Many visits to Mexico start or end in Mexico City. A word of advice: go slowly on the first day if you've just arrived from ...

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As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2 MEXICO CITY -- Marigolds?

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marigolds? Check. Candles? Check. And of course, sugar skulls — the final touch on altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Just like the traditional “ ...

The world around her is moving fast, but Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack knows how to slow down. She uses food as a conduit to connection. Two days each year, she whips up her favorites for one person in ...

Commonly associated with the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the dead), sugar skulls are seen as a celebration of life rather than mourning. Compared to the spooky skeletons seen on ...