Everything is gained in the translation

My first Semana Santa in Mexico is full of surprises.

The Spanish Colonial heritage of Oaxaca Mexico serves as a stunning backdrop for Guelaguetza, the celebration of all things indigenous. An entire week of dances, costumes and foods celebrate their ancient Zapotec past

Scents of fresh coffee beans and cacao mixed with cinnamon, sugar and almonds spilling out of the kitchen as the ladies spent an hour preparing mouthwatering traditional Oaxacan food for breakfast such as stuffed pepper

I have just launched and paddled out on my haunches from a white sand beach in the Sea of Cortez, off Mexico’s mainland coast five hours south of Arizona.