Category Archives: Architecture & Design
Mexico export stamps 1975
For those whose sensitivities are offended by most stamp designs, and who appreciate decent graphics, this series of stamps promoting Mexican exports, issued originally in 1975 and continuing into the mid 1990’s, should appeal. For a look at the complete … Continue reading
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Exhibition to benefit the Village of Las Clavellinas
Las Clavellinas, settled about 1,000 years ago, is one of the oldest villages around San Miguel. Despite sporadic water and electricity supplies, a group of Village women, otherwise without work, have formed a family garden and sewing workshop to improve … 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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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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Cañada de la Virgen Pyramids
Built beginning about 1,500 years ago, and occupied until about 1,000 years ago, the Cañada de la Virgen pyramid complex lies just fifteen miles or so to the west of the town, and within the municipality of San Miguel. It … Continue reading
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