Category: Coahuila

Visit Cuatro Cienegas - 'The Galapagos Of Mexico'

Cuatro Cienegas, AKA The Galapagos of Mexico, or Four Marshes in English, is an abundant wetlands with some animal & plant life found nowhere else in the world... Read More »

Parras, Coahuila, The Site of America's First Vineyard

Parras de la Fuente, Grapevines of the Fountain, is a magic town who's natural spring waters are why it's the first winery of the Americas, founded in 1597... Read More »

Cuatro Ciénegas–A Wetlands in the Desert

When I see tourist brochures in Saltillo they often include photos of people swimming in a crystal-clear lake. I have lived here for about a year and a half, and have never seen any sort of natural swimming holes in this dry elevated northern Mexican state; at least no areas with inviting waters. That is... Read More »

El Tannenbaum in Mexico

If you find yourself south of the border for the holidays, visit the central plaza of your nearest city and feel a bit of the world's happiest Christmas cheer... Read More »

Mexico, Not So Third World Anymore

For Americans, Mexico is a close neighbor and is often referred to as "our backyard." The U.S. has had Latin and Mexican influence for centuries and it's been embedded into the American culture, in many ways more so than the influence of the British. We gringos (gringo is just the Mexican slang for a U.S.... Read More »

The Church of San Francisco - Not in California

Saintly feasts like this one at the church of San Francisco is one of the many kinds of festivals that are celebrated in Mexican cities... Read More »

Saltillo's Summer Fair (Feria) It's Not Bad

While there was a plethora of international aspects to Saltillo's annual two-week summer fair and festival, there was plenty of Mexican culture to go around... Read More »