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Real Name: Pedro ACA
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Tourist Trap: EZLN IN MEXICO CITY
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  • Updated by pedroebc on Jan 17, 2007
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  • Mexico - EZLN in zocalo mexico city
  • EZLN in zocalo mexico city
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  • This is a picture of the unique visit of EZLN AND SUBCOMANDANTE MARCOS in mexico city, I was there and I want to share this memorable picture.....Marcos with the pipe in front the zapatista cometee
    . ........www.ezln.org...........

    www.fzln.org.mx
    www.ezlnaldf.org

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    At Least Do This: TRAVEL TO MEXICO AND TO CHIAPAS IS NOT DANGEROUS
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    Tourist Trap: FRIDA KAHLO in Mexico city
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  • Updated by pedroebc on Jan 17, 2007
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  • FRIDA KAHLO house is in coyoacan, in san angel the diego rivera house, dolores olmedo museum, modern art museum, and one museums near xochimilco have paintings of these two master of the mexican painture..

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    At Least Do This: THIS MUSEUM IS NOT FREE !!! NEITHER SUNDAYS
    Alternative: MUSEO DOLORES OLMEDO in the south of mexico city, contains amazing pictures of Frida Kalho and Diego Rivera...have amazing birds, amazing house, amazing gardens... wow!!!

    one of the best antiqueties from Asia I ever seen..

    MUSEO_DOLORES_OLMEDO
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    Tourist Trap: Diego Rivera in Mexico City
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  • Updated by pedroebc on Jan 17, 2007
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  • Mexico - National palace, zocalo, mx city
  • National palace, zocalo, mx city
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  • Diego rivera mural you can admire them in national palace in zocalo, bellas artes palace and public education secretary.. in mexico city..

    DIEGO_RIVERA

    In the Museo Dolores Olmedo ther are great works of Diego Ribera, a room with landscapes in acapulco, a room of works of him in USA, his visit to Rusia, great paintings and portraits...

    amazing museum... you must go there, lovely gardens in the entrance.

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    At Least Do This: FREE ENTRANCE ALWAYS / SHOW YOUR ID
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    Tourist Trap: .... PEDRO INFANTE a singer...
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  • Written by pedroebc on Aug 25, 2002
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  • .... PEDRO INFANTE a singer and movie star internationally

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    Tourist Trap: HUICHOLES AND PEYOTE
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  • TATEWARI - Nuestro abuelo de Fuego
    "...Uno detras de otro iban bailando en circulo o marcando el tiempo con sus pies, dejando en el centro a los musicos y al maestro de los cantos que invitaban, y cantando en el mismo tono musical que les marca. Bailan toda la noche desde la cinco de la tarde hasta las siete de la manana, sin parar ni abandonar el circulo. Cuando paraba el baile si lo quedaban de pie aquellos que les quedaban fuerzas, ya que la mayoria despues del peyote y el vino no podian utilizar sus piernas..."

    Una vez al año, los huicholes hacen un viaje sagrado para recoger Hikuri. Les guia un experimentado mara akame o Chaman, que esta en permanente contacto con Tatewari (nuestro abuelo de fuego). Tatewari es el ultimo dios Huichol, tambien conocido como Hikuri, el dios del peyote. Se le personifica con plantas de peyote en las manos y pies, y es el que interpreta todas las deidades a los modernos chamanes, a menudo a traves de visiones, otras veces indirectamente a traves de Kauyumari (El sagrado Ciervo-Persona y heroe tribal).
    Tatewari guia el primer peregrinaje peyotero mucho mas alla del ?rea donde habitan 9.000 huicholes en direccion al Wirikuta, una region ancestral donde abunda el peyote. Durante el viaje los participantes, normalmente de diez a quince, toman la identidad de antepasados deificados mientras siguen al chaman en busca de Tatewari y "para encontrar sus vidas".
    La ceremonia entre los Cora, Huichol y Tarahumara probablemente ha cambiado poco en su contenido con el paso de los siglos. Todavia consiste, gran parte de ella, en bailar

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    At Least Do This: DONT BEG TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF HANDCRAFTS, INDIAN PEOPLE NEED THE MONEY MORE THAN YOU
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    Tourist Trap: SAN MIGUEL ALLENDE
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  • Updated by pedroebc on May 24, 2006
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  • San Miguel Allende celebra EN SEPTIEMBRE sus fiestas..

    El 16 de septiembre es el DIa de la Independencia mejicana. 300 anos estuvieron los mejicanos colonizados por Espana hasta que en 1810, el padre Hidalgo llama a los ciudadanos a luchar por la libertad. El grito, que asi se llama hoy en dia a dicha lucha, provoco una guerra que dura once anos. En la actualidad, cada quince de septiembre se reunen los habitantes de San Miguel Allende por la noche para festejar su victoria con fuegos artificiales.

    Casi una semana mas tarde, el 21 de septiembre, siguen las fiestas con la conocida "Sanmiguelada" o "Pamplonada" que cada ano atrae a mas de 20.000 visitantes de todo el mundo.

    El momento mas esperado es a las 12 del mediodia, entonces es cuando los mas valientes vestidos de camisetas blancas y bufandas rojas se enfrentan a toros salvajes.

    En el nombre "Pamplonada" se puede apreciar que esta fiesta es muy similar a los encierros de Pamplona.

    En la noche del dia 27 de septiembre, empiezan las celebraciones en honor al patron de la ciudad, San Miguel Allende el Arcangel. La llamada Alborada se extiende hasta las 5 de la madrugada con la representacion de la lucha entre el Santo Miguel y Lucifer y fuegos artificiales por todo lo alto.

    El 28 de septiembre comienza con Los Xchiles. Los Xchiles son armazones hechos con dos troncos de arbol de 5 a 7 metros de largo unidos por carrizos de 10 cm de largo e hilos entretejidos para formar una superficie sobre los cuales se intercalen ofrendas de flores de cempas?chil y el corazon blanco brillante de los puntos del sotol (cucharilla) entretejidos en disenos diversos sobre la base de carrizo. Todo ello se acompana con musica y bailes.

    El 28 de septiembre es el dia de fiesta oficial de San Miguel Allende. Ese dia hay numerosas procesiones como el dia anterior, acompanadas de musica y bailes.

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    At Least Do This: www.sanmiguelguide.com
    Alternative: THE VERY BEST PARTY WITH MARIACHI MUSIC, BANDA AND NICE PEOPLE OF MEXICO ..YOU MUST GO IN SAN MIGUELADA.... THE BEST PARTY EVER IN MEXICO...
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    Tourist Trap: CONCHEROS
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  • Updated by pedroebc on May 24, 2006
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  • ......more than 500 years dancing to the 5 cardinal points.........

    moi miten menee/moi mitä kuuluu, toivottavasti tulet käymään pian!

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    At Least Do This: READ
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    JessieLang Sun Jun 21, 2009 06:32 UTC
     Pedro--You have really done a lot of work on your pages, and they are very useful. I have spent a lot of time in Mexico, and I like your country.
    asiantraveler Sun Mar 30, 2008 02:24 UTC
     one day...one day... i will travel to this lovely country thanks to the pictures
    Agraichen Wed Nov 14, 2007 06:01 UTC
     Hola...In your travels next year you must visit Loreto. Mi Casa should be completed by mid year. I don't know my times of visiting yet but will let you know. Is the picture of Mission de Loreto taken at San Javier?
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