Shadow Shot Sunday 7 - Coyoacan

Colonia Coyoacan (Place of the coyotes) used to be an outlying village South of the city, but now it has been incorporated into the urban southern sprawl of Mexico City itself. It is a beautiful barrio with quiet cobbled streets, plazas with gorgeous churches and colonial architecture, and weekend craft markets, but at night it has a lively vibe with many atmospheric cafes, bars and restaurants. It was also once home to Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky, and you can now visit their homes which have been restored as museums. Kahlo's blue house is a popular tourist spot, but make sure you don't miss Trotsky's time-warp house which has not changed at all since Stalin's agent Ramon Mercader inflicted damage with the notorious ice-pick.

Coyoacan is served by at least two metro stations - Coyoacan and Viveros. If you get off at Viveros ( plant nurseries ) you can spend a pleasant hour wandering through the shady park admiring the wide variety of different plants, shrubs and trees. The Colonia of Coyoacan is well worth a visit especially on Sundays.......For more shadow shots don´t forget to check out Hey Harriet by clicking here...