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Traveling with Children to Oaxaca |
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Written by Alvin Starkman
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 01:07 |
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Oaxaca is known as an adult travel destination, steeped in ruins, colonial churches, museums and traditions of fine art and handicrafts. But having visited the region regularly since 1991, always with our daughter, and now having lived in Oaxaca for a few years, often touring with friends, family and other young children around the city and outlying sites, I can say that without a doubt young families contemplating a visit should set aside any trepidations regarding the well-being of their young progeny and their parents' ability to have at least somewhat of a romantic getaway.
Concerns might include wondering if there will be enough sites to hold your child's interest, if you'll be able to visit the vestiges of pre-Hispanic civilizations without the kids being bored to death, if you'll ever be able to sneak away for a dinner on your own, if you'll have to pay a premium to find accommodations with a pool -- the guarantee of an afternoon swim is always the best bribe -- and the wisdom of perhaps just having a beach vacation and saving Oaxaca for another time when you can do it without the family.
Having pondered such considerations from time to time, I can now offer valuable suggestions regarding where to stay even without a pool, what tour routes will definitely hold the interests of children and teens, and what activities exist in and around the city on a regular basis, geared to youthful vacationers.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 May 2008 02:09 )
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Parras: Mexico's Magic Carpet |
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Written by Dick Davis
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Monday, 05 May 2008 20:25 |
Mexico’s tourist office created a list of "Pueblos Magicos," special towns, often ignored, bypassed or unknown to the tourist but favored by some special factor. Parras de la Fuente is one of the northern Magic Towns. Its magic is found in vineyards and orchards: walnut, pecan, avocado and fig. From the mirador, atop the outcrop above Parras, the valley below looks like green-checkered velvet carpet, a Magic Carpet.
Parras is 100 miles east of Saltillo, halfway to Torreon via a four-lane toll road. There is such light traffic that you feel like it is your own private highway. Parras was founded in 1578, and the first vineyard in the Americas was planted in 1593.
Parras is an oasis watered by springs, a town for rest and relaxation, for recreation, wine tasting, for a swim or a hike. Here are family resorts, converted haciendas, and getaway retreats. Parents can lounge by a pool or enjoy a round of golf or a game of tennis. Children can swim, skate, bike, and horseback ride.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 May 2008 15:10 )
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Written by Al Stevens
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 21:03 |
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 Last year at about this time, the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture published a paper that concluded, according to its lead author David E. Hayes-Bautista, "Cinco de Mayo is important to California because it was invented here." He went on to say that "It provides a collective identity for all Latinos, whether they were born here in California or immigrated from Mexico, Central America or South America. It binds them together in an identity — it is as important to Latinos as the Alamo is to Anglo-Texans." (UCLA Press Release)
In the US, Cinco de Mayo is so widely publicized that many people think it's like the Fourth of July -- a celebration of Mexican
independence. (It's not. September 16th is.)
In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is mostly celebrated in Puebla, where the main event of the day occurred. It's not even a national holiday. So just what happened on the 5th of May?
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 April 2008 14:06 )
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Shh, Don't Tell -- Romance and 'Stealing the Girlfriend' in Teotitlan del Valle |
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Written by Norma Hawthorne
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Friday, 04 April 2008 11:43 |
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 Under the shadowy street lamps, far down the block, behind the outdoor corner altars, under hidden doorway arches, you can see the teenagers huddled deep in conversation, keeping their safe distance, engaging in their courtship rituals of getting to know each other. Young women do this in secret, far from the eyes of protective fathers and distrustful grandmothers. They will do this in secret for a year or two and then get married -- typical courtship behavior for a village like Teotitlan del Valle, where most people are weavers and don't complete their education beyond the eighth grade.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 April 2008 22:48 )
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Traveling to Mexico with Children - Educational and Fun |
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Written by Molly McHugh
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Monday, 24 March 2008 20:36 |
 Travel to Mexico with your children? Give yourself some kudos just for considering it! If the cost is daunting - Mexico may be inexpensive but airflight is not - think of skipping a few of those college-fund payments and taking a trip with the cash instead. With money that may or may not get used for its intended purpose, you can give your child or children a cultural experience of value and a jump-start on language acquisition.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 April 2008 17:37 )
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