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Tipping Cancún
12 Reviews I generally tip both the maid(on the bed) and the mini fridge server (normally in fridge so obvious for him) a couple of dollars each day, these are separate jobs (always been female for maids and...
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Native Animals Playa del Carmen
3 Reviews We've seen the large band of coatis on both of our trips to Riu Tequila, in 2009 they were hanging out near the pool and near some of the rooms near the pool waiting for someone to take pity on them...
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Local People Puerto Vallarta
11 Reviews Puerto Vallarta, just as it is now, meets all the expectations that visitors may have; however, it isn’t resting on its laurels. Projects are being planned for the development of the area to make it...
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Drinking Cabo San Lucas
1 Review To have the perfect shot of tequila, you start with ice-cold tequila, kosher salt, and fresh Mexican limes; then you lick your hand and sprinkle the salt, lick the salt onto the tip of your tongue,...
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People / Language Tijuana
23 Reviews In case you haven't noticed, I love the service I get in Tijuana restaurants. Of course the Servers love me too! I treat them respectfully, they treat me like a queen. I tip generously and they...
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Tipping/Financial Mazatlán
3 Reviews Tipping... At restaurants, 10 to 15% is standard, but check to ensure a tip has not been included in your bill. Be sure to differentiate between the 15% tax and a tip. Bellmen usually receive about...
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Traditional Dress Monterrey
2 Reviews A few old men still use ranch style sombrero, in some case hand made. In this photo the girl is celebrating his 15 aniversary, in Mexico these celebratios is very special because it mark the end of...
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Learn the lingo Cancún
5 Reviews Many first names have a Spanish equivalent. For fun, find out if you have a Spanish name before you go so that you can use it to introduce yourself. Hotel workers, guides, and locals will be able to...
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Tipping Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews Even when "all gratuities included" at a resort (and I laugh), think twice about not tipping. If you like waiting 10-20 minutes to be noticed for a drink that's fine.. but tipping 1.00usd a round gets...
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Los Negocios Tijuana
9 Reviews Where ever you look while strolling through the streets of Tijuana you will see more than the usual. Sometimes it may be offensive, sometimes it may be a curiosity and sometimes it may even speak to...
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Cultural Mazatlán
3 Reviews I enjoyed taking the time to talk to the vendors on the beach... Some may think it is a chore but I liked that aspect of my trip. I tried to get to know as many of them by name as I could.. They loved...
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Local Foods Monterrey
3 Reviews Mostly on the weekends restaurants (and sometimes individuals) will set up grills on the side of the road and roast kid goats, chicken, sausages, etc. Not exactly haute cuisine, but at least you see...
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Slow Pace Cancún
3 Reviews Any gringos with little patience for slow service should probably stay away from Cancun. The fact that the city owes it's sheer prominence almost entirely to foreign tourism, combined with the Yucatan...
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Financial Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews bring several american one-dollar bills with you for tipping before you change your money into pesos. DO NOT change your money at the american airports; the rate is terrible, and some charge a...
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Food / Drink Tijuana
7 Reviews On the corner of this side-street off Calle 1 in the Pedestrian section, I saw this fruit cart and thought to share it with you. Many tourist are afraid to eat anything in Tijuana and of course I...
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Music & Dance Monterrey
2 Reviews Regional music is dubbed musica norteña, northern music, which is unique, very lively, kind of Mexican polka, with accordion, guitar and drum, and has lots of groups and fans. It is obviously not only...
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Nature Puerto Vallarta
4 Reviews The most wonderfu thing about the "Dreams Resort" in Puerto Vallarta, is that the sea turtle conservatory is located on the beach!! We were walking early one morning on a romantic strole & were called...
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Border Culture Tijuana
7 Reviews Cuban cigars are prohibited in the USA . So, they can be found in Tijuana. La Casa Del Tabaco changed its name to La Casa Del Habano in an effort to alert visitors that they offer genuine Cuban...
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Dia de los Muertos Monterrey
5 Reviews On November 1st Mexico celebrates Dia de los Muertes, during which people go tochurchyards to visit their deceased loved ones. They do this quite exstensively, making it into a family outing almost....
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Shopping/Haggling Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews It seemed common that a lot of women where getting their hair put in beads. I didn't see any local women with them but amongst the local tourist it seemed to be the thing to do for the women. I don't...
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Music / Drinking Tijuana
7 Reviews Hey"! Is this woman being attacked by the waiter? No. Someone--me--has ordered her a 'Popper.' A Popper is a shot of tequila with 7-up--not too strong. The waiter holds a napkin under the chin, holds...
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Greetings / Courtsey Monterrey
5 Reviews These are typical greetings and sultations. The translations are less literal and more "general meaning." Greetings... In person: Buenas Good Buenas (tardes, dias, noches) (afternoon, day,...
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Health/Safety Puerto Vallarta
4 Reviews Hopefully you will not need any! But, it is good to know that there are some excellent, English speaking doctors here. There is a brand new hospital here in Vallarta, San Javier and really is as nice...
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Poverty Tijuana
2 Reviews Walking around Tijuana you can find a lot of signs of poverty and first of all you can find beggars but not in Avenida Revolucion (main street of Tijuana) - it's forbidden there, I suppose. But when...
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Independence Day Monterrey
3 Reviews On september you can see a lot of mexican flags vendors, little or big, hats, bugles or anything you will use next 15th septiember night, at 11:00 PM when all mexican people celebrates their...
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aquaculture is great big here shrimp big ones probably the ones you enjoy the most in your local favorite restaurant comes from here.Great folks hard work,and lovely results,enjoy Mexican shrimps wherever you are. The visits can be arrange in groups with the local folks and the tourist office. Especially welcome are those in veterinary and aquaculture areas.
The Maya (Maya Yucateeks: maaya'ob, Spanish: mayas) are a people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The term is used as an umbrella term for 29 indigenous people from the same region, the same cultural and linguistic backgrounds.Today there are about 8 to 9 million Mayas, the vast majority living in Guatemala and southern Mexico (Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Chiapas and Tabasco), with smaller communities in Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. In the United States and northern Mexico live relatively large emigrant communities.
It is popular belief in Mexico that the dead have divine permission to visit friends and relatives on earth. once a year during the days of the dead the living offer food, candles and flowers to their loved ones that have died. This occasion is not morbid but a celebration of the passed ones lives. It is thought that the souls of children visit on November 1st and adults on November 2nd. Many shops sell skeletons dressed in clothes and performing everyday activities.
The Mayan people are indigenous to parts of Mexico and Central America. They can be traced back as far as 2600 BC. The Mayans still live and work in parts of Mexico especially around Chichen Itsa, which was once a commercial, religious and military centre. The Mayans living around Chichen itsa sell local crafts on stalls within the ancient site, many wearing traditional dress.
1. people go in the ocean with clothes on, and sit or lay in the sand as the water laps up over them.2. vendors and musicians often come onto local and regional buses to make money. some of the treats they sell are plantanes, juice sold in plastic bags, and a type of fried pig skin with a hot sauce. 3. men (mostly men) will lift their shirts up over their bellies and stand on the street corner, for no apparent reason. 4. the women don´t generally drink outdoors, but in closed quarters, like a restaurant or home.5. people throw their trash on the ground. PLEASE DON´T DO IT! mexico´s rivers and oceans are very polluted because of this.6. you will always be approached by vendors on the beach, especially in tourist destinations. some of these vendors are children and old women. it breaks my heart. 7- some street food includes juices topped with peanuts, corn with hot salsa served in a cup,...
The Aztecs believed that the place where the gods were born , the very centre of the earth, would be revealed to them by the sighting of an eagle perched on a cactus and with a snake in its beak. Where the eagle was sighted became the centre of their civilization - their capital city, Tenochtitlan - now the the sprawling megalopolis of Mexico City.The snake-bearing eagle has become the country's coat of arms and takes pride of place as the centrepiece of the nation's flag whilst the colours are symbolic of hope (green), unity (white) and the blood of the heroes of the revolution (red).
We got lucky and managed to see a performance of the Viejecitos (Little Old Men). This is a dance said to have been invented by the local Purepecha during the early colonial period to mock the Spanish colonists.The dancers were boys from about 6-12 years old, and they wore pink wrinkly masks, plus had on hard-soled wooden sandals, which they use to make a lot of noise stumbling around, as the names suggests, like clumsy old men. You can usually see performances of the Viejecitos at the major hotels, and on weekends at the Casa de los Once Patios, around noon.
Rebozos semed part of life in the Mexican countryside and it seemed most females wore one. They use it for warmth, to accessorize, and even to carry their babies on their backs as well. You can get rebozos ranging from very expensive at some of the craft shops, to inexpensive at the local markets. I bought mine at the local markets, I guess their version of the fake pashmina. They are much better quality and more distinctive than fake pashminas and just as cheap; plus they're great souveniers to buy for people back home.
When carrying pesos, make sure you have plenty of small bills. It seems that no one has change or if any, very little. It doesn't make sense, as they issue large bills, so someone must use them! And if everyone has small bills, someone must have change ... if I think about it too much, it drives me crazy, so trust me, carry lots of small bills and change.
Although it looks like Halloween, it is not Halloween!During the Dia de los Muertos, which occurs every year on November 1 and 2, many Mexican families honor their ancestors and their dead with home altars and/or by visiting and spending time in the cementerio where their loved ones are buried. This was originally thought as to greet the spirits as they return to the home for 24 hours each year. There are different traditions within the large one itself so the way it is celebrated might change from region to region or even from family to family . But basically this day is very important to Mexicans and most people will take the 2 days to visit the graves of their loved ones. The more rural the place is is the more traditional the celebration is.
Four Seasons Mexico City Mexico City
6 Reviews and 323 Opinions If you are there over the weekend, do forget to check-out the rate. We paid about US$165 excl tax...
Aqua Cancun Cancún
6 Reviews and 2117 Opinions Our travel agent told described the accomdations here as luxury but they were a bit less impressive...
Marival Residences & World Spa Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews and 564 Opinions We had a DREAM VACATION at the Marival Resort. We will be going back once or twice a year. The...
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