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Aug 2, 20243 min read

THEY CALL THEMSELVES RARAMURI - The Light-Footed Ones

Raramuri Weavers Creel, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 When the Spanish arrived in Barrancas del Cobre, they...

Jul 4, 20245 min read

TESGUINO, BARTERING, GOD & THE DEVIL - The Home Brewed Currency of the Raramuri

Traditional Home Inside a Cave Near Creel, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 Imagine being able to create a form...

Jul 4, 20244 min read

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...

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...

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,...

DIA DE MUERTOS TOUR

Jun 15, 20245 min read

THE INTELLIGENCE OF BIRDS - Bird Watching in Chiapas

Russet-Crowned Motmot Chiapas, Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason February 2024 Though I grew up with bird books by the kitchen window...

CLOUD FOREST BIRD TOUR

May 15, 20245 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...

Nov 15, 20234 min read

PAINTED WALLS - The Maya Murals of Bonampak

Though Carlos Frey and John Bourne were the first westerners to arrive at the ancient city of Bonampak, Chiapas in February 1946, and...

Sep 29, 20232 min read

JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA: The Price of Political Satire

Jose Guadalupe Posada Political Satire has always been dangerous, but thankfully the efforts of certain revered celebrities, such as...

DIA DE MUERTOS TOUR

Sep 29, 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...

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...

Aug 11, 20235 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...

THE SILVER ROAD TOUR

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...

Jun 14, 20236 min read

JUAN QUEZADA & THE TRADITION OF MATA ORTIZ POTTERY - Reclaiming Techniques of the Mogollon Culture

Mata Ortiz Vessel Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2018 The story of Juan Quezada is as fascinating as...

MATA ORTIZ WORKSHOP

Dec 4, 20183 min read

INTO THE LANDS OF THE RARAMURI - Journey to the Copper Canyon

Canyon Views Copper Canyon, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2018 Having always been an avid planner with a...

Dec 4, 20185 min read

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND - Journey to Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo

Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason March 1, 2017 As a lone, female traveler, it can be slightly daunting to head...