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Introducing Aguascalientes
This prosperous industrial city is home to more than half of the state’s population. Despite its messy outer, at its heart is a fine plaza and handsome colonial buildings. Museums are its strong point: the Museo de los Muertos well justifies a visit, as do those devoted to José Guadalupe Posada and Saturnino Herrán.
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Last updated: Sep 23, 2008
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Creative nation: Mexico’s artistic genius
14 September 2009
Ever since pre-Hispanic times, the Mexican people have shown an innate talent for artistic representation...
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Mexico in pictures 2: Murals
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 9 June 2009
Aside from Frida Kahlo, probably the most famous Mexican artists are the great Muralists of the early 20th century. In the 1920s, soon after the Mexican revolution, the education minister commissioned various artists to create a series of public murals to increase awareness of the country’s history and cultures amongst the population, and to help [...]
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Baroque fatigue
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 22 April 2009
Thanks to a stupid mistake when reading the bus timetable, I ended up breaking the journey between Guanajuato and Zacatecas with a night in Aguascalientes. I think coming straight after Guanajuato any city would have struggled to compete; Aguascalientes didn’t even come close. Still, it gave me a chance to have a quite evening in [...]
