In the heart of Yucatán, Mexico, the end of the year is marked by a tradition that mixes ancestral rituals, symbolism, and …
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Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs? by Patrick J. McDonnell for the Los …
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Ramadas: a live Christmas tradition in Yucatán in 2024
In Yucatán, December brings a tradition that mixes faith, music, and community joy: ramadas. They are rituals that evoke the pilgrimage of …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – BERRY CHRISTMAS!
Gray Catbird will swallow the berry, not mash it. While I enjoyed photographing a few birds at a berry buffet, I thought …
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Is Mexico still flirting with China? (Opinion)
The Hill´s collaborator and opinion contributor Mauricio J. Claver-Carone says Mexico’s growing flirtation with China poses challenges for the incoming Trump administration …
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The “spark” that ignited the Mexican Revolution surged in Valladolid, Yucatán (Anthrop. Indalecio Cardena Vazquez)
By Anthropologist Indalecio Cardena Vazquez In the Yucatecan collective memory, a warlike event that occurred in the city of Valladolid, from June …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – HEAD SCRATCHING OVER OR UNDER THE WING?
Under the wing head scratch of Burrowing Owl with unidentified debris How awkward does it appear for a certain bird to balance …
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Mauricio, the baseball fan who never stopped believing
Some fans love baseball, others like my uncle Tony, my brother, or my friend Mauricio love it and live it with a …
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By Elena Jackson Albarrán (Miami University) for The Conversation This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their …
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For many years I have written much about the idiosincracy of the yucatecan, and this time I want to talk about a …