Cuernavaca und Taxco
3 Oktober 2025, Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After a very intense week spent in the great metropolis of Mexico City we rented a car and visited some very attractive towns in the surroundings. In this footprint I present you some photos fromBaca lagi
Florin Paun
Her name is La Catrina and the essence of her story goes deep into Mexican traditions. It is believed that the Aztecs worshipped a goddess of death that they alleged protected their departed loved ones, helping them into the next stages. During Día de los Muertos, she represents the Mexican attitude toward life and death - a blend of indigenous and European traditions, where death is celebrated as part of the life cycle.
Florin Paun
Various metals layers created the image of the "Virgin of Guadalupe". According to tradition, Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on four occasions in December 1531. During her first apparition she requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City).
Florin Paun
He was probably the best known Mexican revolutionary. Emiliano Zapata was an accomplished guerrilla leader during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), and he strongly opposed the hacienda system that characterized much of rural Mexican life. Partly because of his efforts, fundamental land reform was enshrined in the Mexican constitution of 1917.