Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Mexico City: Mexico, moving on up in Latin America

After traveling around Colombia and meeting a local Colombian we decided it would be a good idea to travel to Central America. Hey, porque no?? 

My ticket to Mexico!! 
Really big cappuccino!!
Torre latinoamerica.
Me at the top of torte latinoamerica with Mexico df in the background.
Mexico City is pretty big.
Mexico City at night.
Colombia ganó!!!
Yay yellow shirts!!
My colombian amigos, ole!

Templo mayor aztec god Tlaloc.
Ruins in centro histórico templo mayor.
Centro histórico and José.
Valle de bravo....,
Where i went paragliding!!! I felt like a bird.

Teotihuacan pirámide del sol
Pirámide de la luna.
Terrance Howard getting in touch with his energy on top of pirámide del del. Actor from Iron Man.
Pirámide del quetzlatol, serpent god.
Teotihuacan. Avenue of the dead.
Ruinas.
Mural of a feline figure. This is over 3000 years old.... Very skilled peoples.
Mural of a bird.
Beautiful designs carved into stone adorning temples.
Teotihuacan, an ancient city that was once home to the Aztecs over 3000 years ago. The city held up to 60,000 people. It is built on an angle and constructed like this so that it could be aligned with the stars.
Pirámide del sol.
Museo Frida Kahlo.
I loved her museum and learning about her fascinating life.
In Coyoacan.
Mexican graffiti.
La diversidad de Mexico.
Museo Diego Rivera. He built this to store his collection of pieces from pre colombian times.
On a trajinera en Xochimilco, channels in the middle of Mexico.
La trajinera took us to this magical place, where dolls which look they have been through WWIII are hung from trees to ward off the spirit of a girl who drowned in the channel.
I'm on a trajinera in a channel.
The dolls and tribute to their creator.
Xochimilco.


Mural by Diego River in the National Palace.
Inside the National Palace.
Jose really happy to be with Colombians when they won against Uruguay in the octavos. Vamos Colombia!!!

































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