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I have been walking the streets of Mexico looking for interesting places. Among the things I found were works of urban art that represent the feelings of Mexicans.

Many times we ignore urban art because it becomes mundane, but it can tell a lot about the area where it is made. I would like to share some of the most interesting examples that I found.

If you like these pictures, check out my previous post featuring photos of Mexican church domes by clicking here.

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Children

Children

This work is located in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. The text says: "to be respectful children, we must first be respected children."

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Callejón Del Cuajo

Callejón Del Cuajo

Gabriel Vargas was a famous cartoonist who created the comic "La Familia Burrón".

This I found on a mural in Mexico City next to the chronicler Carlos Monsivais as a parody of the Diego Rivera mural.

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Ajolotes

Ajolotes

Two abstract axolotls are depicted on this mural. These animals are endemic to Mexico along with the maguey, which is the plant that is drawn above.

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Rosario Castellanos

Rosario Castellanos

Rosario Castellanos is considered to be the best Mexican writer of the 20th century. There she is on this poster in Coyoacán.

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Tlatelolco

Tlatelolco

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Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa

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Diego And Frida

Diego And Frida

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Shiny1
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

his large presence fills the space, becoming the background for the complexities of her message. Am I overthinking

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Jaguar

Jaguar

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Allusions To Mexico

Allusions To Mexico

In a postmodern neon style, allusions to Mexican culture are distinguished in this underbridge.

The Mexica, god of water, Tlaloc, the feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, a jaguar warrior, an axolotl and a corncob to name a few.

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A Child's Game

A Child's Game

This mural, now disappeared, was created by 4 different urban artists, each one adding a new character to the previous one. It was for many years a benchmark of city urban art.

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#14

Catrinas

Catrinas

This drawing made by a foreigner shows allusions to Mexican skulls. The couple is framed by several posters loaded with Mexican black and political humor.

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Coyoacán

Coyoacán

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The 43 Normalistas

The 43 Normalistas

This poster recorded in Oaxaca portrays the mothers of those who disappeared due to violence in Mexico.

The number 43 symbolizes the Ayotzinapa normalistas (disappeared ones). The text says: "For the mothers who mourn empty graves, for the children who never came back."

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Callejón Del Aguacate

Callejón Del Aguacate

Avocado Alley is known as one of the most haunted places in Mexico. In one of its entrances, there is this mural that recalls its specters and legends.

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Insurgentes Street

Insurgentes Street

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Xochimilco

Xochimilco

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Subway Station

Subway Station

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Sor Juana

Sor Juana

One of the posters on the door (the skull) portrays the poet nun Sor Juana Inés. One of her most famous poems says: "Foolish men who accuse women without reason, without seeing that you are the occasion, of the same thing you blame." The poster says: "fu*** fools".

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Peseros Flying

Peseros Flying

The pesero is a typical Mexican public transport named for charging a peso at its origin. Little by little it is disappearing replaced by more modern transport, but it is still an icon of the poor neighborhoods of the city.

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Faces

Faces

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Colonia Roma

Colonia Roma

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Posters

Posters

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Shiny1
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Captured how I feel viewing all of this: I'm a real idiot. I'll just shut up now

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Santa Julia

Santa Julia

Every December 12, the Santa Julia neighborhood creates street altars in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Many add urban art to their kitchen creations.

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La Noche Triste (La Noche Victoriosa)

La Noche Triste (La Noche Victoriosa)

This mural that illustrates one of the episodes of the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan is located on one side of the street where the battle of the sad night (according to Spain) or victorious night (according to Mexico) took place.

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Boy With Grenadier

Boy With Grenadier

On the sides of the grenadier is the equipment he uses to repress protests: bulletproof vest, helmet, gas launcher, etc.

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Electric Transportation

Electric Transportation

On one side of what once were the electric transport warehouses of Mexico City in the 70s.

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Chihuahua Building

Chihuahua Building

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Hot Dog

Hot Dog

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Aztec Warrior In Xochimilco

Aztec Warrior In Xochimilco

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Insurgentes Murals

Insurgentes Murals

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