Mark Viales

Freelance journalist and photographer

Maya battle cry: barefoot softball players swing at Yucatán’s macho taboosLas Amazonas of Yaxunah play a sport seen as ‘no-go for women’ in Mexico and in a team kit that honours their Maya heritage

Record drought in Yucatán prompts revival of ancient Maya rain ceremonyAs he carves through dense jungle foliage with a sharpened sickle, 65-year-old Eliezer Mendez Díaz scours for building materials. He plans to make a sacred altar for the Maya rain god, Cháak, in the hope that the lightning-wielding deity will nourish his crops and alleviate his village from extreme drought. He stops in his tracks […]

Mangrove planting in Mexico - ADP ReThink QuarterlyKeila Vázquez Lira is a guardian of the mangrove wetlands, planting high-carbon-storage trees that are crucial in the fight against climate change.

Mangroveträd: Las Chelemeras vapen i klimatkampenSå har planteringen av mangroveträd i den mexikanska fiskebyn Chelem förbättrat både klimat och kvinnors position i lokalsamhället.

Yucatán youth enlist elders to keep traditional Maya medicine alive Don Manuel's knowledge of ancient Mayan remedies is being preserved for future generations thanks to a group of determined college students.

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