The Catharsis by Orozco

Deciphering Murals and Mexico City

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October 26th 2012
This morning I landed in Mexico City. My first surprise came when I turned on my phone and found out that I have service with Verizon. I don't have a Blackberry or Iphone or anything similar so I was shocked. Anyways, I made it safely to my hotel in the Historic Center (Centro Historico) and was ready to go out and explore. Mexico City is quite different than any other city I visited b ... 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