Club de Ajedrez July 25, 2021 For only fifteen pesos I become a member, which permits me to maneuver pawns toward their eventual doom, expose […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Organized Civil Society Outreach
Organized Civil Society Outreach July 26, 2021 The expatriates are organized and vocal in Historic Centro, and the most urgent issue these days is tourist […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Canicula, or the Dog-Days of Summer
Canicula, or the Dog-Days of Summer July 29, 2021 The Feast of San Cristobal has been over for days, but the bombs will not stop […]
Our Man in Chiapas: El Machete de Pantelhó
El Machete de Pantelhó August 1, 2021 El Machete is the name of the newly formed self-defense organization, representing the citizens of Pantelhó in the […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Where the Streets Have Two Names
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 […]
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. […]