¡Hola, amigo!
🇲🇽 Mexico
Color, music, and the warmest welcome you've ever felt.
A typical day
Start with chilaquiles and a splash of salsa, weave through markets full of papel picado and piñatas, and end the day around a plaza where mariachis tune their guitars.
Food we love
Tacos
Soft tortillas with anything delicious tucked inside.
Mole
A rich sauce with chiles, spices, and a tiny bit of chocolate.
Pan de muerto
Sweet bread baked for Día de los Muertos.
Music & dance
Mariachi trumpets, son jarocho, and lively cumbia mexicana.
A word to take home
"Órale"
Means: Wow! / Let's go! · OH-rah-leh
Little customs to know
- 01
Día de los Muertos celebrates loved ones with marigolds and ofrendas.
- 02
Piñatas at birthdays — seven points for the seven deadly sins, broken with joy.
- 03
Tortillas are torn and used as little edible spoons.
Books from Mexico 🇲🇽
MexicoLupita y el Día de los Muertos
Ages 4–8A night of marigolds, memories, and a little pan de muerto.
£24