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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
|  Posted: 2003-10-06 2:01 pm Permalink
Name:Mauna Loa
Type:restaurant
Street:Ave. San Jeronimo 240
City:Mexico City
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Zip:
country:Mexico
Phone:5616-2777
Status:operational
Description:
Restaurant/night club with a polynesian floor show, and a cover of 60 pesos (~$5). Don't know how long it's been around; reportedly \"a long, long time.\" Extremely popular with tourists, with several shows a week -- reservations are recommended. There used to be a Mauna Loa in Mexico City in the 60s at Hamburgo 172, I can't tell yet if there is a connection there.
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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2003-10-06 2:07 pm Permalink
Tikifish said it better than I could, when she found Restaurant Luau in Quebec:
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| The ultimate holy grail of tiki hunting (besides maybe a Mauna Loa mug or a Steve Crane bowl) is finding a tiki bar that hasn't been documented or found by other intrepid tiki hunters. It's kind of like being Lord Carnarvon and finding Tut's tomb unspoiled. But better, because tiki hunting doesn't come with a mummy's curse (though it would make a good name for a drink). |
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Indeed, this is a special, even magical feeling -- I've found a new (to us) Polynesian palace. I haven't been there myself yet, but I found a coworker with a sister in Mexico City who has been before, and grilled her with a few questions:
Do they have tikis? Yes
Do they serve tropical drinks in tiki mugs? Yes
What year did Mauna Loa open? Long, long time ago....
What does the interior decoration look like? Polynesian, it is very typical.
Is the food any good (warning: it almost certainly won't be)? So, so....
The responses aren't exactly as detailed as I'd hoped, and I don't have pictures, but it's a promising start. She hadn't had the Mai Tai and so couldn't report on the quality of the drinks, and she didn't give me any specifics on the floor show. Next step is to call the place and ask for more specifics, like what year it opened, and if there is a connection to the other Mauna Loa.
Now, excuse me while I do a victory lap around my office...
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Formikahini
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1491
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2003-10-06 3:53 pm Permalink
Felicidades, mi'jita! Qué padre! (and I love the thought of your victory laps!!).
One more reason to be glad I teach Spanish; there's another cool tiki bar out there where knowing the language helps immensely (when you're there)!
Now I'm REALLY overdue for a trip down south....I gotta week off for Thanksgiving (the whole work week, plus the attached weekends). Any traveling companions available?
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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2003-10-06 4:15 pm Permalink
Lemme see what it'll take to get a passport (I've never needed one before), and I'll get back to you!
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Tiki Diablo
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1896
From: socal
| Posted: 2003-10-06 6:26 pm Permalink
Que Padre! Formika, I like that use of Mexican spanish. Or its Que buena honda! I guess some TC is off to CHILANGOLANDIA!
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7217
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2003-10-06 8:33 pm Permalink
Does that mean they are going to go to Chilangolandia on their Honda's?? Like a bike rally to Mex?? (I failed Spanish due to the fact I could not roll my r's.)
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Tiki Diablo
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1896
From: socal
| Posted: 2003-10-06 10:22 pm Permalink
Ben, "que buena honda" kinda means " how cool". Ben my boy, howzit?
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DawnTiki
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Joined: Sep 01, 2002
Posts: 1674
From: next stop Hulaville!
| Posted: 2003-10-07 12:24 am Permalink
No passport needed for traveling anywhere in Mexico, although it's always a good idea just to have one. I've driven all over Mexico without one and was just fine. http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2003-10-07 12:45 am Permalink
I've decided to play it safe and get one -- I really should have one anyway. I've sent off for fresh copies of my birth certificate & marriage certificate, and I'll do the expedited passport -- I should be able to get one in time. Formika, I'll send you a private email where we can chat more & see if & how we want to do this. Judging from my adventures with Spanish & Altavista's Babelfish today, I really shouldn't be left on my own out there!
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Atomic Cocktail
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Joined: Jun 25, 2002
Posts: 922
From: Land O' The Next Big One-L.A.
| Posted: 2003-10-07 10:34 am Permalink
Maybe we can organize a trip if that darned Volcano don't erupt (which it seems to do every time I plan on hitting Tenochtitlan.) I'll never get to see Juan Diego's tilma!
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DawnTiki
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Joined: Sep 01, 2002
Posts: 1674
From: next stop Hulaville!
| Posted: 2003-10-07 11:53 pm Permalink
Humuhumu you seem like an unstoppable force once something gets in your head! I like that! Atomic Cocktail, I bet if you asked nicely you could hitch a ride with these gals. Popocatépetl wouldn't dare make a peep around these two. I am sure you'd be in safe hands with Humuhumu and Formikahini serving as body guards. 
[ This Message was edited by: DawnTiki on 2003-10-08 11:53 ]
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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2003-10-08 07:49 am Permalink
Just be careful ladies and gentlemen. Do you remember a man named Harry Truman? (real name, same as our past Pres.) He lived on Mt. St Helens. His words were, "This mountain wouldn't dare blow up on me". A few months later he and his home were incinerated, blown into the atmosphere. What a ride!!
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Formikahini
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1491
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2003-10-08 10:08 am Permalink
Just for nerdy clarification's sake, Tenochtitlan is the valley (formerly the site of the Aztec capital, built on a lake, thus the sinking buildings today in Mexico City).
Popocatépetl (affectionately known as "Popo") is the active volcano shaped in the classic cone shape. In legend, he's the mourning prince, standing at the side of his beloved:
Ixtaccihuatl (or Iztaccihuatl), who looks very much like the "Sleeping Woman". She lies dead, stretched out under a sheet (of snow). Thses two mountains adorn the murals on the walls of just about every Mexican restaurant that has murals.
The story usually goes Romeo and Juliet-ish. Two opposing tribes, Ixtac's family are the hoity-toities (in the bad way, not the good way!). Popo's from the woodsy, hunter-y folks (too redneck for Ixtac's daddy). They run away together, but she dies of the cold and starvation, as Daddy has forbidden anyone to help them in any way. To this day, Popo stands over her, guarding her. Teach HER to disobey her parents and marry a boy from the "wrong" family!
This concludes your Mexican culture lesson for the day, class. You are now dismissed for recess....Where's my cocktail?
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DawnTiki
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Joined: Sep 01, 2002
Posts: 1674
From: next stop Hulaville!
| Posted: 2003-10-08 11:51 am Permalink
Thanks Formikahini, I did know that Tenochtitlan was (is) the name of the Aztec capital/valley, but I didn't know the name of the Volcanoes, thats why I love Tiki Central. I learn something new everyday!  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/popo/mar5popo.html
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freddiefreelance
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Posts: 2983
From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2003-10-08 1:10 pm Permalink
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On 2003-10-08 07:49, jungletrader wrote:
Just be careful ladies and gentlemen. Do you remember a man named Harry Truman? (real name, same as our past Pres.) He lived on Mt. St Helens. His words were, "This mountain wouldn't dare blow up on me". A few months later he and his home were incinerated, blown into the atmosphere. What a ride!!
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But they never found his body, and he had well stocked hidey holes in mineshafts in the area. several people think he might've made it & died of natural causes before anyone discovered where he was hidden.
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