Saturday, September 7, 2024

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Patolli — ​​a game of strategy and luck played by commoners and nobles alike — is one of the oldest known games in the Americas.

Archaeologists restore pre-Columbian board games found in Quintana Roo

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The patollis, estimated to be about 1,000 years old, were likely used by high-ranking Maya officials.
The director of Guanajuato public media channel TV4 and other officials celebrate the creation of TV4 Cine y Series, which will have studios in Mineral de Pozos.

From tumbleweed to technicolor: The Guanajuato ‘ghost town’ with big cinematic...

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The state Tourism Ministry is teaming up with public broadcaster TV4 to build new audiovisual production studios in the historic Pueblo Mágico.
Breaking bad, movies about Mexico

Escape the (yellow) stereotypes with these 5 great movies about Mexico

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There's so much more to this country than sepia filters - a Mexico City filmmaker picks five of the best movies about Mexico currently streaming.
Light mosaic of a yellow eagle with a green serpent in its beak standing on a cactus tree, surrounded nearby by historic buildings in Mexico City's main square

Mexico City Zócalo lights up for Independence Day festivities

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Mexico City Tuesday unveiled an enormous lighting display in the city center to mark the nation's upcoming Independence Day on Sept. 16.
The National Guard arrived shortly after the fight broke out at Las Morismas de Bracho.

Zacatecas religious festival suspended after brawl breaks out

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On the third day of medieval battle reenactments, two allegedly drunk participants started fighting for real.
Two visitors at Punto y Coma Librería y Centro Cultural

Punto y Coma Librería: A new literary space in Querétaro

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Author Emilia Pesqueira's Querétaro bookstore and cultural center is proving that culture doesn't have to be concentrated in Mexico City.
Pyramid at Ichkabal archeological site in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Ancient Maya site Ichkabal opening to public for first time in September

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Already dubbed a "Mesoamerican Egypt," the archaeological site dating to 350 B.C. is older, larger and has more pyramids than Chichén Itzá.
Shanni Valeria Mora, 16, and Rosa Mendoza Sosa, 17, accepting their prize at an event for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden.

2 Oaxaca students win award at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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Two young women from Teotitlán del Valle designed a filtration system to purify wastewater from textile dyeing and reuse it to water seed beds.
The Tikkun Eco Center

The eco center restoring the countryside and helping Guanajuato communities

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On the edge of San Miguel de Allende, a team of environmentalists are restoring the local ecosystem and providing valuable support for local residents.
Mafalda and Quino

The little philosopher with big ideas: Mafalda in Mexico

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Though she comes from a different time and place, Mafalda and Mexico have a lot more in common than first meets the eye.
Mexican officials display recovered artifacts

279 more archaeological artifacts returned to Mexico from abroad

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A government scheme has seen more historical treasures returned to Mexico through embassies in Europe and the United States.
San Miguel de Allende jazz festival

Blues in the Bajío: The San Miguel Jazz Festival is back

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The festival has been attracting some of the top talent from across the globe since it first began in 1994.
Cenote Xocen

Maya priests join investigation after tree falls in ‘center of the world’

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The community of Xocén, Yucatán has sacred Maya significance.
Father Ted Crilly

Riding high horses: Passionate activism in Mexico

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Sometimes we can get so wrapped in the theatrics of historical drama and righting past wrongs that we lose perspective on the present.
The cover of "Come como chilango," a guide to Mexico City street food

Come como chilango: A new guide to CDMX street food

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From tlacoyos to suadero to guajalotas, the new guide helps tourists find the city's best eats.
The 32 Mexican archaeological artifacts recently returned from Oregon, laid out on a black table.

Oregon woman returns 32 archaeological pieces to Mexico

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The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) described the pieces as including archaeological works and one historical asset.