Chamula and Makviló The road from San Cristóbal winds into the Tzotzil Maya town of San Juan Chamula, where people want preserve their traditions. Sunday is market day. The square fills with color and sound. At its heart stands the…
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Chiapas: A Morning in Zinacantán
A Morning in Zinacantán Fifteen minutes from San Cristóbal, Zinacantán’s hillsides glow with endless greenhouses, this town is one of Mexico’s top flower producers, supplying markets across the country. Almost all the people here are Tzotzil Maya, and locally they…
Chiapas: Pompones and Pox
Pompones and Pox The Chiapaneco highlands hold traditions as tightly wound as the Pompones that decorate festival clothing. We headed to Tenajapa to meet Feliciano, a master artisan whose work has traveled as far as Japan, though he’s never left…
Oaxaca: Barro Negro
Barro Negro in San Bartolo Coyotepec In the courtyard of a family workshop, clay dust floated in the afternoon light as Levi shaped a bowl with steady hands. He isn’t from San Bartolo Coyotepec. This traveling Mexican artist moves from…
Oaxaca: A Day with Don Jerónimo
Three Generations Deep In Oaxaca, if you ask a local “Where should we go to learn about mezcal?” the answer is always the same: “Vé con Don Jerónimo.” No hesitation. No second choices. Just him. Finally arriving at his family…
Oaxaca: Mushroom Foraging in the Sierra Norte
Edible Mushroom Foraging in Cuajimoloyas Just a short drive from Oaxaca City, the air changes. It feels cooler, crisper, and cleaner. The road winds upward through pine forests until you reach Cuajimoloyas, one of the Pueblos Mancomunados, a group of…