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This Quarantined Guy Sends His Dog On A Mission To Buy Cheetos And He Delivers

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:49:15 +0300

In these difficult days, when all the medics and other health officials are begging people to play their part in stopping the novel coronavirus from spreading so rapidly and practice social distancing and even stay home if you can despite not having traveled anywhere in the recent weeks, people are trying to be creative in finding ways to continue with their daily lives as normally as possible.

Giant Swings To Abolish The Wall Between The United States And Mexico

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:44:10 +0300

It will have lasted only 30 minutes in all, but the symbolic images of this moment will remain in history. On July 29, three huge pink seesaws were placed on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border to allow the children it separates to play together. This project resonates particularly well when the Supreme Court has just authorized Donald Trump to spend some $2.5 billion on his famous wall.

Video shows huge sea mammals curiously approaching sightseers in Mexican lagoon

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:05:55 +0300

This is the moment a friendly grey whale calf approaches a boat asking to be petted by a passenger. Christian Miller was on a ‘Snotbot’ expedition in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico, on May 20, when the inquisitive whale got close to the vessel. Moving towards the boat with its mother by her side, the baby giant raised her head above the water.

400-Year-Old Colonial Church Emerges From Waters In Mexico

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:26:57 +0300

A 400-year-old church submerged in a reservoir in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas has emerged due to a drought in the region that has reduced water levels by 25 meters (82 feet). Local fishermen have been taking visitors onto the Grijalva river to visit the church, which was submerged by a dam built in 1966 to form the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir. The church has emerged twice since the dam was built.

Mexican Government Asked Street Artists To Paint 200 Houses

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:04:32 +0300

A youth organization that’s been known to use graffiti as a means of expression has teamed up with the government of Mexico to rehabilitate Palmitas, a town in the Pachuca district. Under the moniker “Germen Crew,” the group painted 209 houses, or twenty-thousand square meters of facade, into a single rainbow mural.

This Restaurant's Bare Bone Design Might Raise a Few Eyebrows

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:00:54 +0300

A lot of variables go into the making of a good restaurant. To get noticed and keep the customers coming back, a restaurateur must not only create the perfect menu, but also pick the right location, the right style and the right theme which will set the restaurant apart. Chef Alfonso Cadena decided to take his design of his restaurant Hueso in Guadalajara, Mexico to a whole new (weird) level.