Leigh Thelmadatter shares some books for all ages that are well done and can help your kids feel more connected to a new life in Mexico.
Mexico Life
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Monte Albán the center of the Valley of Oaxaca’s pre-Hispanic story
The site has been home to many of the region’s prehistoric groups, including the Olmecs, the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs.
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Historical novel tells story of Mexican-American war’s Irish battalion
A Ballad of Love and Glory’s hero is a real Irishman who deserted the U.S. army and led other Irish immigrants in fighting for Mexico.
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Meet Neill James, the American who became Ajijic’s ‘art godmother’
After she made the expat enclave her home in 1943, James organized free art classes for Mexican kids whose influence on artists here remains.
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A Mexican culinary legacy: the Caesar salad
The devil is in the details of this classic dish, invented spontaneously in the 1920s by an Italian immigrant in his Tijuana restaurant.
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At this Jalisco campsite, jaguars are your neighbors
At the Potrero de Mulas ecocenter, you can not only camp, climb, hike and zip line but also visit big cats rescued by the government.
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Oxtankah archaeological site holds clues about ancient Maya seafarers
This more than 2,000-year-old city near Chetumal tells the tale of the Maya’s perhaps lesser-known history as oceangoing traders.
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For 30 years, this charity has quietly changed young lives in Morelia
NOE International, which offers values training and skills building to youth, opens kids’ worldviews in one of Mexico’s most violent states.
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Relief in a glass: it’s margarita time!
When you find yourself craving this crisp, cooling summer cocktail, pull out these nine recipes running the gamut from classic to innovative.
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Believe it or not, residents of Mixtlán put the fun into fungi
Full of passionate gatherers of wild mushrooms, this Jalisco town also puts on an interactive, educational festival every summer.
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For God, these young men spend 3 years dancing and doing little else
These Oaxacans committed to the Promesa spend seven hours a day every day learning intricate steps they’ll perform only once a year.
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Primer: getting acquainted with Michoacán’s traditional cuisine
Its traditional cuisine, still easy to find locally, did much to convince UNESCO to give Mexican food Intangible Heritage status in 2010.
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In the US Civil War’s aftermath, some Confederates fled to Mexico
Reasons for coming here included escaping execution, refusal to live under Union rule and fear of reprisals in a postwar environment.
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Mexico’s whale sharks still hold onto many of their secrets
As numbers shrink worldwide, scientists still know little about these massive sea creatures found in Mexico’s Caribbean and Pacific waters.
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In San Luis Potosí, these brothers champion Mexico’s traditional liquors — and find new ones
Having helped revive mezcal and pulque’s popularity in their city, their next project is creating a whiskey made with Mexican heirloom corn.
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Discover chorizo’s world of possibilities
This spiced Mexican sausage is a secret ingredient that adds pizazz to classic dishes, taking many from just “ho-hum” to “oh, wow!”
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San Miguel de Allende: known for art, culture, history and … hiking?
Travel + Leisure magazine touts this historic Guanajuato town as a creativity hub, but minutes away, you’ll also find lovely nature hikes.
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A winery that began as a hobby helped put Chihuahua wines on the map
Award-winning Bodegas Pinesque’s founder Gilberto Pinoncely originally learned the craft from an Italian couple who made their own wines.
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In photography, things often don’t go as planned — and that’s OK
Flexibility was key when Joseph Sorrentino arrived at a Oaxaca church to take photos and learned about a regional wedding tradition instead.
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These expats are still here in Mexico decades later, whether they planned on it or not
Whether they stayed here by accident or by design, most long-term expats have found in Mexico something that was lacking at home.
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It’s lychee season and rambutans aren’t far behind
Asia’s lychees and rambutan are sweet, exotic and just plain fun to eat; and believe it or not, they’re also grown right here in Mexico!
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Traditional temazcal lodges promise to heal both bodies and minds
In a windowless room thick with steam, participants confront illness, family strife and their dreams with a pre-Hispanic purifying technique.
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Story of Americas’ first Jewish text reads like a Dan Brown novel
The 450-year tale involves the Inquisition, a scheming New Spain viceroy, rival academics, theft and, yes, a heroic collector.
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Effort to preserve Oaxacan folk art focuses on the next generation
US professionals are partnering with Mexico’s governmental agencies to help the state’s young artisans’ careers take off.
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It ain’t easy being a vegetarian in Mexico
Getting a meal can be tricky for a vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, chicken, fish, ham, or even chorizo, Joseph Sorrentino has learned.
