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Guadalajara

Don Karp, November 24 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! The main cathedral in Guadalajara...

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Nature

Sacred Plant Medicine

Don Karp, October 27 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! In Mexico, where law enforcement is more relaxed than elsewhere, one finds numerous ceremonies using psychoactive...

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Culture

Healers and Healing

Don Karp, September 29 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! Health clinic in Centro of Tepoztlan, Mexico. This is a mainstream medical facility. A large hospital and many...

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Culture

Jose of Tepoztlán

Don Karp, August 25 2018

Jose Rodriguez as the Grim Reaper, Brownsville, Texas demonstration against family separations.                                                              2018. Photo courtesy of Jose Rodriguez. Nestled in the valley between two volcanic mountain ranges in the central highlands of Mexico lies the Magic City of Tepoztlan. Secondary volcanic...

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Places

Watery Places

Don Karp, July 28 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! La Posa de Quetzalcoatl Hike to the birthplace of the god, Quetzalcóatl, near Amatlan, Mexico....

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Culture

Water In Mexico

Don Karp, June 30 2018

Mexico, as many other countries including the USA, experiences regional as well as seasonal water scarcity. Then how does it deal with water? When I asked what readers want me to write about, one suggested water. In a previous blog, I wrote a paragraph on water. In this blog, I'll be introducing a local organization, in Tepoztlán, Morelos, which...

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Places

Sounds of Tepoztlán

Don Karp, May 26 2018

Tepoztlan, in Central Mexico, is a "magic city." It is tourist oriented and the streets are crowded on weekends. During the week there are many fiestas. In a prior blog, I wrote of how noisy Tepoztlan is, and how I acclimated to the noise in time. What kinds of sounds are there? In this blog I will document them with video and the usual sound...

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Places

Fiestas of Tepoztlán

Don Karp, April 28 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! The major factor that drew me to move to Mexico was experiencing it's fiestas. They are loud and colorful, a...

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Culture

Murals of Tepoztlan

Don Karp, March 24 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments encouraged! This Letter features murals feeding the eye and soul the colorful nourishment of the Latino

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Culture

Becoming Mexicanized--Living in Mexico on a Low Budget

Don Karp, January 27 2018

This is the story of my experiences living as an ex-pat in Mexico since 2003. It's to culminate in a published book. With your help, I'll be editing, selecting a title, and cover art: a participatory project. Your comments are encouraged! Next Letter will feature murals, like this cat. They are all over town and varied. Photo: Don

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