By Carla Maria Pérez In early November, San Miguel fills with marigolds, candles, photographs, music, and the scent of incense and pan de muerto. Día de Muertos invites us to pause, not to dwell on death, but to honor people we love and the lives they lived. For many of us raised in Western cultures, there is no comparable, widely shared tradition. We may hold funerals, visit graves, or keep a photograph on a shelf, but we are often encouraged to move on quickly and keep grie

By Catherine Marenghi Atencion Presents! The next featured presenter in the monthly Atención San Miguel Authors series is Cyn Posner, author of Escape to Mexico. The event will take place Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 3:00 p.m. at Casa Nigromante, Umaran #8. The event is free and open to the public. In her wildly unfiltered debut novel, Cyn lands in San Miguel de Allende thinking tequila, tacos, and a sexy Latin fling will fix her heartbreak after a brutal breakup. Instead, she

By Lisa Babincsak When I moved to Mexico nine years ago, I had barely heard of WhatsApp. Apparently, much of the rest of the world had been communicating without me. Since then, I’ve noticed that Americans and Canadians who don’t live in Mexico often seem to acquire WhatsApp for one reason—they know someone who lives somewhere else. In Mexico, nobody needs a reason. WhatsApp isn’t simply how you message people; it’s how you make a dinner reservation, book a haircut, schedule