Fiery chiles for mole

Los Salamontes -- Grasshoppers anyone?

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October 27th 2013
I have just arrived back at my Homestay having completed 20 Hours (4 hours daily) learning Spanish at the Cultural Institute in Oaxaca. Woa, have to keep pinching myself to realise that am in Southern Mexico in the beautiful, lively city of Oaxaca and its the week before La Dia de La Muerta and the whole place is popping with firework explosions right through the night (even though there’s anot ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more