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Two New Mexican World Heritage Sites

GM-Editor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:20:38 +0000

The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History) has announced that Mexico has had two new sites entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List. With these two sites, Mexico achieves the distinction of becoming the Latin American country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Impressions of Mexico

GM-Editor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:52:33 +0000

A photo tour of the landscapes and natural and man-made aspects of Mexico with rich with patterns, textures, shades and colors.

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Copper Canyon

GM-Editor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:52:32 +0000

Mexico's Copper Canyon or the Barranca del Cobre lies in the north-western Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico. The canyon area, in reality a series of several different canyons, are much greater in width and depth than even the Grand Canyon to the north. Main access is via El Chepe, the Chihuahua al Pacifico railway.

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Mexico Census 2010 and Technology

GM-Editor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:52:31 +0000

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I’m always amazed at the technological innovations Mexico embraces. It may just be that moving from a total lack of infrastructure in certain areas to the latest possible infrastructure is much easier than trying to retrofit more complicated systems that are already in place. Take the recent Mexico census, for example.

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Teotihuacan and Mexico City Attractions

GM-Editor — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:54 +0000

Programs feature and focus on the latest findings in the ancient archaeological ruins of Teotihuacan and free attractions worthy of a visit in Mexico City.

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Festival of Documentaries, Mexico

GM-Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:11 +0000

Ambulante is a traveling festival of documentaries with the aim of promoting the production, viewing and appreciation of documentary films in Mexico, founded by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.

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El Chepe

GM-Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:10 +0000

The history and background of El Chepe, the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway, which traverses Mexico's spectacular Copper Canyon, or Barrancas del Cobre, in the northern state of Chihuahua. El Chepe, a touristic train, runs between Chihuahua City and the coastal city of Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa.

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Zempoala, Veracruz

GM-Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:09 +0000

This important archaeological site, also known as Cempoala, is located at the meeting place of several rivers on the flat coastal plain of the gulf in the state of Veracruz.

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Angles on a Huastec Goddess

GM-Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:08 +0000

The presentation and interpretation of a carved limestone statue of a Huastec indian goddess from the northern gulf coast of Mexico. A BBC radio segment, beginning with a commentary on the complexities of language in the interpretation of history and its artifacts,

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Gastronomy of Mayan Mexico

GM-Editor — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:52:45 +0000

The culinary traditions of the southernmost Mexican states (Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo and Yucatan) are a melding of influences of the native Maya and the Spanish.

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