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Escaramuza riders preserve piece of rural Latino culture

By John M. Glionna | Las Vegas Review-Journal – ReviewJournal.com – Photo: Erik Verduzco | Las Vegas Review-Journal | @Erik_Verduzco. The year was 2013 and Colon, now 26, joined one of the Las Vegas Valley’s few escaramuza teams. Seven years later, she...

Having a margarita? Before you sip, explore the cocktail’s mysterious origin

By Morgan Hines | USA TODAY – Chicago.SunTimes.com – Photo: stock.adobe.com Photo: Freshly made strawberry margaritas are ready to be served. Most of the origin stories that have been passed around take place in Mexico between the 1930s and 1940s,...

Drones aid exploration of buried, pre-Hispanic settlements in Michoacán

By Mexico News Daily – MexicoNewsDaily.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Tingambato, Michoacán, site of three ancient settlements. The use of drones and lasers has allowed archaeologists to confirm the existence of two pre-Hispanic settlements buried...

Chef John Ash shares favorite Mexican foods for Cinco de Mayo

By John Ash For The Press Democrat – PressDemocrat.com – Photo: Beth Schlanker | The Press Democrat. Photo: Posole with pork made by chef John Ash at his home in Santa Rosa, California. Cinco de Mayo is a bigger deal in the United States than in Mexico,...

After Adrian Raya’s BFA Thesis Exhibit Was Canceled, It Moved Online

By Kyle Harris – Westword.com – Photo By Adrian Raya. Photo: A self-portrait by MSU student Adrian Raya. Like many seniors graduating from art schools around the country, Metropolitan State University, in Minnesota, Adrian Raya was eager to share several...