The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Tejuino was not only popular in pre-Hispanic times, but is still a favorite hot-weather drink in Jalisco, Chihuahua and other places. To find out how it’s made, I had only to drive five minutes from my home outside Guadalajara to the nearest tejuino stand, where brewer Osmar Carmona outlined the procedure:
His mobile rang. Archaeologist Rodrigo Esparza tapped Reply. On the other end was Cecila González, one of Mexico’s leading experts in ceramic restoration. “Guess what?” she said. “I have a surprise for you. Your jar is ready to go home.”
The human race has become complacent. Once upon a time pestilence was something to worry about, but a few decades of relatively mild epidemics – and the discovery of medical fixes to keep them at bay – led most of us citizens of the 21st century to believe that pestilence and plague were things of the past.
Dr. Margarita Ibarra is a member of the Nephrology Department at Guadalajara’s Hospital Civil. Since the appearance of Covid-19, her life has changed drastically.
Finding good books in English is difficult in the best of times, but it becomes a major headache when a pandemic has you under siege.
Finding good books in English is difficult in the best of times, but it becomes a major headache when a pandemic has you under siege.
A new book titled “Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene” – written in excellent English – presents the first study of the archaeology of the whole of West Mexico, from the earliest to the latest cultural periods, by a single author. It is also unique in that it is far more than a simple compendium of excavations and artifacts.