Mi Bautizo–Betzy Noemi: Sunday in Santa Ines Yatzeche
Taking the road out of Oaxaca past the airport, we head toward Ocotlan. We are in the little blue Toyota pick-up that can! Eric drives, Elsa is in the middle with her legs straddling the “four on the floor” stick shift, and I am snuggled between her and the passenger door. It’s a tight fit. […]
1491: The Origin of Food — A Mesoamerica Excerpt
I’m nearly through Charles Mann’s “1491” — an extraordinary, powerful testimony to the survival and skill of native American people who, archeologists have posited, have lived in the Americas for at least 32,000 years. When most of Europe was covered in ice and uninhabitable, North and South America were populous and thriving. I’m discovering so […]
The Melting Pot: Miami to Mexico City
Airport Melting Pot Yesterday was a LONG travel day, starting at 2:30 a.m. eastern time. As soon as I landed in Miami, I knew I was in the transition to Latin America. In the airport, Spanish is the dominant language both among travelers and service people. As an English speaker with a very rudimentary knowledge […]