Winter is coming… Life is a beach in Mexico!!!

It is clear that when people says Mexico the images of tacos, fiesta, and traffic comes into their mind. Mexico vast coast give life to some of the most beautiful and cool beaches in the world, with more than 5,500 miles of beaches you will definetly find great places to surf, eat and chillax.

We come from Puerto Rico, a place that has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world for pleasure (Flamenco in Culebra) and surfing (Jobos en Isabela), so we now a great beach when we see it . Maybe another time I will write a post about the beauties of our island but for now the blog is focus on the great things Mexico has to offer.

Culebra used to be an Army practice area (Can you imagine!!!) / Flamenco Beach / Kite Surfing in Isabela

During our time here in Mexico we have been given the opportunity to know beaches across the 2 oceans both the Pacific and Atlantic, also the selection of places includes small towns like Holbox and big tourist destinations like Cancun. There are endless things to do for all budgets and great food like seafood tostadas or lobster pizza.

Lobster Pizza Place in Holbox / Fried Fish, from sea to the table in 30 minutes!!!

In future posts I will get into specifics on the different places we have been and what in our opinion you should do while on a Mexico beach. One thing is important for you to know, Mexico beaches are quite spectacular and you can choose among many alternatives to enjoy good days in hot weather and wonderful margaritas. So go ahead and this winter plan a vacation in one of Mexico beaches, I know we will!!!!

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Mexico cuisine is more than tacos… Still the taco is champ!!!

If you ask 100 different people in Mexico their favorite dish, you can get 100 different answers. Mexico extensive land and climates provide a huge pallet of flavors and texture in their food. The other key element in their food is the wide variety of peppers from mild to extremely hot, it is important to say that in order to enjoy Mexican food it is mandatory to use their salsa made with peppers. For me is key the freshness of their ingredients, today they have hundreds of open air markets were you can get vegetable, fruits, meats that go directly to their cuisine. I will share my experience of “el mercado” in another post.

“El mercado” is an experience that every one needs to have in Mexico

If you ask for my favorite dish it would be almost impossible to just select one, but for the exercise I would tell you that the “Cochinita Pibil” would take the number 1 place, it is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Peninsula. Preparation of traditional “cochinita” involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, seasoning it with annatto seed which imparts a vivid burnt orange color, and roasting the meat while it is wrapped in banana leaf.

The best way to try Mexico food is thru a buffet, we found one in a trip to Guadalajara (more to come about these beautiful city) the price was around $20 USD per person and had more than 100 different options, see the photos below from one of our trips. On Sundays many hotels and restaurants have their own Mexican buffet, give a try to food made on the spot …

Buffet from Santo Coyote in Guadalajara, you will find many buffets like these all across Mexico on Sundays

Cochinita can be served in many ways: Tacos, With beans, As a sandwich but my favorite is the “Panucho” (Corn Tortillas filled with mashed black beans, cochinita pibil , topped with purple onion and habanero sauce), the secret is that the tortillas are fried before putting all other ingredients.

Best place to try “Cochinita” in Mexico City / Panuchos in the making

The great thing about Mexican food is you can enjoy a simple “Taco de Canasta” from a lady in a street to a tasting menu from Pujol one of the best restaurants in the world, one in front of the other. The alternative are endless and for every budget and taste buds. I will try and cover different foods and places in my posts, also will share a list of places we have enjoy thru the years in the Food section.

I hope this brief introduction have set you up for a culinary trip across Mexico, give a try to their cuisine and taste the large variety of foods from Seafood to local produced meat, from local fruits to the more than 100 hundred different peppers to make a salsa.

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To explore Mexico you will need more than a lifetime…

My first time coming to Mexico was close to 20 years ago, that time coming to work I stayed a week and went to traditional tourist places (Teotihuacan Pyramids, City Center, couple of museums) it was quite impressive to see how complex and massive Mexico City is: 20 million people, 150 thousand taxis, largest metro system in Latin America, more than 26 thousand buses “Peseros”, more than 1 million mom and pop stores, street food all over the place!!!!. Frankly it was overwhelming and was tough to understand how you can get know Mexico City, what I was sure is that I needed to come back again and enjoy the chaotic Mexico experience.

10 years ago (2009) Pyramids, Chapultepec Forest, Estadio Azteca

Before I came to live permanently to Mexico there were many trips for work and every trip the experience was better. Adventuring to try different foods, entertainment, sports, Mexico has it all. Now after more than 20 years I am ready to share some great experiences that will definitely will make you come and experience Mexico at it’s best.

Xochimilco (2014) – The Venice of America!!! (More Fun definitely)

Moving to today and now been living in Mexico for more than 4 years, we have been to 20 different states from the 32 they have in Mexico. Big cities, country side, beaches, archaeological places we have seen it all and will be sharing specifics in other posts on what to do, see and eat because the alternatives are almost infinite.

Morelia, beautiful city. Love Mexico Markets (2017)

I hope that our story will inspire people to come here and visit Mexico and enjoy all it has to offer, until the next post remember to follow us in the blog and by searching #boricuaslivingabroad in social media.