Archive for March, 2009

Packing Tips for Cuernavaca:
 

Tickets

Traveler’s checks

Valid passport and two photocopies of the same

Depending on your nationality, you may need a visa or other documentation to travel to Mexico. Check with your travel agent or airline to find out what is required for you.

Citizens of the U.S., Canada, or European community will need a passport but they [...]

ASLI-Spanish Language Institute
Our students opinion: “The security in Mexico”
“When I was getting ready to come to Mexico I didn´t know what to think and I didn´t know what to expect. I was very excited about my trip but, also had reservations about my safety everyone told me that because have blonde hair, fair skin,  blue [...]

Common Mistake # 1Using buscar para instead of simply buscar to mean “to look for.” Buscar is translated “to look for but is better to translate “to seek,” which like buscar is not followed by a preposition. Correct:
Busco los dos libros. (I am looking for the two books.)Busco los dos libros. (I am looking for [...]

Cuernavaca is Safe

27, Mar 2009

ASLI – SPANISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE    
Center for Latin American Studies
Bajada de La Pradera # 208, Colonia Pradera
Cuernavaca, Mor. 62170  Mexico
 
 
Estimados Amigos,
Most people who travel to Mexico have a wonderful time and don’t encounter any problems.
I am writing in order to provide you with an honest and proportioned look at the information we have regarding the safety situation [...]

27, Mar 2009

I came to Cuernavaca with my students for 12 days in total, our group had 60 students.  We had a fabulous time.  The students attended ASLI and stayed with host families.  The trip was extreamly well organized.  The teachers and host families took every precaution and treated the students as if they were a part [...]

20, Mar 2009

Canada issues Mexican travel warning
 
 
By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Things are getting ugly in parts of Mexico, and the federal government is warning Canadians not to get caught in the crossfire.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday updated its travel report on Mexico in light of
the bloody drug cartel wars that have thrown [...]


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