The American network of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently aired a series of reports about the Mexico City Metro. I will post the videos interspersed with my station visits over the next week or so. This first one is about prostitution within the Mexico City Metro. Despite being a frequent passenger on the metro, it’s not […]
Read moreThe Subway Gangs of Mexico City [VICE Documentary]
VICE produces a lot of interesting documentaries, often focusing on social or political issues or movements. This short documentary, “The Subway Gangs of Mexico City”, focuses on the culture of groups of young Mexico City residents who use their ‘home’ metro station -where they meet up – as a base for their collective identity. The film […]
Read moreMCM PROJECT: 2013 in review
Long time, no blogging on here so…hi! At the end of this post there is a link to go through to the annual report 2013 from WordPress for the Mexico City Metro Project. In the year I made a grand total of 1 post! Having completed the station visits in 2012 and being absent from […]
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HOW THE ZAPATISTA BALACLAVA BECAME A TOURIST ICON (TRANSLATION)
The twentieth anniversary of the indigenous uprising in the southern Mexican state has just passed. On January 1 1994, the date that the NAFTA (North-American Free Trade Agreement) came into effect, the EZLN ( Zapatista Army of National Liberation) led by the enigmatic Subcomondante Marcos took control of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas […]
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LATIN AMERICAN FOOD: L-Z
Here’s the second instalment of my brief Latin American food guide – this time L-Z. It has been a bit more challenging to come up with a food for every letter here and I allowed myself some liberty. I’ve enjoyed compiling the guide, I hope you enjoy reading. Lechón: It’s hard to beat roast pork, […]
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CAFE TACUBA – EL METRO (TRANSLATION)
Cafe Tacuba is a Mexican band and this is their homage to the Mexico City Metro. In case you didn’t know, the food and goods referenced in the song highlight the ubiquity of ‘los vagoneros’ – the roaming vendors who turn the metro into a mobile marketplace. The version I’ve embedded below is from their 1995 […]
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THE MCM PROJECT: WELCOME AND REVIEW / BIENVENIDOS Y REVISTA
WELCOME TO THE MEXICO CITY MEXICO PROJECT! ¡BIENVENIDOS AL MEXICO CITY METRO PROJECT! In whatever way and for whatever reason you have arrived here I hope you enjoy or find what you are looking for. Please read on to find out more about the MCM Project. I would love to hear your impressions. En […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 104: Vallejo
Me bajé en Vallejo y poco después me recibió un letrero que combina dos términos que conozco bastante bien; Güero y Caguamas. Ya mencioné el término Güero, aplicado liberalmente a gente de tez clara y a veces a ellos no tan claras también, en mi entrada por Barranca Del Muerto. El segundo término se refiere […]
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LATIN AMERICA FOCUS 