My favorite fiesta in Mexico is Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). I love it because the neighborhood streets fill with families and their children going door-to-door to beg for candy. The roads are so packed that traffic is blocked in some areas. And I love seeing the grand altars and sculpture parks erected and shown just at this time of...
Read MorePerhaps the variety of music is one of the attributes that draw people from other countries to relocate to Mexico. I was drawn by the culture of family and community, instead of work and shopping that predominates in the US. The glue that holds together the community are its fiestas, and that includes music. Here we'll explore how music is...
Read MoreTepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. The Tuki is the temple where Sacred Fires are held on moon and sun cycles. "Around the world, at the Sacred Fire, people take part in one of humanity’s oldest traditions—sitting together around a fire."
Read MoreTepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. Finger Rock. Photo by author On September 22, the day of the fall equinox, I hiked alone into the mountains near where I live, in Tepoztlán, to honor the transition of seasons. I gave the rock protuberance that juts up two stories high from the forest floor the name "Finger Rock," because that's what it looks like to...
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