by Erin May | May 8, 2015 | Area Attractions, My Life in Mexico
Ah, the margarita. The perfect thirst quenching cocktail to sip on while you soak up the sunshine under a shaded palapa. I’ve long loved this tart and tasty beverage, associating it with all the things I love about the country it originated in. But where exactly...
by Erin May | Aug 4, 2014 | Area Attractions, Mexico Travel, My Life in Mexico
Añil, scientific name generally referring to Indigofera tinctoria, belongs to the pea family and is the source of the beautiful color indigo. In Nahuatl it is called jiquitle. The plant is a shrub, growing up to 1.5 m in height also used for a blue dye is its close...
by Erin May | Jun 26, 2014 | Area Attractions, Mexico Travel, My Life in Mexico
When most visitors to Oaxaca think of Oaxacan art, the first thing that usually comes to mind is folk art; alebrijes (carved, fancifully painted wooden figures), barro negro (black pottery), tapetes (hand-made wool rugs), and other craft products. They don’t...
by Erin May | May 24, 2014 | Area Attractions, Mexico Travel, My Life in Mexico
By Jan and Marcia Chaiken – writers of the Huatulco Eye Fábrica Mexicana, an exhibition presented in the Modern Art Museum (MAM) in Mexico City, made clear that Mexico must be placed high on the list of countries creating the most imaginative and environmentally...
by Erin May | May 20, 2014 | Area Attractions, Mexico Travel, My Life in Mexico
Music has, for centuries, been an integral part of the life and culture of the indigenous people of Mexico. Before the arrival of the first Spanish Conquistadors they used conch shell horns, reed and wooden flutes and various drums and other percussive instruments to...
