April 14th, 2011
This house with a mural of a chimpanzee family is a prominent landmark on a main street in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 5th, 2011
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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April 5th, 2011
The Cathedral in Puebla is one of the strongest and most prominent examples of Mexican Baroque from the colonial period. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 30th, 2011
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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