Letter from the Editor: August 2021
“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd Traveling this summer has presented its challenges, but I’ve still found…
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“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd Traveling this summer has presented its challenges, but I’ve still found…
Continue readingSometimes you need to let go, slow down, and let someone else make the decisions along the way. This is exactly what I did for this trip. We ended up…
Continue readingEvery city has a few lesser-noticed landmarks or “hidden corners.” Here are five favorites in the city of Mérida. Maya Stones in a Catholic Church Across from Mérida’s Parque…
Continue reading“There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.” – Charles Dudley Warner Think of that moment when you first board a plane and…
Continue readingThis ancestral agricultural system is practiced throughout Mesoamerica (southern México and Central America), and it combines a great deal of knowledge and techniques rooted in Maya world view. When visiting…
Continue readingI looked out the window, then ahead. The landscape was no longer flat, there were curves and elevations that are quite steep for Yucatán. Were they hills? No matter, the…
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