Everything can be a bit more expensive, but when it comes to seafood and barbacoa in particular, it’s worth its weight in pesos.
Mexico Life
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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.
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Bonito Chihuahua: art, architecture, revolutionary history and norteño culture
The noble and royal city of Chihuahua is far more than just a starting point for a trip to the Copper Canyon.
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Mining history will apparently not repeat itself in Baja California Sur
93 years after the mines shut down around El Triunfo, it appears that mining will not return to restore the town to anything close to its former prosperity.
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The town of Tequila’s best-kept secret: the elusive Blue Falls
In the US it would be a national park with no-swimming signs and hundreds of tourists filing by just to get a glimpse of paradise.
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Valle de Bravo, upscale but accessible colonial town in México state
This magical town has gone from a beautifully preserved colonial town with small posadas to one with upscale shopping, boutique hotels and gourmet cuisine.
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A walk through the Mexico City markets of Colonia La Condesa
If you like to explore or shop in Mexico City’s numerous and diverse markets, the Condesa neighborhood offers three.
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Quake recovery project encourages revival of adobe construction
For some, the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in central Mexico on September 19, 2017 is a distant memory. But for many others, the effects are still being felt.
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A muralist reminisces about the magical towns he has painted
Muralist Jorge Monroy painted an outstanding collection of watercolors of the Pueblos Mágicos. Many are currently on display in Guadalajara.
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The San Juan market, Mexico City’s epicenter for culinary inquisition
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses and cured meats, dried insects, skinned rabbits and goats, mountains of obscure sauces and an entire ocean of fish.
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There’s a passion for cuisine at this new restaurant in Mexico City
At Niddo in Colonia Juárez, the menu, the restaurant and the ambiance are representative of all the things the owners like.
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Exploring the Río Verde canyon: high cliffs and hot showers
It could be considered western Mexico’s “forgotten river,” principally because it runs along a deep canyon, accessible only via a few steep roads.
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Malinalco: small-town charm and a unique archaeological site
Malinalco is not a place shouted about in the guidebooks, but most Mexico City residents know it as a rural respite just a few hundred miles away.
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The remarkable Miss Adela Breton, explorer extraordinaire
Breton was an archaeological artist from England who fell in love with Mexico’s ruins and captured them in watercolors.