{"id":9187,"date":"2018-09-10T17:57:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T22:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=9187"},"modified":"2018-08-04T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T16:34:24","slug":"retro-vive-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2018\/retro-vive-mexico.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: \u00c2\u00a1Vive M\u00c3\u00a9xico!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>10 years ago this month we were having a very patriotic time in Mexico City!<\/strong> It was a part of our orientation time, and Shari and I went to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balletfolkloricodemexico.com.mx\/\">Ballet Folkl\u00c3\u00b3rico<\/a>, and spent some time exploring downtown Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>We even got some pictures of the lowing of the flag, right in the <em>zocalo<\/em> (main downtown square). Here you go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering1.jpg\" alt=\"Lowering of the Mexican Flag 2008\" width=\"475\" height=\"178\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering1-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>And here&#8217;s a close-up of the above, showing the soldiers doing their job:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering2.jpg\" alt=\"Flag Lowering Mexico City Zocalo 2008\" width=\"475\" height=\"473\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering2.jpg 475w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flag-lowering2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>If it&#8217;s raining, or if there&#8217;s a chance of rain, the flag won&#8217;t be raised or lowered. The reason being, the flag gets far too heavy to handle &#8211; I&#8217;m sure you can see why!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 years ago this month we were having a very patriotic time in Mexico City! It was a part of our orientation time, and Shari and I went to see the Ballet Folkl\u00c3\u00b3rico, and spent some time exploring downtown Mexico City. 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