Quintana Roo is one of Mexico's youngest states, named after a sometimes unsung hero of the Mexican Independence War ... click on title for more
Quintana Roo – A Story of Law and Independence
Tag: Mexican Independence Day
Happy Independence Day!
Last night, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) delivered his first "grito de independencia" ("cry for Independence"), to commemorate the onset of the Mexican war for Independence, on the first hours of September 16, 1810 … click on title for more
Menudo – A Hearty Soup before the Parade!
This soup is good enough "para levantar muertos" (“to raise the dead”), as they say, and certainly provides enough electrolytes and hydration to continue the celebration of Mexican Independence Day … Click on image for more
Mezcal – Breaking Ground in Mexico and Abroad
Mezcal is another Mexican alcoholic beverage that is distilled from agave, like tequila, but the story of mezcal starts in the fields of Oaxaca and several other states in Mexico, where spiky agave plants grow for several years until they reach maturity … Click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 