On Episode 5 of “Uncovered,” we speak with Pete of the Ancient Americas YouTube Channel on topics including using his platform for science education and just how vast the scope of ancient American history really is.
Senior Editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a journalist, photographer and adventure leader. Born in Mérida, Carlos holds degrees from universities in Mexico, Canada, and Norway.
In the chilly early morning of Mexico City’s Central de Abasto — a sprawling wholesale market — days begin long before the sun can offer any warmth. Among the thousands of workers are a growing number of Haitian migrants, a notable shift in the labor force of the world’s largest food market. Ralph Sunday, an energetic…
A local theater company dissolved the traditional boundaries between stage and spectator at an experimental performance this week, inviting audience members to direct the show as it unfolded. Belacqua presented “Laboratorio SF: ¿podría usted dirigirme?” (Laboratory SF: Could You Direct Me?) on Thursday at the Centro Cultural del Mayab as part of Yucatán’s Otoño Cultural…
Hundreds of people marched down Paseo de Montejo Saturday morning as part of a youth-led movement that swept across Mexico. The demonstration in Mérida was one of more than 50 organized in cities nationwide, all demanding an end to violence, corruption and government inaction. The Gen Z march kicked off at 9 a.m. at the…
Walk through the interior towns of Yucatán and you might spot an elderly farmer heading to his milpa with what looks like a natural water bottle slung over his shoulder. That’s a calabazo—or chúuj in Maya—a dried gourd that has served as the peninsula’s original hydration system for thousands of years. These days, though, the…
Within Maya cosmology, spiritual practitioners have always walked a fine line between healing and harm. While many know about the jmeen — traditional Maya healers who perform agricultural ceremonies and cure illnesses — fewer understand their shadowy counterparts: the ajpuul yaaj. According to anthropologist Alberto Velázquez Solís from the Intercultural University of Campeche, these figures…
Over the past couple of weeks, the Netflix documentary series “Juan Gabriel: Debo, puedo y quiero” (“I Must, I Can, and I Want To”) has become a topic of conversation at workplaces, kitchen tables, and cantinas across the Spanish-speaking world. Though Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadez) may not be a household name outside Latin…
