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Iconic Places in Mexico City / La Casa de los Azulejos

To say that a place is "iconic" can feel somewhat empty in today's context where, for influencers, anything can be labeled as "iconic." However, a place that appears in the painting "La entrada del ejército trigarante" (Anonymous, ca. 1882) truly deserves the title in every sense of the word.

Lugares icónicos CDMX / La Casa de los Azulejos

Tourist traps / The canaries that see the future

This isn't a scam in the strict sense. Rather, it's a beautiful tradition that can catch you off guard.

Trampas para turistas / Los canarios que ven el futuro

Bygone places / Zoco's bar in Cuautitlán Izcalli

Before it was Zoco’s, facing a Gigante that later became Soriana. Now, it’s a chain gym facing nothingness.

Guía de lugares que ya no existen / Zoco’s Bar en Cuautitlán Izcalli

Taco Guide in CDMX / La Brisa, Champion-Level Barbacoa Flautas and Tripe

There are words that transport us somewhere. For me, it happens with "lonchería"; it takes me to a novella by José Pérez Chowell titled "Mr. Bureaucrat."

Hotel Guide in Riviera Nayarit: Conrad Punta de Mita, Privacy on the Mexican Pacific

Punta de Mita is one of Mexico's most luxurious and youthful destinations. It should not be confused with the controversial Punta Mita, located a couple of kilometers to the north, famous for privatizing access to over 700 hectares overlooking the Mexican Pacific.

Guía de hoteles en la Riviera Nayarita: Conrad Punta de Mita, privacidad en el pacífico mexicano

Tourist Trap Guide / The Terraces of Zócalo

Hands reached out towards my body as if Virgil himself were guiding me through the surroundings of Zócalo square.

Guía de trampas para turistas/ las terrazas del Zócalo

The Mystery of the Taco Placero

The name "placero" is more pragmatic than ontological; it serves to identify something that doesn't resemble anything else, even if we don't know exactly what it is.

Guide to Unusual and Hidden Places in Mexico City / Café La Habana, Where Che and Fidel Planned a Revolution

Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro Ruz, leaders of the 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) that culminated in the Cuban Revolution, met in Mexico.

Guía de lugares inusuales y escondidos de la CDMX/ Café La Habana, el lugar donde el Che y Fidel planearon una revolución.

Guide to Places That No Longer Exist / El Ranchero, Aguascalientes' Oldest Cantina

It is said that the cantina had a saying: "we will be those who are here... and those who are here will be." Today, El Ranchero is neither here nor present.

Guía de lugares que ya no existen / El Ranchero, la cantina más antigua de Aguascalientes.

"Guide to Unusual and Hidden Places in Mexico City / Zinco Jazz Club, the Temple of Jazz in Mexico"

Jazz never goes out of style; it just tires of the spotlight.

Lugares inusuales y escondidos de la CDMX/ Zinco Jazz Club, el templo del jazz en México

Guide to Cantinas in Mérida / Eladio’s Bar Centro, unlimited and free snacks.

Eran las once de la mañana y el calor empezaba a empañarnos la mirada, teníamos al frente una ciudad desconocida y un hambre que venía de muy lejos.

Guía de cantinas en Mérida / Eladio’s Bar Centro, botanas gratis e infinitas.

Bygone places / El Patio, Where José José Used to Sing

Imagine, for a moment, that you arrive at a place, are assigned a table, and notice that to your right, Diego Rivera is sitting with Frida Kahlo.

Guía de lugares que ya no existen / El Patio, donde cantaba José José