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Mexico

How a Mexican General's Exile in Staten Island Led to Modern Chewing Gum

He captured the Alamo, lost Texas, and helped invent Tutti Frutti.

October 7, 2019

How a 16th-Century Spanish Questionnaire Inspired Indigenous Mapmakers of Mexico

Bureaucratic paperwork led to pretty maps that highlight power structures and visual identity.

August 15, 2019

Oaxacan Mole Blanco

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Oaxacan Mole Blanco

The fairest and rarest of them all.

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The Goofy Worm Lizard That Beats the Heat by Never Coming to the Surface

It has claws like a mole, eyes that look like poppy seeds, and a great strategy for evading predators and filling up on prey.

Pan de Pulque

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Pan de Pulque

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.

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Mexico City, Mexico

La Casa de los Azulejos

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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Mexican Hamburger

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Mexican Hamburger

This Denver specialty, a hybrid of Mexican and American cuisine, is peak comfort food.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Centro de Cultura Digital

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico

La Pasita

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

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The Ancient Mesoamerican City That Spawned Copies of Itself

New laser imaging shows Izapa's suburbs were like mini-capitals.

October 29, 2018

Tacos de Ojo

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Tacos de Ojo

Cow eyes make a juicy and gelatinous taco filling.

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Tacos de Sesos

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Tacos de Sesos

Grilled or braised, these brains make a tasty taco.

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The Endlessly Adaptable Skeletons of José Guadalupe Posada

Calaveras created by the Mexican artist have been repurposed for generations, with wildly varying intent.

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The Migrant Quilt Project Remembers Lives Lost Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Each quilt represents one year of fatalities and incorporates personal items found in the desert.

November 17, 2017

The Sweet Secrets of a Fifth-Generation Sugar Skull Maker

Elvira Mondragón Garcia's products range from the size of a gum ball to a human head.

November 1, 2017

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The Yucatán's Hidden 'Underwater River'

There's something fascinating happening at Angelita Cenote.

Found: A Scorpion on an Airplane

It's been a bad week for United Airlines.

The Subversive, Non-Creepy Charm of Mexican Street Clowns

They are ubiquitous.

November 9, 2016