A faint click…, click…., tick…. comes from somewhere in the distance, mixing with other sounds of the street; clangs, whistles, horns, calls…pasele, cuántos te damos? Advancing on calle lopez in the centro histórico the sound grows louder. I reach the corner with victoria, a block back from metro San Juan de Letran on Eje Central. I pause at a point where so often I stride […]
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Three months ago I inaugurated this planned series of Mexico City corners with my post about the Triple Alliance Garden on the corner of Tacuba and Filomena Mata in the historic centre. Although I’ve passed by and stopped on plenty of interesting corners of the city I neglected to add a follow up post. Until now. Today I […]
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Originally posted on MEXICO CITY METRO PROJECT:
On Friday of last week a short segment about the Mexico City Metro Project was aired on ‘Itinerario’ (Itinerary), a show on Canal Once (Channel Eleven) which is owned and operated by the Instituto Politecnico Nacional. I was interviewed by host Tamara De Anda and we did a…
With thousands and thousands of others I spent the latter half of Saturday afternoon wandering around the bustling streets of Mexico City’s historic centre. Walking down the pedestrian street of San Jeronimo, I came across a heavy metal band playing against the backdrop of a Catholic cathedral, an interesting juxtaposition. Below is a short video […]
Read more“Performance Art”: On the streets of downtown Mexico City opposite ‘La Alameda’ Park.
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When I abbreviate this city, it is to speak as one with millions of defeños– EL DF. What I breathe in this city, I do not really know. My larynx admits oxygen and all manner of airborne particles – It doesn’t seem to bother me much. When I cough in this city, some […]
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Aguascalientes is the third smallest state in the Mexican Republic. Only Morelos, which borders the Federal District, and nearby Tlaxcala are smaller. I didn’t know that until I looked at a map of Mexico earlier today and assumed that it would be the second small state after Tlaxcala. Some quick research told me otherwise. The […]
Read moreOn July 19 2012 I published my post of Zocalo. At the time it was the completion of this project. Line 12 of the metro had just opened after a series of familiarisation runs but at the time I decided not to include it in my blog. Line 12 would have to wait, pending, to […]
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All photos taken between 6:40 and 7:40 am on Tuesday March 18 in the Centro Histórico of Mexico City
Read moreWithout an operational metro system to ride I decided to continue on foot from my previous visit to Tlahuac. Consequently the visit did seem to merge with the previous one. As I walked I thought ‘Am I closer to Tlahuac or Tlaltenco?’ Station delineation has long been a quandary. I found bright birds, a church, […]
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