Christmas in Mexico: “Lalo y Santaclós”

I was born with Christmas spirit, I think. And I’m a total sucker for organillo music. That’s why, when my cuñada introduced me to this cortometraje (short film) last week called “Lalo y Santaclós,” directed by Joseduardo Giordano and produced by Content, I immediately snapped into a holiday spirit mood. We only have a few [...]

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Cebollitas asadas en la calle

I spotted these cebollitas being prepared to grill at a street stand last year during a trip to Mexico City. I parked right near this little puesto in Colonia Juárez while running an errand and couldn’t help but stop to admire them. As the grilling season kicks into full swing here, I find myself looking [...]

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10 things to love about Mexico City’s Museo Dolores Olmedo

The tiles on the wall at the Museo Dolores Olmedo read: “By the example of my mother, professor Maria Patiño Suarez, widow of Olmedo, who always told me: ‘Share all you have with those around you.’ I leave this house with all my collections of art, the product of my life’s work, so the people [...]

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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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