The Look

Tepoztlan (Sunday open air market)

For me there is only the traveling on the paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart.

There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge for me is to traverse its full length.

And there I travel—looking, looking, breathlessly.

~Carlos Castaneda

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Rest

Taking a break in Tepoztlan Sunday street market.

Irina from Irina's Paintings  and  Moscow Daily Photo honored me with this great sketch of the above photo.  Thank you very much! 

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Flowers

Cuernavaca

Scanned slide - Tepoztlan

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New York City and Washington series continue in Sketches of Cities.
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Little Door with Flavors

Who is behind that door?

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Hats

Children at work.

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Tepoztlan I

"Here begins a serie of 15 images in 3 parts, dedicated to the magic town of Tepoztlan and Sofia and Volker"

First stop, Tepoznieves (Icecreams) with 130 flavors like: Silence Temple, Prayer to the Wind, Gardenias, Moon Lullaby, Angel Kiss, Cinderella Kiss, Sun Song, Love Prayer, Spring, Sea Symphony, Tequila with Lemon and many more waiting for you!

Mural made from seeds at church gate and in the background The Nativity Church. (Parroquia de La Natividad y ex convento dominico, siglo XVI)

Inside view of the churh and ex convent dominican de La Natividad (The Nativity) 16st century.

Atrium Gate

"Seeing"

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Tepoztlan II

Artesanias (Craftsmanship)

"Paleacates" (A sort of scarfs or handkerchiefs)

The Entrance

A view from The Tepozteco

TepozRock

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Tepoztlan III

"Aura" (The distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place)


"Raspados" (Ice with different fruit flavors)






Tepoztlán is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is located in the heart of the Tepoztlán Valley. The municipality reported 32,921 inhabitants in the 2000 national census.
The town is a popular tourist destination near Mexico City. The town is famous for the remains of a temple built on top of the nearby Tepozteco mountain, as well as for the exotic ice-cream flavours prepared by the townspeople. Tepoztlán was named a "Pueblo Mágico" ["Magic Town"] in 2002. According to myth, Tepoztlan is the birthplace over 1200 years ago of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god widely-worshipped in ancient Mexico. It has not yet been possible to determine who first inhabited the area. The earliest findings of pottery and other ceramic utensils date back to approximately 1500 BCE. By the 10th century CE the Toltec culture was predominant in the area. Tepoztlán is said to have been the birthplace of Ce Acatl, a very important Toltec leader, later known as Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, and who may be the possible historical basis of the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl.
During the Spanish Conquest Hernán Cortéz is said to have ordered the town razed after the refusal of the town leaders to meet him. This event was chronicled by Bernal Díaz del Castillo in The Conquest of New Spain.
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The Sacred Valley of Tepoztlan

View from the Road 95 Mexico City-Cuernavaca-Acapulco of the Valley of Tepoztlan, a magic town south Mexico City, in the center of the image, the one with pyramidal form, "El Cerro del Tesoro" (Treasure Hill) or 'Chalchi'.
The town is a popular tourist destination near Mexico City. Is famous for the remains of a temple built on top of the nearby Tepozteco mountain. Tepoztlán was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2002. [Wiki]
About the background music:
Luminessence.
A modern masterpiece, July 12, 2005
By Marius Cipolla.
This is an absolutely luminous piece of music, living up to the name Jarrett gave it. Hard to believe anyone could think it dark. Like most serious modern music, it reflects the human condition in our age, and that means moments of tension and anguish. Indeed one could say that one of the great themes of Jarrett's music is the resolution of such anguish -- crossing the "personal mountains" in each human life.
But the overal experience of these pieces is of sublime beauty. Jan Garbarek is the perfect soloist for this sonata-like composition, an artist who produces one of the most beautiful sounds in modern jazz.
Luminessence isn't easy listening jazz. It might be better to approach it via the path of modern classical music than via any popular tradition. It is serious, heavenly music that needs to be respected. In return, it will reward the listener with intense pleasure.

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