| Jan 10 2013: Aliens and Virgens in Tapalpa La Piedrotas are a set of huge boulders sitting in an empty field. Nobody knows how they got there since there doesn't seem to be any mountains immediately in the area, the field is just bounded by forests. It's speculated that aliens moved them. Really hard-working aliens that don't fiesta 200 days out of the year...
— in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Jan 07 2013: Ex-Pat Enclave at Lake Chapala Our internal organs are given a bit of a shuffle as we bounced up and down over the cobblestone streets of the old city.
— in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Jan 03 2013: In Search Of... Ancient Civilizations These pyramids were built to honor the God of the Wind. At the very top, a long pole was erected where Velodores (flyers) would leap off with ropes tied around their ankles and slowly descend while rotating around the pole.
— in Teuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Dec 30 2012: Tequila Escapades I put our guide in a headlock and then I gave him a little noogie while screaming, "Who's your daddy, Dani! That's right, Jorge's your daddy!", then we were kicked out of the tasting room...
— in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Dec 28 2012: Getting to know you, Guadalajara I've fallen in love with the taco asada (shredded beef) and chorizo (sausage), but one item on the menu intrigued me - Brain Tacos! Walking Dead Style?
— in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Dec 25 2012: Feliz Navidad from Durango! The restaurant is staffed by two Chinese women, I think the three of us represented the entire Asian population in the state of Durango! They seemed just as amused as I was to see a brotha! :)
— in Durango, Mexico
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| Dec 21 2012: Life's a Beach in Mazatlan Although the owner spoke fluent English, Neda made me talk to him in Spanish. From the look on his face, I think I may have ordered "moldy laundry"...
— in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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| Dec 18 2012: Ferry to Mainland Mexico! The contents of my stomach were less secure, and as the ferry undulated up and down and back and forth, my face got greener and greener until I had to rush to the closest bano.
— in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
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| Dec 16 2012: Coral Reef at Cabo Pulmo There are only three coral reefs in North America, and the one located at Cabo Pulmo is the oldest at 20,000 years, and provides shelter to a whole host of marine wildlife.
— in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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| Dec 12 2012: La Paz Nights Our homestay family has taken us out every Friday night to Stella on the Malecon. We (try to) dance to salsa music, drink lots of Negra Modelo and enjoy the company that has temporarily adopted us for our time in La Paz.
— in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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| Dec 09 2012: Day 1 of 100 Years Sea turtles live to about 100 years. I got a bit choked up when I realized that we were here on their Day 1, helping them increase their odds to make it to Year 100.
— in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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| Dec 03 2012: La Paz Every once in a while, Alicia yells, "EN ESPAGNOL!" :) She takes her job very seriously and I'm very glad that she pretends not to understand English. I can only nod, "Si" and "Gracias" and my goal by the end of two weeks is to actually utter a complete and intelligible sentence for her approval!
— in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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