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The Mexico City fever dream

The Mexico City fever dream

Flowers in my spirit: A Mexico City edition.

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Aug 09, 2024
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I just wrote an article about a new line of Mexican liquors and bitters called Maleza which includes an incredibly floral Cempasuchil bottle. Cempasuchil is an indigenous word for Marigolds which are incredibly important to Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. During October and early November the entire country is covered with them and in the preced…

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