zocalo and palacio nacional
by cbeaujean
zocalo,one of the nicest and oldest place in the world,with a great architectural uniformity.
cortes (conquistador)decided the center of the new spanish city had to be risen here,on the site of the aztec market (south of holy aztec city of tenochtitlan).
stones of aztec pyramids were used to build churches and monuments,and to pave the place.
inside palacio nacional (center of national government),built on montezuma palace site,you may see great diego rivera frescoes
representing mexican history.
why "zocalo"? zocalo means "pedestal,base".
carlos IV base on the place was empty for a long time....
in a wider sense,all the mexican main squares,are called,now,zocalo! the mixture of peoples and their activities....
When you go to mexico (chiapas...
by Ine_Timmers
When you go to mexico (chiapas ) you absolutely must learn to know the local people but remember it is useful that you learn to speak Spanish. Only few of the people can speak English. My fondest memory was the visit we made to a house were indians live. They were making toys and clothes.
Coctails with Chile
by Mexgirl
A very common snack for us are the fruits or vegetables like Carrots and Jicama and add them a lot of lemon, salt and Chile (the best chile sauce for this is the Valentina)
If you are not very used to chile, don't put much Valentina!
Normally you can find these cocktails driving around the streets in small stands with wheels or in Paleterias.
Soccer
by cinthya_in_victoria
Don't you miss the opportunity to go to a soccer match. It's the sport with most fans around Mexico and being in the stadium is something you gotta experience, specially one of this matches: America vs Guadalajara or America vs Pumas.
Teotihuacán is the most...
by Ronald_T
Teotihuacán is the most important and the largest of Pre-Aztec ruin-cities in Central Mexico, 40 Km northeast of Mexico City, almost at the centre of an alluvial plain that slopes from Otumba in the northeast to Tepexpan in the southwest shortly before it joins what is left of the ancient lake of Texcoco.
The city was erected in the 2nd century B.C. At the 6th century, about 150.000 people lived in the city. Between 650 and 750, the city fell into disrepair. The Aztecs in the 12th century regarded the city as a mythical cemetery. The chessboard outlines with two central axles were under the “Avenue of Dead” which dates from around 200. The most important buildings are the “Pyramid of the Sun” and the “Pyramid of the Moon”. For more info and pictures, see my “Teotihuacán travelogue” please.
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with Laura and Cinthya
Dancers
pakal tomb
Pobre Mexico, so close to the USA ....
