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Stories by Shannon Collins

  • San Luis Potosi’s mezcal renaissance is more than just a point of pride

    The industry’s revival around the state also has given youth in small towns a reason not to migrate out of their tight-knit communities.

    May 17
  • tacos al pastor

    Mexico’s early Syrian, Lebanese migrants had an impact often overlooked

    Syrians and Lebanese migrants have been arriving in Mexico to start a new life since the the time of the Ottoman Empire.

    April 14
  • artisan Juana Gomez Ramirez

    Indigenous artisan Juana Gómez’s mission: preserving her people’s history

    With few exceptions, those interested in seeing her life-sized ceramic jaguars must track her down in her rural Chiapas workshop.

    March 28
  • La Olla de la Pagoda

    Restaurant’s pandemic survival story was years in the making

    Campeche’s La Olla de la Pagoda’s decades of community building and sustainable practice paid off with a clientele eager to keep it thriving.

    March 8
  • Dolphin Discovery park in Mexico

    It’s time to call dolphinariums what they are, say opponents: prisons

    Be it in a cement pond, sea pen or hotel swimming pool, life in captivity deeply affects cetaceans’ well-being, research has shown.

    February 24
  • Pich, Campeche, Mayor Manuel Jesus Castillo

    A small-town mayor’s big hope: mining its Maya history for future prosperity

    José Manuel Castillo — elected to lead Pich, Campeche, in October — wants his community’s indigenous youth to have reasons to stay here.

    February 16
  • Hacienda San Andres, Mexico state

    This hacienda is steeped in history, but its eye is on the planet’s future

    Hacienda San Andrés once housed Independence troops. Today, the organic farm aims to teach Mexicans the value of sustainable agriculture.

    January 31
  • Lacandones people, Mexico

    As outsiders eye their lands, the Lacandones face an uncertain future

    Businesses, neighbors, even the government want the resources in this Maya people’s paradise, turned into a biosphere reserve in the 1970s.

    January 20
  • Chris Wood, director of the National Laboratory of Advanced Microscopy.

    This laboratory’s most cutting-edge project: scientific collaboration

    Cuernavaca’s National Laboratory of Advanced Microscopy is keeping young scientists here by upending Mexico’s patriarchal research culture.

    January 12
  • Campeche Christmas decorations

    Campeche man’s annual mission: spread joy through a holiday spectacle

    Decorated homes are part of the festive season, but a home overlooking the sea in Campeche city spreads the Christmas spirit more than most. 

    December 27
  • Migrants in Campeche city

    For transported migrants, INM transfers mean same wait, new location

    Trying to relieve overwhelmed staff in Chiapas, the immigration agency is sending migrants to equally understaffed offices all over Mexico.

    December 20
  • Ek'Balam

    Pelota Maya’s World Cup blends indigenous pride with artful gameplay

    The seven Latin American teams competed in Mérida for an international trophy but were united in reviving the sport of their ancestors.

    December 6
  • Moda Intramuros, Campeche

    At this fashion show, the watchwords are sustainability and inclusion

    Campeche’s annual Moda Intramuros event might look straight out of Fashion Week, but the designs—and models—on its catwalk will surprise you.

    December 2
  • Acanmul palace

    Fuller picture of the ancient Maya awaits in obscure ruins like Acanmul

    For every tourist-friendly Chichén Itzá, many more ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula go overlooked, limiting the public’s understanding.

    November 22
  • Yum Kaax Animal Rescue Centre

    In Mexico, animal welfare advocates still battle myopia and indifference

    Abuse laws with more teeth and government programs to help strays are win-win ideas, but activists mostly find themselves alone in the fight.

    November 10
  • bones in tomb in Nilchí, Campeche

    Maya town’s decline sounds a death knell for its rare Día de Muertos rituals

    As people leave Nilchí, Campeche, for good, families are fracturing and a tradition of caring for departed loved ones’ bones is disappearing.

    October 28
  • Guardians of the Forest march in New York City 2019

    Documentary company puts cameras into hands of indigenous filmmakers

    If Not Us Then Who mentors communities experiencing land dispossession and resource exploitation to use the power of the lens.

    October 19
  • Mesoamerican Ballgame championship 2017

    Ancient ballgame links its modern Maya players to a silenced culture

    This sport, erased by the conquistadors, is being rediscovered by indigenous communities seeking to connect with their ancestral history.

    October 12
  • Black Christ in Campeche

    ‘This Christ is our Christ:’ Campeche’s black Jesus crucifix a beloved icon

    Campechanos revere this 450-year-old crucifix with a dark-skinned savior but also embrace it as a symbol of cultural resilience.

    September 28
  • Chef Enrique Ortiz at Farm to Table event in Campeche city

    Monthly farm-to-table outdoor event brings Campeche diners to their food

    Farm to Table, where avant-garde vegetarian meals are cooked outside before your eyes, uses in-season ingredients grown on-site.

    September 14
  • vaquita

    Real vaquita protection needed now and for Mexico’s next dying species

    A recent petition to the USMCA aims to save the porpoise but also set precedent to mitigate future Gulf of California biodiversity loss.

    August 26
  • vampire bat

    Vampire bats’ maligned reputation hinders efforts at conservation

    Global warming’s effects are disrupting the crucial roles these much-maligned and misunderstood creatures play in ecosystems across Mexico.

    August 19
  • El Corchito Ecological Reserve, Mexico

    International environmental fest will plant 45,000 mangroves in Mexico

    The global Trees & Seas festival is taking place this week in Chile as well as in 30 satellite communities, four of which are in Mexico.

    August 3
  • jaguar

    UNESCO’s call to end US border wall aims to save species from extinction

    The Trump administration’s rapid construction of the barrier threatened the habitats of jaguars and other flora and fauna in both countries.

    July 27
  • Pride march in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in 2019

    As LGBTQ+ rights advance in Mexico, cultural attitudes slow to catch up

    While Mexico has legalized gay marriage and elected two transgender politicians, it’s also seen 459 murders of LGBTQ+ people in five years.

    July 22
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