5 essays tagged “indigenous”.
Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca is the small colonial-era capital of the Mexican state of the same name, and the centre of one of the deepest regional food cultures on earth. The seven moles, the day-old corn tortillas, the dozens of indigenous languages, the mezcal — Oaxaca rewards a long, slow week.
February 9, 2024
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua smells of sulphur. The geothermal vents are throughout the town. The Māori cultural centres are the most significant in the country. The combination — natural strangeness and indigenous depth — is the reason to come.
December 12, 2022
Yulara, Australia
Uluru — the great red sandstone monolith in the centre of Australia — is one of the most photographed natural features on earth and a deeply sacred site for the Anangu people who have managed this land for tens of thousands of years. Walking around its base, especially at dawn, is one of the most quietly extraordinary experiences in Australian travel.
September 24, 2022
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Mongolia is, by population density, the emptiest country on earth. The steppe and the Gobi Desert stretch for thousands of kilometres of grassland and arid plain. The nomadic-herder culture, with its felt gers (yurts) and seasonal migrations, remains the country's defining cultural form.
August 15, 2022
Cusco, Peru
Cusco is where the Spanish built their colonial churches and palaces directly on top of Inca stone foundations — sometimes literally using the same walls. The city at 3400 m is the gateway to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, but it deserves three or four days on its own merits.
June 8, 2022