The Best of Mexicanist Newsletter This Week 5/2024
From tourist brawls to whale museums, Cancun candor to fiery feasts. Dive deep with the Best of Mexicanist: news, ancient rituals and fiery cocktails.
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Is Your Holiday Destination Haunted? A Guide to Dark Tourism
Dark tourism explores humanity's morbid fascination with death and disaster. From concentration camps to cemeteries, thrill-seeking travelers visit sites of tragedy and macabre attractions. Driven by a need for unique experiences, some seek "slum tourism" or "trips of no return".
Forget "Hola," Learn THIS Word to Survive Mexico
Mañana—Mexico's most maddening yet magical word—means more than "tomorrow." It’s a philosophy of chaos and patience, teaching us to embrace the unpredictable. Forget deadlines; grab tequila. Life’s too short to sweat over air cons and goat-blocked roads. There’s always, well, mañana!
Holy Moly, Much Gold! The Spanish Conquest, Explained
The Spanish conquistadors, a bunch of gold-hungry, God-fearing adventurers, stormed the Americas. They plundered, enslaved, and proselytized their way across the continent, leaving a trail of blood, treasure, and cathedrals.
The Mexicanist Newsletter: Christmas in Mexico & Trump's Return
This month's Mexicanist newsletter covers a wide range of topics, from Trump's impact on US-Mexico relations and trade (including USMCA review and nearshoring potential) to lighter fare like turtle-friendly shrimp, soursop's US debut, and festive Mexican Christmas celebrations.