GARY'S IMPRESSIONS OF MICHOACAN, MEXICO

(photo: entrance to market at Codallos and Ramos) This post had its origin in the public speculation and political activity over the past ye...

Fragment #6 -- A day in Pátzcuaro. When we return to Canada from Mexico we are invariably asked, “What do you do there?”, or, “What would...

#4 Continuing with my some time theme of fragments, a brief comment on pilgrimages.These are common the world over and watching religious ...

I have already talked a little about the dance of the negritos and the importance of the negrito in the Purépecha culture. Now I am going t...

This and other post with this title are an attempt to simply capture a moment which will perhaps fall into a larger picture in the future, o...

Community! What is it? As a sociologist I have talked about community all my adult life having realized that sociology is a long nostalgic...

Our destination was a Michoacán Pueblo in order to watch a traditional dance but we took the slow road so as to maximize the number of smal...