Posts in Category: Culture
Mexico Awarded Two New UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Posted: August 3, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
The addition of these two cultural sites gives Mexico 31 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in total
Time to Plan for the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival
Posted: July 21, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
The Riviera Maya Jazz Festival celebrates it’s 8th season this November after drawing more than 50,000 visitors last year. In… Read more »
New Mexican Cookbook From Diana Kennedy
Posted: July 7, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
Heralded as the authority on Mexican Cuisine, Diana Kennedy is set to release her second Mexican cookbook Oaxaca al Gusto… Read more »
Copper Canyon Needs Support For Dental Missions
Posted: | Author: Journey Mexico
I just came across this organization of Dentists in Lonely Plane’ts Mexico Travel Forum, and they seem to be doing… Read more »
Happy Birthday Frida Kahlo!
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
Today marks Frida Kahlo’s would-be 103rd birthday. Commonly regarded as one of Mexico’s (and the world’s) finest artists, Frida’s works… Read more »
New Video on Our Experiences: Music Page
Posted: July 5, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
We just uploaded a new video on our Experiences: Music page. The video was filmed on a recent trip to… Read more »
Celebrate Mexico at The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Posted: June 29, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
2010 marks the 44th edition of The Smithsonian Festival in Washington D.C., and Mexico is one of the this year’s… Read more »
Celebrating Mexico’s Bicentennial
Posted: June 8, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
In conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism’s current promotion of cultural tourism, the pre-independence day celebrations are already kicking off, especially in Mexico’s Colonial Heartland.
New Photos From Baja Wine Country
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We just received a batch of photos from the wine country of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California via The… Read more »
Arthur Drooker Photos of Mexico
Posted: May 28, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
Journey Mexico client, and professional photographer, Arthur Drooker has some incredible images on his website from two recent trips – one to the Yucatan Peninsula and one to Mexico City, and Veracruz.
Journey Mexico Has New Tourism Routes Covered
Posted: May 26, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
As mentioned in a previous post, Gloria Guevara, Mexico’s new Minister of Tourism, is advocating the promotion of Mexico’s many… Read more »
Ancient Tomb of Dignitaries Found in Chiapas
Posted: May 25, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
A great archeological discovery was made last week in Chiapas, Mexico. Mexican and American archaeologists found a tomb containing the remains of four skeletons
The Music of Oaxaca, Mexico
Posted: May 17, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
On Friday, the National Post published an excellent article by Karen Ashenburg about the abundance of music and dance that… Read more »
The Mexico Report on Avocados from Michoacan, Mexico
Posted: May 14, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
Our good friend Susie Albin-Najera at The Mexico Report posted a great article last week in which she interviews Mario… Read more »
Pablo Weisz-Carrington Art Exhibit in Mexico City
Posted: May 11, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
While in Mexico City for the 2010 Symposium conference last month, some of the Journey Mexico staff were able to visit famous Mexican artist Pablo Weisz-Carrington’s most recent exhibit at José Luis Cuevas’s museum in the Colonial Heartland.
Michoacan Artisans at Work
Posted: May 10, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
On a recent trip to Michoacán in Mexico’s Colonial Heartland, several members of the Journey Mexico team got to watch local craftsmen at work pounding heated metal into things likes plates, bowls, platters, pots, pans, etc.
Interesting Interview about Volun-tourism
Posted: May 7, 2010 | Author: Journey Mexico
I just came across this video from Ron Mader in which he interviews Michael Kaye of Costa Rica Expeditions about… Read more »
Journey Mexico at Mexico Pyramid Chichen Itza
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Here is a little clip from one of the most important archeological sites of Mayan culture, Chichen-Itza, which is one of the highlights of our Archeological Mayan Journey trip.
