View the photographs from the workshop. Located about 30 minutes NW of Mérida is the town of Dzitya, which is renown for artisans who work in wood and stone. Here are some photographs from one of the best workshops – accordingly so since they sell their work to the Casa de la Cultura in Mérida [...]
Click here to see some photographs from this year’s celebration on the main square in Mérida. Here we see Enna, Juan, and Karen preparing themselves. Mexican independence day is celebrated at midnight on September 15th. Everyone gathers in the square and are lead in the shout. Viva México! VIVA (yells the crowd) Viva Hidalgo! (a [...]
Click here to view the photographs. I am posting photographs taken in late October. There are general photos of the market, where people are preparing to welcome back the spirits during Hanal Pixan, more commonly known as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). People build altars in their homes with photographs and mementos [...]
I just bought the site muychingona.com. Chingona is the bling*bling* version of “padre” which is something like “way cool.” So here’s a joke my friend Alison sent. The lesson is how much is too muy chingona. Mind you, that “chingar” is also a very bad word in Castellano – but this interpretation is the better of all meanings. It has nothing to do with the “F” word. ; )