RarámuriPeople of the Copper CanyonTarahumara or Rarámuri, either way, they are fast…The brightly colored dresses juxtapose the rich earth tones in one of Mexico’s, most rugged regions: the Copper Canyon or “Barrancas del Cobre” as it is known in Spanish. The locals...
A New Beginning The True Spirit of Christmas Tlalpujahua, the town that refused to die. That fateful morning in May appeared to be the final straw for the small mountain village of Tlalpujahua in the Mexican state of Michoacán. For more than 400 years, mining had...
Pre-Hispanic LovePopocatépetl & IxtaccíhuatlAs the legend goes, Popocatépetl was in love with the beautiful daughter of the Tlaxcalan emperor. Her name was Ixtaccíhuatl, and he desired her hand in marriage…While stories of doomed love are found in all cultures and...
This ancient civilization in the Valley of México, 30 miles northeast of México City, was once one of the largest and most populous cities in the world.
Located in the Tequila Valley, less than 90 minutes west of Guadalajara is Guachimontones, an archeological site discovered less than 80 years ago.
Voladores de PapantlaThe quest to please Xipe TotecLearn how this mesmerizing ceremony came to be, what it means and where you can experience it.The people of Veracruz, México were desperate. Years of drought had devastated their crops and fresh water was scarce....
