Oasis in the Yucatan
o·a·sis n. pl. o·a·ses (-sēz) A situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge: an oasis of serenity; HaciendaContinue Reading
Tag: Merida
Meet the Artist: Ernesto Novelo
This interview was conducted in February 2015 Every city has its “East Side”, and every east side has its shareContinue Reading
Meet the Artist: Rodolfo Baeza
This interview was conducted in January 2015 The narrow staircase leads me up to a cathedral of light that isContinue Reading
Meet the Artist: David Aldrich
To meet with painter David Aldrich is to be embraced by beauty. His Merida home/studio is a contemporary oasis amongst theContinue Reading
Meet the Artist: Joseph Kurhajec
This interview was conducted in January 2015 “Sculptor Joseph Kurhajec is a wild and generous artist, working intuitively to giveContinue Reading
Meet the Artists: Emilio Said & Samia Farah
This interview was conducted in January 2015. The light intersects the studio much like the studio intersects the lives ofContinue Reading
Meet the Artist: Ivan Gabaldon
Ivan Gabaldon is a man to spend time with. A fascinating storyteller, Ivan is eloquent, honest and funny, and 20Continue Reading
Meet the Artist: Manuel Taure
I don’t call myself an artist. I am simply a filter of my life.” When artist Manuel Taure shared thoseContinue Reading
Meet the Artist: Viviana Hinojosa
This interview was conducted in December 2014 “My friends think I’m crazy because I live alone with six cats”, laughsContinue Reading
Animated Dia de los Muertos
By Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds and Lindsey St. Pierre This is a wonderful vignette of the celebratory ‘Day of theContinue Reading
Sugar Skulls and Bread of the Dead
For those of you who are as curious as I am about the symbolism behind the alters (ofrendas) of DiaContinue Reading
‘Cook It Raw’ comes to Merida
“The food is so fucking beautiful!” ALESSANDRO PORCELLI Let’s be honest. The Yucatan has never been on the world’s culinaryContinue Reading
Learning Spanish is like Learning Salsa
One of the reasons we wanted to live in Mexico was to learn to speak Spanish. We thought it wouldContinue Reading
Swimming with the Whale Sharks
Jaws. It’s all I can think about as we race towards the feeding ground of the great whale sharks. FromContinue Reading
Rick Bayless cooks up some Yucatecan cuisine
This is one of my favourite things down here in the Yucatan and even though I’ve only made it inContinue Reading
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