Rachel Laudan

Here’s a link that lists some of the pieces of art that have disappeared from Mexico recently, particularly from churches.  It makes very sad reading.
What are not included in this list are manuscript cookbooks. Many of the great convents in Mexico still have magnificent manuscript cookbooks from the eighteenth century.  These are not only writen [...]

If you live in the US and have a burning desire to know more about Guanajuato you might want to check out the upcoming PBS program, Fiesta Mexicana, most of which was filmed here. The music is from all over Mexico but you will see our wonderful Teatro Juarez, perfect fin de siecle opera [...]

Are you planting? That’s a polite question to ask a Mexican campesino in late spring. The answer increasingly, at least in this region, is no. No, said Chuy, the horse died. No, said Emilia, three years out of seven there’s not enough rain and so it’s just not worth it. [...]