Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
Tlatelolco, Plaza of 3 Cultures
Here, a twenty minute walk from the present center of Mexico City, is an important battleground. A plaque has this message: El 13 de Agosto de 1521 heroicamente defendido por Cuauhtemoc cayo Tlatelolco en poder de Hernan Cortez. No fue triunfo ni derrota, fue el doloroso nacimiento del pueblo mestizo que es el mexico de hoy.In english: The 13th of August 1521, heroically defended by Cuauhtemoc, Tlatelolco fell to the power of Hernan Cortez. It was neither triumph nor defeat, but the painful birth of the mestizo race that is the Mexico of today.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Calavera de Vaca, Los Dinamos, Distrito Federal
Los Dinamos is a large park in the mountains in southern Mexico City.Friday, May 23, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Mysteries of Tepito
Tepito is a neighborhood north of the central zocalo in mexico city. its an important cultural symbol for mexicans, in some aspects comparable to the role the "south bronx" holds in the american imagination. ive been told tepitenos have their own accent. daily, there are massive street markets where, supposedly, one can purchase just about anything, including stolen and pirated wares. known for purse snatchings, shoppers should be able to run fast to catch up with or avoid "rateros". want to know more about tepito? read "the children of sanchez," a classic anthropological study of a family in this neighborhood during the 1950's, by Oscar Lewis.Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Sands of Penasco (Slide show)
I've winnowed down my shots of camping/painting trip to Penasco in March. Here it is:
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