Lifestyle blogger Keith Paulson-Thorp is a retired professor and church musician who lives in beautiful Mérida, Yucatán. He plays with local chamber music groups and with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Yucatán. “Dr. Keith” taught at Valparaiso University, the University of Louisiana, and the University of Miami’s Osher Lifelong-Learning Center. He also was music director at large churches in Houston, Palm Beach and at the famous Old Mission Santa Barbara in California. Email: KikiPT@aol.com. You can read more from Keith at https://www.meridaexpat.net.
The Jaguars of Amatenango del Valle
Those who have traveled with Marina Aguirre know that there is always a new adventure around each corner. Best of all is the network...
The Festivals of Chiapas, Mexico
The festivals of Chiapas, Mexico are an important part of that state’s identity. In Chiapas, each town seems to have a unique style of...
Stepping into the Past in Chiapas
From Top Che Eco-Lodge, it is a rough 45-minute drive across marginally-paved roads to the edge of the Usumacinta River, which defines part of...
The Relationship Between Chocolate and Tabasco
The flight into Villahermosa from Mérida highlights the great diversity of Mexican topography. In Tabasco one is greeted by rivers, lakes, and swamps as...
The Last Remaining Tropical Rain Forest in North America
Leaving Villahermosa, a wide highway carries a seemingly inexhaustible convoy of trucks south into Chiapas and north into the Yucatán. After a few hours...
The Messy Business of Democracy in Mexico
One of my grandmother’s favorite sayings was: “Be careful what you wish for.” It is probably most pertinent in the political arena, and especially...
The Art of Making Tortillas in Yucatán
The art of making tortillas in Yucatán or anywhere in Mexico is time-consuming and tedious, but it is impossible to imagine Mexican food without...
Living on a Budget in Mérida
Perhaps the most frequent question we are asked living in Mexico is just how expensive it is, and if one can survive on a...
Who Was Juan Cano y Cano?
Who was Juan Cano y Cano? It’s September in Mexico, and that means preparations are under way to celebrate Independence Day, when Mexico cast...
The Parks of Mérida
I just returned from a vacation in Spain and it was interesting to see the roots of Mexico’s colonial culture, and note how it...
