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La Influencia del Voto Hispano: Fuerza Creciente que Moldea las Elecciones Estadounidenses
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Latinos’ Views of and Experiences with the Spanish Language
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Perspectivas y Experiencias de los Latinos sobre el Idioma Español
Si bien la mayoría de los latinos en EE.UU. hablan español, no todos lo hacen. El 24 por ciento de todos los adultos latinos dicen que solo pueden mantener un poco o nada una conversación en español.   Más de la mitad de los latinos en EE.UU. que...

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Thermal therapy

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19 July 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email

For health benefits or just relaxation, more Hispanics are experiencing spa treatments like this hot mud bath in Calistoga.

Centuries ago, Native Americans and Mesoamerican Indians knew how to relax and rejuvenate. Sweating in a temazcal or soaking in thermal waters was common. Sitting in a hot mud bath was less common, but it is another timeless health practice that people enjoy today.

Terapia termal

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19 July 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email

Por los beneficios de salud o solo para relajarse, más hispanos están experimentando tratamientos de spa como este baño de lodo en Calistoga.

Hace cientos de años, los nativos americanos e indios mesoamericanos sabían cómo relajarse, sanarse y rejuvenecer. Era común sudar dentro de un temazcal o meterse en aguas termales. Meterse a una tina llena de lodo caliente no era tan común, pero es otra práctica saludable que la gente disfruta en nuestros días.

Gourmet experience supreme

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04 October 2011 Elena Miramar Print Email


A first-class international culinary tour in one evening ---  

Dining at a four diamond restaurant is something that most people don’t do very often - dining at three fine restaurants in the same evening is something most people would not imagine doing, so it was really a rare experience when I got the opportunity to enjoy a special dining tour called Gourmet Experience. Organized by several of the top restaurants in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, Gourmet Experience tours guests through a six-course dinner at three upscale restaurants. Each restaurant prepares two courses and pairs it with wine from Casa Madero, the oldest winery on the American continent.

Rebound in Mexico: Real estate market still enjoys unique advantages

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23 July 2011 Darren Ballegeer Print Email
New development in Bahia de Banderas 

Americans, Canadians, and other foreigners are still buying homes in Mexico’s popular beach destinations – they’re just not buying as many as they did two or three years ago. And they’re not buying nearly as many as Mexicans, who as a group are buying about half of all new properties currently sold in popular regions such as the one anchored by Puerto Vallarta.

The real estate market in Mexico was hit hard by the housing bust in the U.S., though home sales in Mexico have been supported somewhat by a strong Canadian economy and by