Coyoacán is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City. Formerly a colonial village, it is best known as the home of Frida Kahlo and La Malinche, Cortez’s Aztec translator. Also the site of Leon Trotsky’s murder. Coyoacán retains an artsy and hippie vibe despite extensive gentrification.
The restored ruins of Dominican monastery at Cuilapan are a stunning remnant of the Spanish conquest of the Oaxaca Valley.
Monte Alban is the ancient capital city of the Zapotecs. It sits atop it’s mountain overlooking the city and valley of Oaxaca. It is one of the largest and most extensively researched and excavated pre-Colombian sites in Mexico.
A selection of sugar skulls, figures, flowers and other items for the celebration of Día de los Muertos(Day of the Dead) from the Benito Juarez Mercado in central Oaxaca.
This house with a mural of a chimpanzee family is a prominent landmark on a main street in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City.
Many of Puebla’s churches and other buildings were built in the baroque style with a decorative style nicknamed alfeñique after a type sugar candy. Bright colored walls with white “frosting” accenting the architectural elements.
The Cathedral in Puebla is one of the strongest and most prominent examples of Mexican Baroque from the colonial period.
No mezcal shots in the reading rooms. Former mansion in Puebla converted to a bar and bookstore on the ground floor and courtyard and a public library on the second floor.(sorry for forgetting to shoot any photos at the dubstep night)
The zocalo in Puebla is one of the most beautiful in Mexico and the central gathering spot of the city.
One of the streets recently converted to a pedestrians only in the Centro Historico of Mexico City.
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Coyoacán is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City. Formerly a colonial village, it is best known as the home of Frida Kahlo and La Malinche, Cortez’s Aztec translator. Also the site of Leon Trotsky’s murder. Coyoacán retains an artsy and hippie vibe despite extensive gentrification.
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The restored ruins of Dominican monastery at Cuilapan are a stunning remnant of the Spanish conquest of the Oaxaca Valley.
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Monte Alban is the ancient capital city of the Zapotecs. It sits atop it’s mountain overlooking the city and valley of Oaxaca. It is one of the largest and most extensively researched and excavated pre-Colombian sites in Mexico.
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A selection of sugar skulls, figures, flowers and other items for the celebration of Día de los Muertos(Day of the Dead) from the Benito Juarez Mercado in central Oaxaca.
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This house with a mural of a chimpanzee family is a prominent landmark on a main street in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City.
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Many of Puebla’s churches and other buildings were built in the baroque style with a decorative style nicknamed alfeñique after a type sugar candy. Bright colored walls with white “frosting” accenting the architectural elements.
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The Cathedral in Puebla is one of the strongest and most prominent examples of Mexican Baroque from the colonial period.
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No mezcal shots in the reading rooms. Former mansion in Puebla converted to a bar and bookstore on the ground floor and courtyard and a public library on the second floor.(sorry for forgetting to shoot any photos at the dubstep night)
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The zocalo in Puebla is one of the most beautiful in Mexico and the central gathering spot of the city.
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One of the streets recently converted to a pedestrians only in the Centro Historico of Mexico City.
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