Mexico

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Vice Mexico Video Roundup

To see Vice at their best, you’ve got to see the coverage of Mexico they’ve been doing recently.

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Top Ten Things to do in Oaxaca City

Best things to do in the city of Oaxaca, all within walking distance of Centro.

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Alejandro Santiago’s 2501 Migrantes

Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago, known for his massive 2501 Migrants project, passed away in July. Here’s some of his work.

Subtexts in the Narco News

Making sense of this week’s narco news: Zetas capture could signal a shift in the drug war.

Miguel’s Story

Miguel says he was imprisoned for several years in Mexico for a crime he didn’t commit.

The Knife-Sharpener’s Song

Sounds of Oaxaca: the potato steamer’s whistle, the gas truck, and the knife sharpener’s song.

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Xochimilco

Since March I’ve lived in Xochimilco, Oaxaca – home to weavers, aqueducts, and stray dogs.

The Gargoyles of Mexico City

Doomed as they are to be condemned as blight, they should be captured now in as much detail as possible, so that the Mexico City of the future will know the ruins of its past.

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Family, Ritual, Dream States: New Oaxacan Photography

The work of two Oaxacan photographers explores creative memory and shamanic practice, at the Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo.