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Mini Maz: A Work by Marco Hernández
I have long loved miniatures. I collect them wherever I travel. I have belonged to groups in which we make them. So, when a friend of a friend posted pictures on Facebook of a miniature city, including...
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Oyster Divers in Mazatlán/Los Ostioneros
Today we had breakfast with Victor. He is an oyster diver here in Mazatlán, and has been for 33 years. His brother, Javier, has been diving for oysters for 28 years. Their father before them was an...
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Behind the Scenes of Carnavál: The Making of a Giant Statue
Every pata salada loves the monigotes, those super-sized statues that go up along the malecón and in the Plazuela Machado each year in the weeks prior to Carnavál. The tradition began in 2005, with...
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You Drive Us Wild We’ll Drive You Crazy
We had a whole lot of fun this past Wednesday, March 6. Our gorgeous Angela Peralta Theater, venue for so many classical music performances, became host to… sit down and take a breath — a rock band! It...
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Adventures in “La Comer”
Expats here call it “Mega.” Most of the locals I know call it “La Comer” or “Comercial Mexicana.” Either way, to me it’s a pretty boring place. I’m not a big shopper, I prefer the mercados to the...
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Do You Love Maestro López Saenz, Too?
Do you love internationally renowned Maestro Antonio López Saenz’ work? We are so blessed to have such a talented artist who is a native Mazatleco. You’ll remember that back in September the Maestro...
View ArticleThe Clock Whisperer
Gabriel Alfonso Gamez Zuñiga is Mazatlán’s resident clock whisperer, an incredibly talented, personable guy who is the last of a dying breed—the keeper of knowledge and skill that is nearing...
View ArticleOf Friends and Transitions
Living overseas seems to bring with it a mobile and transitory lifestyle of a caliber foreign to those who steward the home traditions. We become accustomed to a series of pronounced and frequent life...
View ArticleMazatlán’s Famous Feminist: La Maya
Move over, Billy Jean King! While you are awesome, Mazatlán’s own Margarita Montes won 28 of her 33 professional boxing matches against men—and that was back in the 1920s! She is perhaps the only...
View ArticleSymbols of the Spirit
Book Review—Symbols of the Spirit: A Meditative Journey Through Art By Glen Rogers, ©2019 Luna Arte Contemporáneo Paperback, 104 pages, US$30 or 500 pesos plus US$5 shipping from glen@glenrogersart.com...
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