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Taxco: Mexico’s Silver Capital Beckons

Taxco Has Been Mexico’s Silver Central Since 1524! By Habeeb Salloum I couldn’t believe it! It was stop then go! Stop then go! But mostly stop as we made our way from Mexico City to Taxco, the country’s renowned silver capital. It was a two-hour drive through the nerve-wracking traffic…

Monkeys on a roof in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Paul Shoul photo.

Minas Gerais, the Heart of Brazil

Minas Gerais and Belo Horizonte Offer Many Unique Attractions By Paul Shoul In the Basement of Lona Piniero’s stone Colonial house in Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Jose Gherardi sits down at the piano. We have gathered here in the late afternoon for her invitation of…

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