Maya Kroth

Maya Kroth is a freelance writer based in Mexico City.

A Mexican woman holding a sign reading "We want us alive" takes part in a protest against murders and other violence toward women in Mexico City on September 17th, 2017.
Social Justice

Could a Female-Only Ride-Hailing App Actually Work in Mexico?

After a Cabify driver was accused of murdering a college student near Puebla, Mexico, appetite for an "Uber for women" continues to grow.

Aerial view of the Reforma Sector in Mexico City on September 24th, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
Social Justice

To Combat Gentrification in Mexico City, Two Artists Invented a Patron Saint

Sandra Valenzuela and Jorge Baca created Santa Mari La Juaricua to bring attention to communities in the Mexican capital displaced by the influx of wealthier populations.