Festivals and Holidays, Mexico, North America |
What to Do in Guanajuato: Festival Cervantino! When I left for Guanajuato, I had a bus ticket, a place to stay and a belly full of butterflies. I was returning to the Festival Cervantino (El Cervantino as it’s affectionately known) after 18 years. Trips can have...
Festivals and Holidays, Mexico, North America |
The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) Events and Art and Culture Festivals I Visited (referenced in this article) Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Guanajuato named after Cervantes is one of the world’s largest and most important arts and cultural...
Festivals and Holidays, Mexico, North America |
Jose Alfredo Jimenez and my Camino de Guanajuato at Festival Cervantino If there’s a mariachi band, I’m lip-syncing the Jose Alfredo Jimenez (José Alfredo Jiménez) covers. In my USA life I’m a closet Jose Alfredo Jimenez fan because right now, you’re wondering, who’s...
Central America, El Salvador, Festivals and Holidays, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America |
Carving Pumpkins and Roasting Pumpkin Seeds in Mexico As our neighbor and heavy consumer of American culture, Mexicans have incorporated a little Halloween into their Day of the Dead (Nov 1 & 2) festivities. Some kids will go trick-or-treating and wear costumes...
Food and Drink, Mexico, North America |
On National Tequila Day I Reflect on a Visit to Tres Mujeres Tequila On National Tequila Day, I celebrate this delicious spirit both enjoyed neat or dancing in a glass with other sugary and tasty ingredients. I have memories of shot glasses lined up on my Abuela’s bar...