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Sacred Huichol pilgrimage route recognized for its cultural significance

The Huichol Indigenous People’s Route, a pre-Columbian pilgrimage that traverses Mexico’s sacred sites in the center and west of the country, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This ancestral pilgrimage, covering nearly 550 kilometers, connects 20 sacred sites that are fundamental to the worldview of the Wixárika people (also known as the Huichol).


Rainy season vocabulary lesson

Here are common Spanish terms you may hear or use in reference to the temporada de lluvias, paired with their English equivalents:

Rainy season may spark cockroach surge; & don't step on them

According to studies conducted by the Ministry of Health and pest control experts, cockroaches in Mexico become more active during the rainy season due to the increased humidity and warmth, which create ideal conditions for their survival. Heavy rains can also drive cockroaches indoors in search of shelter, they say.

Canadian exhibit and Mexican photographer make a cool pair at Cabañas

A wonderful collective exhibition from Canada showing at the Instituto Cultural Cabañas under the umbrella of the Festival Cultural de Mayo has a remarkable complement in an excellent, large collection of 20th century photography by Manuel Alvarez Bravo on exhibit across the patio.