San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, where I chose to live five years ago, is a city time almost forgot. Situated in the highland valley of Jovel at an elevation of 2,100 meters, it’s a city mingling future and past. As the gateway to mountainous communities, more indigenous than mestizo, it’s a city where ancient […]
Continue ReadingThis can be served as a luncheon dish, as a side dish, or as a vegetarian main course with a green salad and good quality French bread. Ingredients 1 ½ pounds (3 medium) chayotes 2 cups grated Chihuahua or gruyere cheese ¼ cup chopped scallions or green onions salt and pepper to taste ½ cup […]
Continue ReadingIn this recipe, the rice is good first and then combined with the other ingredients, making it a good way to use leftover cooked rice. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil ¼ cup chopped onion ¾ pound chorizo, removed from its casing and crumbled ¼ pound roma tomatoes, peeled and chopped 3 ½ cups cooked white […]
Continue Reading1 1/2 kilos of shrimp, cleaned and deveined 1/2 onion thinly sliced lengthwise 4 cloves of garlic, minced 3 Tbsp. oil 3 Tbsp. butter 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 Tbsp. consommé 2 ancho peppers, seeds and veins removed 1 chilacate pepper, seeds and veins removed 3 tomatoes 1 clove of garlic 1/4 C. white wine […]
Continue ReadingIn the month of January, cold winds from the north blow down across the altiplano of central Mexico, and those of us lucky enough to get away for a few weeks or so gravitate toward Mexico’s beaches or to the southern and western parts of the country. Staying home can be fun, too, though, especially […]
Continue ReadingHorchata, which must be served ice cold, can be made with either cantaloupe melon seeds or rice. This version, made with rice, is more common and especially popular during the hot months. Ingredients: 1 cup rice 2 quarts water, plus water for soaking 1 cup sugar pinch cinnamon, or to taste juice of ½ lime […]
Continue ReadingTourists traveling to Mexico by car must have a valid driver’s license and a certificate of title or vehicle registration. In the case of a rented vehicle, it is necessary to show a rental agreement in the name of the person driving the vehicle. In the case of a company car, a notarized document proving […]
Continue ReadingA Mexican who tried to revolutionize the world of classical music was once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1950, Julián Carrillo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. The nomination was something of a surprise to the scientific community since Carrillo was far better known as one of Mexico’s top violinists […]
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Juan O’Gorman was born on July 6, 1905, in Coyoacán, Mexico City. His father, Cecil Crawford O’Gorman, was a mining engineer and artist of Irish origin; his mother was Mexican. Juan was educated at the National University (UNAM), and became a well known architect. A follower of the Franco-German rationalism school, he was one of […]
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Modern sound recordings usually involve tiny disks which can hold dozens of tracks, specially designed to be easily portable and convenient. The Maya may have had different priorities. David Lubman has proposed that the earliest sound recording so far discovered on the planet may well be the main pyramid at Chichen Itza in the Yucatan. […]
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