Wednesday, July 2, 2008

some pictures so far...

we went to puebla for the weekend, this is a view of the volcano from my hotel room (yep, i got to stay in a hotel and have a break from my host family)! we visited the ruins in cholula, several cathedrals, spent time in the zocalo, drank coffee at cafes and met some interesting locals at a bar, and saw a beautiful balet folklorico performance!






we visited cholula and the great pyramid of cholula. the pyramid / temple is the largest human-made pyramid in the world (by volume). we had to go through underground tunels to reach the ruins.


here is a view from Barranca Altavista in Cuernavaca.




we visited the mercado municipal in cuernavaca, which i loved!



we visited Tepoztlan, where we learned of the local people´s resistance against the government´s plans to build a golf club and destroy the forest the people live in and where there is an ancient pyramid.

this is a seed mural that represents the areas of the city, the indigenous and catholic religions, and that local artists re-create once a year.







sorry i havent been able to post more often or post more photos... the computer at the internet cafe are incredibly slow, but i´ll try to make it back to a computer after our trip to taaxco this weekend!












1 comment:

Alison said...

yay! pictures finally :) it sounds like you are having an amazing time! i heart markets, too, i can't stay away from there here! hope to hear more soon!