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Oaxaca, Mexico: Mexico A Posada — Johnny Monsarrat Mexico Trip

That evening, in the main Oaxaca square, there's a "posada". “Posada” is Spanish for shelter or inn; a lot of hotels in Mexico have a name that includes the word “posada.” But in this case, a posada is a procession that children perform to reenact Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem to be counted in…
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Chiapas, Mexico: Introduction — Johnny Monsarrat Mexico Trip

I want my book to be as exciting as possible, which means setting it in a location where there wouldn’t be a lot of tourists or outsiders, and would possibly be a lot of conflict. To me, the best location would be Chiapas, the area of Mexico with the higher percentage of Indians and a…
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