Veracruz Mexico

Mexico's Route of the Constitutional Revolution

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:15:44 -0600

Route of the Mexican Constitutionalist Revolution: Francisco (Pancho) Villa - Several routes are based on four leaders fighting independently in the north: Venustiano Carranza, Álvaro Obregón, Francisco Villa and Pablo González. Pancho Villa's campaigns encompass Durango, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes states and the Federal District.

Route of Democracy: Francisco Madero

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:14:18 -0600

Route of Democracy: Francisco I. Madero - Following Madero's triumphant path from Ciudad Juárez to Mexico City in 1911, this route crosses through the states of Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato and Mexico City.

Ruta 2010 Mexico Revolution Sites

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:12:11 -0600

To a visitor, the most concrete evidence of the goings-on right now are the burgundy-colored Ruta 2010 signs on major highways that mark itineraries linking the most important sites of the revolution and independence movements. There are no fewer than 22 separate routes, organized by military campaigns, through 11 states. Maps are available for most routes on the Ruta 2010 Web site. Here are some of the big ones:

Mexico to celebrate 200 years of independence

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09:59 -0600

In a country famous for turning an obscure saints' day into a weeklong bacchanalia, just imagine the revelry this fall as Mexico celebrates what President Felipe Calderón has declared the Año de la Patria ("Year of the Nation"). This year brings two huge milestones: the bicentennial of independence from Spain, and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. The official countdown — marked by a towering red digital clock in Mexico City's Zócalo — began on Independence Day last September. And just to make it interesting, the whole celebration has an undercurrent of wariness, as some Mexicans take a prophetic view of history and fear a new cataclysm as they close in on another hundred years.

The Jarocho Jarana Is Back.

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:34:21 -0600

It never really was gone, but the old, traditional Jarocho Jarana is being revived. It’s the string instrument (guitar like but smaller and played more percussively) used to play the traditional music of Veracruz, “son jarocho.”

The nickname for the people of Veracruz is Jarocho, and the term is also applied to those things typical and traditional of Veracruz culture.

The jarana has 5 string positions. The upper and lower carry individual strings

Navidad y El Año Nuevo y Qué?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:09:10 -0600

Christmas was wonderful here in Veracuz, and tonight we’ll ring in the new year. And then we’ll settle in? No chance. Carnaval (Mardi Gras) comes early this year. It starts during the last week of January. At this moment that’s still next year. Twelve hours from now, it’s just a few weeks away.

Carnaval is the people’s party. It’s a happy time, a time to blow off steam and reduce stress, a time to get tired while you’re getting rested up, a time to see the incredible parades and go to the happenings. And a time for us at The Language Immersion School to...

Tourism In The Living Culture For Non-Spanish-Speakers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:26:47 -0600

Until recently if you didn’t speak Spanish, the only way to see Mexico was through the windows of tour buses. But it’s changing. Today taking second class and third class buses you can visit small towns and tiny villages and even “watering holes” out in the countryside.

And you only need three things. One is the desire to get to know the people of Mexico, Mexico’s just plain folks. The second

I Can Sure See It’s So.

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:43:15 -0600

There’s never been a truer statement. Here’s the full line. Veracruz, Mexico has first-rate, world-class medical care, and I can sure see it’s so.

Cataract surgery has become so simple a procedure—on anyone else’s eye, but this time

Folk Dance In Veracruz

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:56:55 -0600

The local folk dance is beautiful It’s immensely and always a treat to see.

Our students and staff go to the folk dance on the malecon almost every Wednesday night. It’s part of the City’s cultural program.

Veracruz is rich in folk art and fine arts. The people love their traditions, and they love to have foreigners share in them. The website MexicoCulturalTourism.com invites you truly...

Incredible Contrasts And Cultural Tourism

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:54:06 -0600

Some students from our language school went to the old open-air market today. It’s downtown about seven blocks from the zocalo, and it’s thriving.

It’s old Mexico. Beef and pork hang from...

TEATRO FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO AND THE BAT

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:41:42 -0600

A well-hidden treasure in Veracruz is the Clavijero theater. It’s a grand European opera house, but it’s only half size.

Three levels of boxes wrap around the main floor. The candelabra glisten with thousands of lights; the marble stairs are sculpture.

There is no distant seating. Instead of looking at the orchestra or soloist from afar, ...

Learn to Speak Spanish School in Veracruz Mexico

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:18:46 -0600

The Language Immersion School, Veracruz, Mexico offers intensive Spanish study in the safe and exciting city of Veracruz. Located half a block for the ocean, minutes for the Malecon, the Zocalo, and the main city beach, the school has courses at all levels. Instruction is in small groups and all instruction is individualized.

Veracruz—A Construction Boom In Process

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:24:07 -0600

Veracruz feels the same. The people are as relaxed and friendly as ever. And yet everywhere you look, you need to look...

Another Miss, Always Another Miss!

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:08:28 -0600

Hurricane Dean was headed toward Veracruz. It was rebuilding strength as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico. Its heading varied a little during its transit, but the day before landfall we were the bulls-eye.

The people of Veracruz didn’t seem to notice.

There's Beach, And There's Beach.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:53:32 -0600

Villa Rica isn’t the beach one thinks of. And that’s what makes it so special.

Tall buildings, resort hotels, fine restaurants, beverage service and chaise lounges, that’s the vision of a popular, beautiful beach. And lots, and lots, and lots of people. Trouble parking, lots of noise, roller skaters, hot dogs, candy apples, and cotton candy.

Villa Rica has none of it.