• Chocolate drinking in colonial Mexico

    February 24, 2021 rocio.carvajal.cortes@gmail.com

    This post is an excerpt from my ebook: Mexican Chocolate, Stories and recipes of Mexico’s greatest gift to the world. During the establishment of New Spain’s colonial religious communities, the…

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  • Mexican-inspired Christmas Wish list

    December 12, 2020 rocio.carvajal.cortes@gmail.com

    As this rollercoaster of a year comes to an end, we have come to understand more than ever, the true meaning of taking care of each other. Against fear and…

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  • Christmas and celebrations in Mexico

    December 22, 2018 rocio.carvajal.cortes@gmail.com

    The conversion of the indigenous population into Christianism was one of the priorities of the colonial government in the New World, the economic and political reasons behind it were that…

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  • top 10 Mexican markets you should experience

    July 22, 2018 rocio.carvajal.cortes@gmail.com

      Mexico has 32 states and 2464 cities so is next to impossible to list every existing market, which is why I selected a few noteworthy, fascinating and unique markets,…

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