So it’s your first time visiting Mexico?

Planning a trip across the border is always exciting, but you're in for a treat if it's your first time visiting Mexico. The country is extremely culturally diverse, with widely varying climate, cultural traditions, art, and cuisine. I was a . . . READ MORE
El Grito de Delores – a cry for independence

On September 16, 1810, after Mexicans had endured 300 years of harsh, authoritarian Spanish rule, a priest from the city of Delores decided enough was enough. Father Miguel Hidalgo rang his church bell and delivered a powerful speech, now . . . READ MORE
Up close and personal with the world’s largest fish

From the month of May through September, an estimated 1,400 whale sharks migrate through the waters surrounding Isla Mujeres in Mexico. Officially the biggest fish in the ocean, they're nicknamed the "dominoes" because their skin is dark gray, . . . READ MORE

Tour Lili’s Mexico City

A pictorial representation of the plot points of the new novel, Palace of the Blue Butterfly. Here’s what our lead character, Lili, would encounter as she winds her way through the story. Enjoy the picturesque beauties of Mexico.

Mexico City Tour pic 1 — It’s night when she arrives in Mexico.

Mexico City Tour pic 2 — But she knows the area around Plaza Rio de Janeiro even in the dark.

Mexico City Tour pic 3 — And the elegant Porfirian mansions surrounding the park.

Mexico City Tour pic 4 — There’s the Casa Lamm Art Center, which is down Orizaba Street from Vivienne’s house.

Mexico City Tour pic 5 — And places like the Hotel Villa Condesa where I stay when I’m in Mexico City.

Mexico City Tour pic 6 — Some of the action takes place in elegant mansions in an area of Mexico City called Chimalestec.

Mexico City Tour pic 7 — And behind huge gates like the door of this 16th century church in the neighborhood where the very wealthy live hidden from view.

Mexico City Tour pic 8 — Back in the Roma district, characters in the novel often walk down the grand avenue Alvaro Obregon.

Mexico City Tour pic 9 — And here’s an example of a restaurant where my characters might dine.

Mexico City Tour pic 10 — The Palace of the Blue Butterfly gallery is in the tony Polanco District.

Mexico City Tour pic 11 — Where one can walk through Parque Lincoln in the like this Mexican Actress.

Photo of Historic Center — And some of the action takes place in the Historic Center.

Mexico City Tour pic 13 — In Plaza Tolsa.

Mexico City Tour pic 14 — At the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Mexico City Tour pic 15 — And Alameda Park.

Mexico City Tour pic 16 — And the arcades around the Zocolo.

Mexico City Tour pic 17 — Or in the Ciudadela Park.

Mexico City Tour pic 18 — Where people dance to Danzon music on Saturdays.

Mexico City Tour pic 19 — And in the one of the many markets of Mexico City like the Sonora Market.

Mexico City Tour pic 20 — Sometimes the city gets to be too much and they escape to the mountains near the national park.

Mexico City Tour pic 21 — Or to the elegant weekend homes in Valle de Bravo. Even there, however, they can’t escape the danger they find themselves in.

So it’s your first time visiting Mexico?

Planning a trip across the border is always exciting, but you're in for a treat if it's your first time visiting Mexico. The country is extremely culturally diverse, with widely varying climate, cultural traditions, art, and cuisine. I was a . . . READ MORE
El Grito de Delores – a cry for independence

On September 16, 1810, after Mexicans had endured 300 years of harsh, authoritarian Spanish rule, a priest from the city of Delores decided enough was enough. Father Miguel Hidalgo rang his church bell and delivered a powerful speech, now . . . READ MORE
Up close and personal with the world’s largest fish

From the month of May through September, an estimated 1,400 whale sharks migrate through the waters surrounding Isla Mujeres in Mexico. Officially the biggest fish in the ocean, they're nicknamed the "dominoes" because their skin is dark gray, . . . READ MORE