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Whenever a stretch of roadway is bedecked with lines of bright and colorful paper cutouts, you can expect to come across a fiesta somewhere nearby. Papel Picado is an enchanting and popular Mexican art form with its roots in the ...

The Gran Teatro mixes Baroque, Art Nouveau and Neoclassical styles. Cuba is the largest island of the Caribbean and one of its most beguiling. The country is fertile in architecture and arts and its interiors enjoy a wonderful mix of ...

via MexicanTile.net Mexican Talavera tiles exude history, craftsmanship and beauty. Brightly-colored and beautifully textured, they beg to be touched. They warm up in the sun and cool off when the sun sets, which makes them perfect for use underfoot, poolside, ...

Via Hamptons of the Delta Otomi – the word is playful, vibrant and just a bit mysterious. These traditional brightly embroidered Otomi textile fabrics (also called tenango) are made by the Otomi indigenous people of Mexico and feature singular as ...

The rugged mountains and remote villages of the Sierra Madre, North Central Mexico, are the homeland to roughly ten to fourteen thousand Huichol Indians. ‘Huichol’, however is a term given by the Spanish. In their own language, they refer to ...

Hacienda of Sculptor, Jorge Marín as photographed by Paul Costello Haciendas in Latin America have enthralled travelers for ages. These large estates and plantations have dwellings that welcome traveling guests as well as family while showcasing incredible Mexican and Spanish ...

Like us, do you too have a fetish for doors? We got a glimpse of the vibrant and colorful architecture and interiors of Latin America through the Mexicolor and the Color blocking posts from earlier this month. Well, the color ...

Textiles in Otavalo, Ecuador In markets, underneath shaded trees, on the side of a mountain or at home, women and men gather to weave. Colorful threads are interlaced and woven on looms – all somewhat different, but bearing quite a ...

Source: Photographer Gary Geiger Color blocking on clothing goes in and out of fashion, but color blocking on buildings seems to always be in style in Latin America. Color blocking is when squares or rectangles – “blocks” – of varying solid ...

You don’t have to go south of the border to bring home a colorful Mexican Talavera tile table with a fun, folk art flair! We show you how to create your own with zero tile-laying experience required. But first, a ...