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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. You don't need to take travelers' checks, ATM's are common, safe and reliable, and while pesos and American cash rule, a VISA card will get you through your trip to Oaxac...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. The fixation with mayonnaise in Oaxaca, Mexico, is subtle, as one would imagine with any condiment, yet manifests in an extraordinary supermarket phenomenon unrivalled els...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. My longtime passion for riding a motorcycle took a twenty year hiatus until taking up residency in Oaxaca. I ignored the foreshadowing and warnings. While my story pales...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Since 1978 El Mirador has been catering to almost exclusively Oaxacans, without help from the tourist dollar. It must be doing something right! There's the breathtaking cliffside open air view of...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. Some say it's one of the oldest professions, yet it garners little if any respect from most of the population notwithstanding the tradition that has been its trademark fo...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-16
Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. It took a reduction in Oaxaca's tourism and an increase in staff to bring La Biznaga back into my good books. While we never actually stopped patronizing the trendy, re...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-26
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. Porfirio Santiago is at his loom, diligently weaving a massive 2 x 3 meter rug with traditional designs, from memory, with representations of Zapotec diamonds, rainfal...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-26
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. When I first gave up the practice of law in Toronto in favor of early retirement in Oaxaca, I assumed that the years I would add to my life by leading a much more stre...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-26
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. From May until well past summer's end, Oaxaca can be subject to extreme weather patterns. While we've all experienced torrential downpours and damaging winds, here ...
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by Alvin Starkman - 2008-09-26
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. Give one example of an oxymoron. You guessed it. But just when you think you're comfortable driving in Oaxaca, with no hard-fast or enforced regulations, there you are...