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MikeyG · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Oaxaca

I've heard that Juchitan has a lot of...oh sorry I misread the topic title.

snorklequeen · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Raicilla

i heard that there is a village near Yelapa [called Chacala] where the locals brew "moonshine," called Raicilla; it is popular in Yelapa, tho' i haven't tried it yet

if you go to Yelapa, the locals will know the details

i've heard it has a pretty good punch

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snorklequeen · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:45 am Post subject: Jazz

oooh, Oaxaca City does sound interesting, then!

is there a live jazz scene in DF?

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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Indeed there is! I've been clued into it of late by my brother-in-law. There's a place in Cuauhtemoc, close the Angel of Independence, another on Revolucion (that I haven;t seen yet) and an English pub in Condesa that has jazz nights.

A real treat here though is live Cuban music...mostly merengue and salsa but man what a swing.

snorklequeen · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:52 am Post subject: Pacific coast weather in May/June

hola, Ajarn,

i was in Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa in late May and early June in 2004 -- PV was as hot and humid as Houston, Texas [yikes! nasty!] and Yelapa was more comfortable with good breezes

stay wet, go boating

Sadken · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 341

How much money do you think you might need to bring for spending between 6-8 weeks travelling in Mexico, mixing between the usual hotspots and off the beaten track?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Mexico is pretty vast, so that would really depend on how much traveling you do. Minimum $1000 usd for 6-8 weeks, more if you long haul on busses. General rule for pricing busses in Mexico is every half hour of travel is about 50-60 pesos. Hotels or hostels run anywhere from 100 to 500 pesos per night, none of them 5-star.