Mexico

Gabriela Ortiz is one of Mexico’s best-known classical composers, and she’s gaining recognition in the United States. The Los Angeles Philharmonic has premiered many of her rhythmic, colorful compositions. This week, she begins a seasonlong residency at Carnegie Hall in New York that promises many exciting new pieces.  

Mexico City is the biggest city in North America, and like most big cities, it has a lot of cars and traffic. Yet, over the past 30 years, it’s gone from being considered the most polluted city in the world to ranking 999th among global cities for air pollution. A small part of that has been taming traffic and the development of a robust bicycling culture. John Burnett reports from Mexico City.

Mexico has a long history of mushroom cultivation and consumption since pre-Hispanic times. But for a long time, those traditions were dismissed and forgotten. Now, the country is rediscovering recipes and methods for cultivating, eating and preserving wild mushrooms.

A turning point in Mexico’s history, a woman was elected president for the first time. Claudia Sheinbaum won in a landslide, doubling the vote share between herself and her nearest opponent, Xóchitl Galvez.

Two women are leading the presidential race in Mexico. But, in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality, feminists aren’t reading too much into the milestone. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports from Mexico City.