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Over the course of nearly 30 years, Mexico Cooks! has visited Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, one of the most beautiful small colonial cities of Mexico, more times than we can count.
Graves decorated for Noche de los Muertos (Night of the Dead) in the Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán panteón(cemetery). These recent graves lie within easy sight of the yácatas (Purhépecha pyramids, mid-center in the photograph) just across the road. ...
Catrinas de papel maché (death-mocking figures made of paper maché). The catrín (male figure) and catrina (female figure) come from the late 19th-early 20th Century drawings by political cartoonist José Guadalupe Posadas. Posadas drew his...
This quirky calavera (skull, in this case about six inches high) is made of white chocolate with applied chocolate decorations dyed in various colors.Every year, Mexico Cooks! heads for Pátzcuaro to see what's new and eye-catching in the world of...
Lila Downs, Morelia, Michoacán, October 3, 2009. Unless otherwise noted, all photos are copyright Mexico Cooks!. Lila Downs hypnotized Morelia and absconded with the city's heart a few weekends ago. For a time, we Morelianos forgot about la crisis...
Actúa por la Paz: Take Action for Peace, on the back of a T-shirt, Morelia, September 15, 2009.On the night of September 15, 2008--just a bit over a year ago--all of Mexico celebrated its annual re-enactment of the Grito de Dolores (1810 call for...
