Author Archives: Stan Flouride

Today, my last day in Mexico, I spent visiting the once grand city of Tula. A Toltec city whose central civic and ceremonial structures covered 17 sq. km. I climbed my last 2 pyramids there. I think nos. 12&13 or … Continue reading →

During his lifetime, Diego Rivera amassed a collection of over 60,000 pieces of pre-Columbian Mexican art. By far the largest collection in private hands and at the time larger than the entire holdings of INAH in all its museums. More … Continue reading →

Stand opposite each other at the middle of Parque Lincoln, separated by about 20m in space and 103 years in time. I took a few minutes from taking these pictures to clean up around both statues. (I regularly pick up … Continue reading →

It’s a nice, warm, sunny day and all the museums are closed so I decide to go check out Parque Lincoln. It’s the area where my daughter was supposed to work a couple of years ago on an AIDS education … Continue reading →

With my handy 9-inch razor sharp box cutter: So yesterday I’m coming back from the wonderful museum that Diego Rivera built for his collection of pre-Columbian art. It’s raining, I’ve walked about 2km before finding a rickety autobus that will … Continue reading →

I spot this interesting building which, from the industrious workers I see carrying stuff out of, appears to be undergoing major renovation. But the gate is open and I can see a courtyard so I enter and approach the police … Continue reading →

I thought that after climbing the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan my pyramid climbing days were behind me but my desire to get out of Mexico City brought me to Cholula and the chance to take on the biggest … Continue reading →

These images were all taken within a few blocks of where I’m staying. It’s called Zona Rosa. It has clearly gone through numerous changes and is bustling and thriving today.

What I thought was an approaching storm is actually the fumes of the volcano

Across the street from my hotel there was a nice little taqueria named ‘Hellfish'(a Simpsons reference) where I had become a regular. I had given one of the bilingual children’s books from Last Gasp to the owners’ son. Along with … Continue reading →