The
US dollar becomes your best friend. On a visit to San Diego dip
down no further than Tijuana for a day-trip to snag rock bottom
prices on leather goods and a treasure trove of other merchandise.
And Mexico is a vast and visually vibrant shutterbug’s dream
of colorful people and landscape. But travel websites warn, women
especially, of the increasing prevalence of violent assaults.
February 28, 2008 All Aboard! Whale Watching and Adventure
Sailing on Cruise West in the Sea of Cortez BY LARRY TAYLOR Observing whales frolicking just feet away! Conducting seals underwater swimming in a swirling symphony! Hiking over small pristine islands, vistas of the deep blue Sea of Cortez in... SoGoNow.com by: Larry Taylor
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February 14, 2008 The Treasures of Campeche
Story by Bob Schulman Photos by Bob Schulman and Jimm Budd In 1540, when Spanish troops captured the Mayan port of Can Pech on the Gulf of Mexico, they found an unexpected treasure: a small, scrawny tree that grew all... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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December 13, 2007 Chiapas Runs Hot and Cold for Tourists
By Bob Schulman Some half-million people live in the balmy Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, and tonight it looks like every one of them has shown up at a downtown square known as Marimba Park. Surrounded by dancers, musicians are... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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November 20, 2007 Merida: A Rich Mayan-Spanish Stew
By Bob Schulman The Mayan town of T'ho thrived for centuries out on eastern Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula -- until 1542, when the Spanish conquistadores ran the Mayans off, ripped their city down and built a new one for themselves on... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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November 15, 2007 La Manzanilla, Mexico: Timeless Spanish Immersion
By Jesse Roth I came to La Manzanilla on Jalisco, Mexico's Pacific Coast from Washington, D.C. to learn to speak Spanish before heading off to grad school. And while my linguistic skills are still a work in progress, I stumbled... SoGoNow.com by: Guest Author
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November 1, 2007 Tips for Visitors to Mexican Spas
Story and photos by Bob Schulman Like most first-time visitors to Mexican spas, I had lots of questions before showing up for my appointment at the new Desert Spa overlooking Cabo San Lucas. For instance, should I take a shower... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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August 20, 2007 ESCAPE TO CANCUN
Story by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green Don't underestimate the wisdom of the college set. When they dub a place worthy of a spring break invasion, it has to have certain attributes- mainly sun and fun. The same attributes,... SoGoNow.com by: Andrea Gross and Irv Green
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August 1, 2007 Old is New Again in Mazatlan
By Bob Schulman There was a time when a trip to Mexico usually meant driving down to one of the country's wide-open border towns- places like Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez or Matamoros. For a few days you'd yell "ole" at the... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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July 12, 2007 Cancun & Playa del Carmen
The Mexican Mayan Riviera Ron Kapon The Mexican Mayan Riviera- what a public relation dream of a name. One might think of the French or Italian Riviera, but here it is all about the beach, sun and water. Let's get... SoGoNow.com by: Ronald Kapon
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June 11, 2007 Special Report from the Costa Maya
Story and photos by Bob Schulman If you like to take your vacations in places off the beaten track, now would be a good time to visit the Costa Maya. Chances are, you haven't heard much about this spot on... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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May 9, 2007 Cozumel: The Legacy of Ixchel
Story and photos by Bob Schulman For eight centuries, Mayan women journeyed to this island off eastern Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to pray at the temples of their fertility goddess, Ixchel. Millions of women, it's said, walked from villages across the... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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April 11, 2007 Chickens in Church
James Matthews In few places in Latin America is the collision of imperialist Catholic Spaniards with indigenous Maya cultures more visible than in the small village of San Juan Chamula in Chiapas, Mexico. I approach San Juan Chamula walking down... SoGoNow.com by: Guest Author
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March 19, 2007 A Gem in the Sonoran Desert
Story and photos by Bob Schulman There's a saying among the 250 or so foreigners who've settled down in this old Spanish mining town in northern Mexico's Sonoran desert: "Things long lost somehow still live on in Alamos." A stroll... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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January 2, 2007 The Riviera Maya: Cancun's little brother grows up
Story and photos by Bob Schulman It's what you don't see that makes this place so special. No hotels, no restaurants, no discos, no shopping malls. They're all here, of course - this is Mexico's largest resort area. But when... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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December 18, 2006 Oaxaca in December! Land of Mole and Barro Negro
By Rhona Richardson Wonderful pottery! Exquisite moles! Breathtaking churches! Shoppers' paradise! All these descriptions have been applied to Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-ka), one of Mexico's southernmost cities. Hard to imagine that one city could merit all these superlatives and I admit... SoGoNow.com by: Guest Author
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October 19, 2006 Cancun: One year after Wilma
By Bob Schulman There are lots of happy people around here. You can see it on the big smiles of desk clerks, doormen,waitresses, room maids, bell persons, bartenders, spa attendants and all the others who've got their jobs back -... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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August 21, 2006 Mexico's Top Bay (and a Lizard) Sparks Puerto Vallarta
By Bob Schulman It's 1525, and 20,000 native warriors are about to make history out of your little troop of conquistadores scouting the bay. There's only one way out. All eyes turn to Father Octavio, who needs no encouragement to... SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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The
US dollar becomes your best friend. On a visit to San Diego dip
down no further than Tijuana for a day-trip to snag rock bottom
prices on leather goods and a treasure trove of other merchandise.
And Mexico is a vast and visually vibrant shutterbug’s dream
of colorful people and landscape. But travel websites warn, women
especially, of the increasing prevalence of violent assaults.
