Feliz Moreno searches for an answer to the frequently asked question ‘Do you speak Spanish?’ during a trip to Mexico.
Mexico
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Welcome to Sinaloa, Home of Chiltepín
Your favorite Mexican shrimp dish isn’t about the shrimp at all: “People think the star of the dish is the shrimp, but really it’s the chile.”
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Problem of Too Many Hotels, Too Many Parties, and Too Many Tourists In Tulum
From over-development to contaminated cenotes, the problems continue to pile up in the Mayan paradise formerly known as Tulum.
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Who Killed Tulum?
From unceasing development to contaminated cenotes, the problems continue to pile up in the Mayan paradise formerly known as Tulum.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Written On the Body: One Family’s History
“We, as family, got so much from their trash. I never wanted to forget that I was the janitor’s kid before I was anything else.”
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The City I Love is Destroying Itself
In an interview illustrated with gifs created by the author, Nicole Antebi talks with historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, Editor's Pick, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself
Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself
Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Querida Angelita
The Mexican teenager who became one Mexican-American family’s maid taught a young woman that el oltro lado, the other side, is as much about class and good fortune as it is an international border.
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Why We Cross the Border in El Paso
“I felt my mom’s grip tighten around my hand as dozens surged across the Rio Grande, the water waist-high. Adults held children in their arms or carried them in rebozos across their backs.”