Monterrey’s favorite dish, cabrito, came to Mexico with the Jews, Moors and Portuguese from Spain who brought a Mediterranean love of goat.
Stories by Leigh Thelmadatter
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Unique Chiapas church keeps alive its parishioners’ pre-Hispanic traditions
In Chiapas, San Juan Chamula’s Catholic parishioners don’t accept most church rituals, preferring unique ones from their indigenous roots.
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Firm keeps historic neighborhoods alive by ‘recycling’ their heritage
Architectural firm Reurbano banks on a strategy of revitalizing yet preserving the “heritage blueprint” of Mexico City’s old neighborhoods.
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Monterrey doll artisans’ work bears a ‘neither here nor there’ perspective
Doll artisans Mayra René and Bertha García bring the best of traditions from north and south of the border into their work, avoiding clichés.
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Bike tour offers sightseeing while helping local artisans survive
Nonprofit CDMX Ayuda Mutua sponsors a bike tour on November 7 that will tour the city’s historic center and visti with artisans.
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Mariana Yampolsky: photographer, expat pioneer of road-tripping in Mexico
The US-born photographer was perhaps the most important documenter of folkloric Mexico of the mid and latter 20th century.
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Mexico became this sculptor’s land of artistic opportunity
Italian-born artist Francesca Dalla says her muse blossomed in Mexico, where she developed her own brand of surrealism.
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Nightmare at IMSS: husband with Covid opens window into the bureaucracy
My husband Alejandro has officially been diagnosed with Covid-19 and it has been nothing short of a nightmare.
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Mexico City’s best-known haunted houses, real and fake
With Day of the Dead and Halloween coming up thoughts turn to the hereafter at this time of year. And Mexico has many ghost stories.
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There are some hidden gems on the list of Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos
The list of Magical Towns makes for a good starting point for those looking to see something more than beaches.
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Can Mexico’s artisans make the shift to online selling?
The experimentation with online marketing is an important step for the handcraft industry in Mexico.
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Born to be salvaje: biker culture in Mexico more than an imitation of US
Mexico has put its own touches onto this worldwide phenomenon such as religious elements and emphasis on family.
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Chiapas through the eyes of Akio Hanafuji, who came to paint and never left
Japanese-born artist depicts the life and rituals of the peoples of the Chiapan Highlands region from a unique perspective.
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The rebozo: Mexican women’s annual ritual of wrapping themselves in patriotism
On Mexican Independence Day, millions of women dig out the rebozos in their closets to wear with pride.
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Mexico attracts people not only of this world, but from outer space too
Mexico ranks seventh in the world for the number of UFO sightings, and Mexico City records by far the highest number of reports.
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The Tarahumara Project: one woman’s arrival home to a much different world
After her Jeep broke down in a remote area of Chihuahua, Libby Townsend found a new family among the Rarámuri.
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Chocolate: a gift from Quetzalcóatl to Mexico and the world
The cacao tree, which the Aztecs believed was stolen from paradise to give to man, has been grown for at least 4,000 years.
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From picture frames to hospitals, this entrepreneur still growing strong
Javier de Lope has poured his energy into the creation of companies in various fields, then selling them when they hit their stride.
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Chiapas gallery expresses Mayan culture in new ways
Galería MUY is a multi-faceted project involved in production, education, and fair commercialization of fine art grounded in indigenous cultures.
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In Mexico, tuna is not a fish but a fruit
Some cactus in Mexico is economically important as a commercial crop, and others are only harvested wild as a local delicacy.
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Reinventing Guadalajara ceramics: the legacy of artisan Jorge Wilmot
Eight years after his death, the legacy of artisan Jorge Wilmot lives on in the establishment of the Guadalajara area as a source for world-class ceramics.
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The rain brings out a culinary delight in Mexican forests
The rainy season is upon us and if you live anywhere near a forest in Mexico, you may have the chance to try some local delicacies — wild mushrooms.
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If you build it, they will come: an art school and San Miguel
Mexico has always attracted adventurous foreigners looking for something different, but the expat enclave phenomenon we know now began in the 20th century.
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Mexican teachers working to overcome challenges during the pandemic
Mexico has used distance education to serve rural populations. But nothing done before could prepare for a shutdown of the school system.
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Musician’s efforts introduce rural children to the performing arts
Not content with a successful international career, a Mexican musician has chosen to work at providing artistic opportunities to Mexican children.
