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Showing posts with label Desert of the Lions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desert of the Lions. Show all posts
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Lost in Translation
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
West Hills Woods III
Photographers feel guilty that all they do for a living is press a button. - Andy Warhol
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
West Hills Woods II
Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter. - Annie Leibovitz
Monday, August 20, 2012
West Hills Woods
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| Mexico City Woods : Desierto de los Leones |
Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares, representing fifteen percent of the entire Valley of Mexico. The area was used as a retreat for a religious group, thus the name Desierto (Desert) means not "arid place", but not populated. The "Leones" part of the name does not refer to the animals, but rather to the original landlord's lastname.
The park's altitude varies between 2,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level, giving the area a relatively cold and damp climate. It is a forested area primarily with pines, oyamel firs and holm oaks with many brooks, ravines and waterfalls. The park is considered to be the oldest protected biosphere in Mexico.
The park's name, Desierto de los Leones, is largely due to the Carmelite monastery situated just north of its center. Carmelite monks called their residences “deserts”. But the exact origin of “de los Leones” is not known. The first monastery complex was constructed between 1606 and 1611. By 1711, this structure had deteriorated greatly. It was demolished and a new one was built in its place adjoining just south of the original complex.
By the end of the 18th century, the cold, damp weather and increasingly frequent visitors forced the monks to move their monastery to Tenancingo in 1801. The monastery was declared a national monument on 16 May 1937. The 18th-century structure has a number of areas that have been restored and opened to the public. In addition to the old monastery, the park attracts visitors for the nature that surrounds the complex. The park offers activities such as day camping, overnight camping, hiking, and mountain biking. [Wiki]
Thursday, June 14, 2012
IV
~Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
III
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-What are you shooting? -Everything... plants, flowers, trees, people, kids... -Why? -I don't know... -Do you want a photo? -No -Well.. Yes! |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Summertime II
Zen and the Art of
Photography
Wayne Rowe California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Driven by a passion
for photography and a fascination with the Zen Buddhist
philosophy,
the author
conceptually and experientially examines the relationship
between Zen Buddhism
and the art of photography.
Among the subjects
discussed:
What is the
relationship between haiku and photography?
What is the
relationship between the mind of the photographer while creating a photograph
and the Zen concept of the Empty Mind?
What role does
intuition and feeling play in photography?
In Zen?
Through examination
of these concepts and relationships,
the author explains
the heightened awareness, joy,
and enlightenment he
has experienced through photography
and suggests ways
that others may share in
the creative process.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Summertime
Desierto de los
Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located in
the Sierra de las Cruces mountain
range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares,
representing fifteen percent of the entire Valley of Mexico. The area was used
as a retreat for a religious group, thus the name Desierto (Desert) means not
"arid place", but not populated. The "Leones" part of the
name does not refer to the animals, but rather to the original landlord's
lastname.
The park's altitude
varies between 2,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level, giving the area a
relatively cold and damp climate. It is a forested area primarily with
pines, oyamel firs and holm oaks with
many brooks, ravines and waterfalls. The park is considered to be the oldest
protected biosphere in Mexico.
The park's name,
Desierto de los Leones, is largely due to the Carmelite monastery situated
just north of its center. Carmelite monks called their residences “deserts”. But
the exact origin of “de los Leones” is not known. The first monastery complex
was constructed between 1606 and 1611. By 1711, this structure had deteriorated
greatly. It was demolished and a new one was built in its place adjoining just
south of the original complex.
By the end of the
18th century, the cold, damp weather and increasingly frequent visitors forced
the monks to move their monastery to Tenancingo in 1801. The monastery was
declared a national monument on 16 May 1937. The 18th-century structure has a
number of areas that have been restored and opened to the public. In addition
to the old monastery, the park attracts visitors for the nature that surrounds
the complex. The park offers activities such as day camping, overnight camping,
hiking, and mountain biking. [Wiki]
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Desierto de los Leones 2
Gracias por su visita. / Thanks for visiting, its most appreciated.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Desierto de los Leones 1
The park's altitude varies between 2,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level, giving the area a relatively cold and damp climate. It is a forested area primarily with pines, oyamel firs and holm oaks with many brooks, ravines and waterfalls. The park is considered to be the oldest protected biosphere in Mexico. It was originally declared a forest reserve in 1876 by President Lerdo de Tejada with the intent of conserving its fresh water springs to supply Mexico City. It was later declared a national park on 27 November, 1917, by President Venustiano Carranza.
The name of the park, Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) largely comes from the Carmelite monastery situated just north of its center. Carmelite monks called their residences “deserts” because they served as isolation from the mundane world. The monastery’s original name was Santo Desierto de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de los Montes de Santa Fe.
The monastery was built in the very early 17th century for a group of Carmelite monks who came from Italy to evangelize the Native Americans. The first stone was laid on 23 January 1606 by then-Viceroy Juan de Mendoza y Luna. It was a relatively simple structure of two stories, with a wood shingle roof, narrow corridors and small rooms called “cells” for the monks to sleep and study in. A 12,570 meter wall was built with only one opening facing the town of Cuajimalpa which still remains.
Outside the main gate of the monastery, just beyond the traces of the walls of the original monastery, is the “Chapel of Secrets.” It has a domed roof and its acoustics allowed monks face into the corner to speak to another monk during the long stretches of imposed silence in the monastery. Surrounding the entire complex is the “Barda de la Excomunicacion” (Wall of Excommunication) named so because supposedly any woman that crossed it was subject to excommunication from the Catholic Church. [Wiki]
Gracias por su visita. / Thanks for visiting, its most appreciated.
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