The Washington Post

These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying

SAN BARTOLO MORELOS, Mexico — For 32 years, Cruz Monroy has walked the streets of a small town on the fringes of Mexico’s capital with a tower of small cages filled with a rainbow of birds. The ...

These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying

The act of selling birds in stacks of cages — sometimes far taller than the men who carry them — spans generations.

These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying out.

The act of selling birds in stacks of cages – sometimes far taller than the men who carry them – spans back generations. They ...
Crux

In Holy Week, men carry towers of birds through Mexico’s streets

A vendor prepares a cage containing his birds before an annual pilgrimage of bird vendors to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Credit: Eduardo Verdugo/AP.) Listen SAN ...
The News-Press

Best SW Florida reader photos include Cape Coral, Fort Myers

Do you have a picture from paradise you’d like to share with Tropicalia readers? We’d love to print it. Email photos to tropicalia@news-press.com. Be sure to include your full name, where you took the ...
Herald & Review

Tiny, raucous monk parakeets from South America thrive in Chicago. But why?

CHICAGO — At a quiet street intersection in the Englewood neighborhood, the imposing figure of a pine tree is only outweighed by the massive collection of sticks and twigs carefully placed on its ...
CNN

What is Blue Owl, and why are people suddenly worried about private credit?

There is, once again, something shady happening on Wall Street. And when I say shady, I mean it literally: The drama du jour comes from the world of private credit, which is part of a vast, opaque ...