A strange origin story for tequila, Olmeca Altos was started by two UK bartenders and an expert tequila master from Mexico. The agave is slow roasted in brick ovens and tahona-crushed before a double-distillation in copper stills. The tequila is aged for 18 months in bourbon oak barrels. ...
It’s the agave. No other liquor has the same base and agave is a singular plant. It’s totally different from anything else humans cultivate, and its complexity and long life cycle make it truly extraordinary. The plant is sacred in Mexico, which is home to around 75% of the world’s...
Sure, Google is a helpful tool when it comes to itinerary planning, but it isn’t the only tool. Ask taxi drivers, hotel housekeepers, and grocery store clerks for local recommendations on where to eat, where to watch the sunset, and other must-do activities in the area. *Bonus Tip* ...
I have contacted clinics in Mexico, Latvia and Bahamas between others and they think they can save my life with a combination of virotherapy and immune rebuilding treatments but my resources are already depleted. Please Mr. Bollinger, I am desperate, if it affected only me…it wouldn’t be ...
250. Their empire stretched from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras as well as Belize. They developed astronomy, a calendar, and used hieroglyphics. Their cuisine was varied as, in addition to growing crops, they also hunted, fished, and foraged. Their agriculture focused on maize ...
Whether you’re driving yourself or taking the vast network of buses, driving is the country’s main mode of transport. Buses can take a while to get from place to place as the country is so expensive. However, they are cheap and generally quite comfortable and air-conditioned. Mexico ...
Over 10,000 farmers grow nopales in Mexico. In all, they produce about $150 million US Dollars worth of the cactus shoots every year. They are easy to find raw in outdoor markets in Mexico. WiseGeek is dedicated to providing accurate and trustworthy information. We carefully select reputable...
Waterfalls and diverse terrains can also be slippery and you don’t want to maneuver with oversized items. This quick-dry travel towel is a great alternative because it’s lightweight, compact, and dries 10x faster than typical cotton material. This means – less dampness, fewer odors, more ...
As you can imagine, going from a life of travel and food to being incapacitated left me with profound grief that I had to learn how to process. My former home of: Oaxaca De Juarez, Mexico I am still mostly bedbound, but have managed to claw back some “uptime” and am able to live...
Mexico Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown and Company, 2009) Buy Now: bookshop.org American Dirt got all the attention (and controversy) in recent years, but in 2009 there was another, warmer and funnier, novel detailing an impossible immigrant journey from Mexico ...