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more business in mexico & a wild closing party

25 Friday May 2007

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Americas, Cuernavaca, Emiliano Zapata Industrial Park, George Mason University, Hacienda de Cortez, Mexico, Mexico Study Abroad Trip, Morelos, United States of America

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Friday, May 25:  Today is our last official day of lectures on our Study Abroad program, and we wrap it up by making a number of visits to industrial sites.  We listen to a lecture on Doing Business in Mexico by Charles Goff.  We listen to another lecture on Developing a Strategic and Tactical Business entry into Mexico by Gabriel Haddad, former Secretary for Economic Development of Morelos.

on the grounds of our hotel before heading out to visit the industrial sites

on the grounds of our hotel before heading out to visit the industrial sites

our hotel grounds

our hotel grounds

one of our lectures

one of our lectures

cacti outside one of our lecture sites

cacti outside one of our lecture sites

We have lunch at a beautiful old hotel and we wander the lovely grounds after.

lunchtime

lunchtime

pools on the grounds of the hotel

pools on the grounds of the hotel

me in Cuernavaca

me in Cuernavaca

Asma and me

Asma and me

beautiful stepped waterfall

beautiful stepped waterfall

arches over the pool

arches over the pool

beautiful pool

beautiful pool

on the hotel grounds

on the hotel grounds

little chapel on the hotel grounds

little chapel on the hotel grounds

view of the chapel through the arch

view of the chapel through the arch

In the afternoon, we visit Emiliano Zapata Industrial Park (JMB).  The Desarrollo Industrial Emiliano Zapata is the newest industrial park, located just outside Cuernavaca in Emiliano Zapata municipality. It spreads over 23.5 hectares. One of its principal occupants is the Nu Start clothing manufacturer. Another is the Emiliano Zapata Central de Abastos wholesale food market (Wikipedia: Morelos).

We also visit the Nissan plant.  The Cuernavaca plant, 50 miles south of Mexico City, began operations in 1966 and became the first wholly owned Nissan Motor Company Ltd. overseas manufacturing facility.  Today, the Cuernavaca plant produces the Nissan Tsuru and the D21 chassis/light duty truck for the Mexican market, both of which are leaders in their respective segments.  The Cuernavaca plant has produced more than 1.4 million units in its 40-year history (Reliable Plant: Nissan’s Cuernavaca plant to manufacture Versa cars).

The group meets for a Final wrap-up, Discussion of Readings, and Research Topics, led by Professor Robert Rogowsky at the hotel.

At 7:30, we have our closing dinner at the Hacienda de Cortez.

Dinnertime :-)

Dinnertime 🙂

the singer at the Hacienda

the singer at the Hacienda de Cortez

After dinner, we go to a nightclub in Cuernavaca where we dance and party until the wee morning hours.  What a great night, in too many ways to count. 🙂

Larry

Larry

Robert

Robert

?? and Brent

?? and Brent

me :-)

me 🙂

Robert, Denise and Michal

Robert, Denise and Michal

Clockwise from top left: Brent, Randi, Denise, me, Houcine, Larry.  In the center, Robert.

Clockwise from top left: Brent, Randi, Denise, me, Houcine, Larry. In the center, Robert.

Ryan

Ryan

?? and Denise

?? and Denise

Aaron and Jenn

Aaron and Jenn

Crazy folks

Crazy folks

Randi and Brent

Randi and Brent

Megan and Andrew: They end up getting married

Megan and Andrew: They end up getting married

Chris and a random Mexican

Chris and a random Mexican

the smoke-filled and hot nightclub

the smoke-filled and hot nightclub

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the plaza of three cultures & teotihuacán

20 Sunday May 2007

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Americas, Avenue of the Dead, Cemanahauc Educational Community, Cuernavaca, Feathered Serpent Pyramid, George Mason University, International Commerce & Policy, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Study Abroad Trip, Morelos, Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Plaza of Three Cultures, Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun, Santiago de Tlatelolco Catholic Church, School of Public Policy, Teotihuacan

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Sunday, May 20:  This morning, our study-abroad group meets in the hotel lobby for orientation and a review of our schedule for the week.  We then listen to a talk about Current Events given by Charles Goff, Director of the Cemanahauc Educational Community, an immersion Spanish language school in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.  The mission of this community, which has been in existence since 1974, is to provide an understanding of the language, culture and history of Mexico and Latin America. (Facebook: Cemanahuac Educational Community)

At 10:00, we depart from the hotel for field trip to Teotihuacan, stopping first to visit the Plaza of Three Cultures.

The Plaza de las Tres Culturas (“Square of the Three Cultures”) is the main square within the Tlatelolco neighborhood of Mexico City.  The name “Three Cultures” denotes the three periods of Mexican history reflected by buildings of pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial origin, along with buildings from the independent “mestizo” nation. The plaza, designed by Mexican architect Mario Pani, was completed in 1966.

The square contains the remains of Aztec temples and is flanked by the Santiago de Tlatelolco Catholic Church, built in the 16th century, along with a massive housing complex built in 1964 (Wikipedia: Plaza de las Tres Culturas).

Plaza of Three Cultures

Plaza of Three Cultures

the cathedral at the Plaza of Three Cultures

the cathedral at the Plaza of Three Cultures

Part of the Plaza of Three Cultures

Part of the Plaza of Three Cultures

When we arrive at Teotihuacan, we have lunch near the ruin site at the restaurant owned by Emma Ortega, “the Angel of Teotihuacan,” who led the fight against Wal-Mart.  She gives a brief talk on The Power of One. (New York Times: The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Got Its Way in Mexico)

Teotihuacán was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.  Today it is known as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas. The name means “the place where men become gods.” Apart from the pyramids, Teotihuacan is also anthropologically significant for its complex, multi-family residential compounds, the Avenue of the Dead, and the small portion of its vibrant murals that have been exceptionally well-preserved.

our group upon arrival at

our group upon arrival at Teotihuacan

The city is thought to have been established around 100 BC and continued to be built until about 250 AD. The city may have lasted until sometime between the 7th and 8th centuries AD. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the 1st millennium AD, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population of perhaps 125,000 or more, placing it among the largest cities of the world in this period.  Teotihuacan was even home to multi-floor apartment compounds built to accommodate this large population.  (Wikipedia: Teotihuacan)

Teotihuacan

Feathered Serpent Temple at Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan

Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan

me at Teotihuacan

me at Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan

Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan

The holy city is characterized by the vast size of its monuments – in particular, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, laid out on geometric and symbolic principles. As one of the most powerful cultural centers in Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan extended its cultural and artistic influence throughout the region, and even beyond.

me at Teotihuacan

me on the Avenue of the Dead with the Pyramid of the Moon behind ~ at Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan and its valley bear unique testimony to the pre-urban structures of ancient Mexico.  The first of the great Mesoamerican Classic civilizations exerted influence over the whole of the central region of Mexico, in Yucatan and as far away as Guatemala (the site of Kaminaljuvu) between AD 300 and 600.

me at Teotihuacan

me at Teotihuacan

Lining the immense Avenue of the Dead, the unique group of sacred monuments and places of worship at Teotihuacan (Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon and Quetzalcoatl and Palaces of Quetzalmariposa, Jaguars, Yayahuala and others) constitutes an outstanding example of a pre-Columbian ceremonial center.

me at Teotihuacan

me at Teotihuacan

This ensemble represents a unique artistic achievement as much for the enormous size as for the strictness of a layout based on cosmic harmony. The art of the Teotihuacanos was the most developed among the Classic civilizations of Mexico. Here it is expressed in its successive and complementary aspects: the dry and obsessive geometry of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon contrasts with the sculpted and painted decor of exceptional richness of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent.

Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan

The city was razed by fire and subsequently abandoned during the 7th century.

The location of the first sanctuary, the Pyramid of the Sun (built on a cave discovered in 1971), was calculated on the Sun’s position at its zenith, and applied astronomical logic determined the space’s organization: the Avenue of the Dead was drawn out perpendicularly to the principal axis of the solar temple. The Pyramid of the Moon, to the north the ‘Citadel’ and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl to the south-east became one by one the borders of a processional avenue 40 m wide and 2 km long.

At the peak of its development (the archaeologists’ period of Teotihuacan III, from c. AD 300-600), the city stretched out over 36 square kilometers.  Outside the ceremonial center, which, despite its imposing size, represents only 10% of the total surface, excavations have revealed palaces and residential quarters that are of great interest at Tetitla, Atetelco, Yayahuala and Zacuala to the west, and Xolalpan, Tepantitla and others to the east (UNESCO: Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan).

Teotihuacan

Brent, ??, Jenn, me, ?? and ?? at Teotihuacan

Brent and me at Teotihuacan

Brent and me at Teotihuacan

After our day going back in time to visit the Aztecs, we find a Mexican restaurant where we have a fabulous dinner and listen to some Mexican musicians.   Several of us join the group at various times for photo shoots.

our group at dinner

our group at dinner

Randi and Denise at dinner

Randi and Denise at dinner

???, Michal and Dr. Rogowsky

???, Michal and Dr. Rogowsky

the dinnertime crowd

the dinnertime crowd: Gabe, Derek, Chris, ?? and Aaron

musical serenade

musical serenade

I join the group (ha!)

I join the group (ha!)

Mexican musicians

Mexican musicians

inside the restaurant

inside the restaurant

What a fabulous day of exploring Mexico city and its surrounds on the first official day of our Mexico Study Abroad trip. 🙂

the crowd at the Mexican restaurant

the crowd at the Mexican restaurant

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