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Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. View of Av. Tepozteco, a main street, with Santisima Church.
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Category Name: Mexico, music, Neighborhood, Ceremony, Fiesta
Perhaps the variety of music is one of the attributes that draw people from other countries to relocate to Mexico. I was drawn by the culture of family and community, instead of work and shopping that predominates in the US. The glue that holds together the community are its fiestas, and that includes music. Here we'll explore how music is...
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Category: Nature, Nature, Animals, Mexico
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. A rattlesnake on a woods trail. In this article we will take a look at the local fauna, both wild and domestic. Humans and animals like living here because of the temperate climate. Due to the high elevation, the temperature is comfortable all year. And the volcanic-deposited soil is excellent for growing the plants...
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Category Name: Mexico, People, art, music, Fiesta
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. Tepoztlán celebration of Gay Pride Day, July 25, 2025 The first Pride‐related event in Tepoztlán dates back to July 25, 2015, when the local Comité por la Diversidad Sexual organized a cultural event featuring drag and musical shows, alongside HIV/STI awareness booths and rapid testing. It drew participation from...
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Category Name: Mexico, Culture, People, art
"Photography helps me to understand, to see, to be present, to be extremely excited." --Cornelius Bantlin Cornelius was born in Germany in 1962. Here we tell of his life development and struggles and how he survived them, gravitating towards realism, painting from photographs. His life spans many interests and careers, some athletic, but...
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Places, Nature, Culture, People
San Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico. The main church at the town center, where many streets, like this one, are for foot traffic only. San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, is a pueblo mágico, as is Tepoztlán. A friend and I decided to spend ten days there, to get away from the heat in Tepoz, which has increased over...
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Neighborhood, Culture, Category Name: Mexico, Animals, Places, music, art, Fiesta
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. A weekend on Avenida Tepozteco, a main street in Tepoztlán. Photo by author Unlike the US, a lot of life in Mexico happens in the streets. And Tepoztlán is no exception. Here we visit some main streets and side streets. We will see tourists and street booths that serve them. And we will enjoy street arts and culture,...
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Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. Friday market at Las Palmas. Produce is from a regional permaculture farm. Photo by author A prior article on this topic is outdated, so here I’ve included important changes. Tepoztlán has several different locations to buy food. I will cover five different markets, all within a ten minute walk from the town center....
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Places, Nature, Neighborhood, Animals
Colonia Atongo Valle de Atongo, the largest and wealthiest section of the Tepoztlán metropolitan area, sits at its northeast boundary. I was fortunate to be the live-in security for two weeks while the tenant was away. Here is a prior blog on Atongo. For me, the main benefit, besides enjoying the beautiful view of the surrounding mountains, was...
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Valle de Bravo, Estado Mexico, Mexico. Photo by author. That's me sitting by the welcoming sign at the town center: "I love Valle de Bravo." Photo by author Valle de Bravo is a two hour drive southwest of Mexico City. Its Lake Avándaro was man-made in the 40s as a water reservoir for the city. Like Tepoztlán, where I live, Valle de Bravo is...
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