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A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

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A few weeks ago when Alejandro and I were walking to the nearest Costco, we came across two mural paintings on the walls of the underpass where the "Anillo Periférico" (Peripheral Ring Highway) crosses over the street.  I recently walked back there to take photos of the paintings.


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I still had some dried "pasilla" peppers left over from the last salsa that I made, so I checked my salsa cookbook for another recipe that uses "pasillas".


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Yesterday, on the front page of one of Mexico City's newspapers, there was an article about the continuing outbreak of measles.  The death toll from the disease has now risen to 31.


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Yesterday morning an earthquake drill was held in the greater Mexico City area.  I left my apartment and walked over to the World Trade Center to watch the drill.  At 11 AM the sirens began to sound.  There were also special instructions given over loudspeakers for the World Trade Center.

 

Outside of the World Trade Center there are mee...


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Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, or "Mardi Gras" as it is known in French.  In Spanish, the pre-Lenten celebration is known as "Carnaval".  In Mexico City, the revelry cannot compare to the festivities in New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, or some Mexican cities such as Veracruz.  However, in some neighborhoods there are groups known as "comparsas" which dance through t...


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