Is it a diary, a travelogue, or a love letter to a distant land written out of pure longing?

Archil Kikodze’s Mexican Diary (მექსიკური დღიური) defies simple categorization. Written in Tbilisi after two separate journeys to Mexico, this work is born from a deep sense of nostalgia. It is not a standard tourist guide nor a fictional novel, but a vivid recounting of what the author witnessed and felt far from home—sometimes in solitude, other times surrounded by remarkable people. For Kikodze, writing this book was an act of pure joy, mirroring the beauty of the country, its nature, and its people that he dared to describe.