Thursday, December 12, 2024

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A woman browses books on a shelf at the Guadalajara International Book Fair

2024 Guadalajara International Book Fair breaks attendance record

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With nearly 1 million industry professionals and book fans in attendance, the festival "exceeded our expectations in every way," its director said.
José Alfredo Jiménez

The mastermind behind Mexico’s greatest hits 

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The legendary Mexican troubadour is the king of traditional music, but why are his songs so revered today?
The Mexican flag alongside the Virgin of Guadalupe

Beyond belief: 10 fascinating facts about the Virgin of Guadalupe

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Unveil the mysterious origins, celestial symbolism and global reverence of Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe, whose feast day is December 12.
Querétaro, a city of 1.6 million, was honored by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) for its commitment to learning and education initiatives.

Querétaro named a 2024 UNESCO ‘Lifelong Learning City’

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Querétaro has implemented 28 public programs adapted to lifelong learning principles that have reached over 1.7 million participants. 
Hurricane-resistant homes built by Estudio Manuel Cervantes were awarded a 2024 House Award by the trade magazine Architectural Review

Architectural Review awards post-hurricane housing design in Acapulco

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The houses withstood flooding during Acapulco’s tropical storm season in September and October, including during Hurricane John. 
The skate rink on Zócalo in Mexico City in Christmas 2011. December culture CDMX

Be a cultured capitalino this month with these highbrow events

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There's culture and there's Mexico City culture, so if you're in the capital, get yourself on down to one of these great events.
Inside view of Tequila Lab, Guadalajara's new cultural hub.

Guadalajara’s new Tequila Lab is part museum, part business hub

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Right in the heart of tequila country, Guadalajara's newest cultural center celebrates Mexico's most famous distilled spirit.
Hubertus Hohenlohe-Langenburg

The German prince who skied for Mexico

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Playboy, check. European royalty, check. Uh, Mexican Olympic skier? Also check.
Adelitas were the female warriors who fought in the Mexican Revolution.

The women who fought in the Mexican Revolution

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While names like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata are synonymous with the Revolution, it was the women of the front lines who played some of the most important roles in combat - and victory.
A man wearing a Guayabera

A master artisan on why a guayabera makes for ‘an investment of a lifetime’

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Handcrafted in the Yucatán Peninsula, nothing screams "Mexican fashion icon" quite like the traditional dress shirts.
3 nativity shepherds drinking beer

La Pastorela Gringa, an American take on a Mexican tradition

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Remember that time the shepherds were heading to Nazareth and they stopped for a beer? Are you sure?
Silvia Pinal as the lead in "Viridiana," Luis Buñuel's 1961 masterpiece.

Silvia Pinal, the ‘last great diva’ of Mexican cinema, dies at 93

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One of the most iconic actresses of Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema, Pinal went on to a multi-decade career in television and politics.

5 authors you can meet at FIL Guadalajara 2024

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Get up close and personal with some of the best writers at Mexico's biggest literature festival - here are five of the biggest names.
The old wooden posts of an pre-Columbian dock are visible in the hole of an archeological dig in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park

Pre-Columbian canal unearthed under Chapultepec Park

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The canal appears on the earliest known map of Mexico City, alongside the painted image of a canoe.
Yucatán independence

Did you know Yucatán was an independent country – twice?

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In the 1840s, Yucatán's desire for autonomy and Maya dreams of freedom sparked a generational conflict that saw the peninsula secede from Mexico.
An AI image of a turkey drive in Guadalajara

When 300 turkeys wearing boots marched to Guadalajara

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It sounds too fantastical to be true - but hundreds of turkeys used to make an annual trek from rural Jalisco to the state capital, all clad in tiny pairs of traditional boots.