When I arrived back in Mexico City in January, everyone was talking about the lines for gas. Recently-inaugurated president López Obrador shut down parts of the national oil and gas distribution network to combat oil theft. I enjoyed the memes doing the rounds, but didn't think too much more about gas. In the days after… Continue reading Poverty, inevitability, and synthetic clothing
Tag: Hidalgo
The magic of Tecozautla
Mexico City is a great base for doing field work (and also for not getting any work done), but is very much its own bubble. I had to take at least a peek beyond the bubble, during my weeks here. Tecozautla, in Hidalgo state, is a pueblo magico. Back when I first lived in Mexico,… Continue reading The magic of Tecozautla
