Steve Bridger

Travel, culture, comment +
other stuff about Mexico.

October 19th, 2005

Festival Cervantino, Act IV

The diminutive Plaza Baratillo, crisscrossed by life, is a plaza of artists and mystics, rich in myth.

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October 15th, 2005

After the Rain

And just like that, the rainy season has ended.

Filed in Michoacán & Western Mexico

October 13th, 2005

Festival Cervantino, Act III

No festival site is more astounding than the Teatro Juarez, says Tony Cohan, as the Cervantino reaches its half way point.

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October 9th, 2005

Festival Cervantino, Act II

The first of three big Cervantino weekends is underway. Tony Cohan continues his festival review.

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October 7th, 2005

Festival Cervantino, Act I

Tony Cohan posts the first of his on-the-spot reports during the Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato.

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September 30th, 2005

Toledo wins ‘Alternative Nobel’

One of Mexico’s greatest living artists and community philanthropists to receive the award in December.

Filed in Art, Culture & Music

September 29th, 2005

Webcast: The Many Faces of Frida

Art historians and culture vultures consider Kahlo’s impact across fine art, design, film and fashion.

Filed in Frida Kahlo

September 23rd, 2005

The earth moved under my feet

We remember the magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck Mexico and killed thousands twenty years ago.

Filed in Mexican Life & Society

September 21st, 2005

Ten images of Independence

A gallery of images from Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations.

Filed in Events & Festivals

September 16th, 2005

Visiting Pakal’s Tomb

Tourists need to follow a strict procedure to gain access to the tomb of Palenque’s most famous king. That is, once the new site director re-opens access.

Filed in Archaeological Mexico, Palenque