Posted: August 25th, 2021 | Filed under: Out Of Town
Coyoacán is a bit of a hike, so if you’re heading down to the Frida Kahlo Museum, it will probably end up being the whole afternoon. The museum/house is charming, befitting the whimsical vibe of the artist, and the house itself is beautiful, with lush gardens and striking blue paint everywhere.
The nearby market, Mercado 89 Coyoacán, is fun and has some good stuff:
Jardín Centenario is a pleasant, picturesque spot in the center of the neighborhood:
A fun little Sanborn’s opens out into the park:
Also, on the park, lunch at the lovely and yummy Corazón de Maguey:
Posted: August 24th, 2021 | Filed under: Out Of Town
The Museo Nacional de Antropología in the Bosque de Chapultepec is a 22-hall behemoth of an institution with the modest goal of detailing the archaeological and anthropological history of Mexico from the migration of humans into the Americas to the present. As such, it is expansive and there is a lot to take in, but it’s also a pleasant building, with a seriously impressive fountain, Paraguas (“umbrella”), in the courtyard and lovely gardens adjoining each of the halls that contain artifacts and replicas and which are a nice break from hermetically sealed museum-world:
The Mexica Hall sits at the head of the table, and is the centerpiece of the lower-level archaeology halls:
The Mexica are better known as the Aztecs, but that name isn’t accurate, though this is the famous Aztec Sun Stone, which, the interpretive information says, is not actually a calendar:
Here are some temple offerings:
The second floor is devoted to the anthropological side of the story, as opposed to the archaeological record, and details the various folkways:
Even if you’re running out of steam, the second floor is nice to at least wander through:
Posted: August 19th, 2021 | Filed under: Out Of Town
Made it out to Teotihuacán via the excellent and highly recommended Teotihuacán Tours, which also happens to be great for kids . . .
Because covid you can’t scale the pyramids — probably would have been great but also, man those steps are steep. People, get your rise-run straight!
The tour also takes you to explore volcanic caves at Centro Ceremonial Huehueteotl and rummage around in the archaeological detritus therein:
But get a load of those prickly pears!
The tour also took us to Mictlán, this wild subterranean restaurant right by the pyramids:
And on the way out, Itz-Yollotzin, a obsidian-pulque-workshop-gift shop/clean restroom:
