The Maya Train and Indigenous people of Mexico have struggled to co-exist - but are better times ahead for the people of the ...

I cover lifestyle, art, and interior design. The legend of henequen—an agave plant once known in Mérida as “green gold”—is still chronicled as a miraculous accident. Locals will tell you ...

In December, the train began running on its first route through Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. On a five-day journey a few months later, the author encountered enthusiasm, and scheduling hiccups ...

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A friendly Pomeranian wandered the central aisle — a reminder that the train allows small dogs — as the train rolled past ...

Whenever one thinks about slavery, one usually thinks about slavery in America. Although it has been around since man began ...

The provincial capital is experiencing a renaissance, with Mexicans and foreigners alike buying up the mansions built by the sisal kings of a century ago when henequen was used to make ship’s ...

Habitat destruction began first as the colonizers cleared forests to create grazing fields for cattle, and accelerated a couple centuries later, when haciendas were developed for growing sisal and ...