472 pages
Maps
5 x 8
Pub date Feb 2001
Paperback
$17.95
TRAVELERS’ TALES MEXICO
True Stories
by Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Mary Morris, Pete Hamill, Alice Adams, Charles Bowden, Richard Rodriguez, and many more , Edited by James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger
From the wild terrain of Baja California to the crowded, exuberant and complex Mexico City, the country of Mexico has long inspired and intrigued those who visit its cities, shores, deserts, mountains and ruins. Mexico encompasses churches, bleeding colors, baskets, children, destitution, beauty, dust, rice, tortillas, silver, corn, sun, taxis, cities, small towns, plazas, and mystery. These elements and more are explored in Travelers' Tales Mexico: True Stories (Updated) covering the experience of Mexico from the tourist areas to the rarely visited rural corners and everything in between.
Newly designed, with a revised introduction and updated resource section Travelers' Tales Mexico captures the country's ancient past and equally rich present with over forty stories, creating a dazzling literary journey. In locales that range from the crater of a volcano to the small town of San Miguel de Allende, a variety of hosts bring readers along on their journeys. Adventurers, divers, artists, seekers, mourners, women and men invite us along to explore this complicated jewel that is Mexico, giving readers a true sense of what can be expected during a visit. One anecdote features a bus driver who, after ten minutes of driving, makes all his passengers get out, refunds their money, and charges off in a different direction.
In Travelers' Tales Mexico, readers will:
Journey with Richard Sterling into the heart of Baja California where he receives a delicious egg recipe from a murderer
Wander to the oldest living square in the Americas in Mexico City as Carlos Fuentes recounts its myriad layers of history
Explore the enigmatic realm of the Maya on an evening walk in the rain with Peter Canby in Chiapas
Go on a pilgrimage to Frida Kahlo's house with Alice Adams as she explores her passion for this intense, compelling artist
Enter the wild terrain of hallucinogenic mushrooms on a trip in rural Mexico with Kate Simon
Move to San Miguel de Allende with Mary Morris and discover what it takes to make a new place home
...and much more.
The book includes a resource section with information on weather, local do's and don'ts, recommended reading and contacts. Travelers' Tales Mexico provides close-up encounters with the myriad delights of this sumptuous culture, and truly answers the question "What's it like to be there?"
Newly designed, with a revised introduction and updated resource section Travelers' Tales Mexico captures the country's ancient past and equally rich present with over forty stories, creating a dazzling literary journey. In locales that range from the crater of a volcano to the small town of San Miguel de Allende, a variety of hosts bring readers along on their journeys. Adventurers, divers, artists, seekers, mourners, women and men invite us along to explore this complicated jewel that is Mexico, giving readers a true sense of what can be expected during a visit. One anecdote features a bus driver who, after ten minutes of driving, makes all his passengers get out, refunds their money, and charges off in a different direction.
In Travelers' Tales Mexico, readers will:
"The perfect companion to the who-what-where guidebooks to Mexico."
—The New York Times
"A sumptuous feast of travel stories which will truly delight one's imagination and sensibilities."
—The Mexico File