Every year, the World comes to Mexico City in the guise of the Feria Internacional de las Culturas Amigas. For a little over 2 weeks, visitors and residents of Mexico City have the unique opportunity of seeing and tasting the food and culture of countries spanning 6 continents. This year 83 nations took part in this World Fair and we visited them all on this Photo Walk.Started in 2009 to re-activate tourism after the devastating Swine Flu epidemic, the Fair has become so popular that it has had to move to the Centro Histórico and split up. The main section is in the Zócalo and the food stands are located in Plaza Santo Domingo. With the taste of some of the world's flavours still in our mouths, we returned to the Zócalo to wander around the main stands there and mingle with the crowds. Our task was to capture a wide variety of shots with our cameras, including people in their national dress, iconic images, flags, crafts and culture and activities such as henna writing.The three hours flew past with so much to see and photograph and so many countries to visit. It's easy to see why this Fair has become so popular and why they are expecting over 4 million visitors this year.
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