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Why is Mexico Mexico and Iceland Iceland?

On September 5, 2017 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized11 Comments

The differences are legion, but respect forthe rule of law may be the most telling      Whenever Stew and I travel to a so-called First World country, returning to Mexico, our home for almost 12 years, is invariably a shock. The taxi ride from the Mexico City North bus station to the airport, or vice-versa, is an …

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So close yet so far away

On October 27, 2012 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized9 Comments

During two recent outings, one a shopping trip a couple of weeks ago to the nearby city of Querétaro  and the other a one-day photo safari last Wednesday led by a professional photographer now retired in San Miguel, Stew and I were again slapped on the face with the realities of poverty and economic inequality in Mexico.Querétaro …

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I'm a Cuban-American living with my husband of 53 years in a small ranch about five miles outside San Miguel de Allende. We retired here 20 years ago.

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