The art museum SFER IK, built in 2018 to much acclaim, is truly stunning until you have to take your shoes off, Lydia Carey finds.
Stories by Lydia Carey
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Expat artist’s sketching lets her discover the Mexico around her
An advocate of the Urban Sketching movement, artist Susan Dorf has been regularly drawing daily life in Mexican cities for a decade.
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Tania Oseguera isn’t just a master tequilier, she’s a tequila ambassador
A promoter for one of Mexico’s oldest tequila makers, her mission is to show high-end drinkers that tequila is more than Spring Break swill.
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What’s it actually like to use Mexico City’s new airport? A traveler reports
With all the hype and drama surrounding the newly opened Felipe Ángeles International Airport, Lydia Carey decided to try it out for herself.
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Tlacotalpan’s lively Candelaria fest belies its quiet year-round appeal
When not hosting parades and vendors for the Catholic feast day, this Veracruz town makes a quiet, picturesque vacation year-round.
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For a lo-fi beach vacation in pristine beauty, discover southern Veracruz
If you prefer a casual vibe and stunning natural surroundings to overdeveloped glitz and luxury, this is just the getaway spot for you.
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Guided by tradition, Chiapas coffee growers envision their industry’s future
A farming collective on the state’s southernmost border, is made up of producers who are learning the benefits of sustainable agriculture.
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This man’s bamboo bikes proved the Shark Tank experts wrong
The Mexico version of the TV show said no to his idea in 2016, but since then, Diego Cárdenas has sold 2,200 of his bicycles and counting.
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No longer poachers, this Chiapas town aids turtles in their fight to survive
As they noticed the turtle population in their community disappearing within a generation, Emiliano Zapata residents changed their ways.
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Making bikes by hand is a game for women, not the mild-mannered
The renowned Mexico City custom bicycle manufacturing studio Básica’s all-female team’s ethos is to make strong bikes that last.
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Sex in the City: CDMX historic tour has playful name but serious topic
Academic Genevieve Galán takes the writer to capital locations that reveal the forgotten colonial history of policing sex and women’s bodies.
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Mixquíc’s Day of the Dead is part spectacle, part intimate tradition
Each year, this Mexico City town welcomes the deceased but also tourists, who come to witness the town’s moving tributes to the departed.
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Artist Ian Johnson examines humanity’s tug-of-war with the natural world
With manmade and found elements, Ian Johnson’s abstract art calls upon viewers to reflect on how they view nature and how they impact it.
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CDMX Metro’s illegal vendors include women COVID left without options
With the coronavirus pandemic restrictions sparking job and income losses, sellers say their only choice is to break the law.
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Mexico City’s Pat Patz serves up the flavors of a Middle Eastern diaspora
Award-winning chef Mijael Seidel takes inspiration from how the cuisine is being prepared worldwide by the region’s migrants.
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Meet Mexico City haute cuisine’s mushroom hunter
An Indiana Jones of edible fungi, Nanae Watabe collects the culinary gems for select city restaurants and leads tours on how to pick them.
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From Magical Towns to colorful cities, discoveries await you in Guanajuato
The state’s colonial history, natural beauty and culture offer endless nooks and crannies to explore in Mexico’s cradle of independence.
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Moving beyond beer and tequila, Mexico City embraces the wine bar
As Mexico’s vineyard industry blossoms, so have options for capitalinos looking for new and exciting vinos from here and beyond.
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San Miguel de Allende: a new hotspot for microdosing in Mexico
Residents in this Magical Town are quietly experimenting with regular, small doses of hallucinogens like psilocybin as alternative medicine.
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Roma’s newest Asian eateries: hard to find but well worth the search
The Mexico City neighborhood is benefitting from the capital’s recent love affair with Eastern cuisine from places like Thailand and Laos.
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How a Mexico City scientist turned into a clean water activist for Xochimilco
After seeing the neighborhood’s filthy canals, Refugio Rodríguez began helping resident boatmen and farmers remove soil and water pollutants.
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Mezcal maker running her family’s distillery fights small-town prejudices
After her father died a few months ago, Lidia Hernandez found that making the product was the easy part of running the family distillery.
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Laid-back Cubo embeds its world-class food experience in a natural setting
This day-long food experience combines food foraging, gourmet grilling and cocktails for small groups to bond in the pristine outdoors.
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Oaxaca’s small mezcal distilleries charm with lush settings, family vibes
These tiny oases in the Oaxacan desert are captivatingly beautiful and an unforgettable way to experience the Mexican liquor.
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In an unstable, uncertain year, these folks dared to live their dream
Lydia Carey features five Mexican businesses that opened in 2020 after Covid-19 created the most unstable economic environment in decades.
