Sandra Cesca
Local Quilt Maker Judi
Colors, designs, fabric, patterns…these all began to fascinate Judi when she watched her aunt create intricate quilts over 30 years ago....
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Sandra Cesca
- May 4, 2021
- 3 min
Alfonso's Leather Museum
One day while leading my walking tour along the cobblestones of central Vallarta, we happened upon several people dressed in old frontier...
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Sandra Cesca
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Visit to a Nopal Cactus Farm
Pablo manages his family nopal farm about two hours north of Vallarta in the state of Nayarit. He has one hectare, about 2.5 acres,...
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Sandra Cesca
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
Shining Sprouts
Sprouts have always fascinated me since my hippy days in Oregon when everyone was growing their own along with making yogurt, baking...
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Sandra Cesca
- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Hand-blown Glass Christmas Ornaments
The ancient art of glass-blowing is still practiced in several Mexican towns. In Tlalpujahua and Chignahuapan, creating unique and...
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Sandra Cesca
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Imperial Bee Organic Honey
The honey bee is so small it hardly seems important. However, without the pollination work of these little creatures, our food supply...
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Sandra Cesca
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
Corazón Vallarta
Shortly after I moved to Mexico in 2008, I happened on a woman selling whimsical paintings of hearts as I strolled along the Malecon,...
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Sandra Cesca
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
It’s Mango Season in Mexico!
To truly enjoy a mango, you must eat it whole, with your hands, tearing the skin off with your teeth and sinking into the firm yellow...
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Sandra Cesca
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
Juan and My First Cabalgata
Juan Gomez has been a cowboy forever. In fact, I think he was born riding a horse! He led us on my first cabalgata, Mexico’s answer to...
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Sandra Cesca
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Making Salsa While Drinking Tequila!
Ruben has been a chef and restaurant owner for years here in Vallarta. He had his own Greek restaurant, worked with his sister who owns...
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Sandra Cesca
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Ada Colorina: Painting the Simple Life of Mexico
Ada has been a friend since I first met her at an outdoor art show on the Rio Cuale here in Puerto Vallarta and was drawn to her colorful...
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Sandra Cesca
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
40,000 Tortillas a Day
Alex has been working in his family’s tortillaria in El Tuito since he was ten years old. He happily greets me every time I bring folks...
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Sandra Cesca
- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Rise of Rural Raicilla
The stories about El Tuito’s local “moonshine” have existed for ages including its shadowy history of being illegally produced in remote...
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Sandra Cesca
- Feb 3, 2020
- 2 min
Oaxaca Textiles in Puerto Vallarta
Walking down Calle Aquiles Serdan recently, I was surprised to see a new shop which beckoned me in with its brilliant colors and unusual...
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Sandra Cesca
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Coconut History and Folklore
Who hasn’t had coconut in some form or another? Here in Mexico it is part of the regular diet. During the 16th century, Pacific coconuts...
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Sandra Cesca
- Dec 4, 2019
- 3 min
Vanilla: Pure or Imitation
When I was little, the smell of vanilla as my mama added it to the chocolate chip cookie dough would send me into a state of bliss such...
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Sandra Cesca
- Nov 13, 2019
- 2 min
Talavera Pottery in Mexico
Blue and white pottery has always been a favorite of mine since my grandmother gave me a small pitcher from Italy. So, imagine my joy...
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Sandra Cesca
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min
The Era of Yucatan Green Gold
Situta de Peón, once one of the largest hacienda plantations for the production of natural fiber rope, was established in the 1800’s just...
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Sandra Cesca
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Eat Your Cactus!
Dulce Maria Morales sits at our daily Emiliano Zapata Mercado removing the spines from nopal cactus pads (prickly pear cactus) to prepare...
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Sandra Cesca
- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
The Miracle of Milagros
So I was walking by this shop a couple years ago when I was attracted to the hundreds of wooden shapes hanging on the walls. They were...
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