Art

Mexican art and the creative industries — from Frida Kahlo's legacy to contemporary galleries, street murals, and the booming art market that makes Mexico a cultural powerhouse.

Interior of a Yucatán cave showing red ochre negative handprints and geometric Maya symbols.

Yucatan

What the Tren Maya Could Destroy Before Anyone Sees It

Two calcified skulls shattered by tourist-dropped cameras. A cave sealed for 1,000 years and opened to reveal 200 untouched artifacts. 137 children’s handprints in red and black, a coming-of-age ritual from the age of drought. The Yucatán’s cave paintings are an archive in crisis.