A day at Labna: An ancient Maya city in Yucatan
For the thousandth time, the automobile was stuck in the road. Damn! Things were much worse than we'd imagined. I opened the car door and stepped down to see how to get us out from the hole in which we...
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A mother's influence on a ceramic artist of Mata Ortiz
Juan Mata Ortíz is a small village of potters, farmers and cowboys in Northern Chihuahua. About 30 years ago, an unschooled artistic genius, Juan Quezada, taught himself how to make earthenware jars i...
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Has tourism ruined the real Mexico?
Juan Mata Ortíz is a small village of potters, farmers and cowboys in Northern Chihuahua. About 30 years ago, an unschooled artistic genius, Juan Quezada, taught himself how to make earthenware jars i...
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Food and frolic in and around Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico
It's been my pleasure over the past year to meet many new friends through this column. They've stopped by for a day, stayed for weeks or months. They've rented homes, stayed in hotels and B&Bs. T...
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Owls, turtles, javelinas and rabbits in Mata Ortiz, Mexico
Juan Mata Ortíz is a small village of potters, farmers and cowboys in Northern Chihuahua. About 30 years ago, an unschooled artistic genius, Juan Quezada, taught himself how to make earthenware jars i...
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Mexico: a visit to Patzcuaro, Tzintzuntzan, Tequila and Mazatlan
Two of my life-long friends from California have been visiting with me the past two weeks. This is Marcy's third visit. It's Nancy's first. I'm always nervous about first-time visitors. Will they see M...
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Friday nights in Guadalajara
I had had a bad day. I had gone back to work after being sick for three days with the flu. People who were supposed to pay didn't. My appointment this morning didn't work out as well as I could have ho...
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Traveling in Mexico by car, plane, bus and taxi
Is driving in Mexico safe? Can I take my young children in the car? Are the toll roads expensive?
There are so many questions and stories about driving in Mexico. Unless you're in Chiapas, driving is ...
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Venta Prieta, Hidalgo
I'm interested in information on the small "native" Jewish community in Venta Prieta, Hgo. (just outside of Pachuca) and would be grateful for anything that anyone might know about it.
read moreImpressions of Mexico: interview with a couple from Calgary
This month, I'm interviewing a couple from Alberta, Canada who've come for a six-week vacation. This is the end of their third week. I actually met Julia and Marc over the Internet as a result of this ...
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Shopping in Mexico: the tianguis
The Aztecs called it tianquiztli, Nahuatl for the marketplace". Modern Mexicans refer to it as the tianguis, mercado sobre ruedas ("market on wheels" - a term used mostly in Mexico City), ...
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