Thursday, September 29, 2016

Instituto de Estudios Internacionales


Here it is, the new Instititute of International Relations at UMAR Huatulco.  Nothing but details to take care of now.  I've heard it will be officially opened in January 2017.  I've walked past the construction every day on my way from the parking lot since returning to work, watching it take shape bit by bit.  It looks like time to start moving in furniture any day now.
It's rock solid, built to last.  The aluminum front is designed to deflect the afternoon heat.

It's hard to imagine there was just a hill here once but I have pictures on this blog from when it began

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Night shots of Corredor Turístico Santa Cruz-La Crucecita or Camino de Santa Cruz



These are the night shots of Camino de Santa Cruz  I’ve been meaning to post.   The lights didn’t come on until full darkness.  I waited.


Here we go.  



There aren’t too many.  I find it isn’t too easy to take night shots with a smart phone and my old camera is useless. 




It’s quite lovely.  

 

I was disappointed to find there were no police there.  I’ve met them in the day and just assumed they’d be there at night too.  Then again, maybe they were or a new shift was on the way.   I need glasses.  Someone not too far away called my name and I had to ask them who I was squinting through the relative darkness at.  “Hello, Edward.” just wasn’t enough to let me identify the voice.


It still felt quite safe for everyone.    Families on vacation used this route to return to downtown hotels from Santa Cruz.  Some used the permanent concrete table for a nice picnic under the stars. 


  It has become  quite a  popular hiking destination for people in the early evening and it's great that this new addition to Huatulco has become such a hit.  It might even be more popular at night than day, without the sun beating down.


For a better look at the Corredor de Turistico in the day time click here.