interior mexico

Traditional Temazcal: Sweatin’ with the Oldies in Oaxaca

December 30, 2013 // 11 Comments

OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – As El Gringo’s taxi rolled into the dirt road, ramshackle neighborhood of Privada Villa Alta on the outskirts of Oaxaca city, I wondered if the driver knew where he was going. Having just been to Los Cabos a couple of months ago, this looked like the last [Read More]

Night of the Radishes: Playing with Food in Oaxaca

December 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – In the 16th Century, the Spanish brought many new food staples to recently conquered Mexico. One of these staples was the radish, originally from China. In subsequent years, Mexican farmers grew and harvested the vegetable in the valley of Oaxaca. When taking their [Read More]

Dia de los Muertos in Michoacan

October 6, 2012 // 2 Comments

PATZCUARO, MICHOACAN – As the air begins to cool and the nighttime arrives much sooner, October and November herald the onset of Fall and the arrival of Halloween in the US. Like most other Holidays we observe here, the pagan origins of Halloween have become muddied amidst an onslaught of [Read More]

Morelia: Around Michoacan’s Stately and Historic Capital

September 7, 2012 // 1 Comment

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MORELIA, MICHOACAN – Although our plans were originally to visit Oaxaca for Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos observance, political unrest there made us change our destination at the last minute. The quick rerouting was more than fortunate. We enjoyed the week-long celebration in Morelia and [Read More]

San Miguel de Allende: One Mexican Minute is Worth an Eternity

October 1, 2003 // 5 Comments

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Prologue SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GUANAJUATO – Back in 2003, good friends of ours announced that they were going to be married in Mexico City, where the majority of their families live. After some pleading and many safety assurances from my wife and the bride-and-groom-to-be, I acquiesced and [Read More]