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	<title>Midwesterner in Mexico &#187; Natural Beauty</title>
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	<description>the life and times of a gringa in Mexico City</description>
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		<title>Baja California Sur Roadtrip: Part 2- Los Cabos</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/11/10/baja-california-sur-roadtrip-part-2-los-cabos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baja California Sur State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baja California Sur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabo San Lucas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casa de Mario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Arco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Cabos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VRBO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.vrbo.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In follow up to my prior post regarding our Baja California Sur roadtrip, we continued on from Todos Santos to Cabo San Lucas, the most well-known spot for tourists. I will admit to being a bit skeptical of visiting Cabo prior to our arrival&#8230; I feared the existence of too many all-inclusive resorts &#38; too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fields of Oaxaca</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/06/24/the-fields-of-oaxaca/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/06/24/the-fields-of-oaxaca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaxaca State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airplane photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm fields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaxaca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleasanton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sponsored]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sandbar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I believe it was a famous photographer who once said, &#8220;Some of the best photos this world has seen were taken from small, fogged-up airplane windows while flying over the state of Oaxaca.&#8221;  Even if that&#8217;s not true, I&#8217;m still going to subject you to a photo I snapped on our descent into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zihuatanejo: our last beach trip in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/06/zihuatanejo-our-last-beach-trip-in-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/06/zihuatanejo-our-last-beach-trip-in-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guerrero State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beaches in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casa Cuitlateca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kau-Kan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lety's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zihua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zihuatanejo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sense your sympathy may be limited when I tell you that today is the last day of our LAST Mexican beach vacation, and it&#8217;s raining. We&#8217;ve truly been spoiled with all the amazing travel opportunities during our 2.25 years here in Mexico, but nonetheless we wanted to jam in one last trip to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My husband protects me from screaming, naked girls</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/06/23/my-husband-protects-me-from-screaming-naked-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/06/23/my-husband-protects-me-from-screaming-naked-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life's Little Frustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quintana Roo State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casa de las Olas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't call the police just take out your camera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skinny-dipping morons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tulum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 5th full day of our Yucatan Peninsula vacation, and we&#8217;re currently in beautiful Tulum on the east cost of Quintana Roo, Mexico. (Isla Holbox &#38; Valladolid were great; more to come!) We&#8217;re staying in a house (Casa de las Olas) on the very south bit of Tulum&#8217;s beachfront, literally the last property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Pozas: a Jungly Wonderland in Xilitla, Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/03/08/las-pozas-a-jungly-wonderland-in-xilitla-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/03/08/las-pozas-a-jungly-wonderland-in-xilitla-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Luis Potosi State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casa Vieja Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete snakes with rebar tongues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Castillo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hostal del Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human maze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jungly bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Las Pozas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurante Ambar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilitla]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since we arrived in Mexico, I&#8217;ve heard rumblings about Las Pozas. General commentary included things like &#8220;crazy place in the jungle&#8221;, &#8220;this English guy Edward James&#8217;s surrealistic garden&#8221;, &#8220;wild concrete structures&#8221;, and perhaps the most intimidating, &#8220;8 hours away on windy mountain roads&#8221;.
With most weekends booked up between MBA class &#38; visitors, it took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Las Pozas preview&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/16/a-las-pozas-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/16/a-las-pozas-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Luis Potosi State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huasteca region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Las Pozas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilitla]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If these images don&#8217;t at least pique your interest regarding a trip to Las Pozas in middle-of-nowhere, Mexico (a.k.a. Xilitla in southern San Luis Potosi state), then I don&#8217;t know what will.    More details to follow of our amazing weekend trip, a mere 7 hours north of Mexico City!!

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		<title>Weekend escape to magical Hacienda Las Trancas</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/09/27/weekend-escape-to-magical-hacienda-las-trancas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/09/27/weekend-escape-to-magical-hacienda-las-trancas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guanajuato State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cactus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dolores Hidalgo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hacienda Las Trancas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haciendas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haciendas in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horseback riding in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Las Trancas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miguel Hidalgo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[most of Mexico is safe & pretty!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Miguel de Allende]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spa treatments in Mexico]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After living in Mexico for a year, I&#8217;ve been a bit delinquent in checking &#8220;spend lazy weekend in gorgeous centuries-old hacienda&#8221; off my to-do list. When friend Emily alerted me to her discovery of just such a place north of San Miguel, I jumped at the chance to experience all that a remote countryside hacienda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaxchilan in photos</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/06/18/yaxchilan-in-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/06/18/yaxchilan-in-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiapas State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiapas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maya archeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yaxchilan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you read the previous post, you know that we&#8217;ve finally arrived at the Maya archeological site of Yaxchilan on the banks of the Usamacinta river.  There are more than 120 structures in the central area, distributed in three complexes at different elevations.  Yaxchilan shares similar characteristics with other regional sites, including roof combs, stelae, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Wedding Mascots: Furry Coos</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/21/our-wedding-mascots-furry-coos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/21/our-wedding-mascots-furry-coos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 04:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrell Collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furry coos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glasgow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highland Cattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollock House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wedding in Scotland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Packing for exciting trip to Huatulco tomorrow has taken precendence over a lengthy, super-riveting post about the day before our wedding last year in Glasgow. So as an interim step, please see below some pics of my favorite animal in Scotland, the furry coo. (perhaps more officially known as &#8220;Highland Cattle&#8220;) FYI, it is only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flashback to Wedding Week in Scotland, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/21/flashback-to-wedding-week-in-scotland-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/21/flashback-to-wedding-week-in-scotland-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 05:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Taste of Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distillery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glasgow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glengoyne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loch Lomond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Square]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stirling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stirling Castle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweeney's Cruises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whisky]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


We tried to reenact the scene from Titanic as the boat pulled out of the harbor on Loch Lomond&#8230;


Let us continue on our Mexico detour begun yesterday with our ambitious bus trip into the Scottish countryside! As part of of dragging our family &#38; friends over to Glasgow for our wedding, we wanted to make sure they [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Malinalco with the visiting Nebraskans</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/12/malinalco-with-the-visiting-nebraskans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/12/malinalco-with-the-visiting-nebraskans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aztecs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B&B]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casa Mora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chilaquiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estado de Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hammock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Malinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weekend getaway]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My parents from Nebraska came for a visit last month, so we decided to show them some of rural Mexico in addition to the Big Taco, D.F.  We spent a couple nights in Malinalco, located roughly 40 miles south-ish of Toluca or 60 miles (but ~2 hours) from Polanco in Mexico City.
Malinalco is a cute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid a Reverse Mullet in Mexico City</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/27/avoid-a-reverse-mullet-in-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/27/avoid-a-reverse-mullet-in-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bubbles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delinquent on an eyebrow wax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair salon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair stylist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haircut]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[peluquería]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polanco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading my friend Lesley&#8217;s post today that mentioned a recent crap haircut reminded me to share a secret gem with any local ladies in my blog audience. After 2 years in DC, I finally found a hairstylist I was happy with who charged reasonable prices (~$40) AND understood the fine balance between cutting-vs.-talking (visit Bubbles Salon at the Pentagon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Makes a Nebraskan feel right at home&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/17/makes-a-nebraskan-feel-right-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/17/makes-a-nebraskan-feel-right-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Taste of Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents are visiting Mexico this week from Nebraska. To help them adjust, we found this slowly-moving cow herd on the road outside our B&#38;B in Malinalco. Mexico can always be counted upon for the random herd of livestock to help make a Nebraska farm boy feel like he never left&#8230;
I&#8217;m pretty sure rural Nebraska [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Highlights of México, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/02/09/animal-highlights-of-mexico-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/02/09/animal-highlights-of-mexico-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Marquesa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[squirrels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The plethora of unique animals here never fails to entertain me, so thought I&#8217;d share a few photo highlights of critters (or representations thereof) we&#8217;ve encountered over the last 7 months here in Mexico City and beyond!!
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		<title>Mercado de Jamaica&#8211; the flower market of Mexico City</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/19/mercado-de-jamaica-the-flower-market-of-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/19/mercado-de-jamaica-the-flower-market-of-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carnitas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnitas Paty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ciudad de Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flower dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flower market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamaica market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado de Jamaica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado Jamaica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City flower market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday afternoon, we decided to go for a exploration of the wholesale flower market of Mexico City, Mercado de Jamaica. This massive market is apparently *the* place for purchasing flowers for basically all flower vendors in Mexico City and for locals looking for fresh, gorgeous, bargain-priced flowers. We decided to go here with John&#8217;s dad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico&#8217;s Monarch Migration: bazillions of butterflies</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/12/16/mexicos-monarch-migration-bazillions-of-butterflies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/12/16/mexicos-monarch-migration-bazillions-of-butterflies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Michoacan State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[altitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Rosario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mariposa monarca]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michoacán]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monarch sanctuary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, John &#38; I took advantage of the Friday I had off of work in honor of el Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe to drive to Michoacán to see the annual monarch butterfly migration! In a nutshell, millions of butterflies migrate from the US &#38; Canada each year starting in November to spend [...]]]></description>
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