Starting this weekend there is a slew of Day of the Dead activities going in Mexico City. As I have done for many years, I’ve put together a list that makes it a little easier for English speakers to...
Mexico City Day of the Dead 2021
There have been a lot of questions about 2021’s Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico City. People are asking is there going to be a Day of Dead in Mexico City at all? Well, I’m here to tell...
Best Mexico City Annual Events
So much is going on each year in Mexico City, this a handy list to help you remember the biggest and best annual events in the capital.
A Mexican Love Story
Here's my embarrassingly nervous interview with the folks at The Latin America show on Mexico's favorite love story
Mexico City Day Trips: Teotihuacan
The more I learn about Teotihuacan, the more I find myself impressed by these incredible ruins only 45 minutes outside Mexico City. For several centuries (100AD to 750AD approximately) Teotihuacan is believed to have been Mesoamerica’s economic powerhouse. The...
Mexico City Day Trips: Teuhtli Volcano & San Pedro Actopan
Just beyond the gate a woman stands in a fake-fur lined leather jacket. She shivers slightly in the cool morning air. Our guide Erick gets out to talk to her, hoping to the find the watchman he is looking...
The Sounds of Mexico City Revealed
One of the best vignettes in Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about the old Colonel. The kids in the book simply call him the “time machine” because of the long list of war stories he tells them...
Candelaria is Coming
Two years ago I got hooked on Candelaria. It started with a trip to Talavera street in the Merced where my friend Arturo educated me about the tradition of the baby Jesus and the year’s most popular “outfit.” “Some...
La Merced Turns 57
The pouring rain, the noise and chaos were all worth it to see this guy: Need I say more? The band — Black Power — came all the way from Veracruz to kick off the celebration of La Merced’s...
Ablution on the go and a circus tent cathedral
In Mexico, anything is possible. Even a drive-up blessing. During my parents’ recent visit, as a curious ex-Catholic is bound to be, my mother wanted to take a field trip to see the Tilma de Juan Diego with its...