by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juárez, México – This week is the 40th anniversary celebration of the Sánchez Pascuas Market. Check out today’s music video from the state’s police band. Of course I am biased, but Oaxaca is a great place to celebrate the Fiestas Patrias!

by Ron Mader Mexico’s best tourism fair of the year is … not a tourism event per se but rather a ginormous expo of local folk and craft. Hosted by FONAES, the eponymous Expo FONAES is taking place now and over the weekend at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes. Check out the developing story [...]

By Jeanine Kitchel David Sterling, chef and mastermind behind Los Dos Cooking School in Merida, has the right idea about cooking in Mexico. Use what’s fresh, use what’s local, and try regional recipes. That’s exactly what he teaches in his cooking classes, dished up twice weekly between the months of October and March. Add a [...]

by Ron Mader Thank you, Mexico! I am editing (and savoring) the guide to Menu Spanish. Here’s to salsas, a critical element in what you can eat in Oaxaca.

by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico – Today the train station market celebrates its 4th anniversary! Estacion View more presentations from ron mader Free Flyer!

Septehambre, originally uploaded by planeta. by Ron Mader Low tourism in September lends its way to a new word – ‘Septehambre’ by combining the words ‘Septiembre’ (September) and ‘Hambre’ (hunger) This calendar shows the guys that run the ‘carretas’ (carts) at the Central de Abastos in Oaxaca. septehambre View more documents from ron mader. Calendar [...]

OAXACA DE JUAREZ, MEXICO — As part of the global celebration of World Environment Day (June 5), Planeta.com presents the eighth annual Colibri Ecotourism Award to Gerhard Buttner, who has trained guides and artisans in the Yucatan and Oaxaca. “I can think of no better candidate this year and it is hard to know where [...]