Any visit to Mexico seems incomplete without a Mariachi experience. It's one of those musical and visual spectacles that seems synonymous with one of the essences of Mexico. In fact, Mariachi has soared in popularity, as evidenced by the annual International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara which attracts upwards of 500 Mariachi ensembles.

Our recent visit to Jalisco and Nayarit afforded us the opportunity to enjoy a superb Mariachi group performing to an enthusiastic and somewhat rowdy crowd (the audio of which remains in this podcast).

Enjoy this episode of Before, Behind and Between in which we feature Mariachi--a bit of our winter vacation in beautiful Mexico.