Mexican communities have several centre points around which society revolves. Men can be found in cantinas. Women at the market. When they come together it's at the church. But this post is about the mercado. Mexico City is full of them. Permanent markets, historic markets, illicit markets and the many weekly markets that spring up … Continue reading Borough Market
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Ciudadela de Artesans
Everyone loves a colourful piece of traditional Chinese made Mexican handicraft. You can find the stuff everywhere, from cheap bits of touristy junk in a mercado, to lavishly priced and sometimes genuinely hand made items in the Museo de Arte Populars gift shop. Then there is the Ciudadela de Artesans, near the San Juan museum … Continue reading Ciudadela de Artesans
Absolut
I have a new item for my Memories Box - a tin of bits and bobs collected in Mexico that I will keep for....well, memory's sake. There have been a few incidents that have outraged sections of the population north of the border. Recently by Memin stamps, featuring a black charicature that was totally misunderstood … Continue reading Absolut
The Mexile 