Reborn in the temazcal: A traditional native Mexican American purification ceremony
We sit in darkness, on an earthen floor. Hot vapor condenses and drips down my skin as I hug my knees against my chest and breathe lightly to cool the scalding vapor before it reaches my lungs. The bea...
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Puente de Ojuela in Durango: a 19th century suspension bridge from Mexico's mining heyday
In a single second, excitement, awe, terror, and fascination passed through my mind, as I began the walk across Mapimi Municipality's Ojuela Bridge, in the Chihuahuan Desert, of eastern Durango, Mexico...
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Durango's colonial architecture: eleven quarry stone gems
Many of the city of Durango's important architectural gems, some dating back to the 16th century, still stand today; they provide a colonial backdrop for Durango's strolling residents and tourists alike.
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Wildflower hunting in Durango
Driving across the state of Durango, flowers paint each region's landscapes with local colors. Wildflower lovers enjoy Durangan flowers nearly all year long because a few hardy species tough out the re...
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Durango Beef Stew: Caldillo Duranguense
This is probably the most famous dish to come from the state of Durango, and can be prepared with beef, pork, or the dried, shredded meat called machaca. If made with beef, a cut called bola, rum...
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The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West
The northwestern Mexican state of Durango, a fantasyland of rugged mountains, pine forests, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, fertile valleys and yucca-strewn desert is perhaps best known as the location for ...
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Unforgettable Durango
FROM FAR AWAY I am wondering about my state of Durango, Mexico. I am wondering how much rain has fallen on the Sierra Madre Occidental today or how congested traffic got in Durango City, the state's ca...
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Gomez Palacio and Torreon: Mexico's desert surprises
Three sets of twins - two of them unusual tourist delights - await the intrepid traveller who explores the area around the industrial cities of Gómez Palacio and Torreón in northern Mexico.
The firs...
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Pancho Villa 1878-1923
Mexconnect writers explore the many faces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa, a key figure in the Mexican Revolution.
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