#ciudaddemexico

[ahchumah]

Ultraman rinde homenaje a David Bowie

#ultraman #shin ultraman #mafex #toys #toy #toyphotography #picsart #photoroom #david bowie #bowie #cdmx #actionfigures #ciudaddemexico #mexicocity

[mxwin]

#mexico #photography #mexico city #fotografia #ciudad de mexico #foto #cdmx #photo #ciudad de méxico #df #mx #ciudaddemexico #mexico df #iphonography #iphoneography #city #mexico distrito federal #ciudad #bugambilia #aún me encuentro con vida

[bitacoradeltransporte]

Este es un Remaster de uno de mis mapas favoritos, el cual es sobre el proyecto del Trolebús por el derecho de via del Ferrocarril a Cuernavaca.

#public transportation #transitmap #transitdiagram #transportation #map #mapa #transporte público #ciudaddemexico #city

[diabloguapo]

NO BASTA TODO EL AMOR

PARA LA PERSONA

INCORRECTA

☆

#DiabloGuapo #HandsomeDevil #QUEER #Gay #LGBT #Resiliencia #CiudaddeMexico #Mexico #MX #ArteCallejero #CorazondePoeta #AñoNuevo #NewYear

[vincentvegaiii]

#cdmx #ciudaddemexico #cdmx_oficial

[wonderandwanderinginmexicocity]

Blood, Sweat, and Maize

It all started a few months after I moved to Mexico City. While at work or on the street I would notice these tattoos on strangers. They weren’t common or typical tattoos as I would normally think of them. They weren’t anchors or roses or hearts. They were ears of corn. Outside of Iowa, corn rarely inspires the awe, respect or deep meaning in the United States that it does here. It made me want to dig into the significance of corn in Mexico. What would make a person want an ear of corn permanently inked onto their arm? 

It is important to note that after the Spanish arrived, bringing with them war, disease, and famine, so much of Mesoamerican culture, language, and cuisine was lost. 90% of the population of what is today Mexico died within twenty years of contact with the Spanish. Even today we don’t have a great understanding about what people ate in Mexico before Cortés showed up.

But corn has survived. It has helped the people of Mesoamerica survive. Before Europeans arrived in the Americas with wheat, all tortillas (tlaxcalli) in Mexico were made from corn, an important part of the Mesoamerican diet for thousands of years. Corn has been such a staple food for the working poor of Mexico in the past and today, which speaks to the paramount importance placed on the vegetable. This has led to an expression here in Mexico: Without corn there is no country (Sin maíz no hay país). Such importance and dependence has inevitably led to the corn and the country, in the minds of some, becoming the same, or at least deeply connected. Hence people tattooing corn on their bodies. 

In the words of chef Christina Santini, “For Mexicans, maize is not a crop but a deep cultural symbol intrinsic to daily life.” Interestingly enough, some strains of corn (elote) have evolved to where they cannot self-reproduce, they need to be fertilized and replanted by humans. Thus the two are deeply connected: They rely on the other to survive and continue their symbiotic cycle. 

Perhaps I should have started further back. Mythology may not tell us what actually happened, but it does tell us the story of what a culture values and how a people see their place in the universe. That can be just as enlightening and eye opening:

The world had already ended four times with four different suns, and the gods had begun their work to recreate existence under the fifth sun. In order to create humans to inhabit this new world, the powerful god Quetzalcoatl retrieved bones from the underworld, and sprinkled the bones with his own blood to create life. But the first human beings quickly became weak, and the Feathered Serpent realized they had no food to eat. An ant went into a mountain and brought back a small piece of corn and offered it to the humans. Seeing this, Quetzacoatl transformed himself into an ant and went into the mountain and brought back more corn. The gods chewed the corn and put the paste on the lips of the first humans, who began to stir and become stronger. The gods then split open the mountain to grant access to the corn so humans could survive and thrive. 

This story is from a Mexica/Aztec myth. There were multiple deities associated with corn, including Chicomecōātl, the Aztec goddess of agriculture and human wellbeing. But many other Mesoamerican peoples have corn as a central part of their origin myth. These stories clearly say: Without corn, there is no us. 

Perhaps because of its historical and cultural importance, in some parts of Mexico corn is granted human-like attributes. A Mexican friend of mine from Cholula told me about her family members who farm corn. They always told her you should never go out in the corn fields at night because the corn is sleeping. When out in the fields during the day, you should whisper sweet nothings to the corn to help it mature and grow. To these farmers, corn is both their lifeblood and their offspring.

Eating corn in Mexico can be thought of as a ritual. Much in the same way that Catholics take communion and in a way are taking part in a ritual across time with their ancestors, Mexicans eating corn are doing much the same. After the North American Free Trade Agreement came to pass in 1992, corn from the United States flooded the Mexican market, a good deal of which was genetically modified. But many Mexican farmers continue to grow their own corn, often on family land, to keep their tradition alive and to protect against price fluctuations or scarcity. Perhaps there are many people in this country who take solace in that. Today Mexico is one of the largest producers of corn in the world, growing 42 different types. Whatever changes may come, future generations of Mexicans will honor corn, by growing, eating, and celebrating it… at times with the occasional tattoo. 

#elote #maiz #corn #mexico #CDMX #Mexico City #Ciudaddemexico #culture #travelgram #history #agericulture #aztecmythology #mythology #food #foodandculture #gastronomy

[calaverasydiablitos]

Escenas fugaces.

#mexicocity #photography #fotografia #blancoynegro #ciudaddemexico #silence #silencio

[quiensabecomo]

Constituyentes

Ciudad de México, mayo 2022

#mexico #méxico #mexico city #cdmx #ciudad de méxico #lights #city night #nightshot #late night #gaylife #mexicangay #gaymexico #cdmxlife #cdmx photos #cdmxsecreta #ciudaddemexico #cdmxparatodos

[rai-nierr]

Centro, Ciudad de México

#ciudaddemexico #cdmx #mexico #centrohistoricocdmx #bellasartes #alameda

[medicenjos]

Vainilla capuccino and Yellow Days playing in the background ✌🏻

#24mm #24mmlens #cdmxlife #ciudaddemexico #hipster #hipsterstyle #coffee #coffee cup #coffeelover #yellow days #synthwave #bedroom #bedroom pop #vintage #ipod music #ipod #ipod touch

[santillo1970]

Three unique pieces are almost ready to be delivered in #ciudaddemexico 🇲🇽 for our loyal customer 🚚 (presso Bosques De Las Lomas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4ay0OMUPj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[ahchumah]

Suletta y Miorine les desean un ¡Feliz Día de San Valentín!

#suletta mercury #suletta x miorine #miorine rembran #mobile suit gundam #mobile suit gundam the witch from mercury #the witch from mercury #gunpla #figure rise standard #happy valentine's day #feliz dia de san Valentín #toys #toy #toyphotography #actionfigures #cdmx #ciudaddemexico #mexicocity #caja de luz #lightbox #bandai #bandai namco #bandai hobby #model kit #modelismo

[mxwin]

#mexico #photography #mexico city #fotografia #ciudad de mexico #foto #cdmx #photo #ciudad de méxico #df #mx #ciudaddemexico #mexico df #iphonography #iphoneography #city #mexico distrito federal #ciudad #vscocam #burritos #he escuchado navidades de Luis Miguel non stop desde el 24 #porque épocas decembrinas hell yeah #feliz navidad #feliz año nuevo #felices fiestas #no se que celebren en este mes pero pásenla bien en estos días que quedan del 2022

[bitacoradeltransporte]

Este es un mapa que rescata todas las propuestas de transporte masivo y semi-masivo que se han planteado en el Eje 8 Sur de la Ciudad de México. Desde Tren Suburbano, metro, metrobús y trolebús.

#transporte público #public transportation #transportation #transitdiagram #transitmap #mapa #map #ciudaddemexico

[diabloguapo]

#diabloguapo #queer #lgbtttiq #gay #méxico #amor #lgbtq #corazóndepoeta #letrasdiversas #resiliencia #cdmx #ciudaddemexico #mexico #MX

[vincentvegaiii]

#cdmx #ciudaddemexico #cdmx_oficial #coloniaescandon #laescandon #mexicocity #hipstamatic