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Mexico '73 Dec. Diego Riverra's mural in Mexico City
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| Arizona | Countryside | Guadelajara | |
| Village on the road | Guanajuato | San Miguel de Allende | |
| Mexico City | Teotihuacan Pyramids | Pattern Language Mexico project | |
| Mexico, Dec. '73. During Christmas holidays, I decided to take a bus trip to Mexico, inspite of my parents' objections. I figured there wouldn't be much danger if I went disguised as a boy. I had about a week and not much money. With a book "Mexico on $2 a day" as my guide, I ventured into a country I did not speak the language. | |||
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Arizona. I am not sure where I entered Mexico, but Nogales sounds right.
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Views from the bus in the countryside in north Mexico.
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The first big city I stayed was Guadalajara. Not having any kind of transportation other than my feet, my range of exploration was limited. I was impressed with their big market. People were busy preparing for the big holiday.
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_ds190712172317.jpg Guadalajara Cathedral  |
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_ds190712172742.jpg Plaza Guadalajara  |
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_ds190712173352.jpg Gazebo in Plaza de Armas  |
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_ds190712175308.jpg With oil shock, they were reducing Christmas lights in US but here, in Mexico, it was bright.  |
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Towns and country scenery from the bus.
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_ds190726162540.jpg Agave field  |
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Guanajuato was the next big city. There was the University of Guanajuato and many beautiful churches at the city center.
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_ds190726170214.jpg University of Guanajuato  |
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_ds190726170307.jpg Collegiate Basillica of OUr Lady of Guanajuato  |
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_ds190726170855.jpg The University of Guanajuato  |
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San Miguel de Allende was a stop on the way to Mexico City. Walking around, I came across an unusual site, a communal laundry park.
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_ds190726173544.jpg The donkeys are still the main load carrier.  |
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_ds190726174659.jpg Our Lady of Healthe Church  |
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_ds190726175222.jpg Main Church of the city.  |
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_ds190726175840.jpg Walking around, I came to an interesting site, a cummunal laundry place in the park.  |
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Mexico City was my main destination. I might have stayed here for three days because I had difficulty getting a bus ticket to the Pyramid which was some distance away. I spent some time at musuems. The National Museum of Anthropology was fantastic.
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Teotihuacan Pyramid is located 40 km from Mexico City. It was built in the pre-Columbian Americas (1-500 AD). I was only able to get tickets for late afternoon, almost closing time and didn't have much time. The Museum had closed. Since I took an extra day to see the Pyramids, I had to ride on the bus 48 hours straight back to the US.
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_ds190727173856.jpg Pyramid of the Sun from the top of Pyramid of the Moon  |
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_ds190727174947.jpg Pyramid of the Moon at the Avenue of the Dead.  |
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My fellow students, Don, Jenny, and Howard worked on the project in Mexico with Pattern Language after graduating Architecture School in 1974. I was in Japan and did not see this project.
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