Mexico's Route of the Constitutional Revolution
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.
"Mexico's Route of the Constitutional Revolution"
Mexico Travel 10:15 PM
Route of Democracy: Francisco Madero
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.
"Route of Democracy: Francisco Madero"
Mexico Travel 10:14 PM
Ruta 2010 Mexico Revolution Sites
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:
"Ruta 2010 Mexico Revolution Sites"
Mexico Travel 10:12 PM
Mexico to celebrate 200 years of independence
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.
"Mexico to celebrate 200 years of independence"
Mexico Travel 09:09 PM
The Jarocho Jarana Is Back.
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
Eric Langner 11:34 AM
Navidad y El Año Nuevo y Qué?
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...
"Navidad y El Año Nuevo y Qué?"
Eric Langner 03:09 PM
Tourism In The Living Culture For Non-Spanish-Speakers
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
"Tourism In The Living Culture For Non-Spanish-Speakers"
Eric Langner 11:26 AM
I Can Sure See It’s So.
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
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