The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Leonora Carrington


Two works by the greatest surrealistic painter & sculptor, Leonora Carrington: Crocodile Fountain and the bench "There's no place anymore" [Ya no hay lugar].

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

Santa Fe



Santa Fe a new devolepment in the western hills of the city, a growing boom of construction in this area, like this isolated buildings.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Paseo de la Reforma



Paseo de la Reforma, the main street and in the background, the Diana Fountain & the tallest building in the city, "La Torre Mayor"

Friday, March 9, 2007

Jacaranda of February


Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The genus name is also used as the common name. [Wikipedia] The city is full of this beautiful tree.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Salto del Agua



Don Antonio de Bucareli y Ursúa el 20 de marzo de 1779 siendo el nuevo virrey de la Nueva España, mandó construir e inaugurar una fuente en la cual terminaban los arcos de un acueducto por donde corría el tan necesitado líquido, que iba desde los manantiales del cerro del Chapulin (Chapultepec); este acueducto recorría lo que es actualmente la Avenida Chapultepec y Arcos de Belén.
Salto del Agua fountain, placed nearby in 1779 by Viceroy Don Antonio de Bucareli y Ursúa. This fountain is one of the remains of a large acueduct that existed in the colonial era and ran from Chapultepec Park to Salto del Agua. Today are some ruins about the acueduct in Avenida Chapultepec near Metro Sevilla. The fountain has a sculpture of three children riding dolphins. (Wiki)

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Banca Reflejo / Reflection Bench



"Banca Reflejo" de Alberto Parodi, de la exhibicion en Paseo de la Reforma, Dialogo de Bancas. 'Reflection Bench' by Alberto Parodi, from the exhibition, Benches Dialogue at main street of the city.

Monday, March 5, 2007

Friday, March 2, 2007

Miniaturas Felguerez / Felguerez's Miniatures



A nice shop located in the Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) a kind of bohemian area visited by tourists, business man or just for fun, where you can buy all kind of lead miniatures, some of them are very artistic pieces, no more than 3 inches tall, like this "ofrendas" (offerings) for gift.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007

Hemiciclo a Benito Juarez / Hemicycle to Benito Juarez




Here is two views of this monument.



Hemicycle to Benito Juarez, at south side of Alameda Central in the Historic Center, finished on September 18 1910. This figures represents The Glory & The Justice.
Juárez's famous quotation continues to be well-remembered in Mexico: Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz, meaning "Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace."
Juárez was given the title of "Benemérito de las Américas" ("the Meritorious one of the Americas") by the government of the Republic of Colombia, on May 1, 1865.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Salto de San Anton / San Anton Cascade





A very impressive place, it's a kind of crater, located In Cuernavaca "The City of Eternal Spring", 50 miles south of Mexico City.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Jogging for your Health



Paseo de la Reforma, main street. Looking to the west, in the background, Diana Fountain & Chapultepec Castle.