Some 300 local people follow the longstanding tradition of transforming hard basalt rock into practical appliances as well as works of art.
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Ancient history, living culture: a visit to the pyramid of Santa Cecilia Acatitlán
Drumbeat, dancers transport visitors back to the time of human sacrifices at this temple just northwest of Mexico City.
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Just another fancy winery in the Bajío? No, Tres Raíces is more than that
Central Mexico has a lot going on: a business boom in Querétaro, a culinary awakening in San Miguel and the entire region is part of a wine renaissance.
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Computer programmer uses information technology to help save forests
Computer simulations using artificial intelligence show how erosion from rainfall can affect forests and how to prevent it.
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Mexico City’s street art moves from walls of the city to walls of a gallery
This year’s Urban Art Show, which will run for two weeks, boasts the work of over 20 different urban artists from around Mexico.
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Discover another world inside Guanajuato’s curious Parangueo Crater
A 400-meter tunnel leads to an enormous, shimmering white crater that was once a lake. It’s like walking on another planet.
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Learn more about the Mexican Revolution with a visit to its Mexico City monument
The Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City’s Tabacalera neighborhood, close to the historical center, is a striking building that commemorates the event.
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Fans of abstract art can find it in a gallery in the woods of Jalisco
Jalisco’s Center for the Study and Diffusion of Non-Figurative Art — or CIANF — was born in a private home in the rustic community of Pinar de la Venta.
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Off the beaten track in Mexico City’s Narvarte neighborhood
Mexico City’s Colonia Narvarte offers a new neighborhood to explore and more hidden culinary gems to discover.
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When you’ve got more guavas than you can use, make candy
Frutland is a family-run business that started 24 years ago from a desire to make use of the huge excess of guava in Calvillo, Aguascalientes.
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Search for the birthplace of tequila leads to impressive 18-century distillery
Many distilleries used to operate around Amatitán near Guadalajara, but the remains are difficult to locate.
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Ahal: changing the face of Mexican cosmetics with natural products
Ten years ago chemical engineering student Iliana Loza began making soaps at home after finding that non-natural products dominated the market.
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Exploring Amatitán, Jalisco, the town that made tequila famous
The small town of Amatitán is not designated a Pueblo Mágico but every visit seems to yield something curious and interesting.
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Behind the scenes at Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade
What began because of the 2015 James Bond film Spectre has now taken on a form of its own in Mexico City.
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Beauty and peace at the spectacular monoliths of El Diente, a forest of rocks
The hills above the little town of Río Blanco are covered with a curious forest consisting not of trees but of hundreds of huge, smooth, rocky spires.
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24 hours in Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez: its former glory is coming back
It’s impossible not to be charmed by the French architecture and dilapidated decadence of Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez.
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The houses that mezcal has built: production waste makes the adobe better
Mezcal brand Sombra found that mixing the solid and liquid waste that come from producing mezcal with local soil makes great adobe bricks.
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Haunting new film tells story of traditional music of Laguna region
A highlight of this year’s Morelia Film Festival will be the award-winning Roma. But the documentary A Morir a los Desiertos will also be one to see.
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Something is different this year at Cabo San Lucas’s big fishing tournament
One man is conspicuously missing from the annual event: Bob Bisbee Sr., founder of this “Superbowl of Sportfishing, passed away earlier this year.
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An interview with Ilse Hable, Guadalajara’s popular plein air painter
The most recent works of the Austrian-born artist are currently on display at the Jalisco Chamber of Commerce in Guadalajara.
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Play the sport of kings in laid-back San Pancho, Nayarit
Say the words “Riviera Nayarit” and your mind will likely conjure up thoughts of surfing beaches, secluded bays and water sports. But polo?
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Cerro del Teúl in Zacatecas: 1-kilometer trail through 18 centuries of history
Archaeological site considered important because it was occupied continuously for 17 to 19 centuries is now open to the public.
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An early-morning boat ride through the ancient waterways of Xochimilco
Tour for nature lovers includes birdwatching, lunch by local chefs and hopes of seeing an axolotl in the wild.
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Enjoy swimming, diving and watersliding at natural water park in Jalisco
The Comala Cascades are three spectacular waterfalls hidden away in the woods near the town of Comala with pools, places for diving and even a waterslide.
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Comala: charming town with a lot to offer on the simpler side of pleasure
I have a fear of small towns. It is an anxiety born of growing up in one. Their sleepy plazas, FULL STORY