Mariana was born and raised in Mexico City where. She studied History at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where she is currently finishing her master's degree, also in History. Mariana is a member of the research group Women's Writings, at the Research Institute of University and Education, whose mission is to rescue lesser-known women’s writings through editing and publishing. Mariana has a passion for learning and rethinking the past through different sources that help us imagine history in unexpected ways. She has taught history middle-school and high-school students. Her other passions include reading, writing and photography. Mariana is also co-creator and editor of the online magazine Pluvia, a space for inspiration, creativity, and conversation.

Jens has worked and studied in Mexico, Germany, Italy, Ghana, and the United States. In 1997 he moved from Berlin to Mexico after graduating from Freie Universität Berlin in Latin American Studies and Political Science. For ten years he worked full time as an officially licensed tour guide in Mexico and South America. After the birth of his daughter he taught high school World History and Foreign Languages in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2018 he returned to his beloved Mexico City and to his guiding passion. Jens loves to show you the vitality of his adopted home city. His particular interest lies in the amazing cultural fusion and the historic roots of this vibrant metropolis. Since his first visit as a backpacker in 1987 Jens fell in love with Mexico, its culture, traditions, and history.