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North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico September 13th 2006

Just peaking out from under the veneer of cultured humanity lies deep suffering, the result of stale attitudes and objectification. Please forgive my rant for the day: Like the United States there is an epidemic of violence against women in Mexico. According to UNICEF, 40% of women report violence from their boyfriends and husbands. In 2001, nearly half of all murders just in Mexico City were the result of husbands and boyfriends. (In US about 33%) There is an entrenched culture of acceptance of violence and male superiority that is only beginning to be chipped away. Some have blamed Latino machismo, others the church in its patriarchal attitudes, which I believe to support it. But since it is really a global phenomenon, these are merely local supports, and true explanations must lie deeper. Abuse has been ... read more

Amigos en Amecameca y Volcanes Vivos

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico August 22nd 2006

POPO

vagabondvan

Who would have thunk it? 18,000 feet Mountains just east of mexico city! I guess you can see them from Mexico City but i didn´t because of the haze. They are called Popocatepetl (Aztec name for smoking mountain), the second largest peak in Mexico, Iztaccíhuatl, meaning Sleeping Woman. They are called Popo and Izta for short and quite amazing. They both have permanent ice and snow on their peaks. I arrived last Tuesday in a little town called Amecameca nestled below Popo and Izta. The city Ameca isn´t anything to boast about per se...but the views are awesome. The next morning I negotiated a ride up to an area called Paso de Cortez at 12,500 ft. in between the peaks. Popo is an active Volcano still and exploded a few years back so it is off ... read more

Random Observations

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico August 21st 2006

May the Internet Force Be with you

vagabondvan

There is something indescribable and wonderful about being a stranger in a strange land, that sense of anonymity, where no one knows who you are and you walk down the streets taking in all the new sights and smells and sounds. Now of course Mexico isn´t really that foreign compared to asian or african cultures, but I still love that feeling. Like when you were a kid absorbing all the raw newness of the world. There are so many cultural signals that we take for granted and in a foreign country your brain has to work overtime to interpret everything. What is he eating? Mexico is not vegetarian friendly. Occasionally there are vegetarian restuarants in the bigger towns, but mostly I have to hunt for a place that has vegetables and rice, etc. A lot of ... read more

Ruinas de Teotihuacan, Mexico

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico June 20th 2006

Vista Panoramica de las Ruinas

Joe and Rocio

We climbed every single pyramid! Nos trepamos a toditas las piramides! ... read more

Tehuacan

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán December 9th 2005

the seventh seal

Puebla to Tehaucan: I think the guy at the bus terminal found it hard to believe that I didn´t really have a clue on how to say the namen of the place I wanted to go to (Tay-woo-can, more or less). Hence he emphaised to me where I was at the moment, just to avoid any confusion. I found this just a tad patronising, thinking along the lines of just because I don´t speak your language all that well, I´m not stupid. Although saying this I remember a guy in Argentina telling me how people had frequently got off at either the preceding village or next village along when trying to visit the one with the hostel in. At this point they would call up confused as to why their map seemed a little misleading with ... read more

Teotihuacán, Piramides del Sol y de la Luna,...

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán April 9th 2004

Teotihuacán

Kurt de Gante

Teotihuacán is situated 50km northeast of Mexico City. Here you can visit the huge "Piramides del Sol y de la Luna" (Pyramids of the Sun and Moon), but also "el Templo de Quetzálcótl" (Temple of Quetzálcl). Teotihuacán was the capital of what was probably Mexico's largest pre-Hispanic empire and is also Mexico's biggest ancient city. Today it is still an important pilgrimage site. Many Mexicans visit the site during the vernal equinox hoping to soak up the mystical energy at that day. The "Piramide del Sol" is the world's third largest pyramid (after Cholula and Cheops). The structure was dedicated to the sun god. The base is about 220x220m and the pyramid is about 70m high. As I am writing this article about some 8 years after we visited it, I clearly remember the height. There ... read more

Teotihuacan 2003

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán June 5th 2003

A look from the top

Spartan

When I was in Cuernavaca we took a weekend trip to Mexico City where we stayed in Mexico City on Saturday and went to Teotihuacan on Sunday. The pyramids were quite impressive and I was glad we were able to take advantage of the opportunity to go to the top of both of them.... read more

Teotihuacán

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán July 29th 1965

Pyramid of the Sun

AndrewHL

A car with a local guide drove my mother and I to the Teotihuacán archaeological site, about 30 miles (50 km) outside Mexico City. The structures here are the remains of the largest pre-Aztec city in Mexico. Teotihuacán means The City of the Gods in the Nahuatl language. At its height (ca. 500 CE), it encompassed some 8 square miles (20 square km) and supported a population estimated at 125,000–200,000, making it, at the time, one of the largest cities in the world. It was the region’s major economic as well as religious center. When we visited, the site centered on the two main pyramids, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, connected by the Avenue of the Dead. Not too many people were there, and one could freely climb ... read more

Brief history of Mexico

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...more history

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