Tag Archives: Spanish

Mexico City Experiences Rapid Influx of Foreign Remote Workers

By KELIN DILLON While Mexico City (CDMX) and the nearby Mexican cities of Cuernavaca and San Miguel de Allende have long been known for their flourishing expat communities, economic hardships brought forth by the covid-19 pandemic has prompted a new influx of foreigners into the Mexico City metropolitan area who look to match their high-income remote jobs with Mexico’s low

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Mexican Soprano to Perform in Indigenous Mixe Opera

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican soprano singer María Reyna will offer an operatic concert dedicated to the indigenous Mixe people, who live in the eastern highlands of the central state of Oaxaca, in a one-night performance at the National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Saturday, May 21. The concert, titled “Orgullosa Soy Raíz” (“I am Proud of

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Cooking with Iberian Ham

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When it comes to hams, Iberians are the top of the line. These succulent, flavorful gammon masterpieces of Spain — produced from the acorn-grazed, black-hoofed Iberian pigs found only in the mountainous southern and southwestern regions of that European nation — are the crème de la crème of fatty cured pork. The history of jamón ibérico is

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Mexico Gives Blessing for Landau Appointment as Ambassador

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     The Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) announced late Tuesday, March 19, that it had granted its bene placito (formal diplomatic approval) to the nomination of U.S. veteran appellate lawyer Christopher Landau to serve as ambassador to Mexico. Landau, who has no formal diplomatic experience but an impressive legal career, was officially nominated for the

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Iberian Ham: More than Acorns and Black Hoofs

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     There’s no dish more Spanish than ham – the country’s legendary fatty cured pork – and no ham more delicious than jamón ibérico, produced from the acorn-grazed, black-hoofed Iberian pigs found only in the mountainous southern and southwestern regions of that European nation. But while most Mexicans are more than willing to savor the wonderfully air-cured pork

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