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THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD: The Legendary El Chepe Line
The Original Chepe Train Sinaloa, Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 Chugging past endless flat fields of tall grasses...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jul 4, 20245 min read


A LONG ROAD TO RICHES - The Ambitious Village of Batopilas
Long & winding road to Batopilas Batopilas Canyon, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 THE AMBITIOUS VILLAGE OF...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 16, 20247 min read


A FLOWER FOR THE SEASON - The Sacred Marigold of Mexico
A Rebozo full of Marigolds Santa Fe de la Laguna, Michoacan Mexico Photo by Bart Bjarnason November 1, 2021 The arrival of the musky,...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 15, 20245 min read


T-SHAPED DOORS OF THE SOUTHWEST & MEXICO - Unravelling an Architectural Riddle
T-Shaped Door Las Ventanas, Chihuahua Mexico Photo Courtesy of INAH The most striking architectural feature stamped into the minds of...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 2, 20245 min read


THE ADOBE RUINS OF PAQUIME - A Labyrinth in the Mogollon Desert
Ancient Mogollon City Paquime, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2018 "It has been said that in Chihuahua there is no...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
May 25, 20248 min read


CAVE WEAVERS OF BECAL - An Ecuadorian Tradition in Mexico
Jipijapa hat weaver Alfredo Becal, Campeche Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2023 The Lonely Planet was clear about buying a...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
May 16, 20246 min read


THE ACCIDENTAL MAYANIST - The Epic Life of Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Russian-American Tatiana Proskouriakoff Born in 1909 in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Tatiana Proskouriakoff departed Russia in 1915 when...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Nov 15, 20234 min read


XOCHICALCO UNESCO SITE - In the House of Flowers
Photo by William Neuheisel The ancient city of Xochicalco is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and located in the state of...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Nov 15, 20235 min read


LADY KABAL XOC: Royal Consort of Yaxchilan
Lady K’abal Xook pulling a thorned rope through her tongue, Lintel 24 from Yaxchilan (Now housed in the British Museum) Nestled deep...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20235 min read


LA REINA DE LA SELVA: The Adventures of Trudi Duby Blom
Trudi Blom - July 7, 1901 - December 23, 1993 Born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1901, Trudi Duby Blom (née Lörtscher) exhibited a rebellious...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20235 min read


MOON GODDESS OF THE MAYA: The Appropriation of Ix-Chel
Chac-Chel, the aged mid-wife goddess weaving on a backstrap loom. Scholars interpret the loom weaving to be the placenta, and thread the...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20239 min read


TRADE ROUTES OF THE AMERICAS: The Myth of the Ancient Turquoise Road
The ancient trade route that extended from Oasisamerica near Chaco Canyon to the southernmost corners of Mesoamerica's ancient Maya...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 15, 20234 min read


TOLLAN-XICOCOTITLAN: The Rise of the Toltecs
Atlantean Statues Tollan-Xicocotitlan, Tula Hidalgo Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason October 2018 Tollan-Xicocotitlan is a Nahuatl...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 14, 20236 min read


THE LEGENDARY QUETZALCOATL: From Olmec to the Mexica
The oldest relic of Quetzalcoatl begins with the ancient Olmec, who dwelled in southern Mexico from approximately 1200-400 BCE, and is...
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 14, 20236 min read


ALLEY OF THE KISS: Star-Crossed Lovers of Guanajuato City
LEGENDS OF MEXICO - ALLEY OF THE KISS
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Apr 15, 20232 min read


RECLAIMING A VINEYARD: The Jesuits and they Wine the Left Behind
HISTORY - THE JESUITS AND THE WINE THEY LEFT BEHIND
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Jennifer Bjarnason
Dec 15, 20224 min read
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