Antonio Ramblés
(Jalisco)
315 Visits
I’ve been a traveler to and within Mexico since 1975, and since 2007 have divided my time between a home on Mexico’s Lake Chapala and one in the Dallas, TX.
I’m a frequent contributor to both Yelp! and TripAdvisor!
tags: Ajijic, Mexico, Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Retire in Mexico
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I've been a traveler to and within Mexico since 1975, and since 2007 have divided my time between a homes in the Lake Chapala area and in Dallas, Texas. I've also traveled widely in Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.
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Gone full circle
Posted on 24/02/2013
The Jalisco villages of Cajititlan and San Juan Evangelista face each other across a couple of kilometers of lake, but on the day of my visit they’re also separated by 300 years of...
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Fiesta! Día de la Candelaria
Posted on 23/02/2013
No less than for county fairs north of the border there’s both a sameness to Mexican village fiestas and yet always some feature that uniquely ties each to a single place. ...
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Mexico’s coded past
Posted on 17/02/2013
I’d have counted it a very rewarding day if it ended with my visit to the studio of barra (clay working) maestro Martín Ibarra Morales in Jalisco’s San Juan Evangelista....
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Maestro in clay
Posted on 10/02/2013
I first met maestro Martín Ibarra Morales last November when – as one of the artisans invited to Ajijic’s annual Feria Maestros del Arte – he and his family were my...
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Chapalita’s glorious glorieta
Posted on 03/02/2013
Some of Guadalajara’s most memorable public art, like its monumental Minerva Fountain and the Niños Héroes statuary, are centerpieces for its traffic circles...
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Redeeming works
Posted on 20/01/2013
Santa Cruz de la Soledad is less than 4 kilometers east of Chapala, but by many measures it’s separated from Chapala by light years. It sits back from the coastline, connected...
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Los ancianos
Posted on 06/01/2013
Few contrasts between American and Mexican cultures are more striking than the way in which each views and treats its senior citizens. America’s seniors are often cloistered in...
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Home grown arte
Posted on 23/12/2012
The moment that I walk through the doorway of Colon #15 only a few blocks from San Cristóbal Zapotitlán’s central plaza, I realize that the Ostrich Ranch tour is about...
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Rancho de las Avestruces
Posted on 20/12/2012
I first meet Sandra Luz at in her market stall in Ajijic’s Friday Artisans’ Market surrounded by a seemingly eclectic combination of brightly colored feathers, candles and...
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Guadalajara’s Santa Teresita bazaar
Posted on 02/12/2012
What happens when the village street bazaar goes urban? In Guadalajara the answer is ‘the Santa Teresita street market’… a tianguis. There’s certainly no lack...
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