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Why Mexico City is one of ´5 of Latin America´s Top New Year´s Eve Destinations´

pexels My hometown offers a great mix of modern celebrations and cultural traditions, and on NYE the main celebration happens in downtown´s huge  Zócalo Square, which comes alive with concerts, fireworks, food stands, and of course the countdown to midnight. But there´s also plenty of stylish partying elsewhere, in fun neighborhoods like Condesa, Roma, and Polanco. And by the way, the big local tradition here is eating 12 grapes at midnight, (and take it from me, it´s harder than it sounds!).…

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Why Xochimilco is one of ´10 of the Most Haunted Places to Visit Around the World´

 Troels Myrup One of the manmade islets of Xochimilco, a UNESCO World Heritage group of pre-Columbian canals set up for agriculture, in the 1940s a local man who was unable to save a girl from drowning, and subsequently claimed he would see shadows and hear cries on the island from a soul in torment. In the belief that it would ward them off, he began collectingcastaway dolls - especially those that were old, deformed, or multilated - and festooning them around the island. These days La Isla…

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Nifty (and Gnarly) Puerto Escondido

  Esconced on the lower Pacific ¨Emerald Coast¨ in the state of Oaxaca, the town of Puerto Escondido (which means ¨hidden port¨) was up until the 1960s barely a pinprick on the map, with dirt streets and just a handful of residents mostly devoted to fishing. Then in 1960 a coastal road reached the village, making it accessible to the outside world, and a village hall was built. Most consequentially for tourism, it was during that decade that surfers (pioneered by a group of Venezuelans,…

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  • And I'll be right behind you.
  • Ed, If they 'give it up' for me, there I go!
    John (Juan)
  • Like sports statistics geeks, InternationalLiving.com runs the numbers on eight different factors to come up with an annual ranking of the best countries for retirees. This year, Mexico came in third, just barely behind Panama and Ecuador. (The U.S.? #15. The U.K.? #22.)

    Here are the top ten, with numerical scores on a scale of 100:

    Ecuador - 81
    Panama - 80
    Mexico - 79
    France - 78
    Italy - 78
    Uruguay - 77
    Malta - 76
    Chile - 76
    Spain - 75
    Costa Rica - 75

    The challenge, I believe, is that you have to feel okay about giving up Medicare.
  • Darryl
    You're right.
  • You can do it for free just by walking across the border in TJ or Juarez. I would imagine the tour guide would probably have to pay for protection on the tour like this so I wouldn't do it solely on the grounds that my fee would be going to support those criminals.
  • Good morning, world. Last night some friends were discussing a new tourism craze in Mexico: Entrepreneurs are leading tourists through neighborhoods rife with violent crime and drug wars. One of them is thinking of taking one of these tours, but I, normally, an adventurous traveler, advised him not to. What do you know about it, and what would you say?
  • Visiting Laguna Bacalar? Check out http://CasaBacalar.com. Right next to Rancho Encantado.
    Saludos, John
  • Book on undiscovered Yucatan Peninsula coming right along. Still need ideas, leads, suggestions, lodging, PR etc? I'm interested in unusual, unknown places & things.
  • Andrea, I have a rental on my site in San Miguel Allende and have a connection for other options. Contact me if interested at 1-888-332-8477
    http://www.bajasurvacationrentals.com/rentals/view/Casa-Seis-Fuente...
  • Darryl, it was as claustrophobic as if they were burying me. Hmm, there's probably a reason for that.
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