By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine I don’t know how many of our readers were a bit perplexed upon returning to Huatulco to find a few of our favorite…
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Julie Etra writes for The Eye magazine based in Huatulco. This article was originally published by The Eye, a regional English magazine that highlights beach, village & urban living in Oaxaca.
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine We all know about the pipeline at Playa Zicatela in Puerto Escondido, and some of the surf spots just to the east of…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Spanish was established as a distinct language around the 13th century, distinct from Catalan and Portuguese, when Alfonso el Sabio (Alfonso the Wise),…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Most of us are familiar with the Mexican muralists of the 1920s, and the associated political movements: Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco,…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Francisco Toledo, was a Mexican painter, sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist, environmentalist, humanitarian, and promoter of Mexican culture, particularly of Oaxaca, his home state.…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine In the USA, where I am from, we are frequently asked: paper or plastic? And the groovy stores like Whole Foods and Trader…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Salt content of the seas and oceans varies as do the types of salts they contain. The simple definition of a salt is…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Although I have written several articles about corn A (Zea mays), for The Eye, this one focuses on an outstanding new discovery that…
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Mexico is first in the world for avocado production. It is hugely important to the Mexican economy. Its production represents 45.95% of the…
Second only to dark chocolaty mole negro, tlayudas are without a doubt the principal, uniquely Oaxacan, culinary seduction, renowned throughout Mexico. While eaten virtually any time of day or…