After another rambling, but fascinating lecture by Alma Lilia Roura, officially an art historian (but so much more), we boarded our little bus and started our journey through the City along the famous Paseo de la Reforma to the huge Parque de Chapultepec. This route took us past several well known monuments including the Angel of Independence, towering at 36 feet above its busy traffic circle.
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| Posters commemorating the college students that disappeared several years ago are not forgotten |
La Reforma - A busy Street known for its memorials to Mexican independence, and beautiful buildings
Topped with a gold plated bronze angel, the monument marks Mexico’s 100 years from Spanish rule. It is also the site of celebrations and demonstrations. Many modern innovative buildings towered above us as we drove through the financial section. At another traffic circle is a beautiful statue of Diana, the huntress, with her bow poised in the air encircled by a fountain. Nearby, appearing to be imbedded in the side of a building is reputed to be her arrow
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| Statue of Diana, the huntress, poised with her bow |
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| Supposedly, Diana's arrow (bronze) became imbedded in a nearby building |
Parque de Chapultepec
The park is more than twice as large as Central Park in NYC, and among its winding roads, trees and sculptured landscapes several large prestigious museums are housed. In keeping with our “historic” focus, we entered the spacious courtyard of the National Museum of Anthropology. A lot of our previous experiences, including Alma’s wealth of information, made the past come alive.
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| Public transportation stop in the Parque |
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