what would you want from Mexico?

pollyboots · Post by **pollyboots** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:51 pm

i´m living in [b]Mexico [/b]right now and im trying to get some [i]ideas [/i]for what people would like (as a gift) from here.
so far on the list is

oaxacan chocolate (they have some damn good chocolate here...really sugary, not so smooth...that normally doesnt do me, but Woah!)

mezcal (mexican booze)

does anyone know how much booze i can import??
thanks!

Shiva

Chai Guy · Post by **Chai Guy** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:48 pm

Could I get a box of cuban cigars, a case of absinthe, a gross of M-80's, a dozen or so Roman Candles, a mixed assortment of bottle rockets, and and ounce of ketamine please.

Thanks!

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:10 am

Those amazing little Dio de Los Muertes tissuepaper cutouts! (like "snowflakes".)

Janka · Post by **Janka** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:36 pm

Oaxaca cheese. Tamales. Mezcal. The weird Oaxacan wooden animals (do they have a name?). Sugar candy shaped like skulls.

Local folk songs, dances, and stories. Comments on local current politics and contemporary culture. Descriptions of the way of life. Interesting people.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:21 am

Absolutely local folk art. Milagros are small. And you can pick them from your region and tell me (at least) about their cultural functions. I love the black pottery of Colima (although that may not be a good thing to bring because of breakage). ARe Molas Mexican or futher south? Day of the Dead figures. Tin art. Wool blankets. Okay, unrealistic. But Woven scarves. Just go to your Zocolo and pretend you're a slightly informed tourist. I have a weakness for the paper mache fruit but again that's bulky. Basically we're talking about a culture rich in decorative crafts. There must be something you could buy 50 or 100 of. If you know any local craft persons who make something small enough, they might be able to use the income too.[/code]

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:31 am

Oaxacan...

i remember very green herb back in the late 70's...

ahhhh, memories.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:47 am

As to how much booze--find the US customs website and they should have an answer.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:15 am

theCryptofishist wrote:Absolutely local folk art. Milagros are small. ]

Oooh...you just gave me an idea. Playa milagros. I already make little aluminum tags- I can adapt to milagro production with minimal retooling. Dammit, I thought I was getting caught up!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:23 pm

Sorry. I can't help being a creative genius.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:02 pm

A champurrado mixer.

It's this wooden thingie about 12" long, with a loose-jointed ball on the end, carved in a star pattern in cross-section. They use them to make champurrado, which is a chilled cocoa drink.

It's illegal to bring them into the States, believe it or not, but I'd <i>LOVE</i> a cacao tree pod, complete with the beans intact. I'd love to taste cacao pulp someday, understand it's citrusy and refreshing. The Mayas would pick the pods, toss the beans and suck on the pulp of the pods. Imagine, a lemonade-type drink using cacao pulp!

shitmouse · Post by **shitmouse** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:00 pm

4 small bottles of Dos Gusanos, (miss that stuff)

some vanilla, a gift of some cash to the elder women that hang behind the gates of the touristo traps on the way to Coba, and room #12 at the Blue Parrot Inn in Playa Del Carmen for a week. (oh, and for you to remove the GAP store that apparently has been installed on the main street there as well...they USED to have a no franchise law...)

gracias,
-b

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:01 pm

A CASE or Two of Leo Negra.
Brewed and bottled in Merida.
Or a bottle or two of Xichtabentun (sp) - the seco, not the dulce.
Brewed and bottled in Valladolid. - (Don't miss the cenote)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:12 am

Turns out that the op is underage, so maybe we could find something that she actually could bring in the country.

Even if she were 21, she couldn't bring in that much booze, I'm sure.

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:07 pm

I feel a hot wind from across the border.
I smell the BBQ iguana.
I hear the mexican radio!

crazycloud · Post by **crazycloud** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:28 pm

FIREWORKS!!!!!!!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:06 am

fireworks are now forbidden at teh event, btw.