Lydia Carey
I interact. I reflect. I write.
My work focuses on food, culture, travel, and history in Mexico City and beyond. I seek on-the-ground experience to tell the stories of people and places.
PROJECTS
perceptivetravel.com
Worshiping Mixed Mexico: Rebirth, Resurrection and Sacred Spaces
Mexico's religious traditions showcase the country's incredible cultural blending, as well as its dark Colonial past.
mexiconewsdaily.com
Award presented to researcher who has been cleaning up the soil of Xochimilco
One of Mexico’s most prestigious environmental awards was presented this week to a researcher who has spent 35 years cleaning up the country’s soil and water.
The 2018 Ecological Merit Award was presented by the federal Environment Secretariat to Refugio Rodríguez Vázquez in recognition of her scientific work, for which her most recent laboratory has been the watery labyrinth of the Xochimilco canals.
The brightly colored boats and floating marimba bands of Xochimilco are one of Mexico City’s...
The Culture Trip
10 Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Mexico City
Mexico City is a tough place to know on an intimate level. It has a thousand and one secrets that it reveals only to the traveler that takes the time to get to know its streets well. Here are ten things that you might not know about the Latino megolopolis but that you should know for your next visit.
The Valley’s not a valley
The Valley of Mexico, where Mexico City is located, is not actually a valley at all, but a plateau that millenia of erupting volcanos and earthquakes created mountains a...
perceptivetravel.com
Taking the Carolina Hometown Tour Story and photos by Lydia Carey
A writer's journey into a family's and a country's past in the mill towns of North Carolina.
Delta Sky Magazine
Time Out: Mexico City
You have 24 hours to spend in Latin America's biggest Spanish-speaking capital. What do you do?
perceptivetravel.com
San Judas de Tadeo: Mexico's Defender of Lost Causes By Lydia Carey
The second Judas disciple in the Son of God's entourage has his own devoted following among the downtrodden, especially on his dedicated celebration day in Mexico City.
The crowd is getting anxious. A man about ten feet away from me is yelling obscenities and cracking Virgin Mary jokes. Someone yells out “Move Forward!” I hold my breath.
The Latin Kitchen
The Revolutionary History of Pozole
Each year Mexican Independence Day begins at midnight on September 15th with fireworks, the famous “grito” or shout of the revolution, and then a day that follows of family and food. In kitchens and restaurants across Mexico pozole is served, a hearty soup made from hominy and pork, dressed up with chiles, salsas, sliced radishes and lime. The dish has long been part of Mexico's cultural heritage and has as many regional peculiarities as Mexican society itself. Where did it come from? Let's take a look back.
perceptivetravel.com
Mexico City's Island Life: Enchanting and Endangered
Mexico City was built atop a series of lakes and canals and the waterways that are left may be the key to its survival in the future—and a key source of quality food.
canadiantraveller.com
The 5-Minute Traveller's Guide to Becoming a Tequila Connoisseur
A short drive from Guadalajara, the town of Tequila pulses with the dry heat of the Central Mexican desert and is hemmed in by vast fields of blue agave cactus. Their pointy arms stretch skyward in worship of Mayahuel – the Maya goddess of the maguey cactus, and coincidentally, of drunkenness.
eatyourworld.com
Monterrey's Weekend Ritual: Cabrito | News Today World
It’s mid-morning in Monterrey, Mexico, when Humberto Villareal—“Beto”—picks me up, but it’s already blazing hot. The air-conditioning running, his car is laced with the smell of cigarettes, and his gravelly northern accent takes me a minute to get accustomed to. Beto is a friend of a friend and a local chef in Monterrey. Today, in the early spring heat, he’s going to teach me how to make cabrito, Monterrey’s most iconic dish of baby goat.
The Latin Kitchen
Taim Sabor: How Jewish Cuisine Has Influenced Mexican Food
While many associate Northeastern Mexico (and Southern Texas) with barbecues and charro beans, this region of Mexico actually has a much more ancient and ample food culture stemming from the mix of its earliest European transplants and native flora and fauna.
The Hotel Scoop
Mexico City's Best Ultra-urban Hotels
Visitors to Mexico City are often committed urbanites, travelers that crave the chaos and sophistication of one of Latin America’s biggest metropolises. Here are five modern, urban hotels that will put you right in the middle of the action in the big city.
The Latin Kitchen
Hello Guadalajara! Where and What to Eat in Mexico's New Foodie Hotspot
While Mexico City has gotten major press in the last few years for its wellspring of great food, art, and culture, Guadalajara, flying under the radar, is forging its own reputation for excellent food and drink.
The Latin Kitchen
More Than Margaritas: 7 Authentic Mexican Cocktails
by Lydia Carey | Jan 12, 2016
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There's more to Mexican cocktails than the margarita. Next time you find yourself in Mexico City, branch out and try one of these favorites. They're full of local infusions, endemic flora, and surprising flavors.
The Latin Kitchen
Bottoms Up: A Complete Guide to Mexico's Traditional Drinks
by Lydia Carey | Jan 30, 2016
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So you've already been to Mexico. You're an expert on vitamin T (tacos, tlacoyos, tlayudas...). You fear no salsa. You feel pretty good about your Mexican foodie knowledge. But what about tejate, tepache, and pozol? Ponche, rompope, and a pulque curado?