Tag: San Antonio
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San Antonio Missions preserve Native American history in Texas’s first World Heritage Site
Story and photos by Tracy L. Barnett for the Washington Post Two weathered gravestones sit in a small, dusty rectangle in front of the grand Spanish church at the heart of the nation’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, the San Antonio Missions. I’ve been to Mission San Jose many times — to attend the lively…
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Feet on Fire: Get immersed in San Antonio’s hot flamenco scene
Tracy L. Barnett Photo by Wyatt McFadden For Texas Journey magazine Teresa Champion was just 6 years old when she heard a sound that would change her life forever. She was the leader in line to go to catechism class in her South San Antonio barrio when a sharp click-click-click reached her small ears and…
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San Antonio’s Missions declared a World Heritage site
Alamo with Moon (Al Rendon photo, courtesy San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau) Tracy L. Barnett, Special for USA TODAY Five cherished portals to America’s Spanish colonial past have just been elevated to the stature of Machu Picchu, Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal with Sunday’s decision by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations…
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What kind of traveler are you? San Antonio Trips for 5 Types of Travelers
By Tracy L. Barnett Special package for USA Today’s Experience Weekend site Remember the Alamo? Well, San Antonio has a whole lot more to offer visitors these days, almost enough to make you forget about that iconic shrine to Texas liberty. Miles and miles of newly developed spaces along the River Walk, an irresistible selection…
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Mixtli: A culinary journey through the heart of Mexico
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It was only the second night that they were open for business, and the two young chefs worked madly. Barely had they had a chance to break in their new cookware when the news came: They were to have three icons of Latin American cuisine at their table: Rick Bayless of…
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San Antonio is in the heart
Yes, I know it’s the tourism board’s sentimental slogan, and I am now nowhere near the River Walk, 700 miles to the south in Mexico City. But nostalgia dies hard, especially when it comes to San Antonio, and so I was pleased to be asked to write a story about my former hometown for the…