Posted in Veracruz City on February 14, 2008 | Comments Off
The zocalo, or public plaza, is the center of activity for many Mexican cities and small towns. As today is Valentine’s Day, there was a boda colectiva (communal wedding) going on. Miguel told me it was a way for people who didn’t have much money to have a wedding.
I didn’t get there at the right [...]
Posted in Veracruz City on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
La Ciudad de Veracruz is not known for an overabundance of beautiful colonial buildings. However, there are a few noteworthy ones.
The bell tower of the cathedral on the zocalo
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A hotel and restaurant on the zocalo
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The lighthouse
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The Registro Civil, where you get marriage licenses
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Municipal building which houses the offices of CSNF
(an insurance regulatory agency), among [...]
Posted in Veracruz on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Boca del Rio is a charming small city which has been engulfed by development from Veracruz. Miguel took me on a whirlwind tour my first day in town.
Part of Boca has all the modern shopping you could ever want, including such familiar north of the border chains as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Blockbuster. Part [...]
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