The-Capitol-PoPayIn 1650 the Governor of New Mexico, hoping to sooth the hostility of the Acoma Pueblo Indians, forbade the Franciscan Missionaries from punishing and forcing the Acoma to work without compensation and to allow the Indians to practice their traditional dances and religious ceremonies. The Franciscan Missionaries retaliated by turning the Governor over to the Spanish Inquisition; thus, the Franciscans had free reign over the province.
Read MoreSeptember is the ‘Month of the Country’ in Mexico, you will notice many little red white and green decorations around town, Mexican flags in the cars and houses and other patriotic decorations and specialty items for sale throughout the town…
Read MoreThis is a little informative piece on something not usually considered during the course of the day. At least I don’t believe I’ve given it much thought during the last half century.
Read MoreLike most folks in Arizona and Rocky Point, late summer is an ideal time to travel, as the temperature and humidity peak and the need to get to a cooler climate becomes an unavoidable oasis.
Read MoreEarly one morning, little Manuel Belén Pérez followed his grandfather, taking three steps to his grandfather’s one, as they climbed the steep rocky path into the palm woods high above his Nahuatl pueblo. Manuel loved and trusted his grandfather as the patriarch of the Belén Pérez Nahuatl family of basket weavers. Those daily climbs, as grueling as they were, would always be an adventure to Manuel and a pleasing memory to him even now because it represents the beginning of a life long journey learning the ancient art of basket weaving.
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Guidelines on animals, plants, and products that may enter Mexico
