{"id":11614,"date":"2024-08-25T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11614"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T22:20:55","slug":"retro-tourists-downtown-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2024\/retro-tourists-downtown-mexico-city.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: Tourists &#8211; Downtown Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>10 years ago was a fun time. We had these four who happened to be here at the same time, helping with the ministry. And once they had all arrived, we went and did some touristy things in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here they are, downtown! You can see the fine arts centre, Bellas Artes, to the left, and a corner of the Latin American Tower directly behind them (to the right of the steeple). Malu, Julian, Jessica and Emily! 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