México Vivo: Los Trece Patrimonios Inmateriales de la UNESCO Parte II - Mexico Alive: The Thirteen Intangible Cultural Heritage Sites of UNESCO, Part II

About this episode

This episode explores Mexico's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, focusing on various traditions and cultural expressions.

In the second part of our series about Mexico’s UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, we dive deeper into some of the country’s most fascinating traditions and cultural expressions. We talk about the Totonac Indigenous Arts Center in Veracruz, the world of charros and charrería, the famous Talavera pottery of Puebla, romantic bolero music, and massive community celebrations like the Romería of the Virgin of Zapopan and the Passion of Christ reenactment in Iztapalapa. Along the way, we share pe...

Topics covered

• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
• Mexican traditions
• cultural expressions
• Totonac Indigenous Arts
• charros and charrería
• Talavera pottery
• community celebrations

Keywords

• Mexico
• UNESCO
• cultural heritage
• Totonac
• charros
• Talavera
• bolero music
• community celebrations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNESCO

Books & works: Talavera pottery

Places: Veracruz, Puebla, Zapopan, Iztapalapa

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