Pilsen - a cultural fusion of Chicago
Welcome to one of the most colorful and culturally rich Chicago neighborhoods! It was founded by Irish and German immigrants, but after...
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- Mar 6
- 5 min
My Mexican love - Oaxaca
I was dreaming about following the art of Mexican surrealists to the north of Mexico City until a few weeks before my trip I found that...
- May 28, 2022
- 4 min
Puerto Escondido - "Hidden Port"
A few days on the Pacific Ocean in Puerto Escondido Oaxaca
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
Teocintle - the ancestor of the corn
There are places where you end up almost accidentally and which still have a power to surprise you. “Teocintle” (teocintle is the...
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead - in Pilsen, Chicago
It’s believed that on the Day of the Dead, the border between the spirit world and the real world dissolves. This happens on October 31st...
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Pickled Red Onions
Pickled red onions is one of our family favorites with basically any dish. We started adding them to tacos, then other meats, and then...
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Bon Appetite - Chapulines!
Chapulines. Photo by Rita Vaitau Entomology, the eating of insects, has been known to humans for thousands of years. It is a cultural...
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Marquesittas
In 1938, Vicente Mena, the son of the founder of the famous Merida ice cream parlor “Helados Polito”, filled the usual waffle ice cream...
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Los Coloradas-Pink Lakes. San Felipe and back to Valladolid
It is believed that until 800 AD, Mayans did not know what gold was, but the natural resources needed for survival were the value of...
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