The Gardens are working to purchase the surrounding land and create a buffer zone from development that will protect this forest and its inhabitants.
Stories by Lydia Carey
Mexico City a feast for modern art lovers—and more than just murals
The modern art era saw a flourishing of artistic movements and an artistic effervescence that demonstrated a hunger for expression and faith in the future.
Venture south of Puerto Vallarta for small inlets, quaint towns and beautiful beaches
It takes a little effort to get to these off-the-beaten track expanses of sand, but you’ll find it worth it once you arrive.
Award-winning Baja home proves accessibility can be beautiful
A house in Baja California Sur that incorporates accessibility without sacrificing aesthetics is an award winner in a competition for universal design.
A long weekend in Mexico City: what to see and do
Cheap airfares and a strong dollar have made traveling for the weekend to Mexico City from the United States a real steal.
Wake up and smell the pine trees at three retreats in central Mexico
Sand beaches and colonial churches are beautiful, but there comes a time when you need to smell pine trees and the smokiness of a campfire in your hair.
Four Condesa restaurants that should be on your eat list
The culinary landscape of Mexico City is ever-shifting. Here are four places that might not have been around the last time you checked.
A Volkswagen bus roadtrip: ‘Don’t turn on the air — we’ll never make it’
A trip from Mexico to Quebec changed everything for Jorge Reich and left him with his father’s passion for the Volkswagen bus.
Valle de Bravo, upscale but accessible colonial town in México state
This magical town has gone from a beautifully preserved colonial town with small posadas to one with upscale shopping, boutique hotels and gourmet cuisine.
There’s a passion for cuisine at this new restaurant in Mexico City
At Niddo in Colonia Juárez, the menu, the restaurant and the ambiance are representative of all the things the owners like.
Malinalco: small-town charm and a unique archaeological site
Malinalco is not a place shouted about in the guidebooks, but most Mexico City residents know it as a rural respite just a few hundred miles away.
New Jewish center is seen as grand doorway between two communities
The Jewish community in Mexico is segmented but the center is seen as a tool for unification through its cross-community archive.
Looking for craft beer in Mexico City? Here are some options
Folks are clamoring for local beer but until recently not many breweries were actually located in the heart of CDMX.
Coffee plantations make a comeback in the southern Sierra of Oaxaca
The fifth generation of coffee farmers produce a gourmet product and blend it with ecotourism in Pluma Hidalgo.
Huatulco is a delightful destination of beaches and bays in Oaxaca
Huatulco is a series of bays, beaches and small towns that make up a region developed into a tourist destination in the mid-1980s.
Just another fancy winery in the Bajío? No, Tres Raíces is more than that
Central Mexico has a lot going on: a business boom in Querétaro, a culinary awakening in San Miguel and the entire region is part of a wine renaissance.
Off the beaten track in Mexico City’s Narvarte neighborhood
Mexico City’s Colonia Narvarte offers a new neighborhood to explore and more hidden culinary gems to discover.
24 hours in Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez: its former glory is coming back
It’s impossible not to be charmed by the French architecture and dilapidated decadence of Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez.
Haunting new film tells story of traditional music of Laguna region
A highlight of this year’s Morelia Film Festival will be the award-winning Roma. But the documentary A Morir a los Desiertos will also be one to see.
Comala: charming town with a lot to offer on the simpler side of pleasure
I have a fear of small towns. It is an anxiety born of growing up in one. Their sleepy plazas, FULL STORY
Award presented to researcher who has been cleaning up the soil of Xochimilco
One of Mexico’s most prestigious environmental awards has gone to a researcher who has spent 35 years cleaning up the country’s soil and water.
