San Miguel Chapultepec is a rather small and overlooked neighborhood wedged in between Av.Constituyentes/Chapultepec Park and Condesa. Despite its reduced size and being relatively unknown, it is actually a thriving artistic place, with many private art galleries hidden behind anonymous doors and an increasing number of cafes and restaurants. We went to explore this area for Photo Walk Nº103.Our walk started in nearby Condesa where we paid a visit to the Librería Rosario Castellanos/Cultural Centre and then to Molino El Pujol on the other side of the street. The former, once a thriving cinema in an art-déco building, has been turned into a beautiful bookshop complete with armchairs and coffee shop, a cultural centre and small cinema. The latter is Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera's tortillería where only native corn from Oaxaca is used for the "masa", previously having undergone the ancient Aztec process of "mixtamalización", soaking and cooking in lime which results in increased nutritional value and flavour.We then made our way to San Miguel Chapultepec where we photographed the streets, visited art galleries and had some refreshment at a coffee shop along the way. Our final stop was to see a large colourful mural on the wall of the Espressopolitan Coffee Shop. When we arrived, they were just starting to paint a new mural sponsored by Street Art Chilango, a duo (Alex and Jenaro) who promote urban art in the city and who also do street art walks.This photo walk turned out to be an eye-opener and many of those who came along discovered San Miguel Chapultepec for the first time.
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