Watch this video slideshow of photos taken in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Chiapas: Defying Preconceived Notions of Mexico
When you arrive in the colonial-era town of...
More fiestas patronales
October 31 – Halloween for most, but here in Ajijic the day is dedicated to the town's patroness, the Virgin of the Rosary. Most incorporated towns in Latin America have a patron saint, as well as an incarnation of the Virgin Mary. Certain...
Back in July, my friends Antonieta and Lucio invited me to their hometown in Oaxaca, to photograph the Fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre de Cristo or: the Fiesta of the Precious Blood of Christ. The fiesta in Teotitlán del Valle lasts 11 days and features three spectacular...
Have you ever seen a five-story, hand-assembled pyrotechnic castle exploding just a few meters in front of you? If not, you've probably never been to Mexico. But if you have, you might be asking, "Why don't I recall seeing something like that at...
