понедельник, 14 декабря 2009 г.

Viva Mexico. Travel across Mexico, June 2009 (Part 2)

 Oceano Pacifico, Puerto Angel, Zipolite, San Agustinillo, MazunteState Oaxaca, Mexico 













Mazunte is located some 10 km to the west of Puerto Angel and just about 1 km from San Agustinillo






воскресенье, 13 декабря 2009 г.

воскресенье, 6 декабря 2009 г.

Mexico city

    The view from the Torre Latinoamericana (literally, "Latin-American Tower") is a building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico. Its central location, height (183 m or 597 ft; 45 stories) and history make it one of Mexico City's most important landmarks. It was also the city's tallest building from 1956.
This high building is Torre Latino Mirador (view point), Mexico, where I took these photos:
    Palacio de Bellas Artes (The Palace of Fine Arts) is the premier opera house of Mexico City. The building well known for its extravagant Beaux Arts exterior its murals by Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco.
   The Palacio has two museums: the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Museo de la Arquitectura.


    Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a celebrated Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe . According to the traditional account, the image appeared miraculously on the cloak of Juan Diego, a simple indigenous peasant, on the hill of Tepeyac near Mexico City on December 12, 1531.    The icon is on display in the Basilica of Guadalupe in the same locality and is regarded as Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image.    
The Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol of significant importance to Mexican Catholics and has been given the titles of "Queen of Mexico and Empress of the Americas" and 'Patroness of the Americas". In 1999 the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe was the most visited Catholic shrine in the world.



   The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de María) is the largest and oldest cathedral in the Americas and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. It is situated atop the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la Constitución in downtown Mexico City.
   The cathedral was built in sections from 1573 to 1813 around the original church that was constructed soon after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán, eventually replacing it entirely.
The streets of one of the biggest cities of the World.