Mexico Cooks! has been around the manzana (city block) a time or two since first living in Mexico nearly 30 years ago. Over all of that time, we've found a lot of hidden wonders in this vast República.
A huge popsicle marks the entrance to this way-off-the-beaten-path town. Why? We can take you there to find out!
In the "ABOUT" section listed on the front page of Mexico Cooks! (up there in the right-hand corner, where it's easy to miss), I make mention of the highly personalized tours I occasionally give for small groups. Many of my readers have asked about planning a Mexico Cooks! tour for themselves and their friends. Today, I've succumbed to your requests for more information.
This pale and placid moon graces a lovely fountain--but where, why is it special, and how do you find it?
Minimum group size is two people, and I can accommodate up to seven tour participants for a day trip, a few-days' trip, or a longer adventure.
All of the tours that I offer include the following:
- my undivided attention for the duration of your tour
- personalized tours to meet your special interests
- extensive pre-planning to maximize your experience on tour
- my 100% bilingual (English/Spanish) guide service
- tour transportation (not including air travel), including all ground vehicle related expenses, gasoline, parking fees, and tolls
- Cost of all meals taken as a group, tips, museum entry fees
Mexico Cooks! knows the secret of this private chapel and will share it with you.
Tour participants pay individually for:
- air transportation costs to/from and within Mexico
- ground transportation to/from airports and/or bus stations and participants' hotels
- hotel accommodations and accommodation-related tips
- alcoholic beverages consumed at tour meals
- all food and all beverages consumed at non-tour meals or during "on your own" times
You can discover the joyous heart of Mexico with Mexico Cooks!
The myriad wonders of Mexico are too many to count, and too many to see in an entire lifetime. If you've been here and want more, the "more" that most tourists never see, Mexico Cooks! will meet your needs. Traveling with Mexico Cooks!, you have the opportunity to tailor-make the tour you want. Nothing is pre-packaged. Each itinerary is designed based on your ideas, your wants.
Colorfully beautiful, whimsical, or elegant, Mexico Cooks! knows where to find the best of Mexico's crafts. Come along...
If you have particular interests (artisan villages and handwork, churches and cathedrals, city and country markets [with or without a cooking class!], traditional Mexican food and ingredients in all their regional varieties, restaurants small and large, special fiestas and religious celebrations, and small regional museums, to list a few), Mexico Cooks! can show you more than you've dreamed of finding.
Who ARE these guys, and why are they smiling? We'll go see!
Most of the Mexico Cooks! tours are focused on Mexico's high-altitude Central Highlands, where the weather is nearly always temperate: balmy and sunny during the day and refreshingly cool during the evening hours. The best times for touring are mid-June through February. March through late May are often uncomfortably warm and dry for daytime touring. Come discover the cool joy of central Mexico in the summer.
Mexico Cooks! can take you right into the bedroom of the all time best-known Mexican artist.
This is the perfect time to start planning a Mexico Cooks! tour. Email me at patalarga@gmail.com and tell me what you might like to do, or ask me for suggestions based on your interests. I'll be happy to quote prices and any other details you need.
What a great staircase! Want to see it in person? We'll take you there.
Buen viaje--Mexico Cooks! te espera! (Have a great trip--Mexico Cooks! is waiting for you!)
The painting in the staircase is awesome! My family will be going to Mexico after we get our travel insurance.
Posted by: Alex O | April 06, 2011 at 09:53 PM
Hey Folks!
Cristina is not only 100% bilingual...she is culturally bilingual...she is perfecty able not only to speak the language but to read and understand the codes our culture has in the right way, nonverbal communication as well.
You should come to visit México with her!
Posted by: Adriana Legaspi | October 18, 2010 at 10:39 AM
what a beautiful site!
Posted by: wendee hill | January 20, 2010 at 08:38 AM
Your two part description of the tour and concerts given by Los Cantantes was informative and delightful--just one disappointment--they ended.
Such a great report on a trip that seems to have been enjoyed by the singers and the audiences.
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