By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Wheelchairing my way through the Dominican Republic, I saw the country’s incredible natural beauty and felt the sincere warmth and hospitality of its people…
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Archive for ‘History’
D-Day: Ronald Reagan Said It All
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, we join in paying our respects to those who sacrificed so much that fateful day…
Reclaiming the Cinco
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … In most of Mexico, the Cinco de Mayo has become a passé holiday, sometimes observed in order to extend the Labor Day break…
Pai, Northwest Thailand’s Mountain Paradise
By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL … Pai was once known as the “hippie” community of Thailand, but it has become more of a tourist destination as of late, despite a noticeable hippie vibe…
Korea Celebrates 100 Years of Sovereignty
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The South Korean Embassy in Mexico and the Korean Cultural Center hosted a spectacular, one-night-only performance by […]
Apologies, Now and Then: Conquest and Reconciliation
By MATT SEDDON Rector of Christ Church Mexico City In 1514, five years before Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores […]
AMLO’s Letter to Spanish King Ignites a Firestorm
By RICARDO CASTILLO On March 6, Pulse News Mexico published an article offering a retrospective on the arrival of Hernán […]
Pakistani Envoy Underscores Nation’s Commitment to Peace
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With geopolitical tensions still high between Pakistan and its southern neighbor India, Islamabad’s ambassador to Mexico, Tasawar […]
Tracing the Splendor of the Ancient Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat and the Ta Phrom Temple
(First Part of a Two-Part Series) By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL Whether it is your first visit to the jungle-shrouded Buddhist […]
Éirinn go Brách
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Tomorrow, Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day, and, at least for 24 hours, just about everyone […]
Ashes to Ashes…
By MATT SEDDON Rector of Christ Church Mexico City The most common thing that archaeologists discover when they excavate is […]
