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  • Overhead view of a steel pot split into three sections filled with corn husk tamales, some husks stained red and others tinged pink, sorted by types of Mexican tamales.

    What is a Tamale? Different Types + How to Eat Them

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  • Clusters of white, bell-shaped edible flowers, one of the most unique foods in Mexico are hanging at a Mexican market stall, with leafy greens behind them.

    15 Unique Foods in Mexico Travelers Miss (and Where to Find Them)

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  • Pickled cow feet, one of the weird foods in Mexico, with onion, jalapeño, and dried herbs on a white plate, served with a bowl of tortilla chips, limes, and a plate with a dark sauce and a creamy white sauce with a spoon.

    10 Weird Foods in Mexico: A Local’s Guide to What to Order

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  • A red plastic plate of five tacos al pastor, one of the most popular Mexican tacos. Each taco is two small corn tortillas piled with fatty pork. On top are several slices of lime. In the blurred background is the trompo with a pineapple on top.

    Different Types of Tacos in Mexico (and How to Order)

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  • Multi-tiered Day of the Dead altar glowing with dozens of white candles, decorated with marigolds, skeleton figurines, painted sugar skulls, and fruit, draped in white fabric under purple lighting.

    How to Make a Day of the Dead Altar with Meaning

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  • Street mural with a red background on a yellow wall depicting La Catrina in a pink gown, wide hat, and feather boa alongside El Catrín in a black suit and top hat, with a small skeleton dog at his feet.

    Who is La Catrina? History, Meaning, and Day of the Dead

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  • In one of the most moving Day of the Dead traditions, a woman stands in a cemetery at night surrounded by orange flowers and burning candles. On the left is a portrait of a man hanging on a cross made of flowers during Day of the Dead in Patzcuaro.

    Mexico Day of the Dead Traditions, Symbols and Meanings

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  • A close-up of a plate with about 6 pan de muertos topped with sugar on the Day of the Dead in Mexico

    15 Traditional Mexican Day of the Dead Food and Drinks

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  • Yellow flowers on the flower fields on the Day of the Dead in Morelia, Michoacan.

    10 Traditional Day of the Dead Flowers + Significance

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