Maria de Jesús Patricio Martínez is the first indigenous woman to attempt to run for Mexico's highest office. Marichuy (Chuy is the nickname for Jesús) was nominated in May by the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) to represent Mexico's...
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I'm sure, since you're the adventurous type, that you've always wanted to take a solo trip to the misty jungle mountains of Chiapas, to visit one of the rebel strongholds of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
But if you're also like me, you're completely baffled,...
VIDEO: Listen to 100,000s of thousands of gallons of tequila fermenting to the sound of Mozart at Tequila Cazadores in Arandas, Mexico.
If you've ever lived a tequila lover's dream and...
By the time our 1994 fire engine red Suzuki Samurai -- which my friend described as "basically like driving a covered motorcycle" -- bounced across the Mexican border, we had already broken down once for three days in...
The spirit of rebellion which formed during the Mexican Revolution, a 10-year affair that ended less than a century ago, still resonates today in modern Mexico. The insurgents who executed the coup are revered now as national heroes, and even the smallest rural town seems...
The Day of the Dead altar is at once mysterious and visually legible, a cultural touchstone whose multi-layered symbology can be decoded by a knowledgeable observer.The holiday's indigenous, millennia-old origin has been transformed and molded by centuries of...
