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Sones de Veracruz — Part 2

Posted in articles, tourism, tagged , , on October 27, 2008 | Comments Off

We mentioned that we saw the musical group, the “Sones de Veracruz,” perform twice while in Xalapa this past Spring.  The second time was at a private home where they were putting on a performance for a tour group from New Mexico, USA.  The group was a “Gastronomic Adventure” tour by Daniel Hoyer.  He is a [...]

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Danzas Africanas at Café Teatro

Posted in Xalapa, articles, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2008 | Comments Off

Xalapa has a lot going on if you know when and where to look.  The first place to keep an eye on for “up and coming events” are the streets with colorful signs announcing feature events.  It also helps to have friends alerting you because not all performances are easy to learn about.  Here is  a poster announcing a performance [...]

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Coyolillo Street Dancing

Posted in Xalapa, articles, tagged , , , , on February 12, 2008 | Comments Off

from s116.photobucket.com posted with vodpod

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Latin Music — YouTube Videos

Posted in articles on August 10, 2007 | Comments Off

I spend a great deal of time in my car but am fortunate to have a six disk CD player and can listen to wonderful music during my long commutes. While I do not pretend to have a handle on Latin music, I really enjoy some of the smooth vocal music of Laura Flores and [...]

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More Reasons to Visit Xalapa

Posted in Xalapa, articles on August 3, 2007 | Comments Off

Callejon Diamante, by Laura Garcia
Just found a real gem of an article about Xalapa on one of my frequent internet trawls: Among the Jalapeños, from the Huevos Rancheros blog. A traveler discovers the beauty and vibrant cultural heart of Xalapa and reports in delicious detail the sights, sounds, and culinary treats that he [...]

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