Tepito Warehouse

Mexico City's Dark Side

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October 28th 2012
On my final day in Mexico City I decided to skip the pyramids of Teotihuacán, the many art museums, the home of Diego Rivera, and the famous Aztec canals of Xochimilco in order to see the other side of the city. The side where people worship Santa Muerte (Saint of Death), shop at the largest black-market in Mexico, perform Santeria rituals in what may be the world's largest witchcraft market, ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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 worst... ... read more