2 min readSupernaturalThe Hat That Turned Into a Snake"This is where the hat turned into a snake." We were standing on top of The Hill of The Aluxob (plural for alux). Certainly it was once a...
2 min readShamanismShape-shifting in Puerto VallertaPuerto Vallerta. There is a thing. A thing called a Nagual. It is an Indian tribe, but it is also a witch doctor. A brujo. I met a man...
6 min readSupernaturalAlux: Guardian of the Mayan JungleAs seen in the Washington Post Cancun addition, published by Laura LaBrie I just got back from spending a month on Mexico's Yucatan...
2 min readShamanismChechen and Chaca: The Magic of the Maya JunglesTwo trees always grow together here in the jungles of Mexico. Chechen and Chaca. One is toxic and the other is healing. Yesterday, I got...
1 min readGive BackA New Maya Princess Gets a Basket of Princess ClothesThis is Samuel and Estella and their new baby girl! They live in La Colonia in Puerto Morelos. La Colonia is the more "local" part of...
1 min readGive BackPoverty in ParadiseThese kids live in a Maya village in the jungle about an hour from Cancun. Alcohol abuse and domestic violence are a big problem in their...
1 min readGive BackEarthquake relief in OaxacaThe trip to Oaxaca involved a 12 hour drive through the mountains to a small pueblo that no-one had been able to reach because the bridge...
