Month: December 2023

El Tri y Cuatro November 29, 2022 Mexico’s red, white, and green national soccer team is affectionately known as El Tri, the Three, but it […]

Dia de La Morena December 4, 2022 A chilly breeze blows through the city.  The streets around the Zocalo are closed to car traffic, turning […]

Geologic History of Oaxaca December 12, 2022 The Catholic feast days come fast and furious in December, and they feature more Virgin sightings than I […]

Marisol December 17, 2022 Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, or Our Lady of Solitude, is just a few blocks west of the Zocalo.  […]

125th Night of the Radishes December 24, 2022 Who on earth celebrates Night of the Radishes, and does it for more than a century?  In […]

Ternura Radical December 31, 2022 Feliz Cumpleaños, Theo.  Tu Primer!  Te quiero mucho. Old Year’s Night is the appropriate time to present the Best of […]

On a Carousel January 21, 2023 So brave readers ask, “Have you managed to marry your anonymous source yet?” Vanessa cheekily responds, “Oaxaca is beautiful […]

Carnival of Future Teachers February 13, 2023 Although Carnival is not really a Mexican thing, tourist operators in Oaxaca are determined not to be left […]

The Water Boils March 5, 2023 Maybe it was the earthquake of 6.2 last night that shook the screws, but my seismic clock has reset.  […]

First 101 Days March 14, 2023 Cynics call them “normalistas” because it happens so often.  As part of the Women’s Day events yesterday, angry feministas […]