Another Weekend In Mexico!

Here are some pictures of my second venture to Mexico City!

This is the Palacio Nacional, or the Capitol Building of Mexico

This is inside the Capitol Building, in the room where the Dipultados (like the House of Representatives) meet.

Here is me in the courtyard area of the Capitol

This is some of the remains of Tenochitlan, Aztec civilization that was where Mexico City is today. The Spaniards took apart the Aztec buildings and used the stones to build their own buildings. These ruins are right in the middle of Mexico City, next to the Capitol building. Underneath the Capitol is the remains of the governmental building of the Aztecs. Underneath the National Cathedral are the remains of the Aztec religous center. There are a few visible remains of Aztec ruins in the Capitol, but none is left in the church. The structure behind me used to be the main temple of Tenochitlan.

Here is what Tenochitlan looks like today. The Capitol building is at the left of the picture. The plaza behind me is called the Zocalo - most large cities in Mexico have a plaza called the Zocalo, it is the main plaza of the city where cultural events take place.

This is the Fine Arts building in Mexico City.

Here are the Central Americans and I at Parque Hundido (the sunken park) in Mexico City. We are: Raul & Nury (Hondurans), Ronald & MariaLuisa (Costa Ricans), and me (not sure what nationality I am! haha!)

Me, Nury, and MaLuisa with the "Valentine flowers" given to us as propaganda to vote for Beatriz for Mayor of Mexico City. The joke's on the people giving out the flowers - none of us can vote! hehe!

Emil and Kania (from Dominican Republic) with their prized U2 concert tickets for the concert in Mexico City. It's amazing that they got tickets, as they sold out in 3 hours after they went on sale! Getting the ticktes may have been a stretch to call it legal, but hey, they get to go!