12-cent tacos

Mexico specializes in many things, but nothing may be better than then promotion, especially when it comes to cheap eats.  These tacos in Jalapa work out to a nearly-infinitesimal 1.5 pesos each… about 12 cents.  Oh my!  (They were so-so.)
The record for cheapest taco (that I’ve seen) is 1 peso, albeit for a pre-made taco [...]

Lucha Libre in Mexico City

It turns out there are two places to see lucha libre in Mexico City: Arena Mexico, which was blogged about here, and Arena Coliseo.  Arena Coliseo, it turns out, seems to be a much better venue for las luchas that Arena Mexico; it’s smaller and places you a bit more on top of the “action,” [...]

The Mexican Cola Wars

I was speaking to the owner of an abarrotes, or corner convenience store, yesterday and asked him how he chooses which products to sell.  For example, he stocks Coca-Cola (not Pepsi), Ciel water (not Bonafont), and only Indio and Sol beers (as opposed to any of the other myriad of brands).  It turns out that [...]

Colorful Coatepec

Here’s another picture from Coatepec…
 
 
Monterrey, México

The Overhead Wires of Coatepec

A feature of many Mexican cities and towns is an overabundance of overhead wires, for electricity, phone, and other services.  In a strange way, they have an attractive quality, not unlike the fog in San Francisco… would the cities feel the same without their blanket?

Here’s the view from Coatepec, which is, in many other ways, [...]

Rains Signify the Symbolic Start of Summer

The seasonal drought that affects Mexico City (and Spring) came to a spectacular end today about 530pm, when the skies above Escandón let forth a torrential rail and hail storm.  The afternoon clouds have been building for weeks, and even let forth a few showers in the southern, and wetter, part of the city recently [...]

Another Artsy Advert

For whatever reason, I admire this ad from Puebla, México.
 
México, D.F.

Public Art in the Metro

This is the six in a series of photo-laiden posts on public art in Mexico (others include: graffiti in Oaxaca, graffiti in Mexico, David LaChapelle, and storefronts and commercialism).  
Another important public space — perhaps the most important here in Mexico City — in which art is prominently displayed are the 175 metro stations throughout the city. [...]

Mexican Storefronts, Art, and Commercialism

Continuing in the theme of public art, I wanted to post a few pictures of storefronts, several from Mexico City and others from Tijuana, Xalapa, and Nativitas.  While public art may not be the first thought that most of us have when thinking about storefronts and advertising, they really are very closely related: both use [...]

David LaChapelle and Dos Equis

David LaChapelle currently has an exhibition of his work here at the Museo Antiguo Colegio de San’Ildefonso in Centro Historico area of Mexico City (haven’t seen the exhibition, so no comments). In conjunction with the show, Dos Equis commissioned LaChapelle to create an advertisement for them, which was subsequently placed on buildings throughout the city. [...]