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A very Mexican Sunday afternoon

On August 22, 2022 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized13 Comments

To escape the gringo bubble of San Miguel we went to a wrestling match in Querétaro My husband and I have lived in Mexico for about 17 years but we can't claim we know the country or its people all that well. Some Americans clustered in San Miguel may rhapsodize about how much they looove …

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Mexit, meet Brexit

On June 28, 2016 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized2 Comments

As we returned on the bus from Mexico City on Sunday, we approached the city of Querétaro and the sight was one of explosive economic growth.Indeed this city of nearly one million is the fastest-growing in the country right now. There are brand-new expressways, shopping centers, residential and commercial construction everywhere you turn.Behind this growth …

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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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