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Why do Mexicans eat pan de muerto all year long?
If it's a sacred Day of the Dead tradition, why do Mexicans eat pan de muerto all the time? Our local expert explains.
The Friar Francisco de Burgoa Library and Oaxaca’s cultural renaissance
Oaxaca city's most historic library offers open access to knowledge for all. Discover how this national treasure is transforming the community that built it.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ opens Thursday in cinemas across Mexico
Select theaters across Mexico will be showing the Oscar- and Ariel-winning director's latest work until Nov. 7, when "Frankenstein" will start its run on Netflix.
Well-loved children’s festival Vivos y Muertos in San Miguel de Allende celebrates its 10th...
In San Miguel de Allende, celebrating Día de Muertos takes on special significance for kids thanks to the annual Festival de Vivos y Muertos.
Fleeting beauty, enduring spirit: Inside Ajijic’s longstanding paper balloon festival
The shores of Lake Chapala play host to a celebration of art, community and hope, as the annual Balloon Regatta comes to town.
Mexicans who have won the Nobel Prize
There was no Nobel Prize winner from Mexico this year, but there have been several historically who have earned the prestigious award.
Luis Barragán’s rich artistic legacy reinterpreted in new Los Angeles exhibition
Artists James Casebere and José Dávila speak to Mexico News Daily about their critical reinterpretation of Mexico's greatest modernist.
Mujeres encarceladas: Mexico’s women behind bars
Locked up without trial, in dangerous conditions and sometimes with their own children, life in prison for Mexican women is uniquely difficult.
Mexico and The Guinness Book of Records
With more than 200 Guinness-certified records, Mexico has a penchant for impossible feats, from giant margaritas to time-traveling aliens.
The secret life of B. Traven, Mexico’s mysterious bestseller
This man sold 30 million copies of his Mexican adventures. We have absolutely no idea who he actually was.
Did Dr. ATL and Nahui Olin’s wild romance set the standard for modern celebrity drama?
Mexico's original artistic power couple are often overshadowed by Frida and Diego, but the revolution they started is still felt in Mexico today.
Stars of the silver screen gather at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival
From Stellan Skarsgård to Diego Luna, Mexico's premier film festival offers local and international thrills for moviegoers this year.
Tlaxcala sets a Guinness World Record for the world’s biggest ‘party bread’
Though its name translates to party bread, pan de fiesta is a cultural staple that is more likely to be found at regional festivals and patron saint celebrations in Tlaxcala, Puebla and other areas of central Mexico.
Using AI comes naturally to one of Mexico’s most innovative schools
At one of Mexico's most innovative schools, AI isn't controversial, but instead an essential learning tool for kids.
Archaeologists discover rare scorpion-shaped mound likely used for solar observation
Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), which collaborated on the research, said that the site appears to have been “part of a civic/ceremonial complex" used to observe the exact path of the sun during solstices.
Macario Martínez, the former CDMX street sweeper, lights up NPR’s celebrated ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
It's a sign of the times that a 23-year-old Mexico City sanitation worker can ride his talent to the same U.S. public TV stage as Sting, Gloria Estefan and Adele.
