Carlos fuentes ( 1928 - 2012 )
Carlos Monsavais (1938 - 2010 )
Leonora Carrington ( 1917 - 2011 )
Elena Poniatowska.No te nos vayas Elena! (que por cierto fue propuesta como Secretaría de Cultura por AMLO si es elegido presidente)
Pretty bridge shot in Veracruz, Mexico from my trip during the winter.
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Vandalismo a la pirámide de Acatitlán
El graffiti es un arte y un medio de expresión valiosísimo, pero esto es injustificable. La piramide de Acatitlán, localizada en Santa Cecilia Acatitlán en Tlalnepantla, Estado de México es un vestigio de la cultura tepaneca. Es uno de los sitios arqueológicos de la zona metropolitana del DF que no son de origen mexica (aunque en su última etapa estuvieron bajo su dominio).
A raíz de este vergonzoso suceso se formó la CODPAHNAC (Comunidad en defensa del patrimonio arqueológico e histórico nacional) que ha estado difundiendo el caso y proponen un plan de acción al respecto. Las fotos de la pirámide vandalizada fueron tomadas por ellos y nos dieron permiso para usarlas. Se pueden ver versiones de mayor tamaño de las fotos aquí: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6.
Otra forma de ayudar es comunicarse con el director Ernesto Rodríguez Sánchez y el subdirector Francisco Javier Ortuño de la Dirección de Salvamento Arqueológico del INAH a los teléfonos: 5540-7353 y 5202-6651 (en el Distrito Federal) para que al recibir reacciones del público el INAH le asigne una mayor prioridad al caso y se proteja la pirámide.
Esto es un caso grave y bastante triste. Ayudemos a difundirlo para que no se repita.
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Popocatepetl Eruptions in Slow-Motion
An artistic look at the power and beauty of nature.
El Popo remains active. Visit CENAPRED for updates.
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Magical Moments in Oaxaca
A few scenes from Oaxaca that I feel exhibit the beauty of that lovely city. I was there a short time but I loved it and it was a MAJOR PITA to pick what photos would end up in my Oaxaca print collection, let me tell you!
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Dia De Los Muertos Is Not Your Halloween by Nuestra Hermana
As we all know, Halloween in America is right around the corner. Kids & adults alike will be dressed up in costumes, consuming candy, attending parties, navigating through haunted houses and thoroughly enjoying their night. Think about your last Halloween and look at the images above.
These are still shots of Dia De Los Muertos in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, California & Arizona. They are small snippets of a vibrant, important and REAL holiday for Latin@s. This is not your Halloween.
Dia De Los Muertos developed out of over 2,500 years of indigenous ritual celebrating death and paying respects to loved ones who have passed away. Scholars state that the Aztecs originally held a month long festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, the ruler of the afterlife.
After Spanish colonization and many attempts to eradicate the rituals & festival, a new merging with the Catholic holidays All Souls Day & All Saints Day developed over time to what is now Dia De Los Muertos.
Dia De Los Muertos is celebrated November 1st & 2nd (in alignment with All Saints Day & All Souls Day respectively). It is NOT celebrated on October 31st, it is not tied in with Halloween in America at all.
In Mexico, November 1st is dedicated as Dia De Los Inocentes, a day to honor and respect the innocents, children & infants to be more specific. November 2nd is Dia De Los Muertos, the day to honor deceased adults.
On these days, altars are made in honor of them. People build them on their loved ones graves, at home or anywhere they find rightful to honor their loved ones. They make ofrendas (offerings) to the dead of their favorite foods, toys (for children), pictures, pan de muertos, sugar skulls and many other things that help guide the spirits of the dead safely to the altars. Marigolds, known as the flowers of the dead, are usually prominent in the altars.
In Mexico, many people sleep overnight at the graves. Every ritual & altar is not the same everywhere. Many places have their own traditions and ways of honoring the dead. One thing is for sure, Dia De Los Muertos is not Halloween. It is a sacred time and holiday for Latin@s everywhere.
So, when you’re dressing up for Halloween remember: doing this, this, this or this is not only disrespectful but it is also a erasure of someone’s real life culture. Think before you walk out of that door.
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