Published September 20, 2024 Every year on the weekend closest to September 29th, San Miguel de Allende celebrates La Alborada, also known as Las Fiestas Read more [...]
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Keynote Speakers [] San Miguel Writers’ Conference
Published September 19, 2024 By Judith Jenya San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival’s 20th Anniversary event will be held Wednesday, February 12 to Sunday, February Read more [...]
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How a revolutionary sermon under a mesquite tree shaped modern Mexico
Published September 18, 2024 Each year at 11 p.m. on September 15, the Grito de Dolores — the famous call to arms or “cry for Read more [...]
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How the agave is helping wild pumas return to Guanajuato
Published September 18, 2024 What is the ultimate proof that efforts to restore degraded land have been successful? When an apex predator such as the Read more [...]
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Mezcal de pechuga: Mexico’s most unusual spirit
Published September 16, 2024 Sales of mezcal have risen rapidly in recent years. The global market for the agave-based Mexican spirit was estimated at US $387 Read more [...]
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Topes: the bad, the badder and the ugly
Published September 12, 2024 A couple of weeks ago, I decided to drive to Veracruz city, about an hour and a half away from where I Read more [...]
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The Murals of San Miguel
Published September 11, 2024 Those timeless portraits that testify to the slow passage of time in the history of San Miguel and that are there Read more [...]
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The Mexican Flage: A Proud Symbol of Hope, Union and Blood of Heros
Published September 8, 2024 Today the colors officially stand for Hope, Union, and the Blood of our Heroes. The Mexican flag as seen from the Read more [...]
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Taste of Mexico: Chile en nogada
Published September 9, 2024 September, known as the “mes patrio” — the patriotic month — has begun. This is the month when Mexicans commemorate the consummation Read more [...]
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A timeline of classic Mexican tortas
A timeline of classic Mexican tortas, from Cuauhtémoc to Cuba Published September 7, 2024 México’s distinctive sandwich, the torta, is a comfort food classic. Like Read more [...]