MEXICALIA
Mexico's Land of Sorcerers
We went down to Catemaco, Mexico – the Disneyland of satanic tourists – to check out all the chicken killing, voodoo dolls, and spirit possessions the town had to offer.
The Mexican Town That Fist Fights to Summon Rain
Indigenous people in La Esperanza, Guerrero, have the very lovely tradition of beating the shit out of each other in order to ask the gods for a good rainy season.
Playing Football in One of Mexico's Most Dangerous Barrios
We went there to watch a football game between one of Tepito's best known teams and Las Gardenias, a team made up by trans people who live in the barrio.
The Miraculous Life of El Niño Fidencio
Niño Fidencio and his legendary healing abilities may not be officially recognised by the Catholic Church, but 40,000 people gather in a small Mexican village each year to celebrate the unofficial saint.
In Search of Hallucinogenic Toads
VICE Mexico went looking for Bufo alvarius, a toad species that contains a high dosage of the hallucinogen 5-MEO-DMT in its body.
Mexican Narco Music Is the Soundtrack to the War on Drugs
Sing along to lyrics about beheadings, executions and coke binges.
Mexican Narco Music Is the Soundtrack to the War on Drugs
Sing along about beheadings, executions and coke binges.
Mexican Narco Music Is the Soundtrack to the War on Drugs - Part 1
Sing along about beheadings, executions and coke binges.
The Subway Gangs of Mexico City
Teenage, chemical huffing reggaeton gangs haunt the capital city's subways.