Mexico City, the “capital of the 21st century”?

"First stop in the new world", by David Lida

When I first saw this book, I was really intrigued by the title. David Lida called it “First stop in the New World, Mexico City: the capital of the 21st century”. It is not exactly what is generally said about Mexico City. But the author not only says this because he calls Mexico City “his hometown”, he also has some arguments…

“Chilango Chronicles”, the essence of Mexican surrealism

Juvencio (Patricio Castillo), Claudia (Regina Orozco) and Jairo (Rodrigo Ostap)

This weekend “Chilango Chronicles”, from the movie director Carlos Enderle, is released in Mexico. Beyond the illustration of how difficult it is nowadays for a Mexican movie to be distributed in its own country – it has been shown first in some festivals and US cities – it confirms the wealthy diversity of Mexican cinema.

The memory of Mexico City

Héctor Garcia

During my latest travel in Mexico, I visited the Mexico City Museum, in the historical center of the city. There was an exhibition of Héctor García, one of the most lustrous photographs in Latin America over the past decades. The main part of his work is an amazing testimony of what Mexico City has been since the 1950s. He covered demonstrations, social conflicts as a photoreporter, and sometimes just took a picture as a life snapshot in the street.

Google Street View goes to Mexico

Zocalo, Mexico City

Sorry, but I had to talk about a very personal pleasure: Google Street View has now arrived to Mexico. Streets of Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen are now available in the 3D software.