The Zocalo at dusk.
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the wors... [read more]
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the wors... [read more] Blog: D.F. = definitely FANTASTIC
Date: October 31st 2009
We hit the ground running, that is after sitting on the tarmac for an hour while our plane's communication system got fixed. In a city this size always has something going on at any hour, so we are walking all and dropping at night. First surprise was were the "Alebrijes" on the sidewalks of Reforma: weird creatures some ten feet high. Pedro Linares started out as a common papier mache artist wh ... read more
Date: October 31st 2009
We hit the ground running, that is after sitting on the tarmac for an hour while our plane's communication system got fixed. In a city this size always has something going on at any hour, so we are walking all and dropping at night. First surprise was were the "Alebrijes" on the sidewalks of Reforma: weird creatures some ten feet high. Pedro Linares started out as a common papier mache artist wh ... read more
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I am a painter/sculptor whose work has been focused on Dia de los Muertos for the past eight years or so, with a Buddhist influence. I will be in Oaxaca de Juarez for five weeks, a trip I've wanted to make for many years.
Guanajuato - 2008
Mexico City - 2009
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