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When you talk about Mexican culture, it’s important to talk about all of its cultures. Mexico has a rich cultural history, dating back at least to the Olmec culture. The Teotihuacan culture emerged and fell before the Aztecs discovered its ruins, and gave it its name, meaning “City of the Gods”. The other most well-known indigenous culture of Mexico is the Maya, but there are countless more including Zapotec and Mixtec cultures in Oaxaca, all of which never disappeared, but syncretized culturally with Spanish, bringing us the rich and thriving cultures that still thrive today in Mexico as they have for thousands of years.


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One night in San Miguel de Allende

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September 8, 2018

While I was earning my TEFL-certification in Guadalajara, I was able to escape for a weekend to San Miguel de Allende, where I met…

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Encountering the ancient artisanal crafts of Tonalá

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August 22, 2018

While I was in Guadalajara for teacher training, I went on a field trip to a small city nearby that has been a source…

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Guadalajara: first impressions

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August 16, 2018

After spending two amazing weeks at the beach in Zipolite, Oaxaca, I moved on to Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city, where I’ll be taking…

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San José del Pacifico town sign


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A Zapotec temazcal in San José del Pacifico

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August 9, 2018

My trip to San José del Pacifico started in the centro of San Pedro Pochutla, the capital of the municipio of which the town…

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Why I moved to Mexico

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August 2, 2018

As I prepared for my move, people kept asking why I was moving to Mexico, which always surprised me. For me, Mexico seems accessible….

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