Mexico/Expert Profile

Expertise

Can: The State of Oaxaca, and in particular the city and its central valleys including questions regarding sites and touring, current social and political climate, transportation, and all other matters relating to tourism in and around the city of Oaxaca and its central valleys as well as same regarding the coastal resorts in the state in particular Puerto Escondido, and to a lesser extent Huatulco. Can't: Everything else.

Experience in the area

First visited Oaxaca in 1968 and again in 1969. Began vacationing exclusively in Oaxaca in 1991. Began residing in Oaxaca in 2004. Oaxaca tour guide since 2005.

Organizations

Law Society of Upper Canada Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast Association

Publications

Interweave Transitions Abroad Crime & Justice International The Upper Canadian Oaxaca Times The Etobicoke Guardian York University archives (M.A. thesis)

Education/Credentials

Specialized Honors B.A. (social anthropology) 1974 M.A. (social anthropology) 1978 LL.B. (law degree) 1984

Awards and Honors

Tory Research and Writing Award