Coyoacan, once a walled colonial village, is one of the most traditional neighborhoods in the city.
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Viveros de Coyoacan, formerly private orchards, are now a pleasant park where these people are practicing martial arts. |
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A tree cutout in the park. |
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The shrine to Frida Kahlo at her museum in the neighborhood. |
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The Leon Trotsky house, now a museum. We visited here days after Alexander Litvinenko died in London. In Trotsky's case, the ethical predecessors to Putin used an ice pick. |
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Leon Trotsky's grave. |
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Street entertainment next to a very popular coffee shop (the line was very long). |
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The Coyote fountain in the plaza. |
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The grounds of Museo Dolores Olmeda Patino, which has a large collection of works by Rivera and Kahlo, as well as an impressive collection of Aztec artifacts. |
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Her peacocks. |