TIM McLENEGAN

Mexico City October 2018

  1. Templo del Carmen de San Ángel in the San Ángel neighborhood.
  2. “God can speak in many ways, but not by cell phone”
  3. Interior of one of the thre domes of El Carmen
  4. Interior of one of the thre domes of El Carmen
  5. Above the entryway to the Palace of Fine Arts.
  6. Taking a break from conquesting.
  7. Cool building in downtown Mexico City.
  8. Monumento a la Revolución (Monument to the Revolution)
  9. Performing la Danza de los Voladores (the Dance of the Flyers) outside the Museum of Anthropology
  10. The Voladores start out very high up.
  11. One of the Voladares.
  12. Ready to go into the exhibits at the National Museum of Anthropology.
  13. Aztec Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli, which was used to hold hearts extracted from sacrifices.
  14. Aztec calendar stone
  15. How the calendar stone would have been painted.
  16. Interior plaza of the National Museum of Anthropology
  17. Relaxing outside the front of the Museum of Anthropologu
  18. Photo op om the median in one of Mexico City’s many avenues.
  19. Green walkway in the avenue median. The orange flowers are Cempasuchitl (or marigolds) and are the traditional decoration for the Día de los Meurtos which was coming up.
  20. At the Casa Azul: Frida Kahlo’s home-turned-museum.
  21. Yessica wanted this picture for some reason.
  22. Yessica and a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo.
  23. Frida Kahlo’s art studio.
  24. In the garden at the Frida Kahlo museum.
  25. Entrance to the Frida Kahlo Museum.
  26. Coyote statues in the Coyoacán area of Mexico City. Coyoacán means ”place of coyotes” in Nahautl.
  27. Yessica and a Xoloitzcuintli dog, a hairless breed native to Mexico.
  28. Relaxing in a cafe in La Condesa neighborhood. It felt like we were in Europe.
  29. Our churro ice cream sandwiches were difficult to eat.
  30. Cafe in La Condesa.
  31. Stone road sign in La Condesa in Mexico City.
  32. Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) at night.
  33. Just some meat being transported.
  34. The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán. At its peak around the year 500, it was the 6th-largest city in the world. The painted stucco on the foreground walls is original.
  35. Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán.
  36. Sculpture of a Teotihuacano god at the base of stairs leading to a temple.
  37. Walking along a path at the preserve, our guide found this original fragment of a knife on the trail. It could still cut paper after 1500 years.
  38. The obsidian had a slight green-ish tint.
  39. We also found some original pottery fragments. Our guide was able to identify the three on the left as being brought in to Teotihuacan from the coast region, since they were of higher quality than the fragment on the left, which he identified as being mad
  40. Original painting from the interior of a Teotihuacano apartment,
  41. Original artwork at Teotihuacan.
  42. Getting ready to climb up the Pyramid of the Sun, the third largest pyramid in th world/
  43. Field and cave from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
  44. Pyramid of the Moon as seen from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
  45. Group picture at the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
  46. Pyramid of the Moon as seen from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
  47. Pyramid of the Moon as seen from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
  48. At the top of the Pyramid of the Sun with the Pyramid of the Moon in the background.
  50. Plaza below the Pyramid of the Moon. There would have been temples on top of each of the smaller pyramids, and all buildings were original plastered, stuccoed, painted.
  51. At the top of the Pyramid of the Moon.
  52. Contemplating the ruins of the Quetzalpapálotl complext at Teotihuacán.
  53. The ruins of Quetzalpapálotl.
  54. Mini Groot for sale.
  55. Apparently I have family that makes gigantic cakes.
  56. Yessica’s abuelos inside their tienda.
  57. Yessica’s abuelos inside their tienda.
  58. Yessica’s abuelos’ tienda, which is attached to their home.
  59. Enjoying some coffe and pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) for breakfast at a local café in Mexico City.
  60. Nice building in Mexico City.
  62. The streets of Guanajuato in Querétaro are very narrow.
  63. The outskirts of Guanajuato, about three hours northwest of Mexico City.
  64. Taking the tour of the Valenciana mine in Guanajuato. The mine was a gigantic silver mine first started in 1548. It produced 60% of the world’s silver in the 18th Century.
  65. Photo op at the deepest portion of the mine tour.
  66. Yessica and her cousin Nayeli.
  67. Candid picture on the mine tour.
  68. Outside the entrance to La Valencia Mine.
  69. At Guanajuato.
  70. The town of Guanajuato at night.
  72. The streets of Guanajuato decorated for Día de los Muertos.
  73. Yessica and her cousin’s pug Pepsina.
  74. Getting ready to hike up Peña de Bernal in San Sebastián Bernal,.
  75. From here, we’d need ropes to climb, so this was the top for us.
  76. The town of San Sebastián Bernal from Peña de Bernal.
  79. There was a procession working its way up the rock while we were going down.
  80. Part of the procession involved launching firecrackers off the side of the mountain every five minutes.
  81. Peña de Bernal as seen from the town.
  82. Together in San Sebastián Bernal.
  83. Eating gorditas in San Sebastián Bernal.
  84. Hawaiian Punch’s weird uncle.
  85. Real gorditas in San Sebastián Bernal.
  86. Church in San Sebastián Bernal.
  88. This was waiting for us in our room at the Gran Hotel in Mexico City.
  89. Yessica inside the Gran Hotel in Mexico City. The elevator and stained glass ceiling are original and date to 1899.
  90. One of the ways Mexico City is awesome is that most restaurants have these little racks next to every table.
  91. Little guitar shop in Mexico City.
  92. Monument to Benito Juárez in Mexico City.
  93. The Palacio de Bellas Artes in the day time.
  95. Entryway to the Gran Hotel.
  96. The Gran Hotel has a giant chandelier at the entrance.
  97. I've never seen flags anywhere like the ones in Mexico. They‘re huge.
  99. Busy street in Mexico City in the evening.
  100. Most of the buildings are made of lava rock.
  101. Entrance to the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral in the center of Mexico City. It is the oldest cathedral in Latin America.
  103. Busy street just after sunset.
  104. The president of Mexico stands here every September 16 for Mexico’s independence day to give a speech.
  105. Awesome door in the Zócalo.
  106. Ruins of an Aztec temple right in the middle of Mexico City.
  108. Outside of the cathedral at dusk.
  110. Busy street at night.
  111. The Zócalo with a full moon.
  112. I liked the exteriors of the old buildings in the Zócalo.
  113. Dessert time at our restaurant overlooking the Zócalo.
  115. After dinner at the top of the Gran Hotel, looking over the Zócalo.
  116. Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México as seen from the top of the Gran Hotel.
  117. The sidewalks in Mexico City keep you alert.
  118. Even bigger cakes in a Mexico City pastelería. Yes, those are frosting icicles.
  119. Yessica and the art deco stained-glass ceiling of the Gran Hotel.
  120. Entryway to the Gran Hotel.
  121. The stained glass ceiling of the Gran Hotel.
  122. Yessica’s great-great grandfather Merced, who lived at the same house that Yessica’s grandfather is living at now.