Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Domingo en La Alameda, Mexico D.F.
Sunday is busy in Alameda Park. Masses of people congregate to listen to music, dance, eat, shop and cruise each other. Generally, the crowd is of lower economic means, shorter in height, and more indigenous than the city at large. Probably many of these people have come to Mexico City from areas in central and south of the country seeking better opportunities. Cumbia style music is popular with this group.
Returning home late at night I spotted this "comedor" next to an entrance to Metro Bellas Artes.Thursday, October 22, 2009
Ron in Plaza Santo Domingo, Mexico City
Plaza Santa Domingo is where the illiterate used to go to have letters written. Today there are many small job printers as well as typists who are available for letters and forms. Ron is a friend of mine, originally from Fort Worth, Texas who has lived in Mexico City for ten years. We met at the Spanish Conversation Group held weekly at the Casa de Los Amigos, a Quaker Center and hostel near downtown. He says he swam the Rio Grande to get to Mexico.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)