Travelers' Tales Mexico: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides)

Travelers' Tales Mexico: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides)

“Melting pot,” a phrase inevitably associated with the United States, may be even more applicable to Mexico, where ancient civilizations merge with modern cultures in a cross-current of peoples, languages and dialects, art and music, religions, hidden cosmologies, and fabled ruins. Travelers’ Tales Mexico explores this deep diversity in essays by important writers who have experienced it firsthand. On his journey south of the border, Carlos Fuentes reveals layer upon layer of history in Mexico City’s town square; Alice Adams discovers her love for Frida Kahlo’s work; Pete Hamill unearths the ghosts of Hollywood in Puerto Vallarta; and Mary Morris moves to San Miguel to find a writer’s life. Travelers’ Tales Mexico is a lyrical reminder of why it’s both a pleasure and a necessity to visit this magnificent country. "...cuts into the soul of Mexico...your own soul will be dredged if you ve spent any time in Mexico." -- El Paso Times "...provides a taste, smell and feel of Mexico with superb writing." -- Travel Diary (Canadian Travel radio show) "Travelers Tales Mexico captures the country s ancient past and rich present with over 40 stories, creating a literary journey." -- Plus "Travelers Tales Mexico is intriguing, instructive, inspiring and hilarious--just like Mexico." -- Lonely Planet Used Book in Good Condition