Catemaco dictionary

There is no book version of a dictionary of Mexican Spanish available that I know of.

Spanish dictionaries are virtually useless to understand the vibrant nuances of the Mexican version of Spanish.

Here is a website that is a fabulous compendium of words as used in Mexico, not in Spain.
Unfortunately it is useful only to Spanish readers.
http://www.academia.org.mx/dicmex.php

While on the subject of words. Catemaco has possibly the largest English library on the Gulf coast north of Merida and south of the border.

The Tepetapan RV park in Catemaco, Veracruz has a book exchange program and has accumulated perhaps 1000 English titles, mostly composed of what road warriors and other casual readers like to snack on.
Some of the same titles are available at most Sanborns, costing above 120 pesos each.
This library alone makes Catemaco a MUST stop for anyone traveling along the Gulf.



The Tepetapan website http://www.gaudis.com/ is unfortunately not viewable in Mexico. So here is a photo for you to grab a book and sit in the wading pool while reading it.