Topic - Big Cities

Street cabs in many capital cities around the world are painted in a standard color so as to make them easily recognizable and, at times, iconic; for example, the Yellow Cabs in New York, and the Black Cabs in London.
Until the 1990’s, street cabs in Mexico City were one of the capital’s icons: VW Beetles […]

Smokers in Mexico City have now left the public buildings.
The city’s new anti-smoking legislation, announced earlier this year, did not cause too much of an outcry among battle weary smokers. One cigar-wielding politician tried to mount a rearguard action to stay the proceedings, but his efforts were stubbed out by the local courts. Smokers here […]

The beautiful, bohemian historic district of Coyoacan, situated on the southern side of Mexico City, is currently undergoing some public works to install new potable water pipes and upgrade the drainage systems in the area.   The work has been described by the local authorities as essential to the maintenance of the neighborhood’s water works as the […]

Oscar Ruiz, a Mexican helicopter pilot, has published a simple web page with images taken from his journeys over Mexico City as well as other places around Mexico.
The aerial images he has captured include some of the capital’s key landmarks, including the Aztec Stadium, the Revolution Monument, the Basilica de Guadalupe, the Angel of Independence, the Palace […]

One of Mexico City’s distinctive features is the extraordinary number of people and road vehicles which almost constantly make their presence felt on the capital’s streets every day of the week.
The sheer volume of people living in the capital which, in turn, creates its legendary rush hours – of which there are three: 6-10am, 1-3pm […]