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Incidents of travel in virtual Mesoamerica
Don’t look now, but Mexico is collapsing : As a result of drug wars
Guatemala President to Visit Cuba: Cubans are working for literacy in Guatemala
The fine art of preparing true Guatemalan coffee : An acquired taste. That I never acquired
Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation: : [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2009 under links.
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Maya playing cards
Not cards of the ancient or even modern Maya, but playing cards produced by — of all people — the Soviet state. Among the few sets of cards it produced (the state was the sole supplier of playing cards) was this handsome set.
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More examples at English Russia.
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Posted: November 24th, 2008 under links.
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Friday roundup
Virtual travels in Mesoamerica
A visit to Chiapas : With the NYT Frugal Traveler
Fiambre : Puro Guatemalteco
Maya jades to be returned to Mexico : From the Peabody Museum
Blues And jazz festivals In Mexico : Sweet
World Bank recommends increased public spending in Guatemala : Just like the U.S., and everywhere
Portal to Maya hell found in Mexico : [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2008 under links.
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Incidents of virtual travel . . .
TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art at the Weatherspoon Art Museum
Sleeping Lady Of Manzanillo
Tamayo painting sets Latin American auction record
500 troops for border drug crackdown
Sompopo: The Giant Guatemalan Ant
Posted: June 6th, 2008 under links.
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What’s new in virtual Mesoamerica
Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico
Achiote-grilled turkey breast with tomatoes, chiles, and mint
Xunantunich, ancient Mayan temple city in Belize
Mexico’s Battle over Oil
Pilgrims Paddle To Cozumel
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Posted: May 16th, 2008 under links.
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TICJ may decide Guatemala/Belize sovereignty dispute
Traditional Guatemalan musical instruments
Cooking by feel: Latin American ingredients and flavors
Top 5 Mexican real estate markets
Algunos escritores guatemaltecos valiosos (1980-2000) | Ronald Flores
Posted: May 9th, 2008 under links.
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MetaMeso
Around San Cristobal
Sitios arqueológicos majestuosos para sus visitantes
Yucatan peninsula on drought alert
Guatemala fights violent reputation for tourists
La Enchilada
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under links.
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Virtual Mesoamerica
La Casa Azteca has a bad song stuck in her head
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under links.
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Links of the week
Guatemala to open army files to probe war crimes
Mexico City officials to learn Nahuatl
Costa Rica’s Jade Museum to get new home
Small Procession in San Pedro Las Huertas
Guatemalan farmers take 29 policemen hostage
Posted: February 29th, 2008 under links.
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Surfing Mesoamerica
Satellites spot lost Guatemala Mayan temples
Mexican hideaway might allow jaguar to maintain a foothold
Monkeys on fire
Wildlife in the Yucatan
Will Mexico ‘Smoke Out’ its Smokers?
BAM/PFA presents Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia
Question of the day
Why did this batty page get 10,000 page views yesterday??
Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under links.
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A week of travel through virtual Mesoamerica
Cambios en las monedas
Valentine’s Day in La Antigua Guatemala
Mayas work to preserve culture
Song Recalls Puerto Vallarta
Mexican Tourism Gets Eco-Boost
Posted: February 15th, 2008 under links.
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A week of travel through virtual Mesoamerica
Yucatan Living – Yucatan Living Reader’s Choices for 2007
How to travel well on a weak dollar
Remembering Andy Palacio
Ivan Naranjo and Ensamble Aspero
Print magazines thriving in Mexico
Link Love
Who’s linking here lately
The Global Tree: Guatemala
Antigua Daily Photo
Posted: February 8th, 2008 under links.
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Rambles through virtual Mesoamerica
Mexico’s black history
Mexican Rug Weaving Patterns
Waiting for Justice in Guatemala
How to shower your parrot
Yucatan Chicken with Peach-Avocado Salsa
Posted: February 1st, 2008 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
Spanish court accuses Guatemala of sheltering perpetrators of genocide
Tourist park to open at ancient Maya site of Mirador
Cuernos (Mexican horn-shaped pastries)
Mexico: Festival of Toys
Posted: January 18th, 2008 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
The Guadalajara Guggenheim
Mexico City’s enormous free ice rink
Mexico’s biosphere reserves
Lydia Mendoza, 1916-2007
Deporting 21,000 Guatemalans
Posted: January 11th, 2008 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
Guatemalan officials dodge genocide extraditions
Casa Santana, Merida
The Goat’s Dance
Casting the dye
Alfredo Ramos Martinez
Posted: December 21st, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
A young Mexican artist based in Philadelphia
Homicide in Guatemala
Radish night
Teaching with two voices
Evidence of ancient Maya markets
Posted: December 14th, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
Rivera winning back acclaim from Kahlo
Anti-Iraq War film wins top prize in Guatemala
Maya “death vase” discovered
Vulnerable communities threatened by dam
Mick Jagger’s Aztec-influenced fertility diet
Posted: December 7th, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
The many faces of Belize
Who is subcommandante Marcos?
Ancient Maya stick throwing modernized (in 1935). Now why didn’t this catch on?
Bistro Cinq, a new Antigua restaurant
Revaluing Mexican artists
Posted: November 30th, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
The best bed & breakfast in Merida
Un recuerdo
Salba, an Aztec grain, may cut diabetes and heart attack risk
But pulque is losing out to beer
Guatemala moves to protect women
Posted: November 23rd, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
The wisdom of a 95-year-old blogger
Pre-Maya Yucatan cave paintings discovered
More discoveries at Ek Balaam
Touring the colonial churches of Guatemala (Span.)
Sacred caves in Belize
Selling kites in Antigua
Posted: November 16th, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
Interview with an expat in Merida
More on giant kites
Música en día de muertos (photos)
English – Yucatec Mayan phrasebook
A market negotiation (photo)
Covering the election in Guatemala
An interview with president Colom
Colom’s first declarations
Francisco Goldman reacts to Colom victory
Posted: November 9th, 2007 under links.
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Sifting through a week of digging the internet
Talking about Mexican-American identity
Buy Maximon?
A brief history of chocolate
Jornada médica internacional benefició a pobladores de Huehuetenango
The future of publishing in Guatemala
Posted: November 2nd, 2007 under links.
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