Author: Charlotte Guptill

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Paying your bills at oxxo
Charlotte Guptill

Paying Your Bills At Oxxo

Mexico runs on cash. 60% of Mexicans don’t have a bank account which can make paying things like utility bills tricky. You can go to the actual company and wait

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spanish phrases
Charlotte Guptill

It’s All In How You Say It

Puerto Vallarta is a Spanish and English speaking community. You can vacation here and not speak a bit of Spanish and completely get by, but why would you? You’re in

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mexico independence day
Charlotte Guptill

Mexican Independence Day, September 16

On Monday, September 16, Mexicans will celebrate the anniversary of the country’s independence from Spain in 1810. The date marks the moment when Miguel Hidalgo, a charismatic but disastrous priest, gets

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La Tostaderia
Charlotte Guptill

Eating In PV On $15 A Day

I wondered…if I ate out 3 meals a day and allowed for a couple of drinks…what would that cost? It turns out, not that much, about $298 pesos with a

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