The first Englishman to set foot in Xalapa was an unfortunate fellow called Robert Barrett. That was back in 1568. Some 432 years later, another Englishman has set foot in this delightful city. But Richard Nathan considers himself a lot more fortunate, even though he arrived here after walking nearly 4,000 miles (6,400 kms). A […]
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Examining the photographs of Edna Vite is much like peering into the very depths of her heart. As Vite herself explains, the photographic artwork that she creates is a declaration of her love. “That is what I want to express – mi amor,” she says, explaining that it is something that she is offering up to […]
Continue ReadingEsta es una versión del clásico veracruzano que tradicionalmente se hace con huachinngo. Si el huachinango es muy caro, yo compro cualquier pescado de carne firme. Esto tiene todo lo que puede querer en un saludable platillo mexicano, combinando sabores vivos y proteína, sin sacrificar la autenticidad regional. Se pueden utilizar jitomates enlatados si los […]
Continue ReadingLas montañas del norte de Puebla y Veracruz están bendecidas con abundantes pescados de agua dulce. La combinacion de pescado y pipián es poco común pero muy deliciosa, y cualquier pescado blanco de carne firme puede ser utilizado para esta receta. La cantidad de semillas de chile va de acuerdo con su gusto individual. Ingredientes […]
Continue ReadingEsta salsa se originó en Huatusco, en el norte de la parte central de Veracruz. Los chiles comapeños son unos chiles secos, pequeños y rojos que abundan en ésta región. Los puede sustituir con chile de árbol, pero recomiendo que los use en menor cantidad ya que los chiles de árbol son más picantes. Si […]
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Published or Updated on: December 13, 2009 by Roberta Sotonoff © 2009
Continue ReadingBy common consent, the history of blacks in Mexico is a long one. The first black slave to set foot in Mexico is thought to have been Juan Cortés. He accompanied the conquistadors in 1519. It has been claimed that some natives thought he must be a god, since they had never seen a black […]
Continue ReadingConsider El Tajin’s famous pyramid of the Niches, built by inheritors of the Olmec culture. Thousands of small stone blocks came together just so, like a Chinese block puzzle, to produce a structure that rises 20 meters in seven tiers. A staircase climbs the eastern face. Curiously, there are 365 square recesses set into the […]
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Vela Sud Sailing Schedule and Ports of Call 1 Rio de Janeiro Brazil February 2-7 2 Mar de Plata Argentina February 21-26 3 Montevideo Uruguay February 28-March2 4 Buenos Aires Argentina March 4-9 5 Isla de los Estados Argentina March 18 6 Ushuaia Argentina March 19/20-23 7 Cabo de Hornos Chile March 23/24 8 Punta […]
Continue ReadingThe Vanilla Festival is held in early summer every year in Papantla, Veracruz. The origins of the festival pre-date the Spanish conquest. Its timing is now tied to the Catholic celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ), sixty days after Easter. Papantla is the heart of Mexico’s vanilla-growing region. Vanilla, surely one […]
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