By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Francisco Toledo, was a Mexican painter, sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist, environmentalist, humanitarian, and promoter of Mexican culture, particularly of Oaxaca, his home state.…
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By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine In the USA, where I am from, we are frequently asked: paper or plastic? And the groovy stores like Whole Foods and Trader…
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By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Salt content of the seas and oceans varies as do the types of salts they contain. The simple definition of a salt is…
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By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Although I have written several articles about corn A (Zea mays), for The Eye, this one focuses on an outstanding new discovery that…
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By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Mexico is first in the world for avocado production. It is hugely important to the Mexican economy. Its production represents 45.95% of the…
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Second only to dark chocolaty mole negro, tlayudas are without a doubt the principal, uniquely Oaxacan, culinary seduction, renowned throughout Mexico. While eaten virtually any time of day or…
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1. Monte Alban Monte Alban was once the ancient capital of the Zapotec people. Overlooking the Valley of Oaxaca, Monte Alban is one of the top archeological sites in Mexico.…
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Perhaps the story of distillation and mezcal in Mexico begins with the arrival of the Spanish during The Conquest in the first quarter of the 1500s. Or with Filipino seamen…
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Word has it that the folks who fish the waters off Puerto Ángel really know how to find fish—tuna, red snapper, bonito, saltfish, and shark, along with lobsters, octopus, and…
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My discovery of tiritas happened a while ago, when my Mexican partner said on a Sunday morning, “I want to take you to eat tiritas today.” I had never heard…
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