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BREATHE EASY. Mexico City has some serious green spaces and not just quaint city parks or tree-lined neighborhoods.

When slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, it ushered in a new era of terror upon African American people. At the time, 95% of black people liv...

Montgomery, Alabama sits on the wide Alabama River in what was once territory of the Creek - native people forced westward in an effort to expand the US as a...

Nine Inch Nails. Metallica. Tool. Rage Against the Machine. The driving beats, shredding guitar solos and iconic howls are attention grabbing to say the leas...

LAST SUMMER, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) hosted its annual conference in Detroit. Representatives of the city’s mainstream media wer...

I love how an approaching thunderstorm consumes my body before I see the first rain drop hit. It reminds me of humid Michigan summer nights and driving acros...

There are many wonderful beach towns in Mexico. For me, Sayulita doesn't make the cut. (Though they say it's great for surfing, the first and last time I tri...

Like adobe, superadobe is earth-based, economical and keeps houses cool in the day. But it’s also earthquake resistant. Could this twist on a tradition save ...

(español abajo) Miguel Ángel Agüero Pacheco has spent the last 65 of his 73 years working the traditional Oaxacan art of hojalatería, which uses tin, alpaca ...

Lila Downs is one of Oaxaca's many talented and lovely daughters. What a joy to interview her and talk about her upcoming album “Al Chile” 🌶 featuring Costa...

Madly in love with giant ferns. There are 26 species of giant fern (prehistoric plants) that are native to Mexico. Six of those are found in the Sierra Gorda...

Cuetzalan es un pueblo mágico metido adentro las montañas de la sierra oriente en el norte del estado de Puebla. Es un lugar encantador, por donde se encuent...

The "Indian" blood of Mexico has long been discriminated against and is to this day, even by those who have it running through their veins. To roam the stree...

The Yucatán peninsula is a land rich with history and natural resources, including freshwater pools known as “cenotes” and underground rivers. Limestone depo...

The village of Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico lies about one hour north of Belize and five hours south of Cancun. The “lagoon of seven colors” as it’s called ...

The golden hour in Valladolid: A sleepy town with a lot of heat. Yo: “Buenas noches.” Una señora mayor: “Buenas noches mamita chela.” Chela is usually a word...

That one time I was interviewed by a Mayan language radio station .... and got a basic lesson. This is Teresa Pool Ix, a retired teacher and volunteer at Rad...

Mérida was recently ranked the large city with the highest quality of life in Mexico, and from my experience here and elsewhere in this massive country, I’d ...

Preparando flores para los difuntos. // Preparing flowers for the departed. On the road with @vanbalammx. #mexico #yucatan #quintanaroo #bacalar #hanalpixan ...

The Soothsayer's Temple at the Mayan Uxmal Archaeological Zone in Yucatán. 900 AD. #mexico #uxmal #mayanruins #yucatan #ruinasmayas #archaeology #arqueologia...