Given the lack of employment opportunities, urban trades are an alternative for thousands of youth, women and men looking to provide for their families. Windshield wiping is a
At the doctor’s office, María del Carmen Díaz heard the diagnosis no woman wants to hear: “you have breast cancer.” The disease involves a malignant tumor growing in
Each year during Easter, Mexicans celebrate the Passion of Christ with a huge parade and theatrical performance. It is a massive event that has thousands of viewers and
While traveling is a dream for many, the pandemic has turned it into a nightmare for a variety of businesses, including travel agencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused
The pandemic has hit the tourism sector in Mexico as hard as in other countries. Mexican tourism consumption decreased by more than $7 billion in 2020, according to
Though Venezuela is the 50th-largest nation by population (about 28 million people), the South American country has won the most major beauty pageants, with a total of 24
The spring college graduation season will soon be upon us. No matter the country, graduation day is a joyful occasion, when an important period of anyone’s life is
Considered Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, midwifery has contributed much to obstetrical knowledge. In Mexico, it is a centuries-old tradition. Midwives were highly respected figures in pre-Hispanic Mexico
CHICAGO — José Sánchez arrived in Chicago more than a decade ago with the difficult task of saving the then-Norwegian American Hospital from bankruptcy. With vision and leadership,
For the early civilizations in the Americas to thrive, they had to domesticate a food source that was both nutritious and abundant. Corn became that golden staple, but
