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A CONTROVERSY OF FEATHERS - The Precious Penacho of the Great Emperor Moctezuma II
Exquisite Moctezuma's Headdress Photo by Joe Klamar / Getty Images This exquisite quetzal-ornamented Mexica headdress was first mentioned...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Sep 5, 20245 min read
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BORN TO BE WILD - The Resplendent Quetzal of Mayab
Resplendent Quetzal Photo Courtesy of Wix Images T he majestic Resplendent Quetzal is an elusive and endangered species that inhabits the...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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MEET THE MONARCHS - The Royal Family of Michoacan
Monarch Caterpillars Macheros, Mexico State Mexico Photograph by Jennifer Bjarnason February 2022 Weighing less than one gram, the...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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TRAVEL ADVISORIES IN MEXICO - Stigma & the Culture of Fear
Guards of the Governors Palace Merida, Yucatan Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason April 2006 Last month, the USA issued yet another...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 1, 20248 min read
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YOUR NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE: Combating Overtourism in our modern time
Roman Baths Village of Baiae, Gulf of Naples Italy Photographer Unknown In the northeastern corner of Essex, England is an island that...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 1, 20248 min read
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THEY CALL THEMSELVES RARAMURI - The Light-Footed Ones
Raramuri Weavers Creel, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 When the Spanish arrived in Barrancas del Cobre, they...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jul 4, 20245 min read
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TESGUINO, BARTERING, GOD & THE DEVIL - The Home Brewed Currency of the Raramuri
Traditional Home Inside a Cave Near Creel, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 Imagine being able to create a form...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jul 4, 20244 min read
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THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD: The Legendary El Chepe Line
The Original Chepe Train Sinaloa, Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 Chugging past endless flat fields of tall grasses...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jul 4, 20245 min read
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A LONG ROAD TO RICHES - The Ambitious Village of Batopilas
Long & winding road to Batopilas Batopilas Canyon, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason November 2018 THE AMBITIOUS VILLAGE OF...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 16, 20247 min read
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A FLOWER FOR THE SEASON - The Sacred Marigold of Mexico
A Rebozo full of Marigolds Santa Fe de la Laguna, Michoacan Mexico Photo by Bart Bjarnason November 1, 2021 The arrival of the musky,...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 15, 20245 min read
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T-SHAPED DOORS OF THE SOUTHWEST & MEXICO - Unravelling an Architectural Riddle
T-Shaped Door Las Ventanas, Chihuahua Mexico Photo Courtesy of INAH The most striking architectural feature stamped into the minds of...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 2, 20245 min read
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THE ADOBE RUINS OF PAQUIME - A Labyrinth in the Mogollon Desert
Ancient Mogollon City Paquime, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2018 "It has been said that in Chihuahua there is no...
Jennifer Bjarnason
May 25, 20248 min read
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CAVE WEAVERS OF BECAL - An Ecuadorian Tradition in Mexico
Jipijapa hat weaver Alfredo Becal, Campeche Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2023 The Lonely Planet was clear about buying a...
Jennifer Bjarnason
May 16, 20246 min read
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THE INTELLIGENCE OF BIRDS - Bird Watching in Chiapas
Russet-Crowned Motmot Chiapas, Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason February 2024 Though I grew up with bird books by the kitchen window...
Jennifer Bjarnason
May 15, 20245 min read
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LA RUTA DE LOS CHENES - Zoomorphic Facades of Xibalba
Palacio Templo with Itzamna Monster Mouth Tabasqueno, Campeche Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason December 2023 Xibalba is the Maya...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Apr 26, 20247 min read
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THE ACCIDENTAL MAYANIST - The Epic Life of Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Russian-American Tatiana Proskouriakoff Born in 1909 in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Tatiana Proskouriakoff departed Russia in 1915 when...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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XOCHICALCO UNESCO SITE - In the House of Flowers
Photo by William Neuheisel The ancient city of Xochicalco is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and located in the state of...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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PAINTED WALLS - The Maya Murals of Bonampak
Though Carlos Frey and John Bourne were the first westerners to arrive at the ancient city of Bonampak, Chiapas in February 1946, and...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA: The Price of Political Satire
Jose Guadalupe Posada Political Satire has always been dangerous, but thankfully the efforts of certain revered celebrities, such as...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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LADY KABAL XOC: Royal Consort of Yaxchilan
Lady K’abal Xook pulling a thorned rope through her tongue, Lintel 24 from Yaxchilan (Now housed in the British Museum) Nestled deep...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20235 min read
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LA REINA DE LA SELVA: The Adventures of Trudi Duby Blom
Trudi Blom - July 7, 1901 - December 23, 1993 Born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1901, Trudi Duby Blom (née Lörtscher) exhibited a rebellious...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20235 min read
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MOON GODDESS OF THE MAYA: The Appropriation of Ix-Chel
Chac-Chel, the aged mid-wife goddess weaving on a backstrap loom. Scholars interpret the loom weaving to be the placenta, and thread the...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Aug 11, 20239 min read
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TRADE ROUTES OF THE AMERICAS: The Myth of the Ancient Turquoise Road
The ancient trade route that extended from Oasisamerica near Chaco Canyon to the southernmost corners of Mesoamerica's ancient Maya...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 15, 20234 min read
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TOLLAN-XICOCOTITLAN: The Rise of the Toltecs
Atlantean Statues Tollan-Xicocotitlan, Tula Hidalgo Mexico Photo by Jennifer Bjarnason October 2018 Tollan-Xicocotitlan is a Nahuatl...
Jennifer Bjarnason
Jun 14, 20236 min read
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