Posts Tagged Viveros de Coyoacan
Last days in Mexico City
Posted by Ainhoa Martinez in Ainhoa Martinez, Mexico on August 9, 2014
As the fellowship on water conflicts is comming to an end, this week I have visited some places I haven’t been to and came back to my favorite sites of the city one last time.
First I visited “La Villa – Basílica de Guadalupe”, where the virgin of Guadalupe is placed. I told you in my first blog I didn’t want to leave Mexico without visiting this place and pray for my family. So I did.
This is “La Villa – Basílica de Guadalupe”. In total there are 12 churches in the area.
The virgin of Guadalupe is where you see the light in the center. I thought the image would be bigger.
There where more images around the area to let people pray.
I lit a candle before leaving the place.
My favorite places in the city are “Viveros de Coyoacan” and the center of Coyoacan, so today I took my mp3 and went to take my morning walk through Viveros park, which ended at 3 pm. I was enjoying it so much and didn’t want to leave.
Viveros is the only place in the city I feel 100% relaxed and full of energy.
The center of Coyoacan looks wonderful in the weekend. I will miss it.
Trying to keep fit and healthy
Posted by Ainhoa Martinez in Ainhoa Martinez, Mexico on July 15, 2014
Since I started Law School I knew I wanted to dedicate my career to travel and work in developing countries. Apart from your professional or academic skills, I believe keeping your mind and body strong is a key fact to perform a successful mission. This thought came to my mind again when I got sick because of the altitude and had to go to the hospital. I felt pretty weak for some days, but then, decided to put an end to it. 
That’s why I dediced to start doing some exercise in the mornings. These last weeks I have joined Amy and Jessica in our morning walk + healthy breakfast around Viveros de Coyoacan, one of the lungs of the city.
It is amazing how your body and mind get full of energy after a walk through the park. You can see people who are totally strangers getting together to form a group and do different kind of exercises. Childs, youngsters, elderly people … Everyone gets their piece of nature here. In fact, if you go on the weekend you will almost have to queue for a walk as it is crowded.
Viveros is a great opportunity to escape from the smokes and extreme pollution of the city. I really feel I can breathe fresh and clean air when I get there. Also, it is a good place to keep your mind in peace. I mean, sometimes we have to deal with uncomfortable security situations, watch real poverty just next to the richest ones, feel how women are not properly respected in some cases and, of course, be aware of corruption issues in the country. It is important to stop and take a breath once in a while.
