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| La Peña Bernal (Queretaro) |
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| a church by the Zócalo of San Juan del Rio |
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| a partial view of the central panel of Diego Rivera's mural in the National Palace documenting his take on Mexico's history and future |
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| right panel of the Rivera mural in la Palacio |
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| El Torre Latinoamericano at dawn in Mexico City |
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| La Palacio Nacional (where the President's offices are located) |
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| a close-up with some of Rivera's signature calla lilies |
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| embroidery street vender (San Sebastion Bernal) |
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| very Spanish-looking palacio nacional courtyard |
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| super good stone ground chocolate soft serve |
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| some indigenous dancers for the tourists (mexico city) |
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| Bellas Artes, a performance center and art/muralist gallery |
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| Boats of Xochimilco (a world heritage site in southern mexico city). These boats are just touristy at this point but used to be for transport pre-hispanic times for these canals used for an Aztec farming technique of floating gardens called "Chinampas" |
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| Xochimilco canals (Mexico City) |
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| La Plaza de Tres Culturas (100 B.C. pre-Hispanic civilization ruins, Hispanic churches, and modern skyscrapers) |
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| in a flower market in Xochimilco |
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| the coins are for wealth on this abundance plant for new years :) |
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| I liked these.. |
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| foggy view from the top of los tres gordos, three hills each with a large cross on top(San Juan del Rio) |
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| Adorable dog that befriended us while we were waiting |
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| Fruit stand in a market! |
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| The street Danni's dad lives on |
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| Another view from front door of the house (San Juan del Rio). All the houses are colonial style, each with an enclosed driveway and open courtyard in the center between the different house units |
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| Cactuses! (to eat) they're called Nopal |
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| Tacos! At Danni's friend's family's street restaurant |
Fun fact we learned in class: Mexico changed it's name from Mejico when it gained independence from Spain as a means of starting to create it's national identity..too bad we butcher the pronunciation..
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