Category Archives: Mexico

dinesh/day 15/mexico city

Posted on December 2, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

When it comes to traffic light antics, I like to believe I’ve seen them all. Astrologers, kids selling jasmine garlands, guys offering to wash windshields, and once in Poona, a Nigerian holding the infamous scam letter informing me that I … Continue reading →

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dinesh/day 14/mexico city

Posted on November 30, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

Today has been a day of technical glitches. We are trying to upload our images to New York but the internet gods have not been smiling. I need some food therapy. Its been a few days on the road and … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day 13 / mexico city

Posted on November 30, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

Precariously standing on a thin strip of concrete, four feet above an angry bull, I wondered what my insurance deductible would be if I slipped. Earlier in the morning we had driven down to Lienzo Charro Regionales de la Villa … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day 12 / Mexico City

Posted on November 28, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

In his book Maximum City, Suketu Mehta explores the countless threads that intertwine to weave the fabric of mega cities. Driving in and out of these cities I can’t help but think of them as giant looms. Where euphoria sleeps … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day 11 / mexico city

Posted on November 28, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

Sitting at a table in the middle of a huge Cantina in Plaza de Garibaldi it finally hit me. There are two kinds of men in Mexico City. Mariachis or those who wish they were Mariachis. I’d heard stories about … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day 10 / xochimilco

Posted on November 27, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

It’s pitch dark. We have been floating on a raft in a never-ending canal. Jesus steps out and signals us to follow. We head to a tarp covered green house. I hear the grunting and snorting of an animal nearby. … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day 9 / teotihuacán

Posted on November 26, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

24 hours with Piñatas, Pyramids and a Ballet. Four year olds with large tears in their eyes reluctantly approached the syringe. The brave twitched, others broke down.  Mexico City was the eye of the H1N1 hurricane not very long ago … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day eight / mexico city

Posted on November 24, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

Buenos Aires to Mexico City took about 10 hours. Spent the day at airports and in an airplane. Siesta over Bolivia. Dinner in Mexico City. There were a lot of vacant seats so we used it like our very own … Continue reading →

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