Standing in a typical obsidian workshop brought home the importance of obsidian in the lives of the people living here for most of the last 2,000 years.
Mexico Life
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Choose your adventure of history, gastronomy or art at Saturday Bazaar
Saturdays are busy days on the beautiful cobblestones of Colonia San Ángel in Mexico City as tourists flock, flaunt and ogle their way to El Bazaar Sábado.
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Four Condesa restaurants that should be on your eat list
The culinary landscape of Mexico City is ever-shifting. Here are four places that might not have been around the last time you checked.
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Concept born in Mexico is at forefront of worldwide revolution in education
Fresh winds are blowing through the stuffy halls of academia as a result of an innovative approach developed in Michoacán.
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Collected artistic traditions of Mexico are under one roof at this city market
Mexico City’s artisan market in Colonia Centro gathers the handmade crafts and traditions of the entire country.
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A journey through one of the oldest neighborhoods in Mexico
El Cerrillo in San Cristóbal de las Casas hosts some of the city’s top attractions, from the artisan market to the museum and library in Casa Na Bolom.
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Exploring Jalisco’s Sierra Tapalpa: fresh air and breathtaking views
Stand atop the Balanced Rock, visit a slate quarry, check out some psychedelic art or watch people leap off a precipice.
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Sharpen your bargaining skills at the best little antiques market
The merchandise ranges from cheap trinkets to genuine treasures, such as an Italian rug whose purchase reveals the author’s own bargaining skills.
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Escape the heat in western Mexico with a visit to magical town of Tapalpa
It has a cool climate and being a Pueblo Mágico it has a cool look: cobblestone streets, whitewashed buildings, red-tile roofs and picturesque balconies.
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Mexico City’s most colorful market is Mercado Jamaica, the flower market
When you find yourself in the doghouse at 3:00am, take comfort in knowing there’s a 24-hour flower market in Mexico FULL STORY
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Forget the Galapagos: Mexico’s Isabel Island has it all
The island is much appreciated by naturalists, scientists, scuba divers, photographers, fishermen and those who seek adventure off the beaten track.
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Zihuatanejo’s king chess piece was the world’s tallest—for a while
The gigantic carving stands nearly 6 1/2 meters high and was donated to the Museo Arqueológico de Costa Grande in Centro Zihuatanejo last year.
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You’ll find art at Mercado Coyoacán, but the main attraction is food
Everything can be a bit more expensive, but when it comes to seafood and barbacoa in particular, it’s worth its weight in pesos.
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Lord of the Column procession one of many Easter events in San Miguel
Easter is a special time in San Miguel de Allende, with several processions and events to mark the occasion, including the Lord of the Column parade.
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Reviving the story of sotol: 300-year-old spirit reintroduced to the world
Born from deserts and dry forests of northern Mexico, the spirit brings smooth yet earthy flavours and a fascinating history to the table and bar.
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How to survive a bee attack—with a little help from Texas
Mention bee attack to anyone in rural Mexico and you will hear stories about people whose brush with bees ended either miraculously well or tragically bad.
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MercadoRoma, a Mexican public market reimagined for the 21st century
The market opened its doors in 2014 as the first gourmet market in Mexico City, where product, quality, food, and architecture coexist.
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Grass-roots glass crushing reduces impact of recycled bottles in Baja Sur
Residents of the twin towns of La Ventana and El Sargento in Baja California Sur help address serious waste management problems.
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Zihuatanejo’s ‘secret dinners’ build gastronomical awareness
March 31 marked four years and 20 Clandestina dinners hosted by Antonio and Felipe Meneses of Restaurante Angustino to build gastronomical awareness.
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If tequila is king, raicilla is the queen: a visit to a rustic distillery in Jalisco
A visit to an artisanal distillery that produces raicilla, which uses a process that has distinct differences from other methods of making a mezcal.
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Tuesdays in Taxqueña, the flea market of musical brotherhood
The Bazar Músico Cultural de Taxqueña is Mexico City’s mecca for used instruments and musical paraphernalia.
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A Volkswagen bus roadtrip: ‘Don’t turn on the air — we’ll never make it’
A trip from Mexico to Quebec changed everything for Jorge Reich and left him with his father’s passion for the Volkswagen bus.
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Return visit to butterfly sanctuary reveals changes, not all of which are good
It had been over eight years since I last visited the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary located near the community of FULL STORY
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KidZania: Made-in-Mexico concept shows the value of role play in education
The author spends several hours following an eager six-year-old through the bustling city of KidZania in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
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Escandón Market is quintessential middle-class CDMX neighborhood market
Right at the center of the blissful, upper-middle-class, family-oriented neighborhood of Escandón, just below Jardín Morelos Park, sits Mercado Escandón.