Mexico City Street Life - Random photos




Mexicans love animals... 


Dog-walker on skateboard


Music is everywhere, even complete bands. Older people tend to love Rock `n Roll.



People dance all over the city, on street corners, in parks.







Kids having a break from the heat.


It seems there is a native American revivalist trend and you see rituals and dances performed in different parts of Mexico City.










Less traditional, a least in relation to American traditions, some people practice Japanese martial arts.


Others perform to make ends meet.



Feminists rappers and activists.




Remembering the 43 kidnapped and murdered students, demanding justice.




There are smaller or bigger demonstrations in Mexico City on a daily basis.



Not all of them leftist - here, they want AMLO out.


Indigenous workers blocking a crossroad.



Marijuana laws are quite relaxed in Mexico, but it seems for some they don`t go far enough.



I don`t know how legal it is, but there are several points in Mexico City where people gather to smoke weed, like under this shady tree.


Police don`t care about the smokers, they hassle the vendors. Two of them managed to run away with their carts, but the third was caught and his goods were confiscated.



Also right next to the smokers, police jumped a tourist couple as the guy was drinking beer from a plastic cup, probably taken from a nearby café. The couple was led away to a police car and probably fined. So you can smoke marijuana on the street, but don`t drink!



Burning tire and showing off unique cars.






Transport in Mexico City.







Getting to the airport, the most convenient, and cheapest, option is to take the metro. If your flight is from Terminal 2, and you have a boarding pass, you can use the monorail free between the terminals.








 

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