The gardens of Mexico City

Xochimilco – Mexico City
The gardens of Mexico City

Xochimilco is a south-eastern suburb of Mexico City. Mainly a commercial and tourist center, it is famous for its canals lined with poplars and flowers (Xochimilco is a Native American word meaning “plantation of flowers”). In pre-Hispanic times the Xochimilcas built soil-covered rafts (chinampas) in Lake Xochimilco on which they grew vegetables and flowers to be shipped to Mexico City on the canals. Eventually

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April 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Living in Mexico | Leave a comment

The Dolores Olmedo Patino Museum

The Dolores Olmedo Patino Museum
Xochimilco, Mexico City

The Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum in Xochimilco houses the most important private collection of artwork by Diego Rivera. As well as 137 works by the famous Mexican muralist and painter, there are 25 notable works by Frida Kahlo, 43 by Angelina Beloff, and an extensive collection of Pre-Hispanic pieces and Mexican folk art.

Named after the rich philanthropist who donated the collection, the museum is housed

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February 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Living in Mexico | One comment