Face to Face

We all dream about that special day…a day we can spend celebrating with the people we love most after having accomplished a dream, a goal, or a union. What first…

Mint & Lime. Just saying the name makes me feel cool and relaxed. I decided to visit the contemporary home store that’s making waves in Mexican interior design. Entering the…

“There are no limits,” is a phrase that Raúl Espejo repeats constantly when he speaks of his experiences as a tour guide in the natural reserves, cenotes, and jungles between…

Linguist Sam Larsson arrived to the Yucatan Peninsula in the seventies. He brought an innovative method to teach English and the latest in teaching technology which, at the time, comprised…

Swimming and snorkeling in a cenote in Yucatán is to admire a natural underwater gallery and be part of the game of lights and shadows; a wonderful spectacle of nature….

I’ve always loved Casa San Angel and its adjoining restaurant, Tala. It’s just one of those places that envelops you in a gentle welcome…and now I know why: because everything…

Ancient gardens full of life, a pool that invites you into its beauty, ample guest rooms with colonial style Mexican details, food that’s prepared with ingredients grown on the premises…

A few days ago I had the pleasure to meet Hermano (brother) Maya. As soon as he approached me at the bench where I was waiting, I felt that he…

For David Garret fans, this year’s most anticipated moment has arrived: he is coming to the Coliseo Yucatán on October 31st as a part of his tour Explosive Live! David…

Nine years have flown by since the day the magnificently restored rose-colored antique mansion on Paseo de Montejo opened its doors as Rosas & Xocolate Boutique Hotel. Every detail of…

There’s only one sun. Well, in México’s case we have to mention two more: on the one hand, the famous singer, and on the other hand, the city of Mérida…

Cities become well-known for their historic architecture, tourist attractions, and of course, for their people, who create the cultural and artistic life of a place, playing the lively melodies and…

The great variety of dishes (like the always-refreshing tabouli, delicious kibis or mouth-watering kafta) alongside cultural traditions, daily hard work, and discipline for saving are some of the most prized…

Walking along the street, the walls detain you: it’s not a photograph (even if it looks like it), it’s a mural with a face painted with such detail that you…

“Travel heals the heart.” Zazil Abraham recalls a trip she took with her mother to Muna when she was a teenager. As she looked out into the horizon from the…

To converse, interact, and speak the Spanish that you hear in the street is the primary objective of the Spanish school called La Calle (formerly called “Calle 55”). The school’s…

This qualifies as an adventure of a lifetime! Two Yucatecans left Mérida on Nov. 5 for a four-to-six-month motorcycle journey to the end of the world and back: the southern…

Gina Osorno, singer / songwriter / graphic designer, has been singing and songwriting since she was 13 years old. “I consider myself a versatile singer, I like many different kinds…

When you enter the home/studio/gallery/art workshop/cultural event setting known as Nahualli Casa de Artistas, you immediately know you have entered a very special place. The walls are full of paintings…

Genny Chans is ¾ Korean, ¼ Yucatecan. Her two grandfathers came to Yucatán in 1905 as young boys; her paternal grandfather married a Yucatecan woman, but her maternal grandfather, who…