Mexico’s volcanoes are beautiful and foreboding, their sharp peaks scraping the sky and many times shrouded in clouds. And while Mexico’s three highest peaks are either inaccessible to hikers (Popocatépetl) or very difficult to climb even with a guide (Citlaltépetl and Iztaccihuatl), Nevado de Toluca… Read More »A Weekend Camping and Hiking at Nevado de Toluca, Mexico’s Fourth-Highest Volcano
Netflix’s Taco Chronicles docuseries has been described as a love letter to the taco. And let me tell you, tacos deserve all this love and more. They are the quintessential Mexican food and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner (or even better as… Read More »A Pilgrimage to Texcoco’s Barbacoa Mecca (As Seen on Netflix’s Taco Chronicles)
Mexico City is the biggest city in North America and one of the largest in the world. It is a cultural hotspot – you can get a taste of everything Mexico has to offer here, literally and figuratively. It is gritty and authentic, unapologetic for… Read More »A Long Weekend in Mexico City: Four Days with a Local’s Itinerary
El Camino de Santiago leads thousands of hikers across Spain every year, dipping into the Pyrenees mountains, crossing Spain’s best wine-producing region, and visiting historic cities and rural towns before ending in Santiago de Compostela. In comparison to other long-distance hiking trails around the world,… Read More »Why El Camino de Santiago is the Best Choice for Your First Thru-Hike
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, known as the UNAM, is the biggest and most important public university in Mexico, known for the quality and breadth of its research and programs. There are campuses and research centers around the country but the main campus is… Read More »Six Reasons You Should Visit the UNAM During your Trip to Mexico City
Being in Mexico for Día de Muertos is an incredible experience. It’s as magical as Coco makes it seem with the vivid colors of cempasuchil and papel picado everywhere you look and the aroma of pan de muerto drifting out of panaderias. Inside Mexican households, the… Read More »The Best Place to Go in México for a Unique Day of the Dead Experience
The Jardines de México is a lovely spot to get away on the weekend if you live in Central Mexico and a worthwhile destination even for a tourist if you are spending a lot of time in Mexico City or Cuernavaca and love visiting botanical gardens. It’s called Jardines de México because it is actually […]
On September 19, 2017, I was at work at my office in the neighborhood of La Roma, in Mexico City. One of my coworkers was having a meeting with our graphic designer and my other coworker and I were huddled over our computers. At 1:14pm,… Read More »September 2017 Earthquakes in México: One Year Later
Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is easily the country’s most popular attraction. Tourists come from all over to see the otherworldly landscapes: from immense salt flats to colorful mountains and lakes to Dali-reminiscent deserts. When I was in Cochabamba for my Master’s internship I knew I… Read More »A Visual Tour of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni
Lots of people, Mexicans and people back home, ask me how I like Mexico. My answer is that Mexico is an amazing and beautiful country, but the biggest transition for me, and something I still struggle with, is living in a big city. I grew… Read More »Five Days of Adventure in Chiapas