David's Trip to Mexico - Ep 31

About this episode

David shares insights from his recent trip to Mexico, exploring local culture, mezcal facilities, and archaeological sites.

In this episode of Ethnocynology, David talks about his recent trip to Mexico. Initially, David went to Oaxaca to experience the local culture and take pictures of dogs, and he also spent a lot of time touring mezcal facilities and archaeological sites. After Oaxaca, David then took a bus to Mexico City, where he gave a talk about his upcoming book at UNAM, the largest university in Latin America. As well, David details how incredible the Museum of Anthropology is and takes you on a tour of the museum through his words, describing what he saw and how large and grand the collections and displays are.

People in this episode

Host: David Ian Howe

Topics covered

• travel
• culture
• archaeology
• dogs
• mezcal
• education

Keywords

• Mexico
• Oaxaca
• Mexico City
• UNAM
• Museum of Anthropology
• dogs
• mezcal
• archaeology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNAM, Museum of Anthropology

Places: Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Latin America

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