Tourism in Mexico Up 19% in First 8 Months of 2014 Tourist spending was up 18% to US $11.1 billion
International tourism numbers are way up for the first eight months of the year, according to Bank of Mexico statistics.
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Tiki Bar at the Sonoran Sky
It’s high tide, and the waves lap close to the deck where you are seated. More like swinging, actually. A row of individual hammock/chairs spin in the soft breeze, and you spin right along with them. If only someone would hand you a Piña Colada. As if by magic, a hand stretches out in front of you, holding a long cool glass topped with a cherry. Beads of moisture cover the glass, letting you know it is cold, cold, cold. Beach vibe perfection.
Read MoreCardinals Are On The Go!
Twenty five years ago the Cardinals NFL football team came to the desert of Arizona. I thought at the time we would need a new mascot for the NFL team that is more ‘deserty’, like the Coyotes or Diamondbacks. After all, there are no red cardinal birds in the desert, Are there? Now, as I have ventured out with my lens and captured the magnificent flying red birds here in the Sonoran Desert, I now realize how wrong I was. They do exist in the desert regions of Arizona and Mexico.
Read MoreFinding Paradise
Retired No surprise, retirement means different things to different people. Whatever your goal in retirement the first thing is always a lot of decisions to make. What to do with that spare time and where to live are the ones...
Read MoreCloves
The name of the spice known as clove, comes from the French word, clou, meaning nail. Cloves are aromatic dried flower buds from an evergreen tree native to the Maluku Islands located in Indonesia, historically referred to as the Spice Islands. It is believed a tree named Afo, considered to be between 350 to 400 years old, currently lives on the island of Ternate in Indonesia. The Chinese, noted in 226 BCE, chewed the flowerets to fre
Read MoreCrossing The Border
Products which are prohibited to pass (Productos que están prohibidos pasar):
Animals, Plants, and Products Permitted at Touristic Level
Guidelines on animals, plants, and products that may enter Mexico
