November 20 is the Day of the Revolution in Mexico
Charros are Mexican cowboys, and there are a lot of them in the state of Jalisco, along with all their associated horses, bulls and cattle. So, in the small town of […]
Category Archives: Mexico & Central America
Carne en su jugo & frijoles charros / Meat in its juice & cowboy beans
This main course is from Jalisco, Cowboy Country, and is pretty meat-heavy. It’s also hearty and great for the colder months of the year. ‘Carne en su jugo‘, or meat […]
Cut-Paper Banners for the Day of the Dead in Mexico
El día de los muertos, on November 2, is a uniquely Mexican take on what the religious calendar calls All Saints Day. A Day of the Dead skeleton holding up […]
Orange and Green in Mexico
When I did a search for orange and green a bunch of photos taken in Mexico over the last few years showed up. Mexicans seem to have an affinity for orange […]
Masks in Mexico
Mexico has a long history of wearing masks to represent different characters. Mixtec mask on a wooden face at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon, US. The Mixtecs occupied the […]
Corn, the Base of Mexican Life
Corn (maíz) was the basis of agriculture in all of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a corn god called ‘Centeotl’; the Mayan’s ‘God of Maize’ was called Yum Kaax. He was usually […]
Red & Green Complementary Colour Harmonies in Mexico
Colour harmony is such a huge subject I was quickly overwhelmed with options. I eventually decided I was only going to explore Red & Green colour combinations, and only in Mexico, […]
Meandering Down the Pacific Coast of Mexico by Bus
For this trip in November & December of 2019 we decided to try something different, going by bus from Puerto Vallarta all along the Mexican coast ending in Huatulco (La […]
Puerto Escondido in Mexico, 30 Plus Years Later
December 12, 2019. We arrived at the bus station in Puerto Escondido to be greeted by several police officers – they were really glad to see us. “Are the tourists […]
Stopping at Places Nobody Has Ever Heard Of: Marquelia in Mexico
Yes, but why would anyone want to stop in Marquelia?” the bartender in Puerto Escondido asked me. “We stopped there so we didn’t have to stop in Acapulco.” “Okay, I […]
