Mexico
Read MoreTunnel entrance near the Hidalgo Market, Guanajuato. The city sits in a bowl surrounded by steep hills. As a consequence, flooding had been a serious problem through most of the city’s history. In the late 18th C two major floods nearly wiped out the city. This spurred construction of large tunnels to divert floodwaters during the rainy season. These eventually crisscrossed a large part of the city. The flooding was eventually brought under control through means other than the tunnels, and many of the tunnels were converted into underground roadways. As a result, the streets of Guanajuato have very little traffic, as you can see in this photo.
San Roque Church, Guanajuato. The plaza in front of the church (in the foreground) was the site of the Entremeses Cervantinos founded by Cervantes scholar Enrique Ruelas, whose statue is just around the corner of the church to the right. The Entrmeses Certantinos was the predecessor of the current Festival Internacional Cervantino.
El Pipila
Statue of El Pipila, hero of the Mexican war of independence in 1810. The 17 year old miner was instrumental in the capture of th Alhóndiga de Granaditas where Spanish troops had been holding off the Mexican insurgents. The statue is on a hill above the city which offers a commanding view of the city of Guanajuato.
Mercado Hidalgo, Guanajuato. The building that houses the market was intended to serve as a train station. but the train never arrived. It stands as evidence of the rampant speculation in railroads that occurred in the late 1800's when the dictator Porfiro Diaz was attempting to modernize Mexico. The building is now filled with a chaotic collection of stalls selling food on the lower level and gifts and household items on the mezzanine level.
Calaveras fashion show, Bernal. Calaveras (skulls) are a popular artform in Mexico and are especially in evidence during the Day of the Dead celebration. The female skull figures are known as Catrinas, after a satirical lithograph "La Calavera Catrina" by the 19th C Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada.
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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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