Outside the National Palace in Mexico City
is an expansive plaza, known as "Zocalo." The new president will
take office the day after tomorrow. A festive atmosphere can be felt around the Zocalo, people are running around with tensions and expectations. On the left
is a grand old Catholic Church. Crowd is gathering in front of it. Colorful
tents are being built. I thought they were street vendors until I got closer
and saw a sign in English. It reads: "Tourists, We protest
against the secret arrests of our loved ones and are holding a hunger strike
here. Please support us." Turning to the right there is also a crowd of gathered people. It is a recently excavated site of the old town of Moctezuma II, currently under construction
of becoming an open-air museum. I was surprised to see so many events taken
place next to us simultaneously. We grow used to it but one day we will refer to it as "history”.
