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2024 Guadalajara International Book Fair breaks attendance record
With nearly 1 million industry professionals and book fans in attendance, the festival "exceeded our expectations in every way," its director said.
The mastermind behind Mexico’s greatest hits
The legendary Mexican troubadour is the king of traditional music, but why are his songs so revered today?
Beyond belief: 10 fascinating facts about the Virgin of Guadalupe
Unveil the mysterious origins, celestial symbolism and global reverence of Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe, whose feast day is December 12.
Querétaro named a 2024 UNESCO ‘Lifelong Learning City’
Querétaro has implemented 28 public programs adapted to lifelong learning principles that have reached over 1.7 million participants.
Architectural Review awards post-hurricane housing design in Acapulco
The houses withstood flooding during Acapulco’s tropical storm season in September and October, including during Hurricane John.
Be a cultured capitalino this month with these highbrow events
There's culture and there's Mexico City culture, so if you're in the capital, get yourself on down to one of these great events.
Guadalajara’s new Tequila Lab is part museum, part business hub
Right in the heart of tequila country, Guadalajara's newest cultural center celebrates Mexico's most famous distilled spirit.
The German prince who skied for Mexico
Playboy, check. European royalty, check. Uh, Mexican Olympic skier? Also check.
The women who fought in the Mexican Revolution
While names like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata are synonymous with the Revolution, it was the women of the front lines who played some of the most important roles in combat - and victory.
A master artisan on why a guayabera makes for ‘an investment of a lifetime’
Handcrafted in the Yucatán Peninsula, nothing screams "Mexican fashion icon" quite like the traditional dress shirts.
La Pastorela Gringa, an American take on a Mexican tradition
Remember that time the shepherds were heading to Nazareth and they stopped for a beer? Are you sure?
Silvia Pinal, the ‘last great diva’ of Mexican cinema, dies at 93
One of the most iconic actresses of Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema, Pinal went on to a multi-decade career in television and politics.
5 authors you can meet at FIL Guadalajara 2024
Get up close and personal with some of the best writers at Mexico's biggest literature festival - here are five of the biggest names.
Pre-Columbian canal unearthed under Chapultepec Park
The canal appears on the earliest known map of Mexico City, alongside the painted image of a canoe.
Did you know Yucatán was an independent country – twice?
In the 1840s, Yucatán's desire for autonomy and Maya dreams of freedom sparked a generational conflict that saw the peninsula secede from Mexico.
When 300 turkeys wearing boots marched to Guadalajara
It sounds too fantastical to be true - but hundreds of turkeys used to make an annual trek from rural Jalisco to the state capital, all clad in tiny pairs of traditional boots.
