Back to Mesoamerica! We’re very much looking forward to our return to Mexico. Four days on our own in Mexico City and four in in Oaxaca with our good friends Patti and David B!
Category Archives: Mexico March 2019
Mexico City…after a brutally early flight
We were at the airport by 5:30 AM for our 6:45 flight. I had imagined that Terminal C would be empty, but far from it: it was a madhouse from door to gate. Imagining, dummies that we are, that United would give us some semblance of a breakfast, we made do with a lousy cupContinue reading “Mexico City…after a brutally early flight”
Roma and Condesa
The staff at Casa Goliana made my day: tamales for breakfast! We shared one green corn and one red mole tamale, and I was transported to the days of my youth, when our neighbors would bring us green corn tamales and menudo for Christmas. My mother used to send care packages of the tamales, theContinue reading “Roma and Condesa”
National Museum of Anthropology…and a great culinary experience!
We started our day at one of our favorite places: the great Anthropology Museum with its astonishing collection of mesoamerican artifacts. The organization of the museum was much clearer to us this time: it is highly political, with the Mexica (Aztecs) as the telos of all development in Latin America. The display of Mexica artContinue reading “National Museum of Anthropology…and a great culinary experience!”
Puebla
March 20, 2019 We had our first experience of the Mexican bus system. A pretty long cab ride took us to the enormous, labyrinthine bus station northeast of the center, where we managed to find our way to the buses for Puebla. The bus itself was incredibly comfortable: the buses are divided into a numberContinue reading “Puebla”
Coyoacan and on to Oaxaca
We spent our last morning revisiting Coyoacan. Sue had visited the Frida Kahlo Museum on our last visit, but I had not and, despite my mild aversion to her work, we joined the throngs waiting for the museum to open. I had it all wrong: the museum is actually lovely, the exhibits well done. SueContinue reading “Coyoacan and on to Oaxaca”
Monte Alban
One of the principle pleasures of this trip to Mexico was the opportunity to share it with our dear friends Patti and David Bradley, veterans of two trips to Burma with us! They arrived late on Thursday night, and had a bit of a rough reception at the hotel: the room was tiny and hadn’tContinue reading “Monte Alban”
Into the World of Oaxaca’s Folk Art
Patti had arranged for a their cab driver to take us around to several craft pueblos today; and a driver indeed showed up, just not the one they had hired. But his cousin proved perfectly nice and a very competent driver. We squeezed into his yellow jalopy–the leg room wasn’t made for David and me–andContinue reading “Into the World of Oaxaca’s Folk Art”
Mitla! And, oh, some markets and rugs…
Our driver picked us up bright and early for a long day, more ruins, more folk art! We were heading southeast, first stop Mitla, the second largest archaeological site in Oaxaca. While Monte Alban was most important as the civilization’s political center, Mitla was the main religious center. The name Mitla is derived from the Nahuatl name Mictlán,Continue reading “Mitla! And, oh, some markets and rugs…”