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Maybe it was because I had seen references to the St. Louis Arch throughout my whole life. Perhaps it was due to that fact that the famous span is included on many a "must-see" list. Whatever the reason, my expectations when I recently had an opportunity to visit and ascend in the world-famous structure were high. That may have been why the ...Read more

Wander the old residential district of Coyoacan on the southwest periphery of Mexico City and you will come to a one-story stucco structure at the corner of Londres and Allende Streets. Built like a fortress behind dark blue walls, this is the Museo Frida Kahlo.

The museum has rightly been described as one of the most extraordinary places in ...Read more

In 1923, filled with political zeal following the victory of the Mexican Revolution, Diego Rivera took on a project that might have daunted even Michelangelo -- to depict (in fresco) the entire history of the Mexican peoples.

The first of two sites allocated for this grand panorama was the former convent of Santa Maria de la Encarnacion del...Read more