A Traveler’s Basic Maya Phrasebook
Planning a trip around Yucatán or the Riviera Maya in Mexico? You might want to brush up on how to say basic phrases in Maya. Maya is a family of Mesoamerican languages spoken by over 6 million people in Southern
The Petroglyphs of Badger Springs
Marcey and I walked down the wash that wound its way through the small canyon. Although it was barely the begging of April, the midday sun was blistering hot. Such is life in Arizona, a place of yellow-brown dryness. You
What I learned from a 2-year-old Seri
As is usual in life, it’s the small things that teach you the big lessons. This happened to me while traveling around the State of Sonora, in northern Mexico, staying with native tribes. As fate would have it, I would
Yaqui and Mayo Altars to the Dead
Death is universal, and something that society regularly shies away from in fear. Unless you’re Mexican. Death has always been venerated in Mexico, from the time of the ancient Native civilizations up until our own times. It is simply a