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Archive for September, 2009

September 30th, 2009 - 1:55 pm § in General News, History, Personal Stories, What's New

Cañada de la Virgen Gets Ready to be Opened

Wednesday, August 12 2009posted on site INAH=Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Historia, Mexico In  the State ofGuanajuato, 30  minute drive from San Miguel de Allende Inhabitants of the 3 communities near Cañada de la Virgen Archaeological Zone will sum up to conservation and cleaning work in[...]

September 29th, 2009 - 6:39 pm § in Personal Stories, san Miguel de allende Travel Tips

I laughed hard and long when I read these postings on a San Miguel Helpful Group List-Enjoy! All True and Valid Points

Is it discrimination or simply seedy business practice… It is the same in Canada or the USA… being charged by where you live, what you drive what you wear. The solution is simple ….walk to where you will make your purchase, do not tell the clerk where you live…and shop naked.[...]

September 29th, 2009 - 5:35 pm § in General News

Kahlo Trove: Fact or Fakery?

By ELISABETH MALKIN- New York Times Published: September 28, 2009 SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico — In a back room tucked behind an antiques gallery in this cobblestone mountain town there is a shrine to the painter Frida Kahlo Janet Jarman for The New York Times A box that is part of Carlos Noyola&[...]

September 29th, 2009 - 5:21 pm § in General News, What's New

Kahlo Works Faked? Prosecutors Investigate

Buzz Permalink Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF-New York Times- Published: September 23, 2009 Prosecutors in Mexico said they were investigating an assertion that more than 1,000 items attributed to the artist Frida Kahlo in a private collection and two books are forgeries, The Associated Press reported. Th[...]

September 29th, 2009 - 8:11 am § in Mexico

pyramids Near Mexico City – Why are They Interesting

About 50km to the northeast of central Mexico City lies one of the greatest archaeological marvels in Mexico and its largest ancient city – Teotihuacan. At its peak in the 6th century AD, more than 150,000 people lived in this great city of 24 square kilometres, many of them involved in mining[...]

September 24th, 2009 - 2:10 pm § in Culture, Personal Stories, What's New, san miguel de allende activities

San Miguel de Allende Spiritual Guidance, Therapy and Karmic Dharmic in Depth Analysis

Identify the Karmic Riddles in Your Life! Find out why you keep going in circles, having the same experiences only with new people in new places. What are the lessons and what are you simply not seeing as you fall into the same pattern each time around? Find out your life’s calling, your true [...]

September 17th, 2009 - 12:39 pm § in Culture, General News, San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel MX-the location of the aspirational ad for VW

San Miguel Mx is the location for many movies now and has a sophisticated and very evolved film industry, film producers, recording studios and short film festival “Cine en Corto” during the month of July. Apart from that San Miguel de Allende weddings abound with couples getting married[...]

September 14th, 2009 - 9:31 pm § in General News, What's New

Medical Tourism in Mexico the new trend

Private hospitals prepare for medical tourism boom, Medicare FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 2009 13:57 JULIE SHATTOCK GUADALAJARA REPORTER The rising cost of health care in the United States is forcing an increasing number of U.S. citizens to turn their sights on Mexico for expert and cost-effective medical a[...]

September 14th, 2009 - 3:30 pm § in Culture, Mexico

San Miguel de Allende Culture-Rich and Always Surprising

This lovely video put out by the department of tourism of Mexico is beautiful in quality and breathtaking of the lovely surprising sites and magic moments Mexico always puts out when you don’t expect it.[...]

September 2nd, 2009 - 5:49 pm § in Culture, Mexico, Personal Stories, Retire in San Miguel

San Miguel de Allende Culture and Semana Santa

San Miguel de Allende Culture is immense and continuing. One of the events that most influences San Miguel de Allende culture is Semana Santa, or holy week. Semana Santa in San Miguel de Allende Culture includes 4 days of live theatre in the streets, where everyone in SMA participates, starting with[...]