Where the Streets Have Two Names August 3, 2021 A volkswagon bus pulls up in front of Arco del Carmen, the magnificently domed gateway to […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Diego de Mazariegos
Diego de Mazariegos August 4, 2021 In many ways, little Diego’s sad story is very Mexican—a boy grows up in a fatherless household, lost and […]
Mexican Story on the Rotunda January 7, 2021
Mexican Story on the Rotunda January 7, 2021 [As I write this dispatch in Mexico, the United States Capitol is under siege.] The Mexican Conquest […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Bronze for Mexico!
On Sports: Bronze for Mexico! August 5, 2021 The August 1 Referendum passed by an overwhelming majority, so it it is hereby decided that former […]
Our Main Chiapas: Pulquería en Cristóbal Colón
Pulquería en Cristóbal Colón August 12, 2021 Margarito’s book store is located near Calle Cristóbal Colón, on a street named Calle Paniagua, apparently after a […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Tlacoyos and Eggheads
Tlacoyos and Eggheads August 14, 2021 The gentleman that prepares my delicious blue Tlacoyos claims that his is the only Tlacoyería in town, since the […]
Our Man in Chiapas: La Sagrada Paz—Chiapas 1994
La Sagrada Paz—Chiapas 1994 August 17, 2021 It is worth noting that the old cannons which circle the gigantic government edifice all face the building. […]
Our Man in Chiapas: 3 Tacos, 2 Jochos, y 1 Hamburguesa
3 Tacos, 2 Jochos, y 1 Hamburguesa August 19, 2021 Living in a (mostly) vegetarian home for the first time since college, I become reacquainted […]
Our Man in Chiapas: LibreArte
LibreArte August 23, 2021 “Music rots when it gets too far from the dance. Poetry atrophies when it gets too far from the music.” Ezra […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Los Altos de Santa Cruz Almolonga
Los Altos de Santa Cruz Almolonga August 26, 2021 The forested hills of Santa Cruz Almolonga border the old city on the south side of […]