Author Archives: Rogelio
Blue is busting out all over
This week, all over San Miguel, the brilliance of Jacaranda blue (or purple, or purplish blue, or PMS 2597 or whatever) is breaking out. We now have a couple of months to enjoy the color of each tree before we … Continue reading
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Monarchs – on their way through SMA
Having lunch on our roof yesterday we were entertained by a steady stream of Monarchs fluttering North over the City, some stopping briefly to feed on our flowers. We particularly love this, as we will see them again when we … Continue reading
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Buses – the best way to get around San Miguel de Allende
I have been looking for a bus map for two years, after discovering that buses in San Miguel are fun, frequent, and cheap. With a fare of just five pesos for anywhere you want to go in the City, they … Continue reading
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Lance Wyman at MUAC
Our friend, occasional collaborator, and neighbor in New York, Lance Wyman, who we meet regularly jogging in Central Park (he does the jogging – we walk) gave a presentation of his historic work at MUAC in Mexico City in January. … Continue reading
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Mini-Parroquia
We discovered this mini-Parroquia this week, just below the Immigration building on the Calzada a la Estación, while waiting for our visa. It sits on the roof of an adjacent building, complete with incongruous flanking palm trees to add the … Continue reading
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Lavaderos
Although, with the advent of washing machines, Lavaderos, or public washing places, are not as heavily used as in the past, they are still a common sight in Mexico. Here in San Miguel, this Lavadero, just above Parque Juarez is … Continue reading
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White-faced Ibis
One of the many delights in San Miguel is to watch the birds fly over the city just after dawn and return back to the lake at sunset. Everyone in SMA seems to have a different opinion as to what … Continue reading
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Cañada de la Virgen, Complex D
La casa del viento (The house of the winds), also known as Complex D, is the third and smallest structure unearthed at Cañada de la Virgen. Consisting of a flattened circular “pyramid” with a circular court facing it, it is … Continue reading
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Cañada de la Virgen, Complex B
The second largest complex at Cañada de la Virgen, our archeological site just outside San Miguel, also features a sunken court, but unlike Complex A, has living quarters around all sides. A smaller pyramid sits at the corner of the courtyard, … Continue reading
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Where in the World is San Miguel de Allende?
For those of you who are not familiar with it, SMA (San Miguel de Allende) is pretty much in the very middle of Mexico. For all we know, the exact center goes right through our dining table. It is a … Continue reading
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