Table of Contents Xochimilco: The Early YearsUNESCOCanalsMariachisPartiesNatureMake Plans Today Reading time: 2 minutes If you appreciate rich Mexican culture, you’ll find no better sampling of it than in Xochimilco, a tourists’ dream site located about 28...
Reading time: < 1 minutesThis novella by renowned Mexican poet, writer, and essayist José Emilio Pacheco (1939-2014) tells the story of Carlos, a middle-class boy living in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City in the post-war years. Carlos falls in love with...
Reading time: < 1 minutesRight in the historic center of Mexico City, near the Balderas metro station, is one of the most important shopping centers in the city: the Mercado de la Ciudadela, a place that offers handicrafts from all over the Mexican Republic. This...
Reading time: < 1 minutesThis is one of the most recognized works of the Chilean writer and poet Roberto Bolaño (1953-2003). It tells the story of a pair of young poets, Ulises Lima and Arturo Belano, who undertake the search for a writer named Cesárea Tinajero,...
Reading time: < 1 minutesFrom March 1st 2022 throughout the quarter, the hotel’s gallery will exhibit the work of Zacatecan artist Rafael Coronel (1932-2019). He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the new expressionism in Mexican art. Born in...
Reading time: < 1 minutesOrchid House Mexico City will soon open Aura, a new restaurant. The menu was specially created by chef Alex Morera of El Savoy Tavern & Grill, and chef Nico Almada will direct it. With a seating capacity of 32 people, Aura was conceived...
