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MEXICO, Ciudad de México, 23OCTUBRE09. Integrantes de la Coordinadora Nacional de Tradajadores de la Educación CNTE y otros sindicatos como el SME y el STUNAM, se manifestaron en las calles principales del centro de la ciudad y a si paso por la Secretaría de Gobernación se precentó un enfrentamiento entre policías federales y manifestantes. Foto: Jesús Villaseca P/Latitudes Press.
Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in the Americas and dominates the city's main square, the huge Zocalo (the third largest square in the World). It's facade flanked by bell towers is an impressive piece of Baroque architecture and a major local landmark.
It was originally founded in the 1520s on the orders of Hernan Cortes to replace the main temple and pyramid of Huitzilopotchli at the heart of the old Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, the stonework of which was recycled in the new building. This rudimentary first church was itself replaced when the present, much grander cathedral was begun in 1570, and was not complete for a further two centuries, in a mixture of Renaissance, Baroque and Neo Classical styles.
The most striking thing about the cathedral is the great width of the principal facade on the main square (which faces south, not west) with it's two flanking bell towers and the domed Sacristry to the right, practically a separate church with two stunningly detailed churriguesque facades. Like much of the city the cathedral is built on unstable ground (a former river bed) and has been sinking, resulting in some serious leaning in the towers; it looks quite unsafe, though thorough restoration in the 1990s has stabilised the structure and removed it from the endangered monuments list at least.
The interior was a surprise for me, as the only images I'd seen suggested it was rather dull and sombre, but on a sunny morning the light flooded in at clerestorey level (the surrounding chapels were rather gloomy) and illuminated the richly gilded furnishings at the west end. Sadly as this was also sunday morning (unbelieveably bad scheduling by our tourguide) no visitors were allowed beyond the nave and we had to be content with gazing into the transept and crossing without being able to see the high altar reredos or the sumptuous chapel of the three kings (we could however glimpse a surreal banner appearing to show a cartoony Jesus welcoming children to his private jumbo jet!!).
Our busy schedule meant frustratingly that our only other chances to get inside to see the 'east' end would be after dark the next evening so rather than do this we put faith in the opening hours given in Rough Guide suggesting the cathedral opened at 7.30am, giving us time for a half hour wander before our bus left at 8am. Infuriatingly the cathedral doors were indeed flung open bang on target, but the great impenetrable railing that surrounds it remained padlocked until just after 8am, just as we had to leave the city! :-(
Tlaquepaque, Mexico is located to the east Guadalajara, Mexico is located in the state of Jalisco and in Mexico's second largest metropolitan area. Tlaquepaque is home to some upscale art.
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Singer Anahi performs at Teatro Metropolitan on March 25, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico..Anahi Mi Delirio World Tour In Mexico City.Teatro Metropolitan.Mexico City, Mexico.March 25, 2010.Photo by Victor Chavez/WireImage.com..To license this image (60011872), contact WireImage.com
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the Second U.S.-Mexico Strategic Dialogue on Disrupting Transnational Criminal Organizations at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2017. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
1930 air mail issue featuring a plane flying over snow capped mountains. There is a village in the foreground. There is also a stylized image of the Golden Eagle with a rattlesnake in its mouth. The snake is grasped in the eagle's beak and the body of the snake loops around and gives the impression of an expressive mouth. The tip of the right wing is visible just above the eagle's head. At the tail of the snake the rattles are visible. This image is derived from the Mexican Coat of Arms which is rooted in Aztec mythology. Overall there is a lot of artistic merit in this air mail stamp.
A Mexican soldier of the Special Force stands guard in a marijuana field, at Los Algodones community, in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico on January 30, 2012. Mexican soldiers found a marijuana field and incinerated the drug as part of the Culiacan-Navolato operation. More than 40.000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organized crime.
Photo: Alfredo Estrella
Un reflejo real de lo que somos los verdaderos mexicanos es nuestra bandera. Belleza y llena de significados valiosos. Hoy nuestra nación con sus diversos problemas nos pide nuevamente luchar contra las injusticias y desafiar a quienes solo dañan nuestro país.
Estoy convencido de que el momento que vivo es clave para México, y para el mundo. Los problemas en el país son difíciles pero hay una respuesta para todos ellos, educación y trabajo, cosa que algunos se empeñan en no hacer, lo peor del caso es que viene de aquellos a los que cada tres o seis años depositamos nuestra confianza. Hoy ante tantas "reformas", reformas que solo dañan a nuestro país llega el momento de actuar y no dejar que regalen nuestra tierra y nuestra vida a unos cuantos.
Hoy tenemos dos opciones, o gritamos ¡Viva México! cada que la selección fútbol anote un gol y nos perdemos en programas inútiles de televisión (referente al oligopolio televisivo) o... alzamos la voz gritando con euforia y valentía ¡Viva México! en contra de lo que ya dije, injusticias que afectan a todos.
*Una de las fotos que he tomado y que más me ha gustado. Tomada hace algunos ayeres, la bandera ubicada en el asta del cerro del Fortín justo alado del Auditorio Guelaguetza. Ya la había subido antes a Flickr además de Panoramio y otras tantas tantas páginas. Sin duda alguna el color es fascinante.
Downtown. A wonderful tour of Mexico City, a blend of business and vacation.
I presented on change leadership for CPA firm owners & facilitating an Open Space Technology session. I also enjoyed a beautiful tour of the city both with the Russell-Bedford delegates and on my own, and with friend Sharon. All told, a beautiful time with friendly, smart, kind people in a vibrant, large city.