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Former @VICE drug war correspondent turned food editor @latimes. Editor emeritus @lataco. Bilingual border brother. I consume 🌵 daily. Fiat Lux 🌟

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I’ve Been to 24 out of 32 States in Mexico. This Overlooked Gem Is a New Favorite

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By Daniel Hernandez Verified, Daniel Hernández Verified, Crystal-Rose Jones, Adam Douglas
| The Epoch Times
By Daniel Hernandez Los Angeles Times I sat down recently and counted—surprising myself—that I’ve notched visits to 24 of Mexico’s 32 states, for leisure or while reporting. Querétaro is a highland charmer. Nuevo León is the country’s muscular northern colossus. Campeche, a verdant beauty. Everywhere I go in this country, I find new wonders. Then I visited Colima, and it hit me that Mexico is an endless cornucopia that will never vanquish a traveler’s curiosity. Never heard of button-sized Colima?
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Mexico’s Palm Wine Has Been a Fascinating Culinary Bridge to the Philippines Since 1565

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By Daniel Hernandez Verified, Daniel Hernández Verified
| The Epoch Times
By Daniel Hernandez Los Angeles Times COLIMA, Mexico—On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree. It is a bright morning, the heat rising with the sun, as drivers pull over and grab cups to go. They ask for tuba compuesta, or “composed,” with muddled red berries and diced apple, giving it an inviting pinkish color.
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I've been to 24 out of 32 states in Mexico. This overlooked gem is a new favorite

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By Daniel Hernandez Verified, Daniel Hernández Verified
| Houston Chronicle Verified
Sun sets over a Pacific beach in Manzanillo, the major port of Colima. Daniel Hernandez/TNS Sisters Amairani and Karla Bejarano, right, sell tuba on a street in Colima, Mexico. Daniel Hernandez/TNS The dish La Sal in Colima, Mexico. Daniel Hernandez/TNS A Colima Cero on a table at a restaurant in Colima, Mexico. Daniel Hernandez/TNS The dish pozole seco in Colima, Mexico. Daniel Hernandez/TNS A cucumber and mezcal cocktail at a rooftop bar overlooking Colima's central square.
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