Tagged With: Zocalo
Un Besote Para Mexico!/A Big Kiss for Mexico!
On my way to Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport yesterday morning, the taxi driver asked me, “What will you miss most about Mexico?” My first impulse was to say, “Everything.” I’ll miss the markets, the color, the coexistence of the traditional and the modern, the food, the sounds of Mexico City, the public transportation, … Continue reading
Mexico City by Metro: Zocalo
Today, in honor of Mexico’s Independence Day, our Mexico City by Metro series takes us to the Zocalo stop, which leaves you smack dab in the heart of Mexico City’s largest and most important plaza. It’s a place where patriotism manifests itself in all its forms: pledges to the flag and protests against injustice. Here … Continue reading
Ode to the Flag/Oda a la Bandera
By: Francisco Collazo Translated by: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco & Julie Schwietert Collazo [English version; vease abajo para la version en espanol] There’s a Cuban saying that goes something like this: Tell me who you walk with, and I’ll tell you who you are. In a similar way, one could say, tell me what … Continue reading
