Miscellaneous

Here are some random photos I took last week while wandering around the city...

A crumbling and graffiti-covered building just a block behind the San Carlo Museum

Sculptures on the Monument to the Revolution

The building boom appears to continue unabated, and construction cranes are seen everywhere.

This large, enigmatic mural dedicated to the Mexican worker appears on the facade of the headquarters of the Federation of Workers' Unions in Service to the State.

I have mentioned before that the Latin American Tower used to be the tallest skyscraper in Mexico City.  It held that position until 1984 when the Pemex Tower (the headquarters of the state-owned petroleum company).   This 51-story building was the tallest in Mexico City for nearly twenty years.

Nearly ten years after 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College were abducted and murdered, there is still an encampment of protesters along the Paseo de la Reforma demanding justice.

A street cleaner along the Paseo de la Reforma using a broom made of twigs bundled together.

The office tower above the Reforma 222 shopping mall

I can't help but wonder who chose the name for this chain of jewelry stores that you see in all the Mexico City shopping malls.  Do they only sell bizarre jewelry?