Today shall be my last in the state of Morelos, at one time la patria's richest state, at other times it's most troublesome. This year celebrates the bicentennial of la Independencia, postered by the child José Maria Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón. This year also celebrates the centennial of la Revolución, given face by Emiliano Zapata, who to southern Mexicans exceeds the divinity of Jesus Christ while also posessing the military genius of Hannibal, the humble republican statesmanship of George Washington, and the eternal life of Elvis Presley.
Prior to all of Zapata's rabble-rousing and José Morelos' military and political strategizing, indigenous civilizations fought each other to establish their empires in south central Mexico's mountains. The Tepozteco reminds the people of Tepoztlán of this past from its position an hour's hike up a mountain. The pictures make it look much bigger than it actually is, but it would be really impressive no matter what size it were because the path up to it was super steep and tough enough even without rain and a heavy load.I took this other picture at a organic compost course held in Amatlán offered to farmers in the
area. I thought the man in the center was one of the most gorgeous men I have ever seen, so I wanted to take his picture.
area. I thought the man in the center was one of the most gorgeous men I have ever seen, so I wanted to take his picture.
I forgot to mention, a few days ago, had I had my camera, I could have taken a picture of a cactus like the one on top but with a deep pink cactus fruit on it. Now that chance is past because I ate all of them that I could find. Cactusfruits are called tuna, but the deep pink ones are called xoconostle, I think.
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