Nov 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Hope you all had a happy Halloween, and came up with some creative travel costumes (my family and I went as Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls). Now that the calendar has flipped over into November, it's a time to honor our beloved who have passed on All Saints' Day, or as it is known in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. Skeletons and skulls are a pretty common theme in Day of the Dead decor and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Day Of The Dead
Nov 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Hope you all had a happy Halloween, and came up with some creative travel costumes (my family and I went as Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls). Now that the calendar has flipped over into November, it's a time to honor our beloved who have passed on All Saints' Day, or as it is known in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. Skeletons and skulls are a pretty common theme in Day of the Dead decor and ...Visit Denver For Dia De Los Muertos
Oct 27th, 2012 at 10:00AM: If a ticket to Mexico isn't in the cards for Dia de los Muertos this year, you might want to consider Denver. It may seem strange that a non-border state throws down so hard, but Denver is, after all, in the Southwest, and as such, has a thriving Hispanic community, as well as arts and culture scene. This colorful, oddly joyous holiday dates back to pre-Columbian times, and has its roots in pagan ...Mazatlan is safe, just ask the dead people
Nov 9th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Crime in Mexico has had a big impact on tourism, causing everything from a US Department of State travel warning to major cruise lines canceling calls at Mexican ports. Gadling has been covering the story all along and readers have been quick to respond both for and against travel to Mexico. To make sense of it all, we went to Mazatlan, once a bustling Mexican cruise port, to see for ourselves.
...Photo of the Day (10.31.10)
Oct 31st, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Happy Halloween! Er, should I make that Happy Day of the Dead? Believe it or not, America isn't the only country that likes to celebrate spooky holidays. In Mexico and some parts of Latin America, November 2nd is the chosen day to remember and celebrate the lives of deceased ancestors. Though one might think a holiday about death would be a somber affair, it's usually not. Much like Halloween, ...
