"Boxing is deeply intertwined with Mexican culture almost as much as maíz," he said. Left: Ixtli Chavez, Tony Vega and Odin Galicia Morales at Gym Pancho Rosales in Transito, Ciudad de México.

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Plazas are windows on Mexican culture, festival stages, playgrounds and meeting places, concert venues, protest platforms and much more. Credit: iStock.

Gladys Roldán-de-Moras became the first Mexican-born cowgirl to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame last month. For her beautiful paintings depicting Mexican culture ...