Campesinos from the state of Veracruz are in Mexico City and taking off their clothes, as they frequently do, to bring attention to their grievances. Their anger is primarily directed at federal member of parliament Miguel Ángel Yunes of the National Action Party (PAN) who they accuse of embezzling funds from the Institute for Social […]
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It was a Saturday and the day dawned clear, which was good because I had some errands to run. One of them was to buy a new mobile telephone. After completing a few of the errands and without a particular intention to be there, in the early afternoon I found myself on a part of […]
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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 […]
Read moreEl Eje Central -the Central Axis- is a major Mexico City thoroughfare that splits the city north to south. The ‘zero emissions’ trolley buses run up and down, in the opposite direction to other vehicles, between the north and south bus terminals located near the metro stations Autobuses Del Norte and Tasqueña, respectively. Be careful […]
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