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Mexico: ancient, new, and traditional

by Carla Borja Requena (Chile)

Mexico

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Mexico City from the heights. This picture was shoot from the Latin American Tower, a 44 story building, in downtown Mexico City. The biggest construction seen in the photo, at the bottom left, is the Fine Arts Palace, a theater dedicated to show all kinds of art.
Mexico City from the heights. This picture was shoot from the Latin American Tower, a 44 story building, in downtown Mexico City. The biggest construction seen in the photo, at the bottom left, is the Fine Arts Palace, a theater dedicated to show all kinds of art.
Outside the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City a man plays the accordion, while a woman asks for money.
Outside the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City a man plays the accordion, while a woman asks for money.
Funeral procession in Oaxaca. In some traditional places in Mexico, when someone dies, the whole neighborhood marches with the coffin to honor death.
Funeral procession in Oaxaca. In some traditional places in Mexico, when someone dies, the whole neighborhood marches with the coffin to honor death.
In the peninsula of Yucatan is the pyramid of Chichen Itza, a monument of Mayan civilization, built in 525 ac. In 1988 it was named World Heritage by UNESCO, and in 2007 it was recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
In the peninsula of Yucatan is the pyramid of Chichen Itza, a monument of Mayan civilization, built in 525 ac. In 1988 it was named World Heritage by UNESCO, and in 2007 it was recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
In the peninsula of Yucatan there are more than seven thousand natural freshwater pools, called cenotes. This one is in Cuzama. For the Maya, the cenotes were considered sources of life and sacred places to reunite with the Gods. In the photo a woman and a man swim and relax in the cenote.
In the peninsula of Yucatan there are more than seven thousand natural freshwater pools, called cenotes. This one is in Cuzama. For the Maya, the cenotes were considered sources of life and sacred places to reunite with the Gods. In the photo a woman and a man swim and relax in the cenote.

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