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Pyramids in Guanajuato

By Rachel Laudan August 1, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food, Taste 19 Comments

For ages, no one thought much of the pre-hispanic cultures of Guanajuato. Compared to the Mayas or the Olmecs or the Aztecs and the spectacular remains they left, there just…

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How are the mighty metates fallen!

By Rachel Laudan July 16, 2008 Grinding No Comments

Metates (“simple” grindstones) are one of my passions and I must post more on them. But today visiting the recently-opened archaeological site, Plazuelas, in the southern part of the state…

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