amefoto Photography Portfolio and Blog by Anne-Marie Eitreim
Posts Tagged ‘Mexico City’
Coyoacán Mexico City
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.
Street Art in Mexico City and 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.
Centro Historico, Mexico City
One of the streets recently converted to a pedestrians only in the Centro Historico of Mexico City.
Churros y Chocolate
“El Moro” is one of the oldest and best churrerias and chocolaterias in Mexico City.
Museo de Arte Popular
The Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City features folk and street art and traditional crafts from many eras and all regions of Mexico.
Museo Delores Olmedo Patino, Mexico City
The Museo Delores Olmedo Patino in Xochimilco, Mexico City contains its founder’s excellent collection of works by Mexican artists most notably Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Peacocks, other birds, and Xoloitzcuintle roam the beautiful grounds.
Xoloitzcuintles, Mexico City
Mexico City’s Museo Delores Olmedo Patino raises a pack of Xoloitzcuintles. Xolos are descended from dogs originally domesticated by the Aztecs.