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I don't know what kind of flowers these are, the blue and white ones, but they are really beautiful. They are on vines that cascade over the brick wall of this house on a corner. The photograph below shows the wall from across the street.

Flowers Above, From Across the Street

If anyone can identify these flowers, that would be cool. I'd like to get some for our balconies because they are just so pretty.

The plants flowing over walls theme is big here. The shot below is of a bougainvillea around the corner from our apartment.

Bougainvillea on Calle Santa Prisca

And here are some others, of mixed colors also cascading over a wall.

Mixed Bougainvillea on Avenida Tizoc

These are very popular as they grow quickly and flower throughout the year.

Red Bougainvillea on Avenida Tizoc

There are also a fair number of trees in our neighborhood, like these that line the street and offer much-appreciated shade for afternoon walks.

Trees Lining Sidewalk

A lot of the trees are fruit trees, like this one that is either an orange tree, a mandarina tree, or some similar variant.

Orange Tree on Avenida Tizoc

The next photo is of a monument, which I presume is to the Pre-Columbian cultures indigenous to Mexico, but I've never stopped to see if there is anything in this park describing the monument. There are so many public artworks and monuments in this city that you end up just taking a lot for granted.

Monument in Glorietta

If you need to get away and have a relaxing day at the spa, we have one of those too, just a few blocks from our place.

Piedraviva Spa on Avenida Tizoc

These are the street signs that are often located in places where they cannot be seen even when you're walking along. In our neighborhood, we have a lot of indigenous names like "Popocatepetl" and these two.

Street Sign, Calle Teotihuacan

Mural, who apparently sponsored the signs, is a good local newspaper.

Street Sign, Avenida Xochitl

The architecture in this neighborhood is not your typical old colonial stuff like in el centro historico. It tends to be a bit more modern. Sometimes you will find a mixture of completely different styles in the same house. This is a garage door for the house in the subsequent picture.

Garage Doors, Chapalita Sur

Big House, Chapalita Sur

Although this is not a true example of dry masonry frequently seen around here (there is a little bit of mortar visible), it shows how walls in olden times were built with big rocks and smaller rocks.

Not Quite Dry Masonry Wall

And this one, well, it's just for Rudholm.

Telcel Office, Chapalita Sur