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Meeting Monsiváis among the shelves
ByLydia Carey November 12, 2013August 11, 2025 Updated onAugust 11, 2025

“We call this the ‘alley of intimacy’,” says Ruben León, the librarian at the Carlos Monsiváis library in the Cuidadela,…

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Mexico City’s Deadly Ride
ByLydia Carey October 31, 2013October 14, 2016 Updated onOctober 14, 2016

I had no peripheral vision with my cat mask on. NOT a good idea when you’re riding a bike, balancing…

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City Wandering Eating and Drinking La Roma

I may have O.D.ed on corn this morning
ByLydia Carey October 21, 2013December 20, 2018 Updated onDecember 20, 2018

I don’t even like tamales. My Mexican friends think that makes me prissy. But let’s just set the record straight….

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Searching for Remedios Varo
ByLydia Carey October 14, 2013August 11, 2025 Updated onAugust 11, 2025

Remedios Varo is evading me. I am writing a piece about her life here in Mexico and coming up against…

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A Trip to Jamaica Market
ByLydia Carey October 8, 2013September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

On Sunday Javier Escamilla took me on a tour of the Jamaica Market. As we walked he described section by…

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