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Mexico City / Parque Mestizaje - Indio Verde / "Green Indian"
Parque Mestizaje* - Park of Mixed Marriage - is in the northernmost part of the Valley of Mexico, at the foot of the volcanos ringing the city. This is one of the two "Green Indians" (Indios Verdes) in the park, so named because the bronze statues have acquired a green coating. The park includes numerous other statues and the southern terminal of the Guadalupe Aqueduct. Just off Insurgentes Norte, near the Indios Verdes terminals of Metrobus Line 1, Metro Line 3, and numerous bus routes.
The statues originally (1889) located on Paseo de la Reforma. Around 1902 they were moved to flank the Canal de Viga where it entered the Centro Historico from the south. They were moved to the present location in 1941.
There is likewise a monument on Insurgentes at the southern limit of the Valley of Mexico, that one honoring road workers (Caminero).
* The literal translation of this word has gained a negative connotation in English - my translation preserves the meaning.
Mexico City / Parque Mestizaje - Indio Verde / "Green Indian"
Parque Mestizaje* - Park of Mixed Marriage - is in the northernmost part of the Valley of Mexico, at the foot of the volcanos ringing the city. This is one of the two "Green Indians" (Indios Verdes) in the park, so named because the bronze statues have acquired a green coating. The park includes numerous other statues and the southern terminal of the Guadalupe Aqueduct. Just off Insurgentes Norte, near the Indios Verdes terminals of Metrobus Line 1, Metro Line 3, and numerous bus routes.
The statues originally (1889) located on Paseo de la Reforma. Around 1902 they were moved to flank the Canal de Viga where it entered the Centro Historico from the south. They were moved to the present location in 1941.
There is likewise a monument on Insurgentes at the southern limit of the Valley of Mexico, that one honoring road workers (Caminero).
* The literal translation of this word has gained a negative connotation in English - my translation preserves the meaning.