Mexico: Some Travels and Some Travelers There (Destinations) by Alice Adams on 10 pages
- The Temple of the Jaguar by Donald G. Schueler on 9 pages
- Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path by David Freidel on 8 pages
- Day Of The Dead (Harvest Book) by F. Gonzalez-Crussi on 5 pages
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- Gutsy Mamas: Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Marybeth Bond in Back Matter
- Mexico (Insight Guide Mexico) by Insight Guides in Back Matter
- Sacred Places: 101 Spiritual Sites Around the World by Brad Olsen in Back Matter
- Sacred Places Around the World: 108 Destinations (Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series) by Brad Olsen in Back Matter
- Moon Handbooks Mexico City by Christopher Humphrey on page 346
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