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The legends say that the Mayans were asked, by their God, to look for the eagle eating a snake on a cactus and settle down there to feed their people and live fulfilling lives. They found the same on a lake, but still decided to not give up and turn the place inhabitable. Years later, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan became Mexico City. This sculpture is a representation of the same fable, and is situated in front of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City. This vibrant piece of work is a tribute to the book and the story of Tenochtitlan. 

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One of the few things I noticed in my early days here was the tile art, and it’s application around the La Condesa neighbourhood. Turns out, it’s not a fad. Tile art has been a way to mark your house with your family name and the house number, and you’ll find plenty of houses using the same techniques. Tile art and typography are explored with every other building in our residential neighbourhood. This is one of the examples from a book store in Condesa, which uses this stunning technique to depict a story outside the store. 

As mentioned in the earlier post, it’s these tin y details that are inspirational enough to keep digging more about the neighbourhood and the city.