I think this is going to be a short post. Myung took a bizillion photos in the Anthropology Museum, and most of the the other photos we have are near duplicates of ones I already posted in my previous Mexico City entry. You may remember Teotihuacan, above.
Besides the usual stuff, we have some photos of the skeletons in the museum store. They are kinda cute, and for sale to anyone who would like to look at this all the time. Day of the Dead is coming.
They celebrate Day of the Dead in Guatemala, which is where I think we will be during the night of Nov. 1-2. It should be interesting. If we were in Mexico City, I saw where they will block off Paseo de la Reforma to auto traffic and let bicyclists have it. I assume people will be in costume, and maybe this item in the store will sell.
As long as I’m posting cute skeleton pics…
Enough of that! Still, that Anthropology Museum is loads of fun, as well as informative. It’s all about the connection between people, past and present, who make up the Mexican cultural kaleidoscope. For all the attitude non-indigenous people sometimes have toward indigenous campesinos, they are proud of them, too.
Speaking of kaleidoscope, there’s a Koreatown in Mexico City. Some of the stores sell homemade kimchi and kimbap, not to mention doenjang and sesame oil. We couldn’t wait to get home before digging into that on a bench.
Everywhere you go, Mexicans celebrate their heritage, past and present. You often see modern pseudo-Aztec (or whatever) stuff being performed, even if it’s the vendors using the schtick to sell stuff.
I think this dude was actually staring at the sun. Not good.
That’s going to be it for now. We’ve actually been to Oaxaca City and are now in San Cristobal de las Casas again. A post from there will come along shortly, maybe tomorrow. Until then….
