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Resources for learning about Mexico

Includes websites, books, newspapers, radio, magazines, music, and more.

WEBSITES

Basic Information on Mexico:

On-line Resource for Mexico and Mexican Culture:  http://www.mexonline.com/
Facts and Figures, A Mexico Country Study:  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html
The Real Mexico: http://www.therealmexico.com/
An Exploration of Mexico and Mesoamerican Cultures: http://www.mesoweb.com/
Mexico Tourism Websites: 
Mexican Tourism Board: http://www.visitmexico.com/wb2/
Know and Enjoy Mexico: http://www.knowmexico.com/
International Cervantino Festival: http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/
Feria de León: http://www.ferialeon.com.mx/
Ecotourism Resources:  http://www.planeta.com/
Los Tuxtlas Ecotourism Project:  www.tuxtlas.org/

Arts and Crafts of Mexico:

Government Site, in Spanish, on Mexican Culture and Crafts: http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/
Beautiful photos of Mexican masks: http://www.mexicanmasks.us/
Diego Rivera Site:  http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php
Mexican Textiles:  www.mexicantextiles.com
Mexico Bark Paper (Papel Amate):  http://bnr-art.com/bogle/amatepaper.htm
Festival of Mexico Folk Art Guide:  www.festivalofmexico.com

Websites Just for Kids:
 
El Balero:  http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
El Balero’s Guide to the Indigenous Cultures of Mexico:  http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/indigenous/principalenguas.html

Foods of Mexico:

Mexican Recipes:  http://mexican.allrecipes.com/
List of Mexican Cook Books:  http://ragmuffin.com/books/bestsellers/cooking/mexican.htm
Aztec Gardens, the Foods of Mesoamerica:  www.aztecgardens.com

Radio:  

Radio Educación is a great radio station that you can listen to on-line.  We especially recommend two programs for children:  “De Puntitas” (On Tip-toes) that broadcasts on Saturdays from 9:00 to 10:00am, and “Radio Ombligo” (Belly-Button Radio) that broadcasts on Sundays 9:00 to 10:00am. (Time zone is for Mexico City.)  http://www.radioeducacion.edu.mx/

BOOKS:

Carmichael, Elizabeth and Chloe Sayer. THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST: THE
DAY OF THE DEAD IN MEXICO.

Reck, Gregory G. IN THE SHADOW OF TLALOC: LIFE IN A MEXICAN VILLAGE.

Beezley, Willian H., et. al. RITUALS OF RULE, RITUALS OF RESISTANCE:
PUBLIC CELEBRATION AND POPULAR CULTURE IN MEXICO.

Carmen Lomas Garza, Making Magic Windows: Creating Cut-Paper Art.  A wonderful book that has lots of tips and techniques for creating beautiful papel picado designs.

Barbara Maudlin, Masks of Mexico: Tigers, Devils, and the Dance of Life.  Learn about traditional Mexican masks. 

Ancona Daz, George. PABLO REMEMBERS: THE FIESTA OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD.

Andrade, Mary J. DAY OF THE DEAD IN MEXICO. MEXICO CITY, MIXQUIC
& MORELOS. San Jose, CA: La Oferta Review Newspaper, 2000.

Art Institute of Chicago. POSADA, PRINTMAKER TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE.
Chicago, 1944.

Freschet, Gina. BETO AND THE BONE DANCE. New York:
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001.

Garciagodoy, Juanita. DIGGING THE DAYS OF THE DEAD;
A READING OF MEXICO'S DIAS DE MUERTOS.

Redfield, Robert. TEPOZTLAN: A MEXICAN VILLAGE: A STUDY OF FOLKLIFE.

Salinas-Norman, Bobbi. INDO-HISPANIC FOLD ART TRADITIONS II.

Toor, Frances. A TREASURY OF MEXICAN FOLKWAYS.

Trenchard, Kathleen. MEXICAN PAPERCUTTING.

MAGAZINES:

Mexico Desconocido (“Unknown Mexico”) is a magazine that covers arts and culture in Mexico.  They have a website in English: http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/english/index.cfm

Arqueología Mexicana is a fantastic resource for those interested in the ancient cultures of Mexico: http://www.arqueomex.com/

MUSIC:

Contemporary Mexican Music:

Mexican Divas, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000FBS3/sr=1-1/qid=1139254324/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6138972-8248643?%5Fencoding=UTF8

Susana Harp, Ahora, Contemporary Mexican Composers, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COEA5A/qid=1139255080/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-6138972-8248643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Classic Mexican Music:

20 Exitos de Oro, Trio Los Panchos, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002EY0/qid=1139254742/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-6138972-8248643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan,  Aniversario 100: Canciones Mexicanas Que Canta el Mundo, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/53282/ref=pd_ap_sr/103-6138972-8248643

Dance Music:

Sonora Santanera, 50 Years, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/160211/ref=pd_ap_sr/103-6138972-8248643

Children’s Music: 

Las 100 Clasicas de Cri Cri, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005OW7V/qid=1139254496/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-6138972-8248643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Rock en Español

Rock en Español, Exitos, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00042YFO6/qid=1139254871/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-6138972-8248643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Café Tacaba, Cuatro Caminos, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009VTYR/qid=1139255144/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/103-6138972-8248643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

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