By MELISSA T. CASTRO Known in its heyday as Thebes, today the city of Luxor stands as a trial of […]
Archive for ‘History’
An Overlooked Perspective of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
By JENNIFER SCHNEIDER “If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews […]
Seeds of Life and Sexuality in Mexico’s Pre-Hispanic West
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of the ongoing 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Guadalajara […]
A History of Mexico, Cast in Silver and Gold
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Money, in addition to being the fuel that powers any nation’s economy, is the tangible record of […]
1977: Acapulco, Braniff…and the Setting Jetset Sun
By WILLIAM JACK SIBLEY For five years in the late 1970s, early 80s, I was employed as a “Spanish speaker” […]
The Pastorelas of Tepotzotlán
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It’s an ideal setting for a Christmas pageant: the little colonial town of Tepotzotlán, […]
Mexico’s Traditional Christmas Flower
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Blush-red poinsettias have long been regarded around the world as the perfect companion to […]
Walking and Drinking Cerveza on the Road to Mexico’s Revolutions
By RICH GRANT By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years […]
Posadas Welcome Mexican Christmas Season
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If you’re new to Mexico, you might have been surprised when, starting on around mid-December, […]
Mexico’s Emblemic Virgin
BY THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS She is the patron saint of Mexico and the focal point of the world’s most visited Christian […]
The City Where It’s Christmas All Year Round
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Tlalpujahua, a little mountain town on the northeast end of the Mexican state of Michoacán, just two […]
Japanese Ambassador Hosts Last National Day Reception Honoring Akihito
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Japanese Ambassador to Mexico Yasushi Takase hosted a diplomatic reception at his residence on Wednesday, Dec. 5, […]
George H. W. Bush Dead at 94
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died at his […]
A Homage to Mexico’s Revolution
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day) officially falls on Nov. 20, but in […]
Algerian Envoy Recalls Nation’s Independence Revolution
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Algerian Ambassador to Mexico Rabah Hadid and his wife Farida Hadid commemorated (belatedly) the 64th anniversary of […]
