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Category Archives: Mexico & Central America

The morning fish market in Zihuatanejo took place by the old beach

Zihuatanejo on the Mexican Pacific Coast

January 22, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

December 8, 2019. One of the other guests in our hotel had mentioned Playa Ropa, up the highway a short ways and then down a steep walkway.We decided to try […]

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Mexico
Marigolds for the Day of the Dead in Mexico

Marigolds on the Day of the Dead / Cempasúchil para el Día de Muertos

October 30, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Like the sun, the cempasúchil flowers guide the souls of the dead back to earth. Marigolds (originally ‘Virgin Mary’s Gold’) is a special flower used to commemorate the Day of […]

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Mexico

The Smokin’ Volcán Poás in Costa Rica

September 6, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

As we were leaving the city of Alajuela we spotted a viewpoint for the Volcán Poás just off the road, and decided to explore a bit more. Poás Volcano creates […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Costa Rica
Aerial shot of the desert and mountains as they meet up with the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Mexico

Travel Spanish: En un mapa de la costa

April 19, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

On the map. Tierra: la isla, la península, la playa, la costa, el faro, el malecón, el puerto, el muelle, la punta, el cabo, el acantilado (a cliff), el embarcadero […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Mexico, Spain, Spanish Lessons
magpie-jay posed for some of our shots

Playa Junquillal y Playa Negra en Costa Rica

March 14, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

We arrived at Playa Junquillal after a long bumpy ride. The road was so bad that Al said he could no longer drive it. I agreed instantly; my seatbelt choked […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Costa Rica
Colima wall with windows

Windows with Security Bars and Grilles from Mexico and Guatemala

January 12, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

A collection of windows from Mexico (and a few from neighboring Guatemala) with security bars, gratings and grilles. Talavera tile wall and a barred window in Puebla, a UNESCO World […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Guatemala, Mexico
In the main plaza preparations were on for Christmas performances.

Christmas Festivities in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

December 21, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

We arrived in Zihuatanejo, Mexico just in time for their Christmas festivities. In the main plaza preparations were on for Christmas performances. Costumes for the Christmas performances in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. […]

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Mexico
Ceiling in the interior of the Monument to the Mexican Revolution of 1910

Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City

November 10, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

“…construction of the Monumento a la Revolución was interrupted by the Revolution…” (Lonely Planet) Because of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the Monument, a triumphal arch, was left unfinished until […]

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Architecture, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
Panchos Takos in Puerto Vallarta: tacos pastor

Start with a Tortilla…

March 15, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Tortillas. Here in the village of Mascota the tortillas were made by hand. Our guide told us a sad story about how poor his family was; the only thing they […]

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Ingredients, Mexican Food
The riper (redder) the habaneros are, the hotter they are. 

Chiles, the Spice of Mexican Life

February 18, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Chiles, along with corn and beans, are the foundation of Mexican cooking. Once I discovered more about the various types of chiles, I started adding them to all sorts of […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico

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