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A walking tour of historical Coyoacan

July 20, 2020August 22, 2020 Tony4885Leave a Comment

Walking through Coyoacan, I imagine how it must have looked in the early 1900s, when Frida Kahlo was born in the now-famous “Blue House.” At that time, Coyoacan was a small country town. Even though she and Diego Rivera shared a city home, they frequented her birthplace often, and it was here that she chose to spend […]

Around and about in Mexico City: Tlalpan, a hidden spot

July 31, 2018July 31, 2020 Tony3731Leave a Comment

As I become familiar with Mexico City, I’ve come to believe that this city is best taken in small pieces. To try to understand the whole city, one can easily become overwhelmed and jaded by the urban sprawl and terrible conditions in some areas. I’d like to pay homage to one of the first places […]