Social Studies - Jaeger

On the second full day in Mexico City, we took a car ride to the mountain where it is said the when walking, the indian Juan Diego saw the Virgin. She would then become the Virgin of Guadalupe and hold a special place for Mexican Catholics. Later, Pope John Paul would make Juan Diego into a Saint. The basilica is also located on these grounds. There is much history on this mountain and if interested, I would encourage you to look more into it. It is believed that this mountain was also special to the Aztecs.

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Alex got right down to bussiness playing with his cousins and enjoying the day.

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We stayed with Martin’s sister, Juana, for the first 4 days. She lives in one of the many neighborhoods of the city. It is about 30 minutes east of the airport on a good traffic day. It is alot closer than the house where Martin’s parents lived before they died. It usually took us at least an hour and a half on a good traffic day to get there. The pictures show Alex was happy to be off the plane and playing with some of his cousins for the first time.

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The attached two pictures were taken from the airplane on landing. I didn’t have a window seat, so I had to asked someone to take these pictures for me.

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Happy 1st day of winter break! Enjoy your time off. Remember to check back after Sunday for pictures of Mexico City! See you then.

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