About: Ana Flores

I will take a wild guess that many of our readers are part of the 10.4 million tourists estimated to be visiting Mexico during the last two weeks of 2011, as recently announced by Mexico´s Secretary of Tourism Gloria Guevara Manzo. According to a press release by Marca País-Imágen de México: The Mexican newspaper Excelsior reported that 10.4 million national and international visitors will vacation in Mexican tourist destinations between December 16, 2011 and January 2, 2012. This statistic representsRead More ...

I wanted to write this days ago, but time has been flying by so quickly during our stay in El Salvador. Well, quickly and not, since the days here feel longer because of the slower overall pace and the lackadaisical “la vida es playa” attitude with which life is lived here. Christmas was all we wanted it to be: familia, amigos, warmth and great comida. My sister’s husband–mi cuñado–has a very, very large family; he has 10 uncles and auntsRead More ...

As 2011 comes to a close, we want to celebrate those Latina food bloggers we love and the recipes, cookbooks  and meals they love. Browse the pages below and discover some Latino culinary gems. Blogger: Vianney Rodriguez Blog: Sweet Life Vianney´s top 3 Latino cookbooks of 2011: Paletas- by Fany Gerson I spent my entire summer drawing inspiration from the flavors of my childhood featured in each page. Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking- by RobertoRead More ...

Camila, my husband and I are spending the holidays in El Salvador. One of the highlights of the trip so far was getting to celebrate mi abuelita´s 89th birthday and getting to snap this first picture of four generations of Martinez girls. My abuelita is really the one who set the stage for my bicultural upbringing since she was, in part, responsible for getting my dad the job in Houston which forced the newly married Salvadoran couple (mi mami yRead More ...

On this Noche Buena/Christmas Eve, we want to wish you the most beautiful and heartwarming time with your familia y amigos. Few things say Navidad better than villancicos and music. We’ve created a special You Tube playlist of 15 popular Christmas songs in Spanish for you and your kids. There’s even some Luis Miguel thrown into the mix! If you want to sing-a-long, click here for a collection of printable lyrics of five loved villancicos. ¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas!  Read More ...

Editor’s note: They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so this holiday season we asked all of our regular contributors – we’re up to nine! – to just send us a photo that expresses what the holidays mean to them for this collection of Bicultural Christmas Photos. What kind of photo would you have sent in? “I am starting new, multicultural Christmas traditions with my newly blended family this year. The photo is of my stepdaughters and sonRead More ...