I had this destination on my wish list for several years. I had looked into various river cruises and read evaluations of their performance. Alas, the most popular ones sell out almost a year before departure and I am not into planning that far ahead. I waited until January to book a river cruise in…
Cuetlaxochitl is the Nahuatl name the Aztecs gave to poinsettias, native not just to Mexico but to our state of Morelos. The Aztecs used it to make a red dye and for ritual ceremonies. The conquering Spanish friars converted it to Christian rituals with the red leaves representing the blood of Christ. The original…
MEXICO’S PRE-COLUMBIAN HERITAGE By James J. Horn, Ph.D Copyright 2003, updated Nov. 2014 [This is a print copy of a lecture to the Cuernavaca Community Cultural Center November 7, 2014. The delay in printing it is due to the need to document it. Lecturers have the benefit of not needing documentation but printing it without…
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES BY TRAIN & BUS Sept. 14-21, 2014 (Unless otherwise noted, all photos are by the author. Click on a photo to enlarge it.) Seeing the Canadian Rockies has long been on my travel wish list. Since I was finishing up a Tauck Tour of the Pacific Northwest in Vancouver ( a separate…
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: A TAUCK TOUR, SEPT. 6-13, 2014 I had never been to the Pacific Northwest but it had long been on my wish list. Having led 150 tour groups to 20 destinations abroad hadn’t left me with lots of time for the USA. Having taken three previous tours with Tauck, I knew I…
THE RICH LEGACY OF CUERNAVACA’S SPANISH-LANGUAGE SCHOOLS Address by James J. Horn, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus, History, SUNY College Brockport NY CUERNAVACA: INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FOR THE TEACHING OF SPANISH A Symposium Sponsored by the State Government of Morelos & Universidad Internacional Cuernavaca, Mor. August 8, 2014 In 1973, I escorted my first group of NY…
This is the original submission of my article in THE NEWS (Mexico DF) printed in the March 18 edition as “Tourism Blooms in Central State.” I am posting the article to my blog because the link will disappear before long. http://www.thenews.com.mx/index.php/mexico-articulos/19932-tourism-blooms-in-central-state TOURISM SHOULD BE COMING UP ROSES IN MORELOS Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico James J. Horn,…
JARDINES DE MÉXICO http://www.jardinesdemexico.com. HOW TO ARRIVE (versión en Español abajo) From Cuernavaca or México City, take the Highway of the Sun, #95, south toward Acapulco. After the first toll barrier, Alpuyeca, it is 10 kms to the exit for the gardens, or 5 kms after the exit for Taxco. On your right you will…
Morelos is Mexico’s second smallest state but one of its most appealing tourist destinations. Located on the border of the Federal District in south-central Mexico, it is only a 90-minute drive from the Mexico City airport and two and a half hours from Acapulco. Its near-perfect year-round climate has attracted visitors since the days of…
101 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT TEQUILA , MEZCAL, & PULQUE This blog post was published by Taste & Travel magazine, January 2014. For subscription information go to http://www.tasteandtravelmagazine.com. Here is a link to the published article. https://www.tasteandtravelmagazine.com/media/issue12_tequila.pdf. While actually a scotch drinker, I forced myself to like tequila as a sacrifice for my travel…
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