Ebiner family in front of Mexico City's Cathedral, the largest church of the Americas
Avenida Juarez is free of traffic on Sunday mornings
Mariachi band we hired for a song; notice the singer's burning cigarette in hand
Torre Latino Americana, until recently the tallest building in Mexico
Palacio de Bellas Artes, with mounted policeman on patrol
Sophia loved face painting, this time in Parque Alameda (only cost 75 cents)
Xochimilco
Cruising the canals of Xochimilco, with a boatload of mariachis alongside
They performed for us for $5
Sophia loves taking photos, just like her dad
Avenida Reforma, the nicest street in Mexico City
A morning at the zoo in Mexico City and a chance for a Photoshopped souvenir
Orangutan
Titi monkey
Pilgrim with a cross at the shrine for Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dancers in front of the Guadalupe shrine
Catholicism is strong in Mexico
Aztec dancer at Guadalupe
Michoacan countryside
Angangueo, village in the mountains of Michoacan around 8000'
Farming the ancient way in Michoacan
The orange on the trees is not autumn foliage, but thousands of monarch butterflies
150 million monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the USA to the mountains of Michoacan each winter
Orange butterflies, green fir needles, blue skies -- beautiful!
This monarch looks pretty good after flying 4000 miles, 50 miles a day, to Mexico