This is Mexico : Building a Country : The Architecture of Mexico : Part 2 : Prehispanic Inspiration.
In August of 2024 I presented a talk at the West Australian Museum as part of a series delivered by FOMEX (The Friends of México Society) on the architecture of Mexico. This was the 3rd series of talks presented and is part of the Mission Statement of FOMEX which is to share the culture of their homeland with the society of the peoples they are … Continue reading This is Mexico : Building a Country : The Architecture of Mexico : Part 2 : Prehispanic Inspiration.
This is Mexico : Building a Country : The Architecture of Mexico : Part 1
This Post was part of a series of seminars delivered at Boola Bardip The West Australian Museum in Perth (Western Australia por supuesto) on Saturday the 10th of August 2024 as part of the Friends of Mexico’s (FOMEX) 2024 series (our 3rd series so far). Previous lectures in this series included…. …….with the final in the series to be delivered by Ernesto Martinez (the maestro … Continue reading This is Mexico : Building a Country : The Architecture of Mexico : Part 1
Bebidas, en la Bolsa : Drinks, in the bag
In Mexico you can purchase your drinks from various vendors by the bag (or bolsa). This is simply a bag with a straw in it. Mexico has long made aguas frescas (fresh waters) from water, fruits and seeds long before soda came on the scene. This tradition would have been greatly boosted by the herbs and fruits and grains (such as barley and rice) that … Continue reading Bebidas, en la Bolsa : Drinks, in the bag
What is the World coming to? Should I be horrified or amused? The Epidemic of Obesity.
A recent article in the Medscape medical journal has entered my feed and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. It did bring up some relevant and thought provoking points (although none that, as a health professional, I was unaware of) but its source material was something I never thought I’d see in such a journal. Although these days I should not be surprised. … Continue reading What is the World coming to? Should I be horrified or amused? The Epidemic of Obesity.
Prehispanic Drinks – Bate
The beverage, bate, is a traditional beverage of the state of Colima made from toasted and ground chan, beaten with water and sweetened with honey or a kind of molasses prepared from piloncillo, or hard brown sugar. The chan seed is an interesting pseudograin that hails originally from the Mexican state of Colima. Suchitlán is a small town around 20 kilometres outside of the state … Continue reading Prehispanic Drinks – Bate
Xochipilli and the Zapote
I would like to look at some interesting information regarding a little known (to me) statue of Xochipilli that has recently been mentioned by two history related sites (1)(2) The Posts I speak of. via Tetzcoco Prehispánico on Facebook SCULPTURE OF XOCHIPILLI, HUEXOTLA. Image: Wilhelm Bauer 1901 – 1910 This beautiful tezontle (1) stone sculpture, from Huexotla (2), State of Mexico, measures 15.5 x 11 … Continue reading Xochipilli and the Zapote
Battle of the Gods in Yucatan
Progreso is a port city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located on the Gulf of Mexico in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida (the biggest city on the Yucatán Peninsula) In May of 2024 a three-meter tall sculpture of the Greek God Poseidon, made of fiberglass, created by the sculptor Chapa Balam Díaz ,was erected approximately five … Continue reading Battle of the Gods in Yucatan
Ixchel and the Legend of Chepil
I have posted on the herb chipilin previously and noted both its culinary and medicinal uses. Check this out at Quelite : Chipilin : Crotalaria longirostrata I want to expand upon my original Post with some cultural background on the herb and a legend on the creation of the plant. Many plants have creation myths, usually involving death, violence and/or a tragic love story, and … Continue reading Ixchel and the Legend of Chepil
Prominent Mexican Women
On Saturday the 8th of June the friends of México presented the second of their talks for 2024 at The W.A. Museum in Perth, Western Australia as part of the Boola bardip or “many stories” program. The talk was presented by Eugenia a prominent member of the Perth chapter of FOMEX. Boola bardip is an indigenous term from the whadjuk (1) noongar (2) people whose … Continue reading Prominent Mexican Women
No tacos para ti : Prehispania Mania
Cover Image : mis disculpas a Vera Cruz (1) A Mesoamerican retrospective delivered in memes (focussing on the Azteca por supuesto). There is some controversy over the term “Aztec”. It has been posited that the word was “invented” by white anthropologists (and sometimes more specifically Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt) (1) to describe the people of the Valley of México because, at this stage, Western … Continue reading No tacos para ti : Prehispania Mania
Masa Americana 