Shrink-wrapped pig’s head, Mega supermarket, Guanajuato

A propos the comments on watching the killing of animals for meat, a couple of photos. It is accompanied by shrink-wrapped “maiz para pozole,” that is, hominy for the classic…

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The science and culture of maize in Mexico

An interesting program if you happen to be in Mexico City  (click on the image a couple of times and you will see it full size).

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Migrating with a Millstone around the Neck: Italian-Mexicans

Well, not around the neck but from the village in Italy, on to the ship, off load and reload in railroad cars, and then off load and slog up the…

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