Calaveritas de Mondragon para Día de Los Muertos

I recently visited the National Museum of Mexican Art, located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, on a special mission: I was hoping to buy calaveras de azúcar for my altar de muertos. But not just any calaveras—I was hoping to buy handmade and hand-decorated calaveras from the famous Mondragon family. Sugar skulls are truly [...]

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Muralismo Mexicano: “El Pueblo a la Universidad y la Universidad al Pueblo”

A few years ago on a trip to Mexico City, I had the pleasure of working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) to document photos of the campus for a UNESCO project. If you’re not familiar with UNAM, the university is the oldest [...]

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Travel Tuesday: #MexicoEnTresPalabras

If you’re a resident of Twitterlandia like us, you might be interested to know that the hashtag #MexicoEnTresPalabras has been trending worldwide today! Here are a few tweets that we’ve seen and liked so far: Head on over to Twitter and tell the world the three words that most describe YOUR Mexico! Your words can [...]

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Discover Las Bahías de Huatulco

Looking to plan your next vacation or just need a destination to daydream about? Las Bahías de Huatulco is the place! Last year for La Navidad, our family spent a week in Huatulco relaxing and enjoying the nature, the food and the local culture. It was one of my favorite vacations we’ve ever taken. Watch [...]

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El mes de la patria: Few things are more Mexican than mariachi!

*Note: This post is part of a Blog Hop among the Mexico Today Ambassadors in celebration of el mes de la patria and el Día de la Independencia Mexicana. If you’ve written a tribute post for this patriotic Mexican holiday, I encourage you to leave a link in the comments on this post in addition [...]

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