The Paricutin Volcano and the Ruins of the Sanctuary of the Lord of Miracles. San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacan, Mexico.
In the 1940s San Juan Parangaricutiro was consumed by lava, until it was completely buried, leaving only part of the old Sanctuary of the Lord of Miracles standing.
El Volcán Paricutín y las Ruinas del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros. San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, México.
En los 40s San Juan Parangaricutiro fue consumido por la lava, hasta quedar completamente sepultado, quedando únicamente en pie parte del antiguo Santuario del Señor de los Milagros.
Place of origin: Border area between Guerrero and Michoacan, Mexico
• From the source: This unique vessel was found as part of an offering inside a grave located in La Luz, an ancient settlement located on the banks of the Balsas River in Michoacán. In addition to the vessel, the offering that accompanied the deceased consisted of nine obsidian blades and six shell beads.
Did you know that the state of Michoacán is the biggest producer of avocados in the Mexican republic ? Around 4/5ths of the national produce are provided by Michoacán ! Read about it here!
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This defiantly wasn’t an excuse to draw Moises haha and for Lupe to smack gringo lolol
Do NOT tag as Us * Mex or Ame * Mex in reblogs thanks!
“I GREW UP with elders that were self-hating Mexicans,” Sarah explained, as we sat in our hotel room in Michoacán the next day. “They were taught they had nothing to be proud of and everything to be ashamed of. They needed to assimilate. To be happy in America was to be as white as possible.”
Sarah’s grandparents moved from Monterrey, Mexico, in the early twentieth century and settled in the East Los Angeles neighborhood known as Chavez Ravine. In 1950, the government sent letters to the 1,800 families of Chavez Ravine, mostly low income Mexican American farmers, informing them that they would have to sell their homes to make way for public housing. The displaced families were promised new schools and playgrounds and housing priority when the developments were finished. Instead, after removing the families and destroying a community, the city of Los Angeles scrapped the public housing plan and partnered with a New York businessman to build Dodger Stadium. Supporters of the new stadium, including Ronald Reagan, called the critics “baseball haters.”
— From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death, Caitlin Doughty