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Season 5 Episode 501 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Pati explores Champotón's market and prepares local dishes Pollo Pibil and Pan de Cazón Pati heads to the coastal city of Champotón to meet her friend Chachi to gather groceries for a family dinner After tasting their way through the market they prepare the area’s prized dishes Pollo Pibil a gigantic tamale cooked underground and Pan de Cazón Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback Pati's Mexican Table is presented by your local public television station Distributed nationally by American Public Television Link Copied to ClipboardHow to Watch Pati's Mexican TablePati's Mexican Table is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio. Check Your Local Listings for Broadcast Schedules Open in new tab PATI: MEXICO IS FULL OF SURPRISES SOMETIMES THE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES ARE THE ONES I LEAST EXPECT FROM THE BEACHES OF CANCUN TO THE TOPS OF THE MAYAN RUINS.. ONE OF HER GREATEST SURPRISES LIES IN A TINY SEASIDE VILLAGE THAT'S FULL OF PRIDE YOU WON'T FIND THIS ONE IN THE GUIDEBOOKS: CHAMPOTON DAME ♪ ♪ DAME TU CORAZÓN ♪ ANNOUNCER: "PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY.. PATI: YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF CHAMPOTON COMFORTABLY NESTLED INTO THE WESTERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE STATE OF CAMPECHE THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE SO BOUNTIFUL HERE THAT THIS TINY TOWN IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY EVERYTHING IS CAUGHT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY YOU'LL FIND YOUR CHOICE OF THE DAILY CATCH AT THE SPRAWLING LOCAL MARKET [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: CHACHI'S THIS AMAZING WOMAN [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: CHACHI HAS INVITED ME TO A CHAMPOTON FEAST WITH HER FAMILY AND WE ARE AT THE MARKET FINDING INGREDIENTS FOR THAT MEAL THE TRADITION HERE IN CHAMPOTON IS TO COME TO THE MARKET AND YOU'RE GONNA BUY WHAT YOU COOK THAT DAY.. A MARKET IS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF THE TOWN IT'S IN [SPEAKING SPANISH] IT LOOKS LIKE CHAMPOTON IS ONE BIG FAMILY PATI: THERE WAS ONE MORE PERSON CHACHI WANTED ME TO MEET CHACHI'S DEAR FRIEND EVANGELINA HAS A PANUCHERIA AND HER FAMILY HAS BEEN FEEDING PANUCHOS TO THIS MARKET FOR 42 YEARS [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: "WHAT ARE PANUCHOS?" FRESH MASA IS PRESSED AND FRIED INTO A PILLOWY BED THAT IS THEN TOPPED.. THAT TINY LITTLE SHRIMP IS SO SWEET AND TENDER [SPEAKING SPANISH] WE'RE GONNA GO COOK THE STORY OF THE HACIENDA IS TIGHTLY WOUND IN THE FABRIC OF OUR NATIONAL HISTORY THEY'VE STOOD AS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYMBOLS OF SPANISH COLONIALISM CHACHI AND HER FAMILY HAVE OWNED HACIENDA NIOP SINCE 1991 AS THE KITCHEN IS PREPARING FOR TONIGHT'S FEAST AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING SO MUCH OF THE HACIENDAS [SPEAKING SPANISH] SO YOU ARE TELLING ME LA HACIENDA IS THE--WHAT YEAR THE HACIENDA DATES 18-- [SPEAKING SPANISH] [MEN SPEAKING SPANISH] 1892 PATI: THE HACIENDAS WERE OWNED BY SPANISH COLONIAL ELITES WHO RULED OVER THE PROPERTY LIKE FEUDAL PRINCES THE ECONOMIC MODEL IN WHICH THE COUNTRY WAS BASED IT WAS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LIVED AND WHERE THERE WAS A CERTAIN PRODUCTION OF AN INGREDIENT OR DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: IT'S BEAUTIFUL PATI: WHAT DOES THIS HACIENDA MEANS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: THE HACIENDA IS JUST STUNNING BUT THE CONSERVATION EFFORT I AM MOST IMPRESSED WITH IS THE COOKING TECHNIQUE I AM ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: THE PROCESS OF COOKING BURIED FOOD HAS PROBABLY NOT CENTURIES BUT MILLENNIA THESE COOKING TECHNIQUES IS CRUCIAL TO MAYAN HISTORY IT COOKS OVERNIGHT WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING NOBODY'S GONNA GET TO IT 'CAUSE IT'S BURIED AND THEN YOU DIG IT OUT AND YOU HAVE FOOD FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OR THE TOWN WHERE SOMEBODY TAKES YOU IN THEIR KITCHEN AND IN THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY LETTING YOU IN [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: WHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON CHACHI I JUST KNEW I WAS GONNA HAVE THE MEAL OF A LIFETIME [SPEAKING SPANISH] CUMIN TIPS FOR THE GOOD DIGESTION SHE'S ADDING THE GARLIC BULBS WITH THE SKIN ON 'CAUSE IT HELPS WITH THE TEXTURE AND ALSO THE FLAVOR [SPEAKING SPANISH] [BLENDER WHIRRING] [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: CHACHI ADDS A MIXTURE OF MASA AND WATER CALLED "KOL" TO THICKEN THE STEW IT IS VERY COMMON TO USE LARD AS A COOKING FAT AND SHE SAYS THAT THE WINDMILL HELPS YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE [SPEAKING SPANISH] SHE SAYS WE'RE MAKING A WELL THEY GIVE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THINGS TO DO TOGETHER AND THEY'RE PASSING ALONG THINGS THAT HAVE A LOT OF MEANING [CHACHI SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: THIS IS CHACHI'S MOTHER-IN-LAW THAT'S WHO SHE LEARNED TO MAKE THIS PIBI FROM SHE SAID THAT THE MUMS SPOIL THEIR DAUGHTERS IT'S ONCE THEY GET MARRIED THAT THEY LEARN FROM THE MOTHER-IN-LAW 'CAUSE THE MOTHER-IN-LAW WANTS THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO FEED THE--HER SON A MASA LID GETS PRESSED ONTO THE REST OF THE DISH THE RESERVED SAUCE IS RUBBED ALL OVER TO GIVE IT FLAVOR AND COLOR THE PIBIPOLLO IS THEN WRAPPED IN BANANA LEAVES AND SECURELY TIED CHACHI AND I CAREFULLY TRANSFER THE PIBI ONTO A BOARD AND CARRY IT OUTSIDE IS FOR IT TO BE PUT INTO THE EARTH TO COOK AND THEN IT WILL BE COVERED WITH THE LEAVES SO THAT THE SMOKE DOESN'T ESCAPE AND ALL THAT FLAVOR AND HEAT SPACE TO COOK THE TAMAL [SPEAKING SPANISH] PATI: WHILE THE PIBIPOLLO COOKS SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE SO FABULOUS MAKE NO SENSE REMEMBER THAT DRIED DOGFISH WE BOUGHT AT THE MARKET IT'S BEEN SOFTENED IN BOILING WATER SO THAT IT CAN BE SHREDDED AND SHE SQUEEZED SOME BITTER ORANGE AND SHE'S MIXING IT INTO THE FISH [SPEAKING SPANISH] A PAN OF SAUTEED ONION AND EPAZOTE IS READY TO ADD FLAVOR TO THE SHREDDED DOGFISH A SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE COOKED WITH ONIONS AND EPAZOTE WILL BE USED TO BATHE THE PAN DE CAZON IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DELICIOUS THINGS I'VE TASTED [SINGING IN SPANISH] PATI: CHAMPOTON IS REALLY THE KIND OF EXPERIENCES THAT I LIVE FOR BUT I'M SO HUNGRY FOR LEARNING WHAT'S BEHIND THAT VISION [SPEAKING SPANISH] I REALLY CAN TASTE THE WOOD AND THE LEAVES AND [LAUGHTER] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] OK [MARIACHI BAND PLAYING] PATI: WHAT AN EXPERIENCE I ALWAYS SAY THAT I'M HAPPILY TORN BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE U.S. THAT I'M SO HOMESICK FOR MY MOTHERLAND I CAN'T RE-CREATE THE CHAMPOTON EXPERIENCE BUT THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO MAKE DISHES THAT REMIND ME OF IT WHICH ARE THE MINI VERSIONS OF THAT GIGANTIC PIBIPOLLO TAMAL THAT CHACHI MADE THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS MIX 3 1/4 CUPS OF MASA HARINA I AM USING MY HANDS TO MIX THE MASA FOR A VERY SCIENTIFIC REASON AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF FUN AND--HA!--FUN IS VERY HEALTHY YOU KNOW THAT THE MASA IS READY WHEN IT FEELS COMPLETELY SMOOTH WE'RE GOING TO PRE-COOK THE MASA A LITTLE BIT IN A POT AND IT'S GONNA MAKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MASA OR TAMAL EXPERIENCE AND I'M GOING TO ADD 1/2 TEASPOON OF SALT AND I'M GOING TO ADD THE MASA TO THE POT YOU CAN USE VEGETABLE SHORTENING OR YOU CAN USE COCONUT OIL AND IT GIVES THE TAMALES A DELICIOUS FLAVOR AND IT HAS SORT OF THE SAME CONSISTENCY AS THE LARD OR THE VEGETABLE SHORTENING STIR AND COOK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL THE WATER IS ABSORBED AND THE MASA HAS THICKENED AND BECOME SPRINGY AND THE NEXT THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS AN ACHIOTE SAUCE TO MAKE CHICKEN IN ACHIOTE 'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE THE FILLING FOR OUR MINI PIBIS CRUMBLE 2 OUNCES OF ACHIOTE PASTE INTO A BLENDER AND IT IS JUST THE TASTE THAT SAYS YUCATAN [GRINDING] AND WE'RE GONNA PUREE THESE UNTIL COMPLETELY SMOOTH [WHIRRING] AND THEN I'M GONNA START HEATING THE OIL HERE.. [WHIRRING STOPS] I CAN SEE THE OIL IS STARTING TO SHAKE AND TREMBLE IN THE PAN [SIZZLING] THIS IS JUST GONNA COOK FOR ABOUT 8 TO 9 MINUTES YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF COOKED CHICKEN-- IF YOU WANT TO BAKE IT SO I'M ADDING THE CHICKEN IN THE ACHIOTE SAUCE A LATINO OR INTERNATIONAL GROCERY STORE NEARBY I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW YOU PREPARE YOUR LEAVES FOR THE TAMAL VERY SLOWLY AND GENTLY JUST PASS THE LEAF THROUGH THE OPEN FLAME ON BOTH SIDES AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE BANANA LEAVES TRANSFORMS IN COLORS AND IT'S NOT GONNA BREAK WHEN YOU FOLD AND WRAP THE TAMAL YOU CAN JUST USE ANY POT THAT YOU HAVE AND USE A STEAMING BASKET [SPLASHING] SO THAT IT SITS RIGHT UNDER THE STEAMING BASKET OR THE STEAMING LAYER AND I'M GOING TO ADD SOME OF THE BANANA LEAVES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TAMALERA SO THAT THE TAMALES ARE NOT SOAKING WITH THE BOILING WATER AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SORT OF A RECTANGLE SHAPE I AM GOING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INDENTATION YOU WANT TO STACK THEM WHEN IT STARTS TO STEAM SO I'M VERY PROUD 'CAUSE I'M USING "STAGGERED," WHICH IS A WORD THAT I JUST LEARNED TO USE IN ENGLISH 'CAUSE I KNEW THE WORD IN SPANISH AND I WAS MAKING NOTES OF WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU FOR WHEN I MADE THESE TAMALES "I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT I'M GONNA COOK SOME TAMALES "AND I DON'T WANT TO COOK THEM LIKE THAT REALLY KIND AND PATIENT MAN FROM SEAT 12E IF FOR ANY REASON I'M JUST GONNA COOK THESE FOR ABOUT 50 MINUTES TO AN HOUR CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER DESSERT TO GO AFTER THE MINI PIBIS THAN THESE CREMA DE COCO AND THEN I'M GOING TO ADD ABOUT 1/4 TEASPOON SEA SALT START BY MIXING A CUP OF COLD MILK WITH 1/2 CUP OF CORN STARCH AND I'M GOING TO ADD 2 CANS COCONUT MILK NOW ADD THE CORNSTARCH AND COLD MILK MIXTURE AND THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA STOP WHEN THIS MIXTURE COATS THE BACK OF THE SPOON [OVEN DINGS] THIS IS EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT YOUR COCONUT SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME COCONUT PIECES THAT ARE STILL A LITTLE BIT MOIST AND CHEWY I'M JUST GOING TO SPOON THE CREMA DE COCO IN THESE RAMEKINS YOU'RE GONNA ADD THE TOASTED COCONUT FLAKES SET THESE ASIDE AND LET THEM COOL A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK MY MINI PIBIS ARE READY IT IS A LITTLE BIT GELATINOUS-- VERY DIFFERENT FROM A TAMAL THAT'S COOKED IN A CORN HUSK AND THEN IT HAS THIS TOPPING OF THE SHREDDED CHICKEN IN THAT VERY THICK ACHIOTE SAUCE AND I CAN'T DESCRIBE THE PUNCH OF FLAVOR IT PACKS I THINK I COULD EAT THE WHOLE POT IN THERE LET ME SEE IF THAT CREMA DE COCO HAS COOLED DOWN MMM...IT'S VERY SUAVE COCONUT PUDDING THE ONLY THING MISSING IS CHACHI AND HER FAMILY PATI: FOR RECIPES AND INFORMATION FROM THIS EPISODE AND MORE VISIT PATIJINICH.COM AND FIND ME ON FACEBOOK ANNOUNCER: "PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY.. INTRODUCING FUD CAMPIRANO MEXICAN CHEESES WITH RESEALABLE PACKAGING PROUD TO SUPPORT "PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE" ON PUBLIC TELEVISION Copyright © 2025 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Sign in with EmailNew to PBS? Create an account Are you sure you want to remove null from My List Beach homes in Campeche’s Playa Palmeras are being robbed The once luxury homes were part of a multi-million dollar housing development built by American investors The abandoned residential and tourism complex sits on the coast along the Champotón – Sabancuy highway.  Dozens of homes were finished over 15 years ago but have since been emptied and abandoned Some remain occupied part-time by locals from Champoton entrusted with keeping thieves out The 2009 financial crisis hit developers in Campeche particularly hard Earlier in the decade several housing complexes and hotels began construction The projects were abandoned due to interruptions in financing and decreased demand Earlier: Mexico City is lower on the list of the world’s most expensive cities “These homes have been left empty for years and have become a haven for criminals and drug addicts It’s a really big problem,” said Champoton local Irma Galán Champoton residents say that they have been trying to get the local government to do something about these abandoned homes for over eight years which was once located in the city of Campeche has long since shut down and its representatives appear to have left the country Real estate listings for some of the homes and several lots in the area can still be seen online and start at approximately 60,000 USD Senior Editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican expedition/Canadian photographer and translation degrees from universities in Mexico WestJet passengers hoping to head home to Ottawa spent an extra 33 hours in Mexico The man dubbed the German Forrest Gump ran his way into Mérida yesterday Five months to the day since the first coronavirus case was detected in Yucatan the state showed mostly positive signs pointing toward recovery The data points used to determine where Yucatan stands in the four-color “traffic light” system have allowed the state to stay on “orange,” rather than revert to “red.” But increasing testing positivity… The nine deaths in Yucatan caused by bootleg alcohol are part of a nationwide trend triggered by dry laws across Mexico More than 100 Mexicans have perished over the past month in a string of mass poisonings during the COVID-19 pandemic meant to encourage level heads during the coronavirus crisis returns for the “Nuevo Carnaval” this year This most recent entrance fee hike is already the second increase this year Advertise With Us Two offshore workers were reportedly wounded in an apparent pirate attack on an offshore supply vessel in Mexico earlier this week News agencies Reuters and The Associated Press have reported that several armed assailants attacked Italian-flagged Remas offshore vessel in the Gulf of Mexico Two Italian crew members were reportedly wounded the news agencies have reported citing a statement by the Mexican Navy The offshore supply vessel Rema is owned by Italy’s Micoperi Offshore Energy Today has reached out to Micoperi We will update the article if we receive any response the Remas vessel was located in the Campeche Bay Spotted a typo? 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Sign Up Enter your email address and we'll send you directions to change your password Enter your email address and we'll send you your username The Georgia-headquartered apparel supplier said sublimation products and wool jackets are the categories most affected A large fire tore through Augusta Sportwear’s (asi/37461) factory in Champotón impacting the Georgia-headquartered supplier’s production of sublimation products and wool jackets Media reports indicated the fire raged for hours “We are grateful to the local fire services departments who reacted quickly and worked tirelessly throughout the night to contain the fire within our facility,” Augusta Sportswear said in a statement “Our leadership team is on the ground in Mexico and is working with local authorities to understand the cause of the fire.”   but a definitive cause remains under investigation Sublimation and wool jackets were the primary products produced at the factory and are thus the most affected product lines The supplier noted that some of its Augusta Sportswear and Russell Athletic football styles in the facility were also impacted “We will continue to offer these styles on our website but will not take backorders,” the company said in a statement Augusta Sportswear has been providing updates about what type of impacts the fire Augusta said all stock varsity jacket orders that have inventory will ship as planned the company will continue to accept orders for all stock varsity jackets with active inventory “we are not accepting backorders on stock varsity jackets at this time.” Augusta Sportswear said it is evaluating various options to fulfill custom varsity jacket orders It plans to share definitive plans early the week of April 24 we will not be accepting new custom orders until we finish the evaluation of options for current custom orders,” the company shared For sublimation-related orders in which art has been finalized Augusta Sportswear said that it will provide a projected ship date by Monday including keeping the order with the new date substituting the order for a blank item at a discount The firm is reaching out directly to customers on this For sublimation orders in art proofing or pre-production Augusta Sportswear is “currently evaluating every single order to determine if we can accept and produce that order or potentially have to cancel and provide an alternative option,” the company said in a note to customers “The art and customer service teams will facilitate this communication with you as these orders work through the process.”   Augusta Sportswear said it will continue to offer an assortment of sublimated products that will be produced out of a second factory state-of-the-art facility and is located in a completely different city and was unaffected by the fire,” the company said which will not include our entire sublimation offering will have a 20-day lead time and is now active.” Subscribe to ASI's industry-leading newsletters.All the award-winning content from ASICentral and Print & Promo Marketing Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter You have been successfully added to our mailing list keeping you up-to-date with our latest news One of the chief reasons given by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the ambitious Tren Maya is to bring tourism and development to underserved communities in southeastern Mexico While highly visited attractions such as Chichén Itzá, Cancún, and Tulum are likely to benefit from the program lesser-known communities may also experience a turn of fortunes Here is a list of communities in the Tren Maya’s path but when the project is finally up and running we explore some of the highlights along the first three of the six train routes but don’t worry; we will get to the rest soon just next to the famous archaeological site of the same name the route also crosses paths with some much lesser-known yet impressive archaeological sites.  The region of El Triunfo has never really been on the radar for tourist groups. Part of the reason is the region’s poor infrastructure and, frankly, lackluster security. Though the town itself is cute enough, the main draw of this area is the archaeological site Moral de Reforma The archaeological site Moral de Reforma is dominated by a massive double pyramid as well as an impressive plaza containing several structures Candelaria has long been considered fairly off-limits to tourists as the region is known for illegal border crossings and drug smuggling the presence of the national guard along this section of the Tren Maya will make exploring this region rich in natural and archaeological wonders safer and more accessible to travelers The area is also home to several impressive archaeological sites, including Itzamkanac The second route of the Tren Maya runs entirely within the state of Tabasco It will offer travelers the opportunity to check out Colonial cities The town of Champotón is an extremely charming fishing village with some particularly good seafood restaurants The community is also particularly good for birdwatching and taking it easy on the boardwalk the town also has some dazzling beaches nearby which are usually all but empty and make for a great location for picnics.  In the Yucatec-Maya language, Edzná means the home of the Itzá Although not nearly as famous as Chichén Itzá Edzná is extremely impressive and feels nothing short of a great imperial capital The site covers 25 square kilometers and features dozens of impressive structures Although not as dense as archaeological sites more to the south the vegetation surrounding Edzná is quite beautiful It is also possible to spot a great many species of birds as well as monkeys and peccaries — a species of small wild pig endemic to the peninsula San Francisco de Campeche is one of the most beautifully preserved colonial cities in the Yucatán Peninsula The city is famous for its beautiful churches and extremely long boardwalk chock-full of great restaurants and public parks.  Campeche erected large fortifications to fight the growing piracy problem in the Gulf of Mexico Several of the original walls and bastions are still observable today and give the city a charm unlike anywhere else on the Peninsula.  The third route of the Tren Maya is the shortest of all it travels along some truly spectacular locations and provides opportunities to discover the wonders of Yucatán’s northwest Maxcanú was founded in the 16th century by the Spanish and its name means “place of the four houses.” The town grew in importance in the 19th century becoming a center for the henequen industry The town is also near several archaeological sites, including Oxkintok, and the caves of Calketok Umán is a modern city with a mix of old and new The city center is home to several historic buildings including the Exconvento y Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís which were once large agricultural estates where locals and visitors enjoy some of the region’s best eats Mérida is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the largest city in southeastern Mexico It is located in the northwest corner of the Yucatán Peninsula The city boasts rich colonial and Maya heritage as well as some of the best restaurants in the south of México.  Mérida is also a major economic center for the Yucatán Peninsula The city is home to a variety of industries Mérida is also a popular tourist destination known for its archaeological sites Check back soon for Part 2 for more of the highlights along the path of the Tren Maya.  Thousands of ancient artifacts and structures belonging to the ancient Maya civilization have been uncovered along all four stretches of the Tren Maya project Authorities report that specialists have been deployed over 80 times to recover archaeological remains from construction sites details are still unclear regarding the precise nature of these finds and how… Hotels in Cancún and Riviera Maya are now able to fill their rooms at 60% capacity The same policy applies to restaurants and beaches and nightclubs in the state of Quintana Roo The doubling of allowed occupancy was justified by authorities by pointing out that Quintana Roo now stands at “yellow” on the national epidemiological… As if Monday mornings aren’t tough enough power went out for about a half an hour in the blocks surrounding the main square Three American tourists in Mexico for Day of the Dead died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an Airbnb apartment Jordan Marshall and Courtez Hall were in the La Rosita neighborhood for the Day of the Dead holiday the second longest in Mexico and the fifth in Latin America Mérida’s famed Sorbetería Colón turns 110 today with its founder’s descendants still guarding their patented recipes for ice creams and sorbets 70 miles from the fishing town of Champotón where he grew up and still lives The memory of the huge spill that followed is etched on his mind "The oil covered the reefs and washed up on the shore Fish died and the octopuses were buried under the oil that filled the gaps between the rocks where they live," he recalled in a phone interview "Even today you can find stains on rocks a few centimetres deep and if you stick something metal in them the smell of oil still escapes." Champotón was one of the first and worst-hit areas reached by the estimated 3m barrels of oil that poured into the sea over the next nine and a half months The Ixtoc disaster is still by far the largest peacetime spill as well as a lesson-packed forerunner of the disaster in progress as the Deepwater Horizon also exploded and sank after a blowout preventer failed The parallels are most striking in the methods that failed to cap the damaged well head beneath "They tried to put a funnel on top of it but everything they tried to put in the well was forced out by the pressure," says Abundio Juarez He was one of the top engineers in the state-owned company that was exploring the Ixtoc deposit at the time although he was not directly involved in the control effort "We sent divers down and today they have robots is a relief well and that takes time." and dumped chemical dispersants on the slicks helped reduce the amounts reaching the shore but sent encapsulated oil down to the sea bed with some initially devastating effects as it was pushed northwards by prevailing winds and currents until it finally crossed the Texas border two months later and eventually coated almost 170 miles of US beaches The beach that caused most international concern in Mexico was Rancho Nuevo a key nesting ground for critically endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles which had already lumbered up the sand in their hundreds to lay eggs Had an emergency US-Mexican operation not airlifted them over the spill to cleaner waters beyond it did not develop into the long-term catastrophe that scientists initially thought was inevitable "This is not to say there were no consequences Just that the evidence is that these are not as dramatic as we feared," says Luis Soto a marine biologist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico "After about two years the recuperation was well on the way." took samples before and after the oil arrived in Texas that showed an immediate 80% drop in the number of organisms living between the grains of sand that provide food for shore birds and crabs "Sampling a couple of years after the spill indicated the populations were back to normal," he says Six years after Ixtoc 1 exploded it was hard to find any evidence of the oil those who studied the Ixtoc disaster warn against assuming the gulf is automatically heading for another quick comeback Ixtoc 1 stood in just 50 metres (165ft) of water while Deepwater Horizon was drilling 1,500 metres below the surface It is also likely that the quantity of chemical dispersants being used today is significantly larger potentially blocking the work of the oil-eating micro-organisms But what worries Tunnell most is that over-fishing may have reduced the ability of the gulf to bounce back "It was much more resilient 30 years ago than today My fear is it is reaching a tipping point." This article is part of our new series "Material in Focus" where we ask architects to share with us their creative process through the choice of materials that define important parts of the construction of their buildings Niop Hacienda from AS Arquitectura and R79 is part architectural regeneration project part historical building involving the transformation of an abandoned industrial space into high-end tourist complex in the southeast region of Mexico A desire to maintain the original feel of the place influenced the selection of the new materials (like steel wood and glass) in order to create new spaces for public and private use that meld with the existing structure we talked with Roberto Ramirez from R79 who explains more about how the material choice of the project contributed to the design and construction process © David CerveraWhat were the main materials used in the project? RR: Chukum, Wood, Glass, Steel, Concrete, Stone, Tile Mosaics, Bamboo (Bahareque). © David CerveraIn terms of materials, what were the major sources of inspiration and influence in selecting them? RR: We used materials that were neutral, timeless, and, depending on how we used them, could be viewed as modern or historical. © David CerveraDescribe how decisions on materials were considered within the conceptual design. RR: We were able to put together a wide range, so that what we’re going to use for this project will in no way obscure the existing structure, but instead give it more strength, character and fill it with a revitalized glamor. © David CerveraWhat were the advantages of these materials when constructing the project? © David CerveraWere there any challenges you faced due to the selection of materials? RR: Many, the main one was working with local materials, especially with the stone and the wood, that were either extracted and cut in the area or its surroundings; Or, certain tasks like using the metal, whether they were found pieces that we used to make tables or furniture, or to quickly train people on how to use them to create artisanal pieces. © David CerveraWere any other possible materials considered for the project? And if so, how would the design have changed? © David CerveraHow did you research and select the suppliers or contractors for the materials used in the project the chukum was a supplier in Merida that has the patent in the area and has successfully marketed the product we had already worked with them on several projects we like the personal attention and the supervision that they give to their teams on jobs they work on and we have formed an interesting relationship introduced us to many local artisans in Merida and after meetings and sketches of the project we found complementary and inclusionary ways to work together when looking for more fine-tuned solutions It was a great team effort where the plans were merely guides the will and the sense of belonging were the engine and that has given us great results so far * Recently Hacienda Niop was awarded the CEMEX 2016 Building Award in the Building category of the Mexico Edition Niop Hacienda / AS arquitectura + R79 You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email What your Mexican food habits say about you 18 Mexican desserts you'll want to know (and devour) Meet the Tlayuda: The Mexican pizza with a crisp tortilla base Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.