Friday, April 06, 2007

Mamey



Mamey is fruit typical of Mexico, is a cousin of the Avocado (also a fruit) and very very sweet.

When it's ripe (you need an expert to tell you because the hardness is difficult to tell due to its hard skin) you will experience a great flavor, a blend between Papaya and Banana but not quite any of those two as Mamey posses fibers in the pulp.

The fruit is great alone, but can be consumed in "licuados" (smoothies with milk and vanilla) or in Ice Cream.

¡Buen provecho!


Wednesday, April 04, 2007

El Huarache Azteca





This is really an institution, this restaurant specializes in "Huaraches" which literally means: "sandals". This are elongated tortillas with refried bean paste inside and you put anything on top, like a chicken breast or a couple of sunny eggs, or maybe mole con pollo, or if your budget is low or you hunger is not big enough then a huarache solo (plain) would be.



This restaurant is located near the Mercado de Jamaica, one of the largest markets devoted to fresh flowers in México city. The place is a breakfast and lunch option only, as they are open only from 7:30 through 15:00 Tuesday to Sunday. If you go early be prepared for a loooooong wait, they are very popular, eventhough there are 3 other restaurants selling huaraches.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Zacatecas

Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral of Zacatecas.

During the Cultural Festival this place is transformed and full of life.



Monday, April 02, 2007

El Pastorcito de Boturini























Extremely popular tacos near Jardin Balbuena neigborhood.

On weekends the place is so crowded that walking is difficult and traffic is bad, just because of this taqueria.
Take a look on the salsa bowls, there are to huge sets (plus the individual at each table) that are refilled over the night to serve the four (read it right 4) huge "trompos" of al Pastor meat, they start serving around 3 or 4 in the afternoon and finish by 5 or 6 in the morning, Amazing!!!

Friday, February 16, 2007

Basílica de Guadalpe






































The Old Basilica (but not the first church) is to heavy that it was sinking badly, you can see the angle of the walls in the first picture, compare against the vertical chandelairs hanging from the roof.


Saturday, February 10, 2007

Clear sky


Unbelievable, but some days the sky is clear and you can see the volcanos (65km away) or the highrises in downtown.
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Non Clear sky




Most of the days, the sky is not blue but gray and that is a sad fact.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Tortas




Instead of hamburgers, we have TORTAS, a bun with more stability and a bit oval-shaped with more stuff inside that you would ever thought.

Tijuana Airport

The border fence is decorated in memoriam of those who died trying to reach the American Dream.



























And Tijuana has its own regional airline, A Volar.