María Sabina became an important figure in the counterculture during the 1960s and 1970s. “In the mountains of Mexico, a New York banker participates in ancient rituals practiced by Indians who chew rare hallucinatory mushrooms,” wrote Life magazine about Robert Gordon Wasson, vice president of J.P. Morgan. The banker and botanist visited Oaxaca to meet […]
This was Antonio Aguilar’s link with ‘Don Neto’, founder of the Guadalajara Cartel
Ángela Aguilar’s grandfather was Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo’s friend, who supported him in his career as an actor and singer. The singer Antonio Aguilar had a friendship with the Sinaloa boss, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, ‘Don Neto’, being one of the promoters of his career thanks to the connections he had with the artistic world and even […]
Talavera de Uriarte, the oldest workshop in Puebla and one of the most recognized in the country
Founded in 1824, the Uriarte talavera workshop is one of the oldest in Mexico and produces certified pieces of great beauty. This is its story Recognized in 2019 as a World Heritage Site for its hand-made work and beauty, the talavera that is produced today in Mexico, like the Uriarte talavera, has a long history […]
Mexican Revolution Day 2023: origin, meaning and why it is celebrated on November 20
Last Monday, November 20, 2023, Mexican Revolution Day is commemorated, so we share with you what you need to know about this important date in history. This 2023, the Mexican Revolution commemorates its 113th anniversary, so we share a little more about its origin and what you should know about this important date in the […]
Guayule, the Mexican rubber plant that made the United States rich
In 1876, a Zacatecan who was forgotten by history, unveiled the guayule plant, thanks to which the United States obtained an unprecedented economic boost. A Zacatecan engineer whose last name is only known to be Moreno, sent in 1876 to the Mexican Society of Natural History, a plant that was then considered a pest in […]
Tlaxcala: why 500 years later in Mexico does not forgive the Tlaxcalan alliance with the conqueror Hernán Cortés
Tlaxcala does exist. It is not an imaginary place, nor are its people paid actors, nor is it a territorial appendix of the state of Puebla, as satirical publications on the internet say. It is located two hours by road from Mexico City. It has a beautifully preserved historic center, with a kiosk in its […]
Ancient Maya warrior sculpture with serpent helmet discovered at Chichén Itzá
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,000-year-old statue of a Maya warrior in the basement of a temple at Chichén Itzá in the Yucatán Peninsula. The statue depicts a warrior wearing a helmet shaped like a serpent with its jaws open, as well as a feathered headdress, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) […]