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Playa Santa Maria: Cabo San Lucas

Playa Santa Maria Hwy 1 Km 11 or Hotel Twin Dolphin Parking Area Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Attraction Type: Things to do

Mexico City Officials Try to Close Hotel

Mexico City Officials Try to Close Hotel City officials moved Tuesday to shut down a U.S.-owned hotel that angered many Mexicans when it kicked out a Cuban delegation under pressure from Washington. Virginia Jaramillo Flores, head of the city borough where the upscale Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel is located, said authorities notified the hotel staff that it would be closed because it is in violation of building codes. Jaramillo said the hotel could reopen when it had corrected the violations and paid a $15,000 fine. Borough officials posted signs at the front entrance saying, "Due to infringement of local law, the Sheraton Hotel

Puebla : Cuisine

Cuisine of Puebla Puebla's cuisine, "Cocina Poblana" is famous all around Mexico. Puebla is considered the home of mole, a rich, spicy sauce containing chocolate, cinnamon and nuts, as well as different types of hot peppers. Served with chicken, mole has become the most renowned dish of Puebla's cuisine. "Camote", a tubercule akin to potato and cooked in a stove is also a delicacy. "Rompope" or alcohol based eggnog is also a staple, created many years ago by Puebla's Nuns. Chiles en Nogada, a superb dish filled with meat, fruits and almonds is prepared only in special occasions, "Los dulces de

Shopping in Puebla

Shopping in Puebla Craft shops sponsored by the authorities: Tienda Convento Santa Rosa, Calle 3 Norte 1203, T28904. The famous Puebla Talavera tiles may be purchased from factories outside Puebla, or from Taller Uriarte, Av 4 Pte 911 (spectacular building, tours Mon-Fri 1000-1200, 1700, Sat 1000-1300, morning best). Talavera de la Reyna, Camino a la Carcana 2413, Recta a Cholula, T/F845821. Recommended (also in Hotel Meson del Angel); Centra de Talavera, Calle 6 Ote 11; D Aguilar, 40 Pte 106, opposite Convento de Santa Monica, and Casa Rugerio, 18 Pte 111; Margarita Guevara, 20 Pte 30. Mercado Venustiano Carranza, on 11 Norte

Hotel closure after Mexico-US row

Hotel closure after Mexico-US row Local authorities in a district of Mexico City have announced the imminent closure of a US-owned hotel at the centre of a diplomatic row. It said the branch of the Sheraton chain had committed irregularities such as unauthorised building work and failure to provide a menu in Braille. The announcement comes as Mexico investigates the hotel for expelling 16 Cuban officials last week. The delegation was ordered out to comply with a US embargo against Cuba. A US law bans American companies from doing business with the island. However, the authorities in the city's central

Temple of Santa María del Marquesado: Oaxaca City

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Mexico-US row over Cuban eviction

Mexico-US row over Cuban eviction The authorities in Mexico say a US-owned hotel in Mexico City may have broken the law by expelling a group of Cuban officials. The delegation was ordered out of the Hotel Maria Isabel Sheraton last week at the behest of Washington, because of the US embargo against Cuba. Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said the US law could not be applied in a third country. Some 30 people held an anti-US rally outside the hotel. The Cuban government said the incident showed US policy had been affecting other countries. The Cuban officials were due to meet

Anti-US protest blocks hotel in Mexico City

Anti-US protest blocks hotel in Mexico City Protesters waving Cuban flags blocked the entrance to a US-owned Sheraton hotel in Mexico City yesterday, calling for it to be closed because it evicted Cuban officials on orders from Washington. About 30 people shouted "Yankees out" as they demonstrated outside the hotel over its eviction of the 16 Cubans who were staying there last week for a conference with US energy companies. Presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar said Mexico was looking into the evictions and would apply the full force of the law against the Sheraton if a crime had been committed. "It

Paseo de Santa Lucia: Monterrey

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Iglesia de Santa Catarina: Mexico City

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