A vibrant, joyfully adorned piece of cardboard meant to be hung and cracked open with a stick, the piñata carries more weight ...

JUAREZ, MEXICO-When Belém Ramirez Avalos gently dips her hand in a pot of engrudo, or the traditional glue to build a piñata from scratch, she has three generations of expertise behind her. The art ...

When Martha Jamison and her sister bought their La Fiesta store six years ago, they envisioned it being primarily a flower shop. But customers cannot get enough of their colorful piñatas. The ...

A: Piñatologists tell us that these brightly colored, goody-filled, dangling party enhancers made their way to Texas via Mexico, where they were introduced by the Spanish, who learned about them from ...

SAN ANTONIO — In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting a local piñata shop where everything is made by hand, with love. "We don't sell piñatas. We sell memories," said Ana Reyes. "I'm ...