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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It didn't take long to notice the all the maroon and gold bugs on the streets. Mexico City is known for the Volkswagon Beetle taxi, and at their height in 2006, about half of all taxis were Beetles (that's 50,000 bugs). Today there are 3,500 and next year that number will be 0. Because of safety and pollution reasons, officials have decided to expire all their licenses by the end of the year. We considered ourselves lucky to see them before they go extinct.

- Yuriy

During a walking tour of Mexico City, we stopped to watch this spiritual ceremony. 5 Indians from the region of Papantla climb to the top of a 50 ft. pole, tie a rope to the top and wrap the other end around them. Then 4 of them jump and as the rope slowly unwinds, they spin and get closer and closer to the ground. While the 5th sits on top and plays a traditional flute. This is done as a way of prayer for fertility and rains.

 
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Mexico City is the oldest and largest cathedral in the Americas.
Delicious street tacos with grilled cactus on top.
While eating dinner at a sidewalk cafe, we watched a man hire a couple of musicians to play for his wife. He joined the musicians in singing, and then took his lady's hand and they danced away in the middle of the park, like they were the only ones there. It was quite nice to see.
Posted by Julia and Yuriy at 10:15 AM
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22 comments :

  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Oh your photos are always so gorgeous! Visiting Mexico is definitely on my list.

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  2. SandiJuly 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Pretty...affirms my 15-minute daily obsession of working on my Spanish :)

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  3. MarjoleinJuly 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    Woaahh! Great pictures again. You see the atmosphere of Mexico in your photos. I've been in Mexico as well and you gotta love that country!

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  4. anettzhhJuly 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    lovely photos

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  5. Kym @ Travel BabblesJuly 17, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    Wow, can we say photo porn? These images are amazing I loved every last one of them! What type of camera do you use? I'm in the market for a new one and I love how crisp these images are. xo

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    1. Julia and YuriyJuly 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM

      Thanks, KY! We use a Nikon D700 and all prime lenses.

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  6. Natasha ContrerasJuly 17, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    Wow, gorgeous shots! I really need to get my butt over to Mexico City, since half of my husbands family lives only an hour away!

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  7. RuiQJuly 17, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Yes, I say always the same, but I love it!

    Kind regards :)

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  8. UnknownJuly 17, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    really love these photos. they're simply amazing.

    xthesimplethings.blogspot.com

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  9. Dee PaulinoJuly 17, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    Beautiful photos as always!

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  10. gemma [line x shape x colour]July 17, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    amazing, amazing, AMAZING! mexico is very high on our list of places to visit next - this get me very excited. thank you for sharing, can't wait to see more from MC and Cuba! x

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  11. Andi of My Beautiful AdventuresJuly 17, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    Loooove these shots! MC is one of my most favorite places in the world. I can't believe there won't be anymore bugs!!!

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  12. vbeavJuly 17, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    Your photos of Mexico are lovely, very different from the way it's portrayed on TV. Maybe I'll go here someday. :)

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  13. janisJuly 18, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    that's so sad about the bugs - but i guess it's for a good reason. interested to see how these photos compare to your cuba ones!

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  14. Carla CoulsonJuly 18, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    Great photos so alive and full of Mexcian emotions great colour on the streets! sad about the bugs.. although air pollution has been a major problem there for many years. Cannot wait to see the Cuba pics.
    I linked your fantastic blog on my post yesterday as my photographers blog here http://carlacoulson.com/photography-courses-and-lovely-links/
    Just loved your photo journal of your travels
    Carla

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  15. Jamie in PhuketJuly 19, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    Great, now I want to visit Mexico again. I was there in 1995 and again in 1998. Now living in Thailand (I see you guys dived the Similan Islands!), but those pictures of "street tacos" just made my mouth water. Mexican food is so good... maybe not as good as Thai, though!

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  16. MayaJuly 20, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    I loved these photos ! What lense were these shot with? I love the quality of these images sharp! And I hope Id get to visit Mexico and cuba someday ! :)

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  17. Anastasia MarieJuly 20, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Love the bug taxis. It's been a while since I've stopped by the blog, so it's awesome to see these photos once again!

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  18. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Great job capturing Mexico City! It's so colorful and gritty.

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  19. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    Love love your photos (as always), it tells a lot of stories. Wish I could traveling like you guys did. Thank you for the inspiration though :)

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  20. Sandy S.August 29, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    I went to Mexico at the end of July and got to see all the bugs firsthand! I remembered what you said and felt really fortunate to be able to see them before they're all off the roads. Thanks so much for sharing =)

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  21. Richard in SpainOctober 4, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Great photos. Its almost 10 years since I was last in Mexico City and those images have brought back a lot of good memories!

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