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Luisa Arroya Vicenta a Tenango embroiderer, is working with a Mexico City NGO on an internet sales initiative for Otomi and Nahua textile artisans.

Nonprofits help Mexico’s artisans learn to sell in a socially distanced...

Leigh Thelmadatter - March 10, 2021 0

Famous image of Adelitas on train taken by photographer Jerónimo Hernández.

A century after the Revolution’s end, the Adelitas still await real...

Leigh Thelmadatter - March 7, 2021 0

“De Isla” by América Rodríguez, who studied at UNAM, then stayed on in Mexico City.

Former Caribbean art students’ careers thrive across the sea in Mexico

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 27, 2021 0

Distributing blankets for the frigid winter nights in Baja California.

Southern Mixtecs find challenges and successes in the northwest

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 25, 2021 0

Chinelos accompany the image of the Niñopa (a baby Jesus statue) in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco during an annual procession.

Though now part of the mainstream, Chinelos still retain an aura...

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 22, 2021 0

Sor Juana, one of the most recognizable female historical faces in Mexico, as she appears on the latest version of the 100-peso bill.

An unlikely modern icon, Sor Juana’s celebrity cuts across age and...

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 13, 2021 0

mexican hand gestures

Want to speak like a native? Learn the language of Mexico’s...

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 10, 2021 0

Nopal with mint salad, one of the recipes in James Oseland's new cookbook, World Food: Mexico City, focused on the capital's cuisine.

Food writer travels the world for his art but adopted Mexico...

Leigh Thelmadatter - February 6, 2021 0

Artisan Sirena Tellez Corona

A single mother’s need to survive spawned decades of Otomí industry

Leigh Thelmadatter - January 30, 2021 0

Mexicans compete in and win snow and ice sculpting championships worldwide. This sculpture, entitled “Greed”, won the top prize at a 2020 Colorado competition.

Mexico’s snow and ice sculptors are champions in an unfamiliar medium

Leigh Thelmadatter - January 24, 2021 0

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