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Veracruz: The Museum of the City, Part 2
This is a reproduction of an Olmec piece. The card next to it stated that the Olmec civilization flowered throughout the states of Veracruz and Tabasco from 1800 to 400 BC. The piece is about 20 inche… more →
The Road to Veracruz
End of the Road -- Or is It?
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: Friday I said goodbye to Linda and Eric and to Veracruz and headed for the airport. I left feeling l … more →
Last Day in Veracruz
mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: Was back in Veracruz by 12:30. Thought I’d go down by the malecon again to see if I could find … more →
Last Day in Xalapa
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: This is my last day in Xalapa. I’ll be getting on the ADO bus around noon to head back to Vera … more →
Veracruz: The Museum of the City, Part 2
mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: This is a reproduction of an Olmec piece. The card next to it stated that the Olmec civilization flo … more →
Veracruz: The Museum of the City
mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: After classes today I had an “out and about” scheduled with Miguel. This is a two-hour p … more →
Valentine Girls
mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: This was my favorite sight out the bus window going back to the school from el centro. I was told th … more →
Scenes of Veracruz
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: The malecon Veracruz is a working seaport. You can see the cranes for offloading cargo to the left o … more →
Fortaleza San Juan de Ulua
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: The fort’s crenelated walls can be easily seen in this view from the malecon Built on a tiny i … more →
Day One: Tour of Veracruz and Boca del Rio
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: The computer I’m using at the language school doesn’t recognize my card reader, and ther … more →
They Answered Right Away!
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: The centro historico at Veracruz Photo by Will of Mental Wanderings. The folks at the Language Immer … more →
Thoughts of the Veracruz Spanish Immersion School
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: I’m starting a Spanish conversation class next week and have also been thinking about the Lang … more →
Signs of Veracruz
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: Ice cream and shaved ices (nieves) are popular here. I kept meaning to stop in at this shop to sampl … more →
El Centro
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: Once it started to cool off, I took the bus downtown to the city center with Debbie and Lisa. Lisa w … more →
Visit to Fort San Juan de Ulua
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: After several hours of work on past tenses, all of the students (I think there are maybe eight or te … more →
Nights on the Zocalo
mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: The zocalo, or public plaza, is the center of activity for many Mexican cities and small towns. As t … more →
Edificios de Veracruz
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mariemcc wrote 1 year ago: La Ciudad de Veracruz is not known for an overabundance of beautiful colonial buildings. However, th … more →
