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While Walking in Oaxaca HUATULCO, SALINA CRUZ AND EVENTUALLY PUERTO ARISTA CHIAPAS WERE THE SIGHTS TO SEE ON THIS LEG OF THE ROAD TRIP. HIGHWAY 200 IS AN AMAZING PLACE, IT STRETCHES 2000 KILOMETERS ALL ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO AND GUATEMALA.

THE COAST TO SALINA CRUZ ON THE CARRETERA PACIFICO Written by Justin Kenneth Rowley.

eaving Puerto Escondido you will find that the roads in very good condition as they are being upgraded and worked on even now. You will also find that Puerto Escondido’s beauty makes you want to stay indefinitely. Acapulco is a short trip west on highway 200 and would provide an amazing experience for anyone wanting to see one of Mexico’s first real tourist havens. Huatul-

co, Salina Cruz and eventually Puerto Arista Chiapas were the sights to see on this leg of the road trip. . Highway 200 is an amazing place, it stretches 2000 kilometers all along the pacific coast of Mexico and Guatemala. The road is straight in some sections and more exciting in others but it’s nothing like the twists and turns of highway 175. While heading east through the hills you will come across one of Oaxaca’s most famous tourist destinations. Huatulco Is one of the most picturesque places on the planet, she has never taken a bad photo. The beaches here are small in size becau-

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Enjoy learning Spanish 1. THE INSTRUCTORS 4.THE CULTURAL have advanced academic credentials to teach Spanish as a second language and are carefully selected and supervised. Others schools train individuals from community, regardless of education,

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uses advanced techniques to go beyond the grammar and structure of Spanish and includes a more funttional and communicative approach to learning. The focus is on “speaking“ Spanish.

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3 Continued from page 1 se of the jagged rocky coastline, they are called Bahias in Spanish. If you want your own private Bahía and a spot to park your cruise ship then this is the place for you. The accommodations here are pricy in comparison to Puerto Escondido however there is a high level of development and many first class hotels to choose from. You can actually surf in Huatulco and and surf well, numerous high quality waves break on many of the local beaches. La Crucecita is the main town with Santa Cruz and Tangolunda as well making up the area known as Huatulco. After driving through more of the rolling hills on Oaxaca’s golden coast, you will finally be greeted by Salina Cruz. The town is known mostly for its shipping port, seafood, surfing schools and beautiful beaches. There was no natural harbor here until man intervened in the late 1800’s. The railway built a modern town out of a fishing village and a port where there wasn’t one before. Highway 200 effectively ends in Salina Cruz, it veers north and connects to highway 190 for a while then becomes 200 again. The reason the highway turns so abruptly north is because of the 500 km long lagoon system that begins at Salina Cruz. This lagoon system stretches down Mexico’s coastline until it’s eventual ending point in Puerto Arista Chiapas. Once you’re going north along the coast of the lagoon system you will find yourself in Latin Americas biggest wind farm, the turbines at the Eurus wind farm are surreal and they stretch as far as the eye can see in all directions. This farm is situated in a perfect place to gather free wind energy, the second you get out of the car you will feel why. This area of Oaxaca is a grave yard for hats of all shapes and sizes, few hats that venture outside the car doors will ever make it home to tell the tale. Once again this part of road has tolls and is always kept in fine condition, you can drive at the speed of 110 kms in a straight line for long distances until you reach the final few towns near the border. The border of Oaxaca and Chiapas can’t be called a traditional “hot border”, there is

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no gunfire or artillery anywhere. There were

called the dead sea.

many military check points to clear and the military forces were very friendly and very well armed. If you have all your documents ready to go and you drive slow with your emergency flashers on you won’t have any problem with the check points either. The issues in Chiapas are a story for another day and the beach town rarely traveled to was the reason for this leg of the journey. Puerto Arista is situated beside an expansive set of lagoons that are unbelievably beautiful, one of theses massive lagoons is

The entire region remains untouched by tourists and only the people of Chiapas use this beach once or twice a year on religious holidays. A very small community lives here in fishing villages on the beach and dotted up and down the road to Tonalá. The beach itself has very little infrastructure and you need to bring pesos with you as no one accepts cards of any kind. The area only has a handful of hotels available but if you come in the off season you won’t have any problems finding a room at a fair price.

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Valentine´s

Day in Mexico Holy week in Oaxaca By Oaxaca Times

a Cuaresma, the forty days preceding Easterare an excellent time to spend in Oaxaca. The weather is warm, the evenings are ideal fo wandering, having a nieve at La Soledad or a beer or snack at the Zócalo. The jacaranda trees are in bloom with beautiful blue-violet flowers. Every Friday of the lent season young men from local universities follow an old tradition giving flowers to young girls who are pursuing to be the Madrina of the fiesta. Try to be at the Llano park every Friday of the Lent season to also listen to the Oaxacan band or marimba music from 8 to 10 am On the fourth Friday of Lent, do not miss to be on Alcalá St. -between Santo Domingo church and La Sangre de Cristo church- where many Oaxacan women following a lovely tradition celebrate The Good Samaritan Day- the biblical story of Jesus being given a drink of water by a woman (the good Samaritan) Oaxacan women make delicious fruit-flavored aguas and serve them to visitors and passers-by from huge flower-draped clay pots. 12 noon The 5th Friday is worth to visit Etla. This town celebrate El Señor de las Peñas. All day On the sixth Friday of the cuaresma, many Oaxacans create beautiful altars to honor the Dolores Virgin. Chia-sprouting clay animals symbolizing spring and re-birth decorate the altars. The neighborhoods of Jalatlaco and Xochimilco are a must to visit on this day. Between 5 to7 pm Palm Sunday-April 13- We strongly suggest you to visit the town of San Antonino ,Ocotlán where they have a unique festival in the patio of the church with a big auction of all the gifs that the town people offer to Jesus. The festival starts at 10 AM Do not miss Easter day by going to El Carmen Alto Church at 7pm. Mass, dinner and fireworks for everybody!

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By Oaxaca Times

n Valentine’s Day in Mexico, people celebrate love and friendship in an exciting way. In Oaxaca most places are an all day and night carnival where you find bustling M. Alcalá street filled with colorful balloons, fragrant flowers especially red roses, loads of chocolate and candies, cute stuffed toys like puppies and teddy bears. Valentine’s Day is celebrated on14th February in Mexico known as Dia de San Valentin. Locally it is popularly known as El Día del Amor y la Amistad, translating to the “Day of Love and Friendship’. Traditionally, Mexicans value friendships intensely and on this day apart from their loved ones, they express love and appreciation even to friends who they are

closely connected with. In late 16th century, singing and chanting poetry was a tradition in Aztec Mexico. These compositions were verses describing Mexican folklore ancient Mexico. Through some of the Aztec poetry still recited today, you can discover the deep rooted beliefs of Mexicans especially about their innate respect for friendship which they considered to be the gift of the Gods. Therefore till today especially in Mexico, Valentine’s Day is considered special not only for lovers, romantic partners or married couples it is also a day when Mexicans express a genuine, deep rooted respect and appreciation they have for their friends.

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In Teotitlan

del Valle.

BY W. SCOTT KOENIG

Over 20,000 years ago, small Mesoamerican tribes roamed the frozen Valley of Oaxaca to hunt mammoth, deer and other game. They foraged the mountain forests surrounding the valley for edible plants. As the ice age rescinded it’s frosty fingers, the tribes stopped following herd migrations and began to settle down into an easier life of domesticity, farming, cooking and the creation of art, dance and craftwork. Eventually, the indegenous Zapotec settled in and around the Valley of Oaxaca, including the area of Teotitlan del Valle (Earth of the Gods), about 30 minutes east of Oaxaca de Juarez. The Zapotec perfected a method of rug weaving, incorporating natural dyes and tribal and nature motifs in their work. With the Spanish invasion in the 16th century, Dominican friars were sent to the villages in the Valley of Oaxaca to encourage arts and culture. With the introduction of modern looms from Spain, the Zapotec weavers now had the means to make and sell their colorfully patterned pieces more quickly. In 1960, the town began a slow ascent to “modernize” and today there are just over 5,000 residents – most are Zapotec rug weavers and make their living this way. A steady flow of American cultural tourism and international wholesale buyers have kept business brisk, though the weavers make scant profit on their rugs, runners and tapestries due to the time-intensive process of weaving on a loom. In fact, it’s recommended that you DON’T haggle on price with these artisans, contrary to the expectation of negotiation for other goods throughout Mexico.

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WEAVING

Rugs And Culinary Traditions The tradition of gathering, preparing for and cooking Zapotec cuisine is part of the mix that is Oaxacan gastronomy and still practiced in Teotitlan del Valle. I met cocinera (chef) Carina Santiago Bautista in October 2013 while reporting from the Foro Mundial Gastronomia Mexicana (World Forum on Mexican Gastronomy) in Acapulco. Her invitation to the event was auspicious, as one of the main goals of the Forum was to promote the cuisine of Michoacan and Oaxaca as “intangible” UNESCO heritage assets. El Gringo arranged to meet with Carina at her restaurant and gallery, Tierra Antigua in Teotitlan del Valle, for lunch and a chat during our family’s trip to Oaxaca over the holidays. When we arrived via taxi on the appointed Sunday at noon, we were greeted warmly by Carina, her husband Pedro Montaño, son Diego, and daughters Diana and Alicia (both, as their mother, dressed in beautiful, intricately-embroidered huipiles). We were seated at a table on the restaurant’s sunny, welcoming patio and enjoyed cervezas, Mezcals de la Casa and a fantastic lunch of perfectly prepared Coloradito and Negro Moles for El Gringo and his

Señorita, and a lemonade and dense rolled chicken tacos for our five-year old. After serving the last of Sunday’s lunch customers, Carina took off her apron and sat down with El Gringo to discuss the history of her town, her family’s tradition of weaving and cooking, and the future of these traditional touchstones in her village. Carina began, ”My husband, Pedro, was spinning wool for his father’s rugs at age 7. And his father had learned from his father before him. At age 10, Pedro started weaving larger pieces and now he is considered a master weaver here in town.” As testament, Tierra Antigua’s gallery walls are adorned with a rich, textural, brightly-colored palette of Zapotec rugs created both by Pedro and his son Diego, who has learned from his father and is coming into his own as a weaver. “Each Teotitlan family has different patterns and colors,” Diego explained to me. The motifs woven by the Montaño family primarily consist of mountains, rings and the Grecca patterns used by the Zapotec in Mitla and various spots around town. “My grandfather taught me the Grecca stair step pattern, like the ones you see on Zapotec ruins and our rugs. The first step is birth, the second is youth, the third is wisdom, coming of age. The final step, which turns down, is death, or what we believe in as heaven.” Tierra Antigua was founded by Carina and Pedro originally as a gallery for their Zapotec masterpieces. The restaurant was opened just five years back, upon urging from Carina’s family and friends to share her delicious traditional Zapotec meals with the town and visiting tourists.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FAMILY DIVISION

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION ON HEARING

STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FAMILY DIVISION TO: PUTATIVE/UNKNOWN FATHER In the Matter Of: ANGEL OCHOA Date and Place of Birth: 8/16/05, KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN Mother’s Name: ROSA OCHOA Case No.: 13-51211-NA-103124702 Hearing: MARCH 4, 2014 AT 9:00 A.M. Judge HILLARY, 9TH FLOOR, COURTROOM 9-A TO: PUTATIVE/UNKNOWN FATHER In the Matter Of: MANUEL OCHOA JR Date and Place of Birth: 5/06/04, KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN Mother’s Name: ROSA OCHOA Case No.: 13-51210-NA-103124701 Hearing: MARCH 4, 2014 AT 9:00 A.M. Judge HILLARY, 9TH FLOOR, COURTROOM 9-A A petition has been filed with this court regarding the above-named child(ren). A preponderance of the evidence establishes that you may be the natural father of the child(ren), or the natural father is unknown. You, or any unknown father, must establish legal fatherhood of the child(ren) within 14 days from this publication by either signing an Affidavit of Parentage with the child(ren)’s mother, or scheduling DNA testing and providing a tissue sample, or initiating a paternity action. Failure to establish legal paternity, as stated in the above paragraph, by the time of the above stated hearing, waives all rights you have to further notice of any proceedings involving the minor child(ren), including notice of termination of parental rights and the right to an attorney. The written Advice of Rights to Putative Father is available at the Case Management Department of the Kent County Circuit Court. Dated: February 3, 2014 PATRICIA D. GARDNER JUDGE OF PROBATE

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Another New bakery In Oaxaca

Another new bakery in town , locatel at Porfirio DĂaz street No 222. Where 2 young guys from Saltillo Coahuila came to Oaxaca to enrich the offer of good and healthy bread. Their bakery specializes in European Style Artisan Bread. These 2 young Business man believe that is necessasy in MĂŠxico, to promote the culture for eating good bread with high nutricional value . That is why they use natural yeast (sourdough) for fermentations that take as long as 18 hours . You will be enchanted by trying their products that include ,San Francisco Sourdough(country bread)-Ciabatta, Baguette-pan-Croissant, brioche au Chocolat The bakery is open from 8am to 8pm from Monday to Saturday

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9 BY W. SCOTT KOENIG

s El Gringo’s taxi rolled into the dirt road, ramshackle neighborhood of Privada Villa Alta on the outskirts of Oaxaca city, I wondered if the driver knew where he was going. Having just been to Los Cabos a couple of months ago, this looked like the last place one would find a spa…albeit a traditional Oaxacan temazcal which has been used by indigenous peoples for over a thousand years as a method of healing and purification. After stopping at a tienda and asking several people in the colonia directions (“Mexican Mapquest” once again in operation), we finally pulled up to a non discreet brick dwelling – scattering a group of stray chickens – where I was greeted by owner and proud Chatino (one of nearly 30 indigenous peoples of Oaxaca), Antonieta Bautista Cruz. Antonieta is a traditional healer and would be attending to my temazcal and massage afterward. The name temazcal comes form the Nahuatl for “temaz”, or steam, and “calli”, the word for house. It’s said to have curative properties, healing the mind, body and soul. It was originally used to heal Aztec warriors wounded in battle and to promote childbirth in women. Antonieta led El Gringo to the shower room and instructed me to strip down, giving me a towel to wrap myself in for the sake of modesty (of which El Gringo has some, but not much). I was then led to the room that housed a small door leading into the temazcal. I felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland as I crouched my 6’4″ frame low and entered the room backward as directed by Antonieta (I wondered if entering backward was symbolic somehow, or just the best/ easiest way to get my gigante self through the door).

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Traditional Temazcal: Sweatin´with the oldies

in Oaxaca

Entering the dark, small, brick domed room with El Gringo, Antonieta opened a small hatch at the foot of the room (symbolic, she told me, of the womb), revealing a stove of hot lava rocks. She poured a cupful of herb-infused water onto the rocks, releasing an initial blast

of scented steam. She then instructed me to lie down to acclimate to the environment for a few minutes and left the temazcal. Five minutes later, I wast instructed to rub my face, hands and chest with a bowl of cut aloe from her garden and add more water

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10 Continued from page 9 to the rocks to the point where I felt comfortable. Traditional music of flutes, drums and ancient chanting were piped in to add to the experience. As I lay in the temazcal enjoying the curative properties of the steam, I closed my eyes and let my mind relax, my thoughts evaporating with the vapor. Occasionally, I sat up to toss a few more cups of water on the rocks, to the point where I built up a layer of sweat on my entire body, but wasn’t quite dripping wet. After forty minutes, I was relaxed to the point of near sleep when Antonieta gently rapped on the door of the temazcal, asking if I was ready to emerge. I asked for five more minutes to return to reality and then exited the temazacal. The candles in the room seemed to give off a spectral aura, and Antonieta herself glowed with a golden light. Admittedly, this could have been the effect of the steam on my contact lenses, but the vision made quite the impression on your Gringo! Antonieta then administered an hour long full body massage, sparing not an iota of her strength. This little Indian woman is MUCH stronger than she looks, and my body was sore for the rest of the day (though now, two days later, I feel terrific!). After the massage, Antonieta permitted me to photograph her temazcal for the blog, and called me a taxi. As I stood outside chatting with her and her wonderful son, she pointed out the nearby mountain peaks where the Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban reside (we had visited the ruins two days previous, look for reporting soon). As I slipped into my cab and waved goodbye, I reflected on my experience and eased back into the passenger seat. Refreshed. Relaxed. Reborn.

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La Panadería Hazel Gourmet Tasty Pan Integral in Oaxaca

t was one of those random, lucky encounters which are so typical for Oaxaca where a huge amount of little tiendas and comedores hide behind inconspicuous windows and entranceways, so hard to discover unless you stand directly in front of them. On my way back home to Xochimilko my choice of busy Porfirio Diaz was rewarded with the discovery of one of the best bakeries in town. This evaluation of course is highly subjective and mainly owed to my European preference for whole-grain baked goods. This preference (plus not yet abandoned German eating habits = lots of bread) has often led me on odysseys through the city, so far with limited success. Hazel Gourmet though is a really good find as it offers the typical Mexican pastries, all made with wholegrain flour as well as loaves of whole-wheat bread at very reasonable prices.

Even better it does not show the common side-effect of eating healthy grains: none of it is too dry. The bread classifies more on the fluffy side and even the galletas do not need a whole pot of coffee for dipping as lots of other pastries do. Hazel Gourmet is thus well worth the little detour to Northern Oaxaca not only if your New Year’s resolutions aim at a more healthy lifestyle but also for a gourmet’s selection of Mexican pastries. You can combine the walk with a visit to the nearby mercado Sanchez Pascuas (in between Tinoco y Palacios and Porfirio Diaz) and on Fridays and Saturdays to the Pochote organic market next to the church in Xochimilko. Don’t forget to try the galletas con nuez! Hours: Monday to Saturday. Address: Porfirio Diaz y Aldama (opposi te to the Colchonera shop)

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12 Writer by Justin Kenneth

here is a magic pueblo located just 40 miles from Oaxaca in the mountains of the Sierra Norte and it is called Ca-

pulalpam. This beautiful mountain hamlet is a must see for all visitors to Oaxaca.

As you gain altitude on the twisting road up the mountain, the landscape begins to change dramatically with an abundance of greenery in the form of pines and local plants.

Capulalpam A Visit To A Magic Pueblo

Seeing Capulalpam for the first time is like coming upon a beautiful, isolated Shangri-La. One is reminded of certain mountain towns in Spain or Italy. The brightly colored houses and buildings stand out amidst the green of the mountains and, owing to the abundance of water, extensive gardens displaying many varieties of the local flora and fauna. There is a stunning 16th century church and beautiful plaza. Just two hours away from Oaxaca.City and you feel as if you’ve entered a another world. Capulalpam became Oaxaca’s first pueblo magico. There are thirty three designated pueblos magicos throughout Mexico that represent the finest enclaves of regional Mexican culture and art. Capulalpam is noted for its healing arts. There is a traditional medicine center

where one can enjoy a temazcal (sweat lodge) followed by a relaxing massage performed by local healers. There are shops exhibiting local handicrafts and wonderful regional cuisine in the plaza. If you’re visiting Oaxaca for the first time or perhaps a long time resident, a visit to Capulalpam is a must. Buses run from Oaxaca as well as infrequent collectivos.

Perhaps the best way to visit is to rent a taxi for half a day for around 800 pesos. Cabanas can be rented for an overnight stay. Enjoy a meal of fresh trout at one of several trout farms in the area.

Come and visit beautiful Capulalpam, the magic pueblo.

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