The ER Files

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San Blas

Into the Beautiful North — Great Mexico Read

by Kelly Westoff on August 19, 2009

I lost myself in this book! I wanted to do nothing more than sit on my back deck with my eyes sheltered by a picnic umbrella and my feet basking in the summer sun while sipping iced tea and reading.
Not only was it a winning piece of fiction, it also took place in a [...]

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Magical Island of Mexcaltitan, Mexico

by Kelly Westoff on July 7, 2009

A day trip north from the town of San Blas took us to an island called Mexcaltitan.
The island, some theorize, is where the Aztecs originated.
Some say that before the Aztecs set out to wander Mexico for 300 years looking for the eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake, which was to be their [...]

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La Tovara National Park, San Blas, Mexico

by Kelly Westoff on July 5, 2009

The town of San Blas is a starting point for exploring Mexico’s La Tovara National Park.
The park is a huge swath of protected mangroves and marshlands that is a bird-watching paradise.
Every winter the area is taken over by birds from both North and South America who have descending upon it for its abundant [...]

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San Blas, Mexico

by Kelly Westoff on July 4, 2009

Our road trip up the coast from Puerto Vallarta-Nuevo Vallarta has finally landed me to the town of San Blas. Yeah!
I’ve been looking forward to visiting San Blas since I found out I would be coming here.
I didn’t know anything about the town before arriving other than that it was the title of [...]

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