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The thousand and one faces of the maize

Quesadillas, A Variety to Tacos...

Written by JesusW on July 4, 2006

  • ... with the same ingredients but with a twist.Tacos are made with tortillas rolled or folded around something, with quesadillas you put the raw dough of the tortilla and then put something inside, then fold,...
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Atole con Chocolate

Enchiladas de Mole

Written by JesusW on June 30, 2006

  • Mole is widely known for being the spicy sauce with chocolate. That is true but partially as there are many kinds of mole. Mole is the generic name for the thick salsa made with a...
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Danger, danger

Tacos al Pastor

Written by JesusW on June 21, 2006

  • This is the most typical and a little exotic staple you will find in most of the places you visit in Mexico. The origin is not Aztec, though.In any little town you will find a...
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Taxis

Written by ExPatMex on June 8, 2002

  • Ok so there are like a million taxis in this city...no really. I'd say that 98 per cent of them are totally safe. That leaves about 20,000 not so safe cabs around....
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Mexico City Day Four

Mexico City Day Four -- plus a day trip to the Pyramids

Written by ext212 on October 17, 2003

  • After breakfast atop the hostel's rooftop terrace, we took the Metro to Terminal del Norte to catch an early bus to Teotihuacan more commonly known as Las Piramides. About an hour later, we were outside...
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Mexico City Day Two

Mexico City Day Two -- Christmas Eve

Written by ext212 on October 17, 2003

  • Our first morning in Mexico City was pretty busy. Our itinerary still had gaps that had to be filled. We booked a Oaxaca van through Mexbus online while still in New York City, but they...
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Mexico City Day One

Mexico City Day One

Written by ext212 on October 17, 2003

  • Flying into Mexico's Juarez airport is strikingly familiar, like flying into the Philippines' Ninoy Aquino international airport. The crowds are overwhelming. Family members seem to arrive by the busload to greet their respective arrivals from...
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San Ángel

Strolling from San Ángel to Coyoacán

Written by becks on May 10, 2006

  • It is a pleasant around 4-km stroll from San Ángel to Coyoacán. Both of these colonias were once colonial towns to the south of Mexico City but both have been swallowed whole by the rapid...
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Coyoacán

Coyoacán

Written by becks on May 10, 2006

  • Coyoacán is an affluent suburb with fame and influence that far exceed the colonias boundaries. It is a leafy suburb with quiet, tree-lined streets yet the center is lively with typical markets and frequent cultural...
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San Ángel

San Ángel

Written by becks on May 10, 2006

  • For centuries, San Ángel was a small town to the south of Mexico City. During the twentieth century, the rapid growth of Mexico City gobbled up San Ángel and nowadays it is still in the...
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