Qanats were probably invented in Persia at least 5,000 years ago, and were used to move underground water from a well located at one point to some spot far away.
Mexico Life
Fishermen give up their nets to harvest ‘pink gold’ of Yucatán lagoons
In Xtampú they extract and sell the pink salt and at the same time recover an ancestral tradition.
Tortillas & Peanut Butter: an American mom becomes a Mexican smuggler
“To know Mexico, you must smell it for yourself,” my grandmother said on returning from her tour south of the FULL STORY
Amid violence and poverty, there’s music in the air
A priest, a musician and a French pilot have helped children from an impoverished town realize the dream of opening a music school.
San Miguel group crosses cultural lines
To be a woman. In Spanish, it translates to ser mujer. In San Miguel de Allende, Ser Mujer speaks of FULL STORY
Seniors homes poles apart in Zihuatanejo
Without any doubt, seniors are among the most vulnerable of Mexico’s citizens. In keeping with the times, more and more FULL STORY
The magic circle of western Mexico
Thirty-three years ago I took up residence in a pine and oak forest on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest FULL STORY
Newborn, energized after temazcal session
For many of my 20 years living part of the year in Mexico, I had heard of the healing powers FULL STORY
New realities for kids with Puebla school
A music school in the city of Puebla is the breeding ground for successful career professionals, bringing a new reality FULL STORY
The most important mammal in the world
“If I were to make an organization chart of the most important mammals in the world,” naturalist Rodrigo Orozco once FULL STORY
Day of the Dead: time for some Nohoch Pib
If you fancy eating some pib during Day of the Dead celebrations, Kanasín, Yucatán, might be the place to go. FULL STORY
A journey to Jalisco’s Selva Negra Forest
Archaeologist Rodrigo Esparza had a problem. He had been asked to take a group of VIPs on a visit to FULL STORY
Fewer people are whistling in Cuicatlán
The whistled variation of an indigenous language spoken in mountain villages in the north of Oaxaca is in danger of FULL STORY
Some Chapala spots well worth a visit
Mexico’s largest lake is a magnet for foreigners and nationals alike who can’t help but be charmed by its stunning FULL STORY
Real del Monte is a little slice of Cornwall
Sitting at an altitude of 2,700 meters, Real del Monte in the Mexican state of Hidalgo is a pretty colonial-era FULL STORY
14 Mexican products enjoy PDO protection
What do tequila, mezcal, talavera and habanero peppers have in common? They’re not only distinctly Mexican products but they enjoy FULL STORY
86 people hang on in Oaxaca ghost town
At 600 inhabitants, the town of Santa Magdalena Jicotlán was already small at the turn of the 20th century. Today, FULL STORY
Dream job on Isla: releasing baby turtles
Here on Isla Mujeres there are many unusual careers not available in Canada, like picking coconuts. Thunk! Nervous giggles follow FULL STORY
Underground chamber world’s fourth largest
Sixteen years ago a group of Belgian cave explorers discovered a large underground room at the bottom of 400-meter-deep Tlamanictli FULL STORY
Petroglyph calendars and rock art in Jalisco
More than 850 petroglyphs have been discovered along the shores of La Presa de la Luz, a small, dammed up FULL STORY
The castaway who captured our hearts
This is a love story about a helpless little creature who began life with the odds stacked against her, and FULL STORY
Exploring Jalisco’s Primavera Forest
When my wife and I decided to settle down in Mexico we bought a house in a rustic, hilly, mile-high FULL STORY
Safety in Mexico City: a traveler’s view
When The New York Times picked Mexico City as No. 1 among 52 places to go in the world in FULL STORY
Beat the heat in crater of the Tequila Volcano
“There is a bottomless pit at the top of Tequila Volcano and no one has ever gone into it.” This FULL STORY
Caribbean treasures found on Isla beach
It’s astounding. The stuff that floats in from the Caribbean Sea is downright fascinating. From huge to tiny, boats to FULL STORY
