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The Altars of Huaquechula

October 29, 2016 altars Atlixco Day of the Dead Dia De Los Muertos Huaquechula Oaxaca Puebla 3 Comments

Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: A Day by Day Guide

October 19, 2015 Atzompa Day of the Dead Dia De Los Muertos Etla Oaxaca Pan de Muertos Pantheon General What to do Xoxocotlan 13 Comments

Meeting the Producers of Oaxaca’s Speciality Coffee

September 24, 2015 Cafe Fika Mixteca Alta Oaxaca Premium Coffee Speciality Coffee Mexico Leave a comment

Guest Blog-Our Cross-Cultural Love

July 13, 2015 Canada Cross cultural love stories growing up mexican Love stories Mexico Michoacan Mirasol Spanish Education Oaxaca Rosemary Davison UK 3 Comments

Restaurant Review: Tobaziche, Oaxaca

May 11, 2015 Comida Popular Mexico Oaxaca Restaurant Tobaziche 4 Comments

Playa Play- What Mexican Beaches Taught Me About Life

March 15, 2015 Beach life Fun Mexican attitude to Life Mexico Music Oaxaca Puerto Escondido Sand castles 4 Comments

Interview with José Santos, Fine Artist

December 1, 2014 art Aztec Contemporary Art Jose Santos La Huella Grafica Mexican Art Mexican cultural centre Mexico Oaxaca Art Mexico UK 2015 Museo de Palacio Oaxaca Ocotlan orozco Perros de azotea Picasso Printmaking Rufina Tamayo UK Worcester University Zapotec Leave a comment

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As the years go by, I realise more and more how much I love trees. I can tell you exactly what the tree outside by childhood bedroom window looked like (plus the sadness I felt one year when the council were trimming it back- which was quickly overtaken by happiness when the sawed-off branch had a heart-shaped stump which pointed right at my window). I have vivid memories of significant trees that I have crossed paths with in my life- the green alien like pochote I patted every time I passed it on my way to yoga in Oaxaca, the mighty ceiba in the Lacandon jungle covered in guardian beetles, a tropical magnolia outside an apartment I almost rented just to be near it, the old Australian tree stump that looks like an old wise wizard (and I think it probably is), and the protector tree outside my window now in which I can watch birds play and enjoy the shadows it reflects on my walls at night. I adore the jacaranda trees too, of course, their purple blossoms brightening up the skies and creating art in my path underfoot. I also love how unassuming they look for most of the year and then, boom, they blossom into the most beautiful sight that makes you stop and stare- that’s some power right there. . . . . . . . . . #mexico #mexicocity #cdmx #jacarandas #jacaranda #jacarandamexico #tree #trees #ihavethisthingwithtrees #purple #blossoms #visitmexico #writer #roots #treelove #mexico_amazing

In an unassuming corner of the Historic Center of Mexico City, behind the cathedral and beside El Templo Mayor this poem adorns the wall. Oral tradition suggests that this was the last message of the Tlahtokan (government council) of Tenochtitlán on 12 August 1521 (Mexica- day 1 serpent, month ‘flowers are given’ year-three houses). Cuauhtémoc let it be known that this was his last act of government. I read this, on this small but bustling street of the centro, people moving all around me as I was rooted to the spot. I tried to imagine that moment, the people hearing those words, what happened in the moments directly after speaking these words? How did it feel to speak those words... . . . . . . . . . . . #mexico #mexicocity #cdmx #mexicodf #tenochtitlan #nahuatl #mexica #aztec #centrohistorico #poema #poemanahuatl #indigenous #cuauhtemoc #totonalyeomotlatiuh #mexicanhistory #historiademexico #visitmexico #culture #mexicolove #mesoamerica

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