While out on a shopping excursion in Tamarindo earlier this year, I discovered an incredible boutique, Bagus Costa Rica. They were my last stop after an active afternoon of walking up and down the stretch of hip shops a block in from the beach. Many people head to Tamarindo, on the west coast of Costa […]
Mexico
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Around the world today, many cultures and countries are celebrating International Women’s Day. Started in the United States in response to the oppression and inequality women were experiencing, a march of 15,000 women took place in New York City in 1908. The marchers were demanding better pay, shorter hours and the right to vote. Over […]
Visit an Artisan Weavers Village in Oaxaca, Mexico
Artisans in the village of Teotitlan del Valle, in southern Mexico, have been weaving rugs as their ancestors have for centuries. Found just east of Oaxaca City off the main road to popular archeological sites of Yagul and Mitla and just a little past El Tule, the giant super cypress tree, Teotitlan del Valle is […]