Via SFChronicle: “Whether your interest lies with kitschy sombreros, handmade musical instruments, whimsical carved figures or fine silk shawls, one of Mexico’s greatest pleasures is visiting its hundreds of craft towns. In addition to some of the larger and better-known cities that produce Talavera tile (Puebla), silver (Taxco) and hammocks and mosaico tile (Mérida), clusters of artisan villages — some whose entire populations are employed in a single craft — are sprinkled throughout Oaxaca, Michoacán and Jalisco states. Oaxaca:

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While many think of Mexico as a great place for reasonably-priced reconstructive surgical procedures, it has a rich history in the healing arts that definitely calls for more than just a glance by modern medicine. With elders living beyond the century mark and indigenous people avoiding diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol, maybe Mexican healing should find its way into the mainstream.

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While many think of Mexico as a great place for reasonably-priced reconstructive surgical procedures, it has a rich history in the healing arts that definitely calls for more than just a glance by modern medicine. With elders living beyond the century mark and indigenous people avoiding diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol, maybe Mexican healing should find its way into the mainstream.

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There is absolutely no evidence proving turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. There is ,however, ample reason to believe the turkey, one of two birds domesticated prior the the arrival of the Spanish, was first served as the centerpiece of a celebratory meal in Mexico.

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You can reach the beautiful city of Dolores Hidalgo by the federal highway 110 in the state of Guanajuato Mexico, place where Miguel Hidalgo proclaimed Mexico’s Independence.

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