https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/mexico Stregoika en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/Stregoika/mexico false https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124306 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124306"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192275/2124306_4478d395040b8d21a62262bc3fcb2c98_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Both the landscape and the archaeological site are very impressive. The temples date to Aztec times and their construction hadn't been completed yet at the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores.<br /> The main temple, of which you can see the interior in this picture, and the platform it is on are a monolithic structure that was cut out of the solid bedrock.<br /> The entrance is decorated in low relief to make it appear like the mouth of a snake through which you enter the temple, walking over its tongue.<br /> The shapes of the seats make it likely that the temple (and probably the whole complex) was used for ceremonial activities related to the Aztec eagle and jaguar warrior orders.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">We travelled to Malinalco from Toluca by taking the bus to Chalma and a taxi from there to Malinalco, but a much faster way is to take a taxi from Toluca to Tenancingo and another taxi from there to Malinalco.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124306 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:57:57 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124299 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124299"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192286/2124299_4af5fb73d9eac15e975a73b55d2e9184_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Peeking through a small barred window in a door to a tower that belonged to a colonial convent in Tlaxcala, PetWerewolf and me saw this mysterious view. The Museo Regional de Tlaxcala was also part of this complex of buildings.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124299 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:55:20 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124289 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124289"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192281/2124289_9497b5e815e41054eeaf8cc3b93294ee_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Statue of <b>El Santo</b> in Tulancingo, Hidalgo (where he was born).</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124289 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:53:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124282 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124282"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192283/2124282_902be316e46f280c7c838854c15d0763_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Considered one of the most beautiful theaters in Mexico, the Teatro Juárez was inaugurated in 1903 by General Porfirio Diaz. Its portico is in the Roman Doric style, and among its many charms is an art nouveau foyer.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">You cannot see much of it here :P Only one of the two Iron lamp s that flank the theater</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124282 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:51:44 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124278 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124278"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192280/2124278_ff191af6419152ef78bf4d59b5cd4729_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The building of the former Jesuit college today houses the National Museum of the Viceroyship (Museo Nacional del Virreinato). Inside the church found there, you can walk to this octagonal room, the Camarín, which ranks as one of the finest examples of Mexican High Baroque art. The hand of Indigenous artists can be detected in the shapes and composition of the retablos and of the ceiling. The figures of the archangels and the black oxidised representations in silver are remarkable. The early ribbed vaulting in the Camarín shows Mudéjar influence. The light entering through the alabaster windows contributes to the magnificent overall impression.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124278 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:49:21 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124241 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124241"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192286/2124241_39ad5d67420fadb64e6b85a19f8614d1_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Three Cultures Archaeological site in Mexico City. You can appreciate the modern culture in the back, the colonial stage in the middle and at the front the prehispanic culture.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124241 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:44:14 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124232 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124232"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192280/2124232_7aafc805bd99a01568f532c62999f74a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="267" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124232 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:42:37 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124214 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124214"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192280/2124214_d25ee17f555d6cfabf0bbfbd8374735c_standard.jpg" width="295" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p><i>Atlantes</i> of Tula. Colossal warrior statues (almost 5 m high) which supported an existing roof covering.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124214 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:40:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124201 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124201"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192275/2124201_75c75952186fae390f0005fc603ac845_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Xochicalco, Mexico</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124201 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:39:31 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124192 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124192"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192283/2124192_c27707f4db46cb29b3430f4a9948e6eb_standard.jpg" width="460" height="350" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>My sister and me in Oaxaca millions of years ago :P</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124192 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:38:11 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124190 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124190"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192286/2124190_24be3aff7fecc4a78d46691d669e2fd5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>View from the Latino Tower</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">For several years there was a digital clock in the upper floors that indicated even tenths of a second! This building, the oldest skyscraper in Mexico, represents the beginning of Mexico City's modern era. When completed it was the 45th tallest building in the world.<br /> At the time of completion, this was the tallest building in Latin America.<br /> The elevators are operated manually by building staff and the top three floors contain the second tallest public observatory in the city from which I took this pic :)</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124190 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:36:49 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124181 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124181"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192277/2124181_093c9a6a2c2fab30b1259cea78598045_standard.jpg" width="356" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Entrance to the graveyard in Janitzio Island, Michoacán.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124181 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:34:42 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124168 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124168"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192287/2124168_938d1efa964d47181a95704b19c0b63f_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p><i>Metates</i> being sold at Tlacolula Market in Oaxaca, Mexico.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124168 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:32:41 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124046 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124046"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192286/2124046_99fb23e333d71f69570e04a7b1374f8f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="290" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p><i>Phallus impudicus</i>, the &quot;egg&quot; form and its fully grown result ;)<br /> It is an edible species and the eggs are considered a delicacy in some countries.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2124046 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:19:35 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123944 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123944"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192286/2123944_b99d61250cb8ba318d390f4bc7b2c62e_standard.jpg" width="421" height="284" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>&quot;Honguera&quot; collecting mushrooms in the National Park Izta-Popo Zoquiapan.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123944 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:07:43 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123935 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123935"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192278/2123935_36e46f9805baa2d1cbda0875e3e5531e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="373" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Several species of Ramaria. All of these are edible.<br /> They are sell at local markets here in Mexico...yumm</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123935 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:06:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123907 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123907"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192278/2123907_7af1982ff78d3d0fb68c26491b5fe18e_standard.jpg" width="389" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This statue of <i>Xochipilli</i> (AKA Prince of Flowers) was found at Tlalmanalco on Popocatépetl volcano and is dated approximately 1450 A.D. The god's body has carved flowers including <i>coaxihuitl</i> (<i>Turbina corymbosa</i>), source of <i>ololiuhqui</i> seeds. It is possible to observe rosettes of the sectioned caps of the mushrooms called <i>xochinanacatl</i> or &quot;flower mushrooms&quot; in Nahuatl, probably <i>Psilocybe aztecorum</i>. The face of <i>Xochipilli</i> is contorted as if seeing visions in ecstasy, and the head is tilted as if hearing voices (R.G. Wasson).</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/">Stregoika</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Stregoika/photo/2123907 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:04:48 GMT