Mexico
Continuing my series of photographs from our trip to Guadalajara earlier this year (scroll down to see the posts you might have missed), today’s post takes a look at the Teatro Degollado, a monument of Guadalajara’s culture renowned for its diverse performances and artistic neoclassical design. But first, a bit of history… Despite the bloodshed […]
My daughter and I visited the city of Guadalajara, Mexico earlier this year and today we continue our series of photographs from that charming city (scroll down the page for links to the previous posts). In this post, we shine a light on La Catedral de Guadalajara or Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima […]
Continuing with my series of photographs from the vibrant city of Guadalajara, Mexico (you can see the first post HERE), today’s post takes a look at the Hospicio Cabañas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest and largest hospital complexes in the Americas. The Hospicio Cabañas was founded in 1791 by the […]
Guadalajara, located in the Western-Pacific area of Mexico, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco. The Guadalajara metropolitan area has a reported population of over five million inhabitants, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico, behind Mexico City. It’s also the tenth-largest Latin American city in population, […]
During a late November trip to Mexico City, I was looking to check out some live music on the last night of my stay (not to mention test out my new Sony A7III and a few new lenses). I came across a very interesting local band playing at the top floor of a nearby bookstore […]
During a short visit to Mexico City a few weeks ago, I decided to stop into the largest and most visited museum in Mexico – Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology). The building was designed in 1964 by award-winning Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, along with Jorge Campuzano, and Rafael Mijares Alcérreca, and […]
The Palacio de Cultura Citibanamex, located in the historic center of Mexico City at Madero Street, is the former home (and palace) of Agustín de Iturbide, who was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a successful political and military coalition that took control in Mexico City on […]
OK, this is it. We’ve come to the end of the road. This is the final series of photographs from our trip to Mexico way back in May. In my last post, I shared several photographs from our time spent in the enchanting city of Guanajuato, the loveliest city (by far) we visited in Mexico […]
I’m finally wrapping up my series of photographs from our trip to Mexico back in late May (it’s been fun, right?) with our final destination, the city of Guanajuato, located in central Mexico. Now, if you remember in my post about San Miguel de Allende, I wrote that for the fourth year in a row, […]
Sanctuary of Atotonilco: “The Sistine Chapel of Mexico” (In Pictures)
If you’ve been following this blog (and why wouldn’t you be? SUBSCRIBE HERE), you’d know that my daughter and I traveled to Mexico for two weeks back in May. We started off in Mexico City where we visited its bustling Historic Center (pics HERE), the stunning Museo Nacional de Arte (pics HERE) and the holy […]
