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Los Cabos is a colorful and beautiful area that can satiate your senses, enhance your intellect and simply leave you with a nourished soul. My experience while living in Los Cabos region has been a life changing experience. Every day is a new adventure. I found out that the Los Cabos people are a very happy, friendly, giving people. I feel that I know so much more about Los Cabos, the peoples of Los Cabos, and myself while living here over the years.
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Get the Summary of Jeff Guinn's War on the Border in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "War on the Border" by Jeff Guinn provides a detailed account of the complex and often tumultuous relationship between the United States and Mexico in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The narrative begins with the early interactions between the two nations following Mexico's independence from Spain and the subsequent territorial...
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Celebrating Mexico with Poetry belongs to the Celebrating Nations Book Series by Walter the Educator. Collect them all at WaltertheEducator.com. Creating a poetry book celebrating the country of Mexico is a powerful way to honor its culture, history, and people. Mexico is a country rich in diversity, vibrant traditions, and a profound sense of identity. Through poetry, one can capture the essence of Mexico's landscapes, its folklore, its struggles,...
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Lonely Planet's Mexico is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Discover ancient Mayan ruins at Palenque, dive world-class sites at Cabo Pulmo, and tour murals in Mexico City]; all with your trusted travel companion.
Inside Lonely Planet's Mexico Travel Guide:
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As a travel agent, travel enthusiest and a very experienced cruiser, I found that first time cruisers asked good questions. However, I felt they weren't asking the right questions. Embark on an exciting voyage of discovery with "Setting Sail" a comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide tailored for first-time cruisers that includes very relavant links to real time websites for all your additional questions. Inside, you'll find everything you need to...
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"My breasts stopped growing when my grandfather touched them," confides 'Elisa', a young woman who recounts the traumatic incest and sexual abuse she experienced in childhood. In Family Secrets, Gloria González-López tells the life stories of 60 men and women in Mexico who, like Elisa, saw their lives irrevocably changed in the wake of childhood and adolescent incest. In Mexico, a patriarchal, religious society where women are expected to make themselves...
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"A remarkable experience of little reported events.
The Second Empire of France was, by the early 1860's in good health. France had acquitted itself well in the Crimea and in the war against Austria. The idea of a European monarch on the throne of Mexico was not a new one. France was attracted to the idea of a 'Latin' influence in America and thus the opening chords were struck of what would eventually be-to quote the author-'A Dance of Doom', the...
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"Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers, by Samuel C. Reid...is the most entertaining work of the kind that has come under our view...gives an accurate account of the scouting expeditions of McCulloch's Rangers...including the skirmishes with the Indians...sketches of the lives of those celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker." -Natchez Weekly Courier, March 22, 1848
"Samuel Chester Reid...joined Captain Ben McCulloch's...
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A young readers' companion to the adult memoir Kid Quixotes by Stephen Haff.
Narrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir tells the story of a daughter of Mexican American immigrants who finds her voice through the power of words and performance of Cervantes' Don Quixote.
When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover...
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The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals.
From Augustín, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and...
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As you embark on your journey through Mexico, allow yourself to be captivated by its enchanting landscapes, immersed in its rich history, and embraced by its warm culture. With its diverse attractions and hospitable people, Mexico promises an unforgettable experience that will leave you yearning to return time and time again.Remember, this is just a glimpse into the wonders that await you in Mexico. Each chapter of this guide will delve deeper into...
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The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, was, in its era, one of the largest cities in the world. Built on an island in the middle of a shallow lake, its population numbered perhaps 150,000, with another 350,000 people in the urban network clustered around the lake shores. In 1521, at the height of Tenochtitlan's power, which extended over much of Central Mexico, Hernando Cortés and his followers conquered the city. Cortés boasted to King...
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Published for the first time in the U.S.-one of the two diaries on which the movie The Motorcycle Diaries is based-the moving and at times hilarious account of Che Guevara and Alberto Granado's eight-month tour of South America in 1952.
In 1952 Alberto Granado, a young doctor, and his friend Ernesto Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student from a distinguished Buenos Aires family, decided to explore their continent. They set off from Cordoba in Argentina...
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Lonely Planet's Cancun, Cozumel and the Yucatan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Chill on Isla Mujeres, explore Tutum Ruins and dive in Cozumel; all with your trusted travel companion.
Inside Lonely Planet's Cancun, Cozumel and the Yucatan Travel Guide:
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The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwestern United States have claimed to hear her wailing in the night, crying out for her drowned children. This centuries-old legend says that if the wailing woman gets too close, she will drag you to a watery grave.
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Timothy J. Henderson's A Glorious Defeat provide a short, accessible account of the US-Mexican War.
The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a host of tensions that led to devastating civil wars in both countries. Among generations of Latin...
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From Mexico's sunny beaches to its ancient ruins, readers have so much to discover about this amazing country! This title covers information like Mexico's common foods, its largest cities and capital, plants and animals, and things to see and do. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Whether it's white sand beaches, incomparable tacos, deep cultural roots, or the allure of Mexico's warm and welcoming community, it's no surprise so many would-be expats have their eye on Mexico.If you're hoping to work, study abroad, or perhaps you're just in it for the adventure, relocation can be exciting - and a little scary, if you don't have the right information.This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about moving to Mexico...
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People of North America are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Encounter the spirits said to roam Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky. Go to Mexico's Island of the Dolls to witness countless toy dolls plus perhaps the ghost of a young girl. Travel northward to Canada to see ghostly train lights at the site of a deadly train accident. Young readers will be fascinated by each story that comes with its...