Monday, July 12, 2010
A big calendar...and early Mexico City
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Templo de la Cruz
Saints Peter and Paul celebrated in a local parish
Sunday, July 4, 2010
México...Again!
So we arrived downtown Mexico city...and what did we find...a gay rights parade!
A couple frescos in the national palace by Diego Rivera...he never did finish the project, a little thing called death happened to him!
A view from the Latin American Tower in Mexico City overlooking the national palace (straight ahead) and the Cathedral (to the left). The Cathedral has sunk some 15-20 feet over the past couple centuries...the Mexican government and the archdiocese are trying to reinforce the foundations of the Cathedral (as well as other churches). Our guide on this trip said that the ground is kind-of like chewing gum...When the earthquake of 1985 struck MC, the cathedral sunk some 5 - 10 feet, it raised up an old holy site for the Aztecs that was lost to being built over some 500 years prior...this site is now viewable next to the cathedral only about 200 yards away.
Teotihuacan
Una mapa de Teotihuacan:
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Para estudiantes en la escuela, se llama "Baden-Powell Institute" - estudiantes pueden ir a diferente lugares por $50 (USD) - $150 (USD). Hace un fin de semana, diferente estudiantes de BPI y yo ibamos a la ciudad de México for $150 (USD) con un noche en un buen hotel cerca del centro. Nosotros visitamos La Basilica de Guadalupe, el centro, fuimos a Bellas de Artes y también un lugar muchas lejos de la ciudad se llama Teotihuacan. Muy interesante lugar viejo. Esta ciudad no es parte de Maya o Aztecas. La gente construyeron la ciudad no existieron cuando las Aztecas construyeron la ciudad de México en 1500s. Un interesante cosa, cuando las Aztecas construyeron la ciudad de México, esta punto como Vienna, Italia! Un ciudad en un lago y las calles fueron agua! Ahorita, las calles de México son concreto.
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